Halou http://virb.com/halou Virb 2.0 (@halou) en Honeythief http://virb.com/halou/audio/226216 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:14:00 -0800 http://virb.com/halou/audio/226216 Tubefed http://virb.com/halou/audio/226212 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:11:50 -0800 http://virb.com/halou/audio/226212 Stonefruit http://virb.com/halou/audio/226209 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:10:28 -0800 http://virb.com/halou/audio/226209 Everything Is OK http://virb.com/halou/audio/226208 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:05:34 -0800 http://virb.com/halou/audio/226208 Breath Makes Smoke http://virb.com/halou/audio/226207 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:58:19 -0800 http://virb.com/halou/audio/226207 It Will All Make Sense In The Morning http://virb.com/halou/audio/226206 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:56:10 -0800 http://virb.com/halou/audio/226206 New Live Shows Posted http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/890694 Halou presents Stripmall Architecture in San Francisco and Seattle

]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:37:09 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/890694 New album OUT NOW! http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/838295 Halou's 4th album, simply titled "Halou" is now available. This digital only release can be purchased from iTunes or your favorite online music retailer. This is Halou's most accomplished release to date and features collaborations with cellist Zoe Keating and legendary Cocteau Twins guitarist Robin Guthrie.

Purchase on iTunes
Purchase on Rhapsody

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:45:07 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/838295 Halou members R/R Coseboom playing SF 9/11/08 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/785596 Rebecca and Ryan Coseboom of Halou are playing a special supper club show on Thurs, September 11th. This will be a sit-down show with the set made up of a range of the more atmospheric material from Halou and related projects.

IXMAE Supper Club
Thursday, September 11th
Poleng Lounge, San Francisco
1751 Fulton Ave @ Masonic

Featuring 2 sittings, each with sets by:
R/R Coseboom of Halou
Bitcrush (n5md)
Near The Parenthesis (n5md)

Advance reservations highly recommended

]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:34:09 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/785596 Live Performance in LA http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/704827 Rebecca and Ryan will be playing as "Stripmall Architecture" in Los Angeles at Club Violaine on July 19. They will be performing a good number of halou songs as well as a few new tracks!

Hope to see you there!
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Hope to see you there!

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]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:54:33 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/678091 Cooking http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/633127 I remember I originally started to take cooking a little more seriously in order to fight off depression. Granted, I don't suffer the crippling depression that some do, but cooking did seem to help. Like creating music, it relies on inspiration, ingredients, and an audience. You must be present. In many ways, cooking satisfies me much more than music does. It's a more foundational skill, I guess.

Whether you're alone or celebrating with a crowd, preparing a beautiful meal will most likely set you right. Tonight, I have cooked for one: me. A soul satisfying experience. Of course, the whole of it is elevated exponentially by a perfectly matched glass of wine just to the upper right corner of one's plate. I make sure that is the case in every instance.

Bon appetit.

RYAN

]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 07:37:23 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/633127 Halou - Live in SF throughout April http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/549539 Halou will be starting a residency at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco this Wednesday night. The full list of performances is as follows:

Wed, April 9
Wed, April 16
Wed, April 23

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]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:23:51 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/549539 The South http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/521892 North Carolina:

I believe we'll look back on this tour in two parts: before NC, and after. Those of you that know us well will surely hear why.

The show itself was great. Strange venue/crowd compared to all the other shows, but very friendly. We haven't gotten one 'boo' or 'show us your tits' the whole tour, which I consider to be a big endorsement, considering everything (especially the fact that I'm quite well-endowed).

After the show, a little bit of hell breaks loose. Hopefully, no lasting damage is done.

Atlanta, GA:

We got offstage about 45 minutes ago. The Variety Playhouse is an old theatre, complete with seats and box office. So, as you might imagine, the opening band (Halou) plays to a bunch of people sitting in the seats about 50-75 feet from the stage. Weird.

The performance itself was great. Especially considering the chaos last night. I have my own little inside joke about 'It Will All Make Sense In The Morning'. If I'm too loud during soundcheck, I'm too quite during the show, and vice-versa. By show 10 or 12 you don't really give a shit, actually. I love that part. The deadening of nerves. And the numbing of fingers.

So, I'm here, backstage at the Variety Playhouse in the ATL with a bellyfull of Mediterranean food (wtf with all the mediterannean in these parts?). Tomorrow could be interesting considering the noises the van has been making. Next show is Austin, TX, which is about 1000 miles away from here. Hopefully, the van, and feelings, make it that far.

RYAN

]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:14:02 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/521892 Downtime http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/518987 Yesterday was a nice day off and we arrived here in Charlotte, NC just after 9pm.

This morning, Rebecca and I woke up and headed out into the town to see what the surroundings were like. Ended up at some sort of upscale mall and was (finally) able to pick up some new shoes. My last pair were unfortunate companions in the snow and were so wide that I would fatfoot my guitar pedals leading to all sorts of mayhem.

Very hospitable people here and the city itself is quite likable, actually. Looking forward to the show in a few hours...

RYAN

]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:25:38 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/518987 In case you didn't feel like showing up... http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/516850 Evensong live in NYC

]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:02:50 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/516850 Philadelphia, PA http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/516300 In Philadelphia istening to campaign updates the whole time. You can really feel the political tension everywhere these days.

Apart from that, there's this tour going on. We played in the center of Philly's Chinatown at the Trocadero in all its faded glory. Just like friends (or enemies, I guess) every venue can be appreciated or despised for its unique character and I immediately liked the Trocadero for it's spacious backstage area and attentive staff that made our late arrival a non-issue. Turns out we got some bad directions and got stuck in rush hour traffic. Damn.

So the show was an early one and the crowd was a bit timid about coming up to the front of the stage. This always makes things a little awkward, but we had a great time nonetheless and the performance was great, I thought.

Rebecca's sister lives in Philly so we connected with her and I got to see my wife light up with that connection. They're very cute when they're together - just like they must have been years ago when Rebecca visited New Jersey.

I don't know if I've mentioned it before but we've cut Hollywood Ending from the set to make things a bit more taut. I love the song, but the last few shows without it maintain the right energy throughout now. It's sort of a mixed blessing to be judged as a 'rock band' now by people that haven't heard us before. We never fully escape our past, though, which is a good thing.

There was a small get together after the show that was nice - and the Burmese cuisine was quite delicious in spite of my loading up on mediocre Chinese a couple hours earlier.

Another great night, overall. Looking forward to Bob's hometown show in DC tomorrow night...

RYAN

]]> Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:25:46 -0700 http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/516300 Washington, DC http://virb.com/halou/posts/text/516299 We've just got offstage here at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. I've been told over and over that this is THE club to play here in the District and I'm really looking forward to it.

Tonight is the earliest show of the tour, I think, in order to facilitate Bob doing his late night BLOWOFF club. His hometown crowd is insane, too.

So, we get here, check in at the hotel and scramble to the club. The help here is just on it. Food waiting for us. Quick load-in. Soundcheck is totally efficient. Just waiting for the other shoe to drop, you know.

When we hit the stage, I'm totally surprised by how many people are standing in front of me at 7:30pm. Impressive, actually. And many of these people know EVERY word. Even the new jams. WTF.

Tonight was my favorite of the shows so far in some ways. I guess, despite everything, I had modest expectations since the set time was so early. We played really well, Rebecca was in perfect voice, and people just seemed to love every note (it could be, too, that the spring weather and Chardonnay were creating a bit of magic). Tonight, Professional really stood out to me.

Tomorrow, we wake up and drive down to Charlotte, NC (6+ hours). We've got the day off, so hopefully a nice dinner will be arranged to go with the wine shipment to meet us at the hotel there. Then, Monday evening, we play Charlotte and hit the home stretch as we make our way back west through the lower part of the country. Tornadoes, move aside, please.

RYAN

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