We’re pleased to announce the following Chicago shows for the fall:
AUGUST 27 – Martyr’s (w/ Delta Routine, The Dirty Rooks) $5 9:30PM
SEPTEMBER 21 – Empty Bottle (w/ Absinthe and the Dirty Floors, Desert Soap)$7 9PM
We are also pleased to announce that we are about to finalize an OCTOBER Chicago release show for HOLLUS/PART ONE. More information coming soon!
We’ll be at Cincinatti’s Midpoint Music Festival on September 25. We will also be making our way back to the east coast in late October.
Yes indeedie,
We were planning on just taking July off for Chicago gigs, but an excellent gig at an excellent club just jumped into our lap. How could we refuse when The Collectors really enjoy our sound. Check out all the bands on the bill and details for the gig. This Thursday ya’ll come dance or sway if you prefer.
Love -Hollus-
yes yes yes. Tomorrow night 7PM Hollus is on a stage for the first time in New York City. Advance tickets available HERE. Thanks to John Sawyer for this artwork.
Hello World,
We’d love to introduce Mario Coletta. Some of you may of already met Mario. For those of you who haven’t he is a Taurus likes sound and bike rides through rain storms. He has been playing with the group since the end of April and has already become a force.
Mario on your left
Hollus will be pulling out of Chicago on July 7th for a little mini tour of the east.
July 7th -Backstage Concert Club-Akron OH
July 8th-The Grape Room-Philadelphia PA
July 10th-Uncle Mike’s-Manhattan
Check out gigs section for more info.
We are very excited to bring you all our first music video ever! Yes, thats right we’ve been a band for many many years now and yet this is our first attempt at a video. You may ask why, with our collective talents would we not have made one ages ago?
Mostly because this is the first time that “we” feel that our songs are cinematic enough to stand on their own with a moving image. We hope you enjoy this first video and there are many more to come. If you want this tune on your smartphone or in that big ol’ music library visit the ‘store’ page for all kinds of freebies.
-Thanks for all your love and support-
Here it is. The first real live recording of Hollus. This was recorded about month ago at Lincoln Hall. Many Thanks goes out to KK from Lilypad for his mix and delivery of this audio recording. Enjoy and be sure to catch us on Sunday at ABBEY PUB 4P for Hollus Musical Brunch. Yummie
Photo by: Shalimar Beekman
The Pad Presents PADCAST #20: Hollus-Live At Lincoln Hall by lilypadLove
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Oh, What A Delightful Month To Be Alive!
Hollus will be playing a show next Thursday, April 15th at The Box Social. The show will feature Hollus playing songs new and old, stripped down and raw. It’ll be a good chance to chill and listen to some great bands, including Kevin Junior of one of our favorite locals, The Chamber Strings. Don’t miss this show. It’s 18+ and starts at 8PM. Box Social 2931 N. Milwaukee (on the corner of Congress Theater)
Then, next Saturday, April 17 for Record Store Day we’ll be at The Old School Records, our favorite indie shop around, playing songs all day, hanging out, probably drinking, and selling advanced copies of the “Lucy Grey/Songs That You Love” Single. COME SUPPORT LOCAL RECORD SHOPS! 11am-? The Old School Records 7446 W. Madison, Forest Park IL
We have the qualifying battle for Hard Rock Ambassadors of Rock on April 22nd at 11pm at Hard Rock Cafe. This will be us battling a couple songs in front of a panel of judges. The first in a couple steps of eventually flying to Hyde Park in London to play w/ the likes of Macca, Bruce, and Stevie Wonder! Give some support we’d love to see you there! Hard Rock Cafe, All Ages Free show, 8pm-1am, we play a couple songs at 12am.
Finally, on Sunday April 25th at 4PM, Hollus will be having it’s official Single Release Party for “Lucy Grey/Songs That You Love” at The Abbey Pub for International Pop Overthrow Festival. David Bash has graciously given us the longest set of the evening and it’ll be a great chance to hang out with us in the daytime, drink some libations, and eat some food. It’s like a football game for audiophiles. The festivities start at 1:30, and we’re also excited to be playing with V Sparks and Otter Petter, amongst others. $10 admission gets you a FREE SINGLE (4 different colors to choose!) ALL AGES Abbey Pub 3420 W. Grace
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone out at these shows and we’re working diligently on the album! We’ll also be releasing some specials from our Lincoln Hall show right here on April 17th, so check back!
Lucy Grey and her friends…‘Lucy Grey’ and her sister song ‘Songs That You Love’ will be officially released on 4.25.10 at our appearance for International Pop Overthrow Festival taking place at the Abbey Pub(more info). This is the first single from the forthcoming album and actually contains three all new tracks. Including the might I say infectious sounds of ‘Songs That You Love’ and a wearily beautiful acoustic version of ‘Boys and Girls’. Click here to pre-order the limited edition screen printed single today and receive free mp3 download NOW!
Hollus would really love to play Summerfest in Milwaukee this year. Not only is it the worlds largest music festival, but if we win this battle they will drive us up there in a limo and Colin has never been in one before. So Make Colin’s dreams come true and run over and vote for Hollus today. All thats required is an email address and you can vote up to 10 times daily(please do). Voting ends midnight April 16th. P.S. This is a great way to hear a song off the new single. Just search: Hollus in the ‘Band Search’ bar about a 1/3 way down the page.
-Love-
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Company of Thieves
Hollus will be supporting Company of Thieves and John Henry and the Engine at Lincoln Hall on Thursday March 18th. Its a good idea to Purchase tickets here, because this thing is probably gonna sell out. We hit the stage first(probably around 8:30) so show up early to catch a bunch of new tunes. If you havent been to Lincoln Hall yet it is an excellent new venue and the sound is through the roof!
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Hollus OTV:1 (Obligatory Tour Video)
We’ve been jammin all summer here is just a taste of what happens behind the scenes.
Thanks to everyone who helped us out on tour this summer we couldn’t have done it without you.
Spolier Alert: You will see Colin’s sexy legs in this video!