Media coverage of the Already Gone Tour 2008

“…Hanson is no empty head, coming out of the University of Michigan and surviving what is always a crowded field: the orbit of singer/songwriters on college campuses. The record has a clean sound, with nary a hint of over-processing, so her gig promises to be more of the same.” Woodstock Almanac - click here to view the full article

“Kristy Hanson: Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Norah Jones serve as easy ‘sounds-like' references for the Los Angeles pop singer with a new album, Already Gone.”
Columbus Dispatch Weekender

“Continuing on in my love of seeking out good female songwriters, I stumbled upon LA's Kristy Hanson…[Kristy's] tour supports her recent release, the delightful Already Gone…with a number of shows that partner Kristy with powerful female artists across the country.”
Instrumental Analysis

Rapid Growth Media's report on the Progressive Women's Alliance event, featuring (briefly) Kristy!

Praise for Already Gone

"A delightful CD" Josiah Lambert, XM Radio

"Her latest release, 'Already Gone,' teems with folk-pop charm enhanced by [Kristy's] impressive, wide-ranging voice." John Sinkevics, Grand Rapids Press

“My goodness, Kristy Hanson is a soul-searching, soul-touching, wonderfully expressive songwriter... Today's music needs more talent on par with Kristy Hanson and her endlessly engaging 'Already Gone'.” MusicTap.net

“...a sweet pop voice...angelic high notes.” PopMatters.com

"What really makes this a wonderful CD is that the woman with the beautiful voice is playing behind some of the best and most interesting players in Los Angeles....and Kristy sure can sing. Add to it some great songwriting, and you have a CD worth owning." The Promise Live

"I like the songwriting, I like the voice, I like the whole package...Give it a listen. If you like folk pop, I am sure you will dig this." Collected Sounds

"Kristy Hanson is very much an unconventional musician...her music has the power to create a mood entirely its own." Empowerment4women.com

Other selected press
Grand Rapids Press - Soundcheck (calendar write-up)
Bowling Green News - interview
The Verge, Daily Eastern News - interview/show preview

Notable Festival/Conference Appearances
• 2007 Los Angeles Jeff Buckley Tribute
• 2007 LA Women’s Music Festival
• 2005 Rockrgrl Conference, Seattle
• 2005 Midwest Music Summit

Radio

Kristy has been featured on:
XM Satellite Radio’s “Radar Report”
KCLA’s “Songs from the Alchemist’s Playground”
KCSN’s “Tied to the Tracks"
WCBN, Ann Arbor "The Local Music Show"
Mitch Albom Show (nationally syndicated)

Already Gone is receiving airplay on a growing number of college stations, now including:
KSSU - Sacramento, CA
KSFS - San Francisco, CA
KPAC - Stockton, CA
WTTS - Indianapolis, IN
WTMD - Baltimore, MD
WYCE - Grand Rapids, MI
KDHX - St. Louis, MO
WRPI - Albany, NY
WRHU - Nassau-Suffolk, NY
WRUW - Cleveland, OH
WERG - Erie, PA
WRKC - Scranton, PA
KTCU - Forth Worth, TX
KPFT - Houston, TX
KSYM - San Antonio, TX
WOMM-LP - Burlington, VT

Internet radio:
Alternate Currents
BUM Radio
KGRL.FM
Kings Level 3
MixDC Radio
Women of the 90s

Biography

Kristy Hanson is a singer-songwriter with a sound "that would send most modern pop divas out looking for voice lessons" (Recoil Magazine). Kristy studied classical voice in college, but inspired by songwriters like Joni Mitchell, Patty Griffin, and Aimee Mann, she turned from opera to blaze her own musical path.

Recently settled in Los Angeles, she has performed at famed local venues Tangier, The Knitting Factory, and The Derby. Her live show recently garnered praise from respected Music Connection magazine: "Hanson truly shines....there's no doubt [she] can write and sing with the best of them." She's performed at New York City's Rockwood Music Hall, Chicago's Uncommon Ground, the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, and has toured the East Coast and across the Midwest. She was featured in showcases at both the Midwest Music Summit and the Rockrgrl Conference in Seattle. She has been featured on several radio shows, including best-selling author Mitch Albom's nationally syndicated show out of Detroit and XMU's Radar Report.

Kristy recently released her third independent album and most ambitious effort to date, Already Gone on her own label, Relay Records. The well-crafted album ranges from quirky grooves to heartbreaking ballads, held together by Kristy's captivating, "angelic voice" (PopMatters.com). Recently, the album was featured on XM Satellite Radio's Radar Report, and host Josiah Lambert called it "a delightful CD." Her 2008 spring tour in support of the album took her across more than ten states across the Midwest and East Coast and won her new fans and rave reviews across the country. She plans to tour the Pacific Northwest later this summer.

Produced by Kristy and her longtime partner/bassist Mike Chiaburu and recorded in Los Angeles by engineer Ryan Freeland (Aimee Mann, Joe Henry), Already Gone features the formidable talents of drummer Jay Bellerose and keyboardist Patrick Warren, who have performed with the likes of Madeleine Peyroux, Fiona Apple, and Ani DiFranco. The album was engineered by Grammy-winning engineer Gavin Lurssen (O Brother Where Art Thou?). Kristy, Mike and Jay recorded most of Already Gone together over the course of just five days, and the resulting album retains the immediate feel of a live performance. On much of the album, the three-piece band arrangements let Kristy's vocals shine through, while Patrick Warren's inspired keyboard work—on instruments ranging from Chamberlain to glockenspiel—adds unexpected, orchestral flourishes to the album's organic sound.