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The Hatch

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Formed in St. Louis, now Brooklyn based pop/rock group, The Hatch, channels Michael Jackson, Elton John, The Band, The White Stripes and Jon Brion into a sound on their debut LP, FIT TO BURST. The band employs an indie-rock business model to drive forward its radio-ready rock songs dressed in RnB style. The Hatch has opened for national acts such as Phantom Planet, Plain White T's, Live, and Robert Randolph, and is poised to catch today's desensitized pop fan off guard.

"The Hatch write catchy pop-rock in the vein of Scissor Sisters (that'd mean early Elton John if you're over the age of 40). Accessibility is the name of the game here and it's achieved with aplomb. Watch out for this 4-piece blazing their way across your fave FM pop station soon..."
-NYC.com 1/2008
"Keaton spawn Sean Douglas performed at the Hollywood Life House on Saturday to a packed and pumped crowd. The band jammed so hard they temporarily blew out the power, and one hot and bothered fan screamed out, "Sean, I want to spend the night with you!" The blushing singer mumbled, "I'm sorry, that's not the name of one of our songs," while his dad, who was perched on a chair to see over the crowd, just laughed."
-New York Daily News 1/2008
"Michael Keaton makes his directorial debut with The Merry Gentleman, a soulful drama that shows the one-time caped crusader is as comfortable behind the camera as he is in front of it. As an icing on this already satisfying cake the film's elegant soundtrack, composed by Jonathan Sadoff and Sean Douglas, underscores crucial beats in the story with masterful precision."
-zoomin.com 1/2008
"Most come to DC9 expecting – to some degree – a warts and all show that leaves a little to be desired. One thing you don’t tend to expect is the kind of polish that came from The Hatch... and all that practice and time together has served them well – they’re an extremely tight band, well-trained in all their songs' melodic turns. it was the sort of modern rock that could get this band a hit someday... call it good stage presence and duly note that they got the crowd up and dancing."
-The DCist 5/2007
"And while the album lacks one critical aspect of the band..s live performance -namely, the four members.. infectious stage presence -it..s still a respectable offering from a very talented young band...Ultimately, Fit to Burst shows a depth of songwriting and performing from a promising young band."
- Laura Hamlett Playback St. Louis. 1/2007
FIT TO BURST and RUN are available on iTunes, Napter, eMusic, and Amazon
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Run .. Fit To Burst ..
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Member Since: 6/30/2004
Band Website: thehatchmusic.com
Band Members: Sean Douglas (keyboards, vocals)
Jesse Macht (guitar, vocals)
Austin Schumacher (drums)

Influences: Stevie Wonder, Elton John, The Band, Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Ed Harcourt, Maroon 5, Gram Parsons and The Fallen Angels, John Mayer, Coldplay, Elvis Costello, Bo Bice... Foreigner
Sounds Like: Maroon 5, Elton John, Hall and Oates, Jon Brion, Ed Harcourt, Pete Yorn, The Band, etc.
Record Label: BOOKING--- Adam Brill::: [email protected]
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Flooding. Genesis Style.

It's time to get your shit together. It's time to start doing laps. Buy some fucking floaties, borrow a speedo, and get your ass wet. We have stopped fucking around and there's a flood up in this b...
Posted by The Hatch on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:42:00 PST

The Hatch and Why Tuesday save the USA

Hey everyone,Please vote now for our friends Why Tuesday in the MySpace IMPACT Awards:http://myspace.com/impactawardsYou can vote every day between now and Thursday, so please hook them up with your v...
Posted by The Hatch on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:21:00 PST

THE HATCH @ SXSW!

We will be playing at TREASURE ISLAND for the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX.The show is free and 21+We go on at 10:30pm, Thursday, March 13!Come on out and please tell your friends and family that...
Posted by The Hatch on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:23:00 PST

February 5th, 2008, Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits

We woke up tired and a bit confused. I had moved my way from the floor to a maneuvered collection of couches and foot stools that was made into a make-shift bed. I went outside to the car to grab my t...
Posted by The Hatch on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:07:00 PST

February 4th, 2008, Augusta - Jacksonville - Cancelled Augusta Show

So we woke up excited to continue our 6 day in a row set of shows with a show that Mikey B of Tres Bien booked for us in Augusta, Georgia. It would only be a 3 hour drive so it wouldn't be that bad at...
Posted by The Hatch on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:58:00 PST

Philadelphia and the end of the tour :)

Friday February 15th, 2008 Philadelphia - MilkBoy Coffeehouse Well, to finish off we drove back to Philadelphia and play a low key show at the MilkBoy Coffeehouse. It's a very art friendly cozy littl...
Posted by The Hatch on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:41:00 PST

HOTlanta - Vinyl

Wednesday February 13, 2008 Atlanta Vinyl We rushed and rushed to Atlanta and made it with time to spare. We unloaded our gear at a semi-upstairs lounge called Vinyl. The entire night went pretty q...
Posted by The Hatch on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:43:00 PST

Jacksonville Part II

Tuesday February 12, 2008 Jacksonville TSI Yesterday we drove from Clearwater, Florida, hometown of our friends Tres Bien, back to Jacksonville. We played a show at the hangout we hung out last week ...
Posted by The Hatch on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:42:00 PST

South Carolina

February 3rd, 2008 Charleston, South Carolina - the Map Room We drove languidly down to Charleston excited to have another show under our belt. As we drove we stopped at a gas station and saw the larg...
Posted by The Hatch on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:46:00 PST

Rock N Roll Bar

February 2nd, 2008 Washington D.C. - Rock N Roll BarWe had a nice smooth drive down from Philadelphia to D.C. Left Esther's with a lot of cake and we stopped at Panera and went crazy on Broccoli Chedd...
Posted by The Hatch on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:45:00 PST