Heavy for the Hawk

Minneapolis, MN

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Travels up to 120 miles

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Jungle by Tash Sultana | Live at Glueks

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Hold On by Alabama Shakes | Live @ Minnesota Music Cafe

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Wherever is your Heart by Brandi Carlile | Live @ 612Brew Art-A-Whirl

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Riptide by Vance Joy | Live @ Gluek's

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Phil - Lead Guitar

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Armatage Summer Jam

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Zach - Bass

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Josue - Drums

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Jon - Vocals/Percussion

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612Brew - Art-A-Whirl

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Rachel & Shad

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Jon & Shad

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Rachel - Vocals

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Shad - Rhythm Guitar

Overview

Eclectic 6pc Mpls band that you just can’t pigeonhole. Check our song list to see what we cover!


Reviews

3 reviews

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Stephanie V.

March 9, 2024

Great band for neighborhood event!

Heavy for the Hawk provided a great live performance at the Armatage neighborhood Summer Jam event! Lots of energy and a really fun show!! Additionally, they were very responsive to emails and questions when I was helping to plan this event which made coordination with the band so much easier.

Hired as: Cover Band

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Heavy for the Hawk

Thank you Stephanie! Look forward to doing another event with you sometime!!


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Colleen M. H.

March 5, 2024

Heavy for the Hawk

This is a GREAT band, always delivering a great show. Many songs that you rarely hear from other bands is
played thru out the night and is extremely entertaining. Very rare for bands to have new and upbeat shows so it is always a treat for their return. Never disappointed!

Hired as: Cover Band, Party Band


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David O.

March 5, 2024

Crazy Earl's- Yuma, Arizona

Wow, these guys knocked our socks off!! The diversity of music is fantastic and the two vocalists are amazing. Can't wait to have them back in our area!!

Hired as: Cover Band, Party Band

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English, Spanish

Gig length: 90 - 240 minutes

What to expect

You can expect a good time with Heavy for the Hawk! We thrive sharing music that we love with people and people always seem to love us. We cover a wide variety of genres that appeal to all walks of life. So you might not like or know every single song we do, but we can guarantee there will be some you love!

About

Hailing from Minneapolis, Heavy for the Hawk is a six-piece band with members originating from Pennsylvania, Maine and here in Minnesota.

Their collective musical interests run deep, and as such they bring a dynamic mix of music to their shows. You’ll hear anything from Indie Folk/Alt/Rock, Oldies, and Americana to moving renditions of Soul and R&B. Many of the band mates write their own music, so you’ll likely hear some originals as well.

Heavy for the Hawk is always looking to include songs that are laid to the wayside by mainstream radio. They love dusting off nostalgic favorites that you’ve maybe forgotten about, and also mixing in some music from today’s talented songwriters too, making it a show anyone can enjoy.

Featuring harmonies from their two vocalists (who happen to be a duo out in the real world too), they aim to bring the listener along with them as they move through songs.

Come to a show, and you just might discover some new music to soothe your soul!

Additional booking notes

We do offer a full PA, lights and even a fog machine. We charge more when we provide all of those items.

2 lead vocalists (one also does auxiliary percussion)
1 Lead guitarist (also does banjo)
1 Rhythm guitarist (also does vocals)
1 Bass (also does vocals)
1 full drum kit

Services offered

Team

Jon Offerdahl Vocals/Percussion
Rachel Kenney Vocals
Shad Bunnel Rhythm Guitar
Zach Rausch Bass
Phil Miller Lead Guitar
Josue Hurtado Drums

Set list

Little Lion Man • Mumford & Sons

Black Horse And The Cherry Tree • KT Tunstall

Where The Streets Have No Name • U2

What I Am • Edie Brickell

No Rain • Blind Melon

Zombie • The Cranberries

Creep • Radiohead

I Was Wrong • Chris Stapleton

Blurred Lines • Robin Thicke

Long Train Running • Doobie Brothers

Higher Ground • Stevie Wonder

Dearly Departed • Shakey Graves (Ft. Esmé Patterson)

Only You • Steve Monite

Feathered Indians • Tyler Childers

Always Alright • Alabama Shakes

Valerie • Amy Winehouse

Criminal • Fiona Apple

Sunday Morning • No Doubt

Jackson • June Carter & Johnny Cash

Dreams • Fleetwood Mac

Heavy for the Hawk • *Original* Shad Bunnell

Mary Jane’s Last Dance • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Rock Steady • Aretha Franklin

Badfish • Sublime

If I Ain’t Got You • Alicia Keys

Claire Bear • *Original* by Shad Bunnell

Never There • Cake

Cocaine Hurricane • Wild Child

Jungle • Tash Sultana

Timshel • Mumford & Sons

bellyache • Billie Eilish

Cry To Me • Solomon Burke

Tyrone • Erykah Badu

Lost in My Mind • The Head and the Heart

Dog Days Are Over • Florence + The Machine

Budapest • George Ezra

You Know I’m No Good • Amy Winehouse

Location • Khalid

(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay • Otis Redding

Stuck In The Middle With You • Stealers Wheel

Calliope • Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps

Angela • Lumineers

Wherever is Your Heart • Brandi Carlile

Rolling in the Deep • Adele

My Silver Lining • First Aid Kit

Riptide • Vance Joy

Ex’s & Oh’s • Elle King

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown • Jim Croce

S.O.B • Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Dirty Paws • Of Monsters and Men

Tennessee Whiskey • Chris Stapleton

Lonely Boy • The Black Keys

Hold On • Alabama Shakes

What’s Up • 4 Non Blondes

Sublime • April 29, 1992

Influences and inspiration

We have a lot!!
Here a handful of bands we cover:
Lumineers, Head and the Heart, Alabama Shakes, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Tash Sultana, Amy Winehouse, Mumford & Sons, Tyler Childers, Johnny Cash..........the list goes on. Check out our website for a full song list of what we do.

Setup requirements

4 vocal mics

2 Aux percussion mics

2 guitar and 1 bass input

Full Drum kit Mics

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