Hello,

Hem's World Cafe session will air on Tuesday, November 16.  You can find
streaming broadcast and local radio broadcast information at the World Cafe
site.

The main leg of Hem's US tour kicked off on November 5, and I have setlist info
and pictures up at the site.  If you have any info to share about this or later
shows, I'd love to hear from you!

Enjoy!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

The November 8, 2004 issue of The New Yorker includes a little blurb about Hem
and their upcoming New York show at The Bowery Ballroom.  Check it out, there's
even a cartoon of Sally!

Also, I added a little information about "All That I'm Good For" to the meanings
page.

Enjoy!  And don't forget that Hem's tour kicks into high gear this week!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

There's a nice long article about Hem in the Nov/Dec 2004 issue of No Depression
magazine.  I have seven pictures from the article here on this page:
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem/NoDepression.htm

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Hem's official site now offers a new bounty of riches.  Check it out!

Also, I added a little bit of new information about "Lazy Eye" to the site.

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Just a few random things in this update, including a shout-out to Hem from
Minnie Driver and info about an ABC news piece about Hem.

Also, don't forget to check the tour page for updated tour information, now with
some October west coast dates!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

It originally popped up on the official message board frlom co-producer Gary
Maurer, but I included technical recording information for "Eveningland" on the
site for posterity.

FYI, I may not be able to update the site for a few days, but I will post any
new information as soon as I can.

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Today Hem recorded their World Cafe radio show, and I've got the setlist up on
the news page.  Also, I added a little information from Sally on the Meanings
Page about the name of the band.

Hope you're enjoying the new album as much as I am!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Just a small update today about Hem's two new releases yesterday, Eveningland
and Birds, Beasts, & Flowers.  Information about each album is now, to the best
of my knowledge, complete on the discography page. If you're curious, the three
songs on the Birds, Beasts, & Flowers EP are the same as the mp3s previously
available for download at Hem's rabbitsongs.com site. The pre-release
information I had for Birds, Beasts, & Flowers indicated that "Half Acre" and
"Pacific Street" might be different versions recorded at Radio Denmark, but they
are indeed the ones recorded at BBC Scotland in September 2002.

Rolling Stone has on its website a lovely new article about Eveningland that
includes a lot of album insight from our favorite songwriter, Dan Messe.

Enjoy!

-Christina


All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

The full length album "Eveningland" and the EP "Birds, Beasts & Flowers" both
hit stores today!  It's a good day.

Also, don't forget that Hem will be on CNN today at 10:54am for a minute or two
of new album fun.

Enjoy!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Hem will be on CNN on October 5 at 10:54am (EST), no doubt discussing their new
album released the same day.  Check it out!

Also, in an effort to keep the main news page more manageable, I'm only
announcing there when there's new tour date information.  As it becomes
available I've been adding ticket price, start time, and other tour information
for previously announced dates on the tour page, so check there for the most
recent information.

Finally, have I thanked you lately for your support of my site?  Thank you!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

A number of new November East Coast tour dates are up on the tour page.  One new
October date is set for next week when Hem opens for Wilco in Sarasota Springs,
NY.

Also, on the meanings page I added information for "Stupid Mouth Shut" and links
to transcripts of Hem's 2002 interviews on NPR.

Enjoy!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Boston and Burlington, VT are the newest cities lucky enough to get a November
tour date.

ASCAP has up online a terrific audio interview with Dan Messe about
"Eveningland."  Be sure to check it out!  I updated the meanings section of the
site with some new song information from these interview clips and also added a
transcript of the entire interview.

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

"Birds, Beasts & Flowers," a new EP split with the band The Autumn Defense hits
stores today! It features three songs from Hem, including live and/or unreleased
versions of "Half Acre," "Pacific Street," and "St. Charlene."

"Entertainment Weekly" now has last week's blurb about the band online.

In site news, I added information about "Half Acre" and "Pacific Street" to the
Meanings Page.

Just one more week until "Eveningland!"

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

NPR discusses "Eveningland" in the most recent edition of "All Songs
Considered."  Links to the show and the song "Jackson" are part of this update.

Less than one week until the new EP "Birds, Beasts & Flowers!"

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Hem's official site now has MP3 sound clips available for each new song on
Eveningland.  The link's on both their front page and mine. :-)

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

The latest issue of "Entertainment Weekly" (Sept. 24, 2004 - the one with "Star
Wars" on the cover) includes a little blurb about Hem.  See the blurb at my
site.  It's not yet at EW's site, but when it is, I'll link to it. :)

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Just a little update today.  Hem will play in Northampton, MA on November 8, and
the live mp3s available after preordering Eveningland were recorded last year in
Asheville, NC.  A little more information about those two things are on the tour
page and the main page, respectively.

Just 11 more days until the new EP!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

The first dates of Hem's Fall/Winter tour have been announced.  So far, only
three cities are on the schedule, but more dates should be announced soon.

Also, Hem will soon record a set for the radio program World Cafe.  More
information about the program in general is linked to from my site.

I didn't mention it on the site because it's not really news yet, but as an FYI,
one part of the soon-to-launch Eveningland website will be a collection of
guitar tabs, which should make a lot of people happy.

Less than a month to go before the new album!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Information about Hem's new EP with the band The Autumn Defense is now up at my
website.  The EP will be released on September 28 and includes three new songs
(or at least, new versions of familiar songs).  Looks like it will be great!

Also included in the latest update is information on the exclusive tracks
available if you preorder Eveningland and a small update to the discography
page.

New Hem albums can't get here soon enough!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Hem's new album "Eveningland" is set for release on October 5.  Head to my site
(and, as always, to Hem's official site) for more information.  The wait's just
a bit over a month away, but I bet the time will crawl slowly by because that's
how anticipation makes time work, I think.  Enjoy!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

The tracklist for HEM's second album is now available to help build anticipation
of its release.  Excellent!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

The most exciting news to hit the Hem airwaves for a while is that the new album
"Eveningland" is recorded and being mixed.  A bit more about that and a few
other tidbits of Hem news is now up at my site. :)

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Just a tiny update today in the discography section with a "Rabbit Songs"
promotional album.  Here's hoping there will be a new album promo sometime soon!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

It's been a little while since the last update, what with news a bit stalled
since the band's searching for a label to release their latest album.  But maybe
now you can help.  There's a campaign to help get Hem signed to ATO.  You can
get all the info at the top of my site's news page.  Thanks for any help!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Today's update includes album news from Hem's Official site and site news about
a brand spanking new links section.  Looks like we may have to wait a while for
album #2 (which finally has an official name, "Eveningland"), but I hope not too
long!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Today's update includes a little more information on the Hem charity guitar
auction that runs next week - pictures of the guitar.  There's even a little
rabbit face drawn on it!

Enjoy,
Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Just a short news bit about a very cool charity auction set up by the great
people at www.pattygriffin.net.  Starting on March 7 they'll have a number of
autographed guitars up for auction, including one signed by Hem.  See the update
for more details.

-Christina, who wants that guitar

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Hello,

Today's update is all about Hem discography.  I have more complete information
on all the "Rabbit Songs" promotional releases for the completist in all of us.
:-)

Let's keep hoping that the new album is soon in coming.

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

This update was slow in coming, but with good reason: I was on vacation! 
Updates will now be more timely and frequent.

In today's update, there's tour and discography news plus a couple links on
where to get Hem's music.  Enjoy the upcoming shows if you're lucky enough to
attend any of them!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem

Even though the All About Hem site is so new that I am the only member of this
group, for the sake of being complete, I'll send a note for the archives about
the site's first update.  I launched a Meanings Section that includes a (so far
very tiny) collection of quotes from band members about the meaning behind their
band name and song lyrics.  Songs can and do mean different things to different
people, but I think it's interesting to know the inspiration behind songs. 
Enjoy!

-Christina

All About Hem
http://home.earthlink.net/~allabouthem