John Hendow

On Saturday 8/28 The Dudley Manlove Quartet performed at a wedding reception in Seattle. It was a very nice day for this event and because it was being held right on the water, we had a beautiful venue to work in. Part of the “adventure” was simply getting there. The two most logical approaches to this [...]

On Saturday 8/21 The Dudley Manlove Quartet performed at a private wedding reception on Bainbridge Island. The event was planned for the early evening on what is usually a dry August weekend. However, the weather deities chose to befuddle us with some randomization. The event was outdoors on the grassy yard of a beautiful house. Our [...]

Friday 8/13 The Dudley Manlove Quartet performed at the Tulalip Casino, augmented by our horn section “the Plan 9 horns”. This is always an interesting venue for the band. Like many other tribal casinos the Tulalip allows smoking. Since Washington enacted the ban on smoking on bars, I really haven’t been exposed to nearly as much [...]

On Saturday 8/7 The Dudley Manlove Quartet performed at a wedding reception in the Seattle area. It was a lovely event at a beautiful house overlooking the water. The organizer had planned ahead in case of inclement weather, which was a very good idea since it did rain on and off the whole evening. Undaunted, the [...]

This was a great weekend for the Dudley Manlove Quartet. We performed at wedding receptions on Saturday 7/31 and on Sunday 8/1. Both events were in the Seattle area, so we didn’t have very far to travel. The show on Saturday was at the Georgetown Ballroom, which is a beautiful venue. I will keep it in [...]

Friday night the 1 Uppers performed at Conor Byrne in Ballard. We played last, sharing the bill with The Hilltoppers and Lisa and Her Kin. It was a fun night of good music. We wore our suits, which has become a trademark of the band’s presentation, and several of us wore hats… alas, I am not [...]

On Saturday 7/10 The Dudley Manlove Quartet performed at Redmond Derby Days. Outdoor festival shows bring their own idiosyncratic challenges with strange acoustics, short changeover times between bands, and random issues with power / grounding. This performance took place on a stage that was covered with a large tent / awning, and it creates a strange [...]

On Saturday 6/26 The Dudley Manlove Quartet performed at a wedding reception at the UW boathouse. The bride was a UW student who spent years with the UW Crew, rowing to victory. Being back on the UW campus is always a little nostalgic for me, and I enjoy seeing how it has changed over the years [...]

As you are probably aware, I play in a couple of local bands. People sometimes ask me to provide advance notice for my shows. So here it is: one of my bands is The Dudley Manlove Quartet and we’re hosting our annual “80s Prom” this month at Neumos. 80s prom?! Yes, that’s right… this year’s event [...]

Last Friday night the Dudley Manlove Quartet performed for the Seattle Rep’s annual fundraising gala. It was a fun event and I always enjoy being around the theater scene. After a late-afternoon load-in and soundcheck, we had quite a long break before we were to play. We took advantage of the free time to wander around [...]