The Happiest Place on Earth » paramount theater http://tommeny.com Mon, 14 May 2012 15:55:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Getting praise from Glen Hansard – My YouTube Story http://tommeny.com/2010/06/22/getting-props-from-the-best/ http://tommeny.com/2010/06/22/getting-props-from-the-best/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:37:40 +0000 Tom Meny http://tommeny.com/?p=2765

On Tuesday I got a message on YouTube that Glen Hansard had givin me props during their show at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh, PA for my cover of “High Hope”.  I didn’t have any evidence and thought maybe someone was pulling my chain.  However, early Wednesday morning I got about 8 more messages from people that were at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN show saying he mentioned me again.

]]> http://tommeny.com/2010/06/22/getting-props-from-the-best/feed/ 662 High Hope – The Swell Season – cover by Tom Meny http://tommeny.com/2009/12/14/see-you-there-the-swell-season-cover-by-tom-meny/ http://tommeny.com/2009/12/14/see-you-there-the-swell-season-cover-by-tom-meny/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:19:35 +0000 Tom Meny http://tommeny.com/?p=2303 High Hope – The Swell Season – cover by Tom Meny
This is a song the Swell Season played at a concert in Austin, TX last month. Glen Hansard said it was new and didn’t even have a name yet. Luckily I had a camera that shot pretty good video of the song. You can see that video here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXlw4TjMQ0k

]]> http://tommeny.com/2009/12/14/see-you-there-the-swell-season-cover-by-tom-meny/feed/ 3 The Swell Season live at The Paramount Theater Austin, TX 11/15/09 http://tommeny.com/2009/11/16/the-swell-season-live-at-the-paramount-theater-austin-tx-111509/ http://tommeny.com/2009/11/16/the-swell-season-live-at-the-paramount-theater-austin-tx-111509/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:44:01 +0000 Tom Meny http://tommeny.com/?p=2252 The Swell SeasonOver the past few years I’ve been very outspoken about who my influences and musical heroes are.  I’ve been extremely lucky to see all of them in concert multiple times.  That’s one of the great things about Austin… if the talent isn’t already here, it definitely makes it’s way here.  There are really only 4 people that I currently listen to.  In no particular order they are John Mayer, Glen Hansard, Doyle Bramhall II and Bob Schneider.  If I had to pick one that is the most inspiring and influential to me at the current time it would be Glen Hansard.

Glen Hansard has been the frontman for an Irish rock group called The Frames for the past 20 years. A few years back Glen Hansard starred in a low budget independent movie based in Dublin called “Once“. He and co-star Marketa Irglova sky rocketed into fame because of the success of that movie and it’s phonemenal soundtrack. If you are a true music lover, and more specifically a fan of singer/songwriters this is a must-see movie.

The duo formed the band The Swell Season, backed by members of The Frames.

I’ve been lucky enough to see Glen Hansard perform 3 times at the Paramount in the past year… twice with The Swell Season and one time by himself. Fortunately I was able to get some pretty good footage last night without any security hassling me. I hope you enjoy it. If so, I recommend buying the two Swell Season Albums.

As I said the last time I saw them… The Swell Season was the best live music show I have ever seen. Yes, better than Mayer, better than Bramhall II…. the music was fantastic, the band was super tight, the audio mix was flawless, the crowd was like a choir and the songwriting is pure genius. I wish you all could have experienced that.

Here’s my video footage…

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