Some “bloody” good news you can really “sink your teeth into”… an instrumental version of The Quick Hellos song “Growing Up Too Slow” will play, albeit very quietly, on the HBO show True Blood – episode 510 “Gone Gone Gone.”
The scene is described as: Steve is on the computer in the back room at Merlotte’s. Watch for it on Aug 12!
Here’s the full version below, if you’d care to have a listen (or buy!):
Come see Dan and Glen (2/5 of The Quick Hellos) play a set at Buzz Bands LA’s SecondTuesday at Lot 1 Café in glorious Echo Park.
1533 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Neighborhood: Echo Park
Buzz Bands LA brings an eclectic quartet of artists to Lot 1 Cafe for the December installment of our SecondTuesday songwriter night.
Here’s the lineup:
THE QUICK HELLOS — Fun folk music and ukulele-spiked romps from Dan Crane (aka Jean-Luc Retard of the faux French band Nous Non Plus) and Glen Martin.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Quick-Hellos/153466241365638
7HORSE — Cosmic country meets dirty blues in the brand-new project from Joie Calio and Phil Leavitt, who are two-thirds of the band Dada.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/7Horse/134126706691431
FRANKEL — Heart-rending pop songs from the nom de tune of Michael Orendy, who just released his third album, “Sugar Twists Like Hurricane.”
http://frankel.bandcamp.com/
JACK BURNSIDE — The frontman of Rabbits Rabbit Rabbits, and before that Mezzanine Owls, brings some new material for this solo outing.
http://www.facebook.com/rabbitsrabbitsrabbits
The Greetings & Salutations EP is done, and available for streaming/purchase. Check it, yo!
Next show is:
EP RELEASE PARTY
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE
APRIL 14 / 8pm / $8
I’ve always been a fan of Kevin Bronson’s writing – he is the rare music journalist who still goes to every show, knows everything about the LA music scene, and still gives a damn.
Here’s his show preview with a little interview mixed in:
Dan Crane has carved out pretty enviable stage personas as Jean-Luc Retard in the cheeky fake-French band Nous Non Plus and as air guitar legend Björn Türoque. But in his newest endeavor, the Quick Hellos, he plays non other than Dan Crane, a guy who writes downright pretty songs.
We finished mixing yesterday and our first track is ready for public debut. Recording and mixing was done by the completely excellent Mark Rains at Station House Studio in Echo Park.
the quick hellos: FENCE
from the forthcoming EP, Greetings and Salutations
written by:
Dan Crane
featuring:
Dan Crane (vocals, guitar)
Holland Greco (vocals, glockenspiel)
Glen Hruska (vocals, ukulele, piano)
Ben Messelbeck (bass)
Joachim Cooder (drums)
holland
ben
glen
joachim
dan
–fence–
I don’t mind
stayin here inside
when it rains we’re stuck until the leaves are dry
then we could go out walkin in the sun
I don’t mind
stayin out all night
watchin stars fadin in and outta site
stuck out on a roof lyin on our backs
sealed fates
in landlocked states
don’t it make you wanna tell a lie to everyone
i don’t mind
bein left behind
look at the dent in the pillow that was nexta mine
slowly rise and disappear
cut me in
please don’t cut me out
i’ll begin by ignorin what it’s all about
there’s no time for freedom anymore
wake me up at 5 am
just to make me watch you go and then come back again
see your breath: a breadcrumb trail
don’t you let it take away all the things
you said you’d do to me when you were older
wake me up at 5 am
just to make me watch you go and then come back again
see your breath: a breadcrumb trail
don’t you let it
don’t you let it
and don’t you let it
catch you cause you’re sittin on the fence
