IMPRESSIONS on Vinyl  Mayer Hawthorne released this 6-track covers EP strictly as an online release following his debut album A Strange Arrangement. Impressions is finally... Read More

In the store | TUXEDO II 5 time Grammy™ losers are back! Tuxedo's Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One are back with Tuxedo II. Read More

In the store | TUXEDO II Last week, Tuxedo (the joint project between Jake One and Mayer Hawthorne) released their new album Tuxedo II. Today,... Read More

Vince Guaraldi “Linus & Lucy” James Brown “Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto” Snoop Doggy Dogg “Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto” De... Read More

New track release, U.S. tour dates. Here's a track from Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One's collab as Tuxedo, "Without Your Love." This was released a... Read More

Someone just found another VHS of Tuxedo, this time at a Goodwill shop in Fresno. This appears to have been shot in a TV studio... Read More

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Here's the new video for "Number One" directed by M. Corey Witted. Mayer, Jake and the band will perform live on March 20th as a... Read More

The two Grammy-nominated artists have teamed up to release their debut album Tuxedo (Stones Throw Records) In the store | TUXEDO - TUXEDO 2LP, Digital,... Read More

Step in the Name of Love, mixed by Tuxedo – Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One. "Get your two-step on to some of our favorite 80s... Read More

Feb 17 Update: On Feb. 10th we offered to give away 20 of these at random to anyone who signed up to our newsletter. We've... Read More

Tuxedo is Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One. The mysterious Flaunt Edwards (aka J Rocc) has taken their track "Do It" to his chopping block, and... Read More

Tuxedo emerged last year with three tracks of smooth, synth-heavy, disco funk, and accompanied by no information whatsoever about the group except a greeting –... Read More

It's that time again. Here's again is one of our favorite Christmas records, by Mayer Hawthorne. He recorded this a couple years back, and delivered... Read More

In the store | THE BUZZ EP November 26 release. Now shipping. MED & Blu announced their new collab over Madlib beats with The Burgundy... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne: "I never made an official music video for 'Shiny & New,' but if I did...." "Shake" – featuring Mayer Hawthorne's "Shiny & New"... Read More

Download at iTunes | Stones Throw Podcast 84: Hawthorne Radio Ep.5 Mayer Hawthorne is back on the air with more soul tracks for the 5th... Read More

In the store | Mayer Hawthorne - Where Does This Door Go Vinyl copies have arrived for Mayer Hawthorne's Where Does This Door Go. The... Read More

Here's the first video from Mayer Hawthorne's latest album Where Does This Door Go which drops July 16. "Her Favorite Song" features Jessie Ware, and... Read More

Here's a peek at the film Henry DeMaio directed during the recording of Mayer Hawthorne's album Where Does This Door Go. Read More

Another track from Mayer Hawthorne's forthcoming album Where Does This Door Go, "Reach Out Richard" produced by Pharrell Williams. Mayer wrote this song for his... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne will release a new album Where Does This Door Go on July 16. He's got Jessie Ware on board with additional vocals for... Read More

We had an afternoon event this year at SXSW called Hella National (a riff on the name of our old Winter Music Conference party, Hella... Read More

In the 60s when vinyl was the any-and-all of the music business, Capitol Records use to send out promo LP compilations of their new hot... Read More

Stones Throw's 2012/2013 New Years Eve bash "45 Live" was announced with just a couple days to go - Wolf, Mayer Hawthorne, Dam-Funk & J... Read More

We had a stage all day at the Eagle Rock Music Festival in Los Angeles this weekend, with nearly the whole label and many friends... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne celebrated the one year anniversary of his album How Do You Do by releasing a collection of remixes from the album tracks on... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & The County and The Stepkids kick off their U.S. tour tonight in NYC at Webster Hall.  Scroll down for a clip we... Read More

Here's the premiere of the "Shadows on Behalf" video by The Stepkids. We're also pleased to announce the band will go on tour with Mayer... Read More

Happy Holidays everyone, All the best Christmas songs were written by Jews, and Chanukah songs suck. This is my favorite Christmas tune, sung over the... Read More

IN THE STORE MAYER HAWTHORNE BY STONES THROW/HUF/FREEGUMS (MEN'S) MAYER HAWTHORNE BY STONES THROW/HUF/FREEGUMS (WOMEN'S) Shirt & Song collabo pack with Huf We're bringing it... Read More

Schiko met up with Mayer Hawthorne & The County again at a show they did in Berlin a little while back. Thanks @ Schiko.de Mayer's... Read More

PODCAST ARCHIVE: STONES THROW PODCAST 68: HAWTHORNE RADIO, EP. 4 On the eve of his sophomore album How Do You Do, Mayer Hawthorne still finds... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & Chromeo kick off the "When Night Falls Tour" this Friday, Sep. 16th in Houston. Mayer & The County play a solo show... Read More

IN THE STORE MAYER HAWTHORNE "THIN MOON" B/W JAMES PANTS "GREEN EYED LOVE" 45 Back at last year's SXSW we pressed up a small number... Read More

IN THE STORE: MAYER HAWTHORNE - NO STRINGS 10" 10-inch single, now available. Following the 12-inch “I Need You”, this is another single of new... Read More

Shot by Mayer Hawthorne with an iPhone while they were on tour in Japan.  Edited by Mayer Hawthorne on the flight back to L.A. The... Read More

UPDATE 5/11: Direct to Disc #2 announced UPDATE 6/11: Mayer Hawthorne Direct to Disc 2/LP UPDATE 6/11: Rick Direct to Disc LP UPDATE 6/11: Photos:... Read More

Below are listings for Stones Throw artists events at SXSW, Austin TX, from Sunday March 13 to Saturday March 19. 3/13 SUN., 10PM:  PBWolf& Chromeo... Read More

Stones Throw will once again be throwing Hella International, our yearly party at Miami's Winter Music Conference. Peanut Butter Wolf, J Rocc, Mayer Hawthorne, Dam... Read More

STONES THROW PODCAST ARCHIVE: STONES THROW PODCAST 65: HAWTHORNE RADIO, EPISODE 3 Stones Throw's podcasts are released as free downloads for an indefinite period of... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & The County will join Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae on the Hooligans in Wonderland tour in late May-June. This Spring will also... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & The County: Live in Australia & New Zealand February 2011 Feb 12: Auckland NZ at Splore Festival TICKETS/INFO Feb 14: Wellington NZ... Read More

Dec 31: Mayer Hawthorne, Santa Monica CA with Classixx, Jason Bently, Raul Campos at Viceroy, 1819 Ocean Ave Santa Monica CA. http://viceroysantamonica.com/newyearseve Dec 31: Dam-Funk,... Read More

Here in Los Angeles last week Red Bull hosted a music "culture clash" downtown, putting the sound systems of four L.A. crews head to head... Read More

New lives dates for Mayer Hawthorne & The County. Three countries. Three months. First is Las Vegas, where one hopes they'll make high stakes bets... Read More

Red Bull Music Academy is bringing four of LA's music collectives, including Stones Throw, under one roof on December 2.  Celebrating traditional Jamaican sound clash... Read More

This is an excerpt from Rappers flow toward singing by Jeff Weiss, published in the Los Angeles Times November 14, 2010 A change wasn't going... Read More

This is an excerpt from Can A Nerd Have Soul? by Rob Hoerburger, published in The New York Times, November 11, 2010 THE SINGER Mayer... Read More

As Mayer Hawthorne & The County wrap up their tour for A Strange Arrangement with a few west coast shows, a DJ Jazzy Jeff remix... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & The County are setting off on the last leg of their tour for A Strange Arrangement at the beginning of October -... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & The County are setting off on the last leg of their tour for A Strange Arrangement at the beginning of October –... Read More

Schiko with Mayer Hawthorne & The County somewhere in Germany this year. Mayer's new 12-inch is dropping in August: “I Need You” Schiko on the... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne's I Need You 12-inch single has the vocal & instrumental versions – produced by Nottz – on one side, and an etching by Freegums... Read More

LRG behind the scenes with Mayer Hawthorne at the video shoot for Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin' Read More

Mayer Hawthorne “Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'” from the album A Strange Arrangement.  Directors: Jackson Perry & Henry DeMaio Director of Photography: Ross Harris... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & The County - Summer 2010 Europe Tour: 4 Jul, Sun - Corsica, France, Calvi Rocks TICKETS 7 Jul, Wed - Hultsfred, SWeden,... Read More

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STONES THROW PODCAST ARCHIVE: Stones Throw Podcast #60: Mayer Hawthorne & The County Live in Berlin All of Stones Throw's podcasts are released as free... Read More

“Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'” live at Bonnaroo.  If you're in the L.A. area catch Mayer Hawthorne & The County free at the Getty... Read More

New video + Mayer Hawthorne & The County tour in Europe: May 10: Lille, FR, at L'Aeronef Club. Tickets May 11: Paris, at Trabendo. Tickets... Read More

We're teaming up with a party at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs with the Fool's Gold crew, taking place on the first night of the... Read More

Snoop Dogg “Gangsta Luv (Mayer Hawthorne G-Mix)” is the iTunes bonus track on Snoop's album More Malice. www.stonesthrow.com/mayerhawthorne Read More

For our event at Austin's SXSW last week we pressed up a few hundred copies of this 45 with James Pants covering Mayer Hawthorne's "Green... Read More

On Mar. 17, 8PM-1AM, Converse is presenting our event 45 Live, with Madlib, Wolf, J.Rocc, Dam-Funk, 14KT and Amir playing all 45s. We've teamed up... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & James Pants have covered each other's songs, Mayer doing "Thin Moon" and James doing "Green Eyed Love". We've pressed a small number... Read More

Director: Henry DeMaio Director of Photography: James Hammond Animation: James Reitano Camera Assistant: Sabina Padilla USA tour dates: 3/04: New York, NY – Webster Hall... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne's video “I Wish It Would Rain” is premiering on MTVU.com today as a part of their Freshmen 5 Spring 2010. The video was... Read More

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We have two tours and two singles schedule for Mayer Hawthorne. Below are the new dates for the Europe Tour in May. March: US Tour... Read More

IN THE STORE Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement Instrumentals While some in major media continue to re-discover vinyl and declare that it's “back” every... Read More

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Updating our previous announcement of Mayer Hawththorne & The County on tour with Passion Pit, the crew have expanded their live dates through the entire... Read More

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A few of the crew turned in Top 10 Music of 2009 lists. This was originally suppose to be "Stones Throw not-eligable" but a couple... Read More

Written by Treasure Groh, photo by Jeremy Deputat. Published in Real Detroit Weekly, December 29, 2009. This issue hits the streets today if you're in... Read More

Hey what's Mayer Hawthorne doing in this Snoop video?  I mean, besides eating off people's plates and dancing with Snoop, Soulja Boy & Diplo.  If... Read More

Excerpt from a feature article & interview with Mayer Hawthorne at Hypebeast If you name the most interesting new recording artist to have emerged in... Read More

In the store | MAYER HAWTHORNE - GREEN EYED LOVE Green vinyl remixes EP with instrumentals This record contains the original version of “Green Eyed... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & The County have wrapped up a Europe tour. After a break, they will head out to Australia and Japan in coming months.... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne and the County were live on NPR again recently. Denise Lincoln of the show Tell Me More had him on for an interview... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne live at the Make-Up Club, photos by Sarah Meyfroit (www) Mayer Hawthorne - More Tour Dates: Nov 11: Mayer Hawthorne in Marseille at... Read More

Just before leaving for Europe Tour, Mayer Hawthorne and The County dropped into NPR's World Cafe for a short set and interview, which was aired... Read More

Published in Rolling Stone, Oct. 29, 2009. By Michael Endelman. Who: Mayer Hawthorne, Michigan singer/muti-instrumentalist/producer whose month-old debut of retro-soul gems, A Strange Arrangement, is... Read More

In The Store | MAYER HAWTHORNE - GREEN EYED LOVE 12" Green vinyl Waajeed & Classixx have both remixed Mayer Hawthorne's “Green Eyed Love” which... Read More

New 45 - “The Ills” (vocal b/w instrumental) - and a Europe tour now underway. Check for updates at www.stonesthrow.com/events or any local listings. Oct... Read More

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Another remix for Mayer Hawthorne, this one from the forthcoming “Green Eyed Love Remixes” 12-inch. A video for Green Eyed Love is being completed. The... Read More

Announcing: Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Live in Europe. Check for updates at www.stonesthrow.com/events or any local listings. Oct 24: Mayer Hawthorne in Glasgow at... Read More

Published in Detroit Metro Times, Sept. 23, 2009 How the fuck did Drew Cohen go from an Ann Arbor hip-hop DJ to Mayer Hawthorne, soul... Read More

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Mayer Hawthorne opened his US tour with a sold-out show at The Roxy in Hollywood last night. This also served as official record release party... Read More

Published in Real Detroit Weekly September 9th Drew Cohen flips through a stack of freshly stocked soul records at a vinyl shop in downtown Detroit.... Read More

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On the release date of A Strange Arrangement, Mayer Hawthorne & The County performed live at KCRW on Jason Bently's show Morning Becomes Eclectic. Here's... Read More

IN THE STORE: Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement LIMITED EDITION: CD & 2/LP PACKAGED WITH 4-INCH VINYL SINGLE containing 2 non-album tracks. 2/LP with... Read More

Hawthorne sent us this one yesterday, a second remix of "Just Aint Gonna Work Out" by Astronote. Download it right here. A Strange Arrangement is... Read More

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A diligent student of Philadelphia soul, Tamla Motown and Curtis Mayfield sits his finals. Your invigilator, Geoff Brown. MAYER HAWTHORNE A STRANGE ARRANGEMENT **** (4/5... Read More

Directed by Henry DeMaio | "Maybe So, Maybe No" was released on Mayer Hawthorne's debut album A Strange Arrangement. Also see: Just Ain't Gonna Work... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & The County's first tour, performing his album A Strange Arrangement. Check Mayer Hawthorne below, performing with members of The Roots recently at... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne & The County will be launching a US & Canada tour in a moment - dates here . His album A Strange Arrangement... Read More

IN THE STORE Serato x Stones Throw (2 Discs, 2 Slipmats) SOLD OUT, OUT OF PRINT This is the Serato & Stones Throw collabo, a... Read More

Announcing: Mayer Hawthorne's upcoming video advice column. Mayer Hawthorne knows the pains of the heart. He wants to help you with yours. Send your “Dear... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne's first magazine cover: BRM, in the forthcoming issue #10. We don't have the article yet, so go dig for it. beyondrace.com Read More

IN THE STORE: MAYER HAWTHORNE - A STRANGE ARRANGEMENT Mayer Hawthorne’s debut album A Strange Arrangement grew out of a childhood steeped in Detroit soul.... Read More

STONES THROW PODCAST ARCHIVE: STONES THROW PODCAST 48: HAWTHORNE RADIO, EPISODE 2 Stones Throw's podcasts are released as free downloads for an indefinite period of... Read More

Pubished in Detroit Free Press The sweet soul singles "Maybe So, Maybe No" and "Just Ain't Gonna Work It Out" might have been done as... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne never planned it this way. With one silly demo, seemingly made in jest, Andrew Cohen has gone from a relatively obscure DJ to... Read More

Directed by Henry DeMaio | The first single and video from Mayer Hawthorne. This track was released on his debut album A Strange Arrangement. On... Read More

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IN THE STORE Mayer Hawthorne - “Maybe So, Maybe No” 12-inch Mayer Hawthorne's 12-inch "Maybe So Maybe No" b/w "I Wish It Would Rain" (each... Read More

"Fresh off of their sold out spring tour of Europe, Peanut Butter Wolf, James Pants, Dam-Funk, and Mayer Hawthorne are now touring the US &... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne on Vanity Fair? It's a strange new world. Some more pics (of beards) from Mayer Hawthorne & Egon's gig at the Vanity Fair... Read More

Madness in Miami on Saturday at Stones Throw's Hella International, our third year of this event at Miami's Winter Music Conference. The party went down... Read More

Stones Throw Europe Tour 2009: Amsterdam, Vienna, Cologne. Photos by Schiko (www). And props to our friends at Carhartt for putting this tour on. More... Read More

SXSW: Mayer Hawthorne and Egon played records for a bunch of people who didn't care all that much. Except for NPR's Washington based staff (who... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne was on the radio with Benji B on BBC 1Xtra last week debuting a number of new tracks from his upcoming album on... Read More

Stones Throw 2009 Europe Tour, presented by Carhartt, kicked off in Paris. We had a sold-out event at Bataclan: Stones Throw meets Ed Banger. Peanut... Read More

At Benji B's Deviation in London. Mayer Hawthorne in the house on the eve of Stones Throw's Europe Tour. Photos by Fatsarazzi (www) Carhartt Presents... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne is a twentysomething white singer who grew up on Detroit R&B. In his first single, "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out," he draws on... Read More

Carhartt presents Stones Throw Europe Tour 2009 with Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam-Funk, James Pants (performing live with Royal Zodiac) and Mayer Hawthorne. Different poster color... Read More

MP3: LISTEN Music critics say Ann Arbor native Mayer Hawthorne is someone to listen for next year. Hawthorne is a Doo Wop artist who recently... Read More

STONES THROW PODCAST ARCHIVE STONES THROW PODCAST 40: HAWTHORNE RADIO Stones Throw's podcasts are released as free downloads for an indefinite period of time. In... Read More

From Stones Throw's showcase at NYC's Gallery Bar in October, with DJs: Madlib, Wolf, Edan, Dam-Funk, Egon, Mayer Hawthorne, James Pants, Arabian Prince, and the... Read More

Mayer Hawthorne is Stones Throw's newest artist. His debut track “Just Ain't Gonna Work Out” (aka “I'm Sorry”) premiered on Giles Peterson's Best of 2008... Read More