“It’s definitely a celebration in this motherfucker!” Mayer Hawthorne shouted when he hit the stage at Bowery Ballroom. This was in July, during a hundred-degree heat wave, and Mr. Hawthorne was up to ...

Mayer Hawthorne brings his neo-soul sound to our studio. Singer, producer and musical artist Mayer Hawtrone. (Courtesy the Artist / Vagrant Records) Mayer Hawthorne was a young Detroit DJ who loved to ...

Mayer Hawthorne’s accomplished quite in just eight years. The Ann Arbor native has released four albums of soulful pop under his own name, along with two by Tuxedo, his collaboration with Jake One, ...

Mayer Hawthorne (aka Andrew Cohen) brings a light-hearted geekiness to soul music. Hawthorne talks with host Michel Martin about his musical journey from Hip Hop DJ to falsetto crooner and performs ...

In the course of three studio albums, Michigan-bred soul singer Mayer Hawthorne has refined his gift for songs that emulate and update his home state's Motown sound. As he's picked up major-label ...

Mayer Hawthorne brought soul music to the hiphop generation at University of Washington Thursday, Dec. 10. During his set of Motown-style jams, the Husky Union Building (HUB) felt totally unlike the ...

Listen up! or stream it below. If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. Mayer Hawthorne isn’t the first stage name for genre-hopper Andrew Cohen. For years, he ...

Mayer Hawthorne hasn’t exactly left his Motor City roots behind him. He’s just updated his sound a bit for his new album, Where Does This Door Go. Neo-soul crooner Mayer Hawthorne is putting the ...

Even as he's actively touring to support his second album, 2011's "How Do You Do," Mayer Hawthorne assures us he's "always writing songs on the road." But the end result is likely to come later than… ...

One of the newest contributors to the genre of “retro soul,” Ann Arbor-born Mayer Hawthorne rarely gets the jitters before a gig. But Detroit shows are another story. “For me, Detroit is the only ...

Hawthorne’s writing and recording process changed noticeably for the album, too. “This was the first time ever in my career that I’ve had a surplus of songs,” he says. “For the first two albums, it ...

Break out the boat shoes — the singer, known for soulful suits and bow ties, is back with a new album and fresh yacht rock-heavy look. By Erin Weinger Born Andrew Mayer Cohen, the L.A.-based singer, ...