The Dave Hause curated festival Sing Us Home has announced it's date and lineup for 2026. The festival returns with Roxborough-native Hause, joined by set from The Menzingers, The Mountain Goats, and more. The festival takes place at Manayunk’s Venice Island on May 1-3, 2026.
Tickets go on sale Oct. 1 at the festival website.
Hause recently released a new album, ...And The Mermaid.
...And The Mermaid is Dave Hause's eighth full-length solo album if I’m counting right. The big news with this new effort is that it features a full band. No, it isn't The Loved Ones Pt. 2. But we do get Hause mocking nu-metal and rap-rock, which was probably the second thing on everybody's bucket list. I'll build off that idea, … Read more
The Mountain Goats have made an action movie. Bleed Out is a concept album of sorts, made in a distinctly Mountain Goats way. Basically, ringleader John Darnielle wrote the record while watching movies: pausing and taking notes, so the lyrics aren’t just about familiar plotlines, but the full scope of cinematic storytelling. That info all comes in the press release, … Read more
I reviewed Hause’s Paddy EP before this. The two came out the same day and, as name implies, somewhat work together. The concept for each is similar: highlighting the work of some of his favorite songwriters, albeit from different directions.I’m also coming at the Patty EP from a new perspective. With Paddy I was well versed in Dillinger Four. This … Read more
Dave Hause seems tired but enthusiastic. He's just finished the first two weeks of shows on the Devour America tour. There will be another fifty-six days before he has some time off. The grueling schedule seems befitting of Hause, who's most recent album Devour deals with, among other things, the … Read more
Scene Point Blank: First off, I just wanted to know what the inspiration was behind releasing all of these different EPs on different labels? Dave: I just simply wanted to get the songs onto tape the way they sound when I do them live. So Pete and I went back … Read more
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