Singer/songwriter Sean Hayes is constantly looking for inspiration for his music. He found it in the story of a man named Moreese Bickham who served more than 40 years in Angola Prison. Little did he know that by writing the song, he was about to change Moreese’s story...https://soundcloud.com/snapjudgment/rosebush-inside-snap-judgment
A special Valentine's Day Show at The New Parish in Oakland on February 14, 2013 has just been announced. Get your tickets here: http://www.thenewparish.com/event/191953/
Gearing up for an extensive tour around the U.S. The fabulous Birds of Chicago will be opening, check out the dates, get your tickets and pass the word! Tour Dates and Ticket Info
"Before we Turn to Dust" out September 11, 2012.
To release an album on September 11th saddles the title with extra meaning. Bob Dylan's newest, also out September 11th, is titled "Tempest." My newest "Before We Turn to Dust" points to some possible extra provocative meaning.
The question that comes up is, is the title related to 9/11? The answer is, only by coincidence.
Records traditionally come out on Tuesday. Not sure why. We had planned the release for September 4th. Turns out the Tuesday after Labor day weekend is a bad day to grab people's attention due to sunburns, hangovers and depression about going back to work. The next best Tuesday? September the 11th.
What the title "Before We Turn to Dust" means to me?
Going on five or six years now every so often I would pick up my guitar and start singing the line "you may spend all your money before you turn to dust/but you will never spend all your love" and that's as far as I would get with the song. An image of a child would come to mind but I was not ready to tackle any verses for such a chorus until recently when my son was born. Becoming a father I understood the line from a new perspective and finally the first verse came
"my little boy is smiling, soon he'll be sitting up/holding his own weight grabbing for you".
I wanted to remind myself, through song, that no matter how hard or stressful being a parent and provider would be, I would always have the most important gift to give. My love.
Thanks for listening!
Photo By Quinn Wharton
Paste Magazine premiere's new music video for "Miss Her When I'm Gone" http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2012/07/video-premiere-sean-hayes-miss-her-when-im-gone.html
Sean Hayes will release a new album "Before We Turn To Dust" on September 11, 2012 in the USA.The first single on the new record "Miss Her When I'm Gone" is available now. Pre-order the new record and receive the single as an immediate download for free. http://www.seanhayesmusic.com/2012/store/
An expansive US tour will begin September 22nd, below are the tour dates, stay tuned for further information with ticket and venue links.
Remaining Summer Tour Dates:
Saturday 7/28 Minneapolis, MN
Saturday 8/5 St. Helena, CA
Saturday 8/11 Outside Lands Music Festival
Saturday 8/18 Boise, ID
Sunday 8/19 Salt Lake City, UT
Fall Tour:
Saturday 9/22 Chico, CA
Monday 9/24 Petaluma, CA
Saturday 9/29 Santa Cruz, CA
Tuesday 10/2 Ashland, OR
Wednesday 10/3 Portland, OR
Thursday 10/4 Seattle, WA
Friday 10/5 Bellingham, WA
Saturday 10/6 Vancouver, BC
Sunday 10/7 Bend, OR
Wednesday 10/10 Los Angeles, LA
Thursday 10/11 San Diego, CA
Friday 10/12 Santa Barbara, CA
Saturday 10/13 Santa Ana, CA
Sunday 10/14 Joshua Tree, CA
Monday 10/15 Phoenix, AZ
Tuesday 10/16 Flagstaff, AZ
Wednesday 10/17 Santa Fe, NM
Friday 10/19 Austin, TX
Saturday 10/20 Austin, TX
Sunday 10/21 Houston, TX
Tuesday 10/23 New Orleans, LA
Wednesday 10/24 Birmingham, AL
Thursday 10/25 Louisville, KY
Friday 10/26 Asheville, NC
Saturday 10/27 Carrboro, NC
Sunday 10/28 Greensboro, NC
Monday 10/29 Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday 10/30 New York, NY
Thursday 11/1 Providence, RI
Friday 11/2 Cambridge, MA
Saturday 11/3 Plainfield, VT
Sunday 11/4 Ithaca, NY
Monday 11/5 Buffalo, NY
Tuesday 11/6 Cleveland, OH
Wednesday 11/7 Toledo, OH
Thursday 11/8 Spring Lake, MI
Friday 11/9 Madison, WI
Saturday 11/10 Chicago, IL
Wednesday 11/14 Denver, CO
Friday 11/16 Salt Lake City, UT
Friday 11/30 San Francisco, CA
Saturday 12/1 San Francisco, CA
It has just been announced that Sean will join the lineup for the Outsidelands Music Festival this August 2012!
Sean will be speaking at Noise Pop's Musicians' Tribute to Public Radio on February 25th
link to show details: http://bit.ly/w69PM8
Excited to be opening for the amazing Ani DiFranco for five shows in March! http://www.seanhayesmusic.com/2011/tour/
