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4th
ANNUAL MOTHER HIPS FAMILY HIPNIC
Details for the 4th Annual Mother Hips Family Hipnic have been announced! This year, the event will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 4th through the 6th at Fernwood Resort in Big Sur, California. 300 Tickets (Weekend passes- all sets on all stages) on sale now by calling 831.667.2422 (first come first serve)! There will be camping passes and tent cabin/room packages available. All Motel Rooms, Tent Cabins, Adventure Tents and Cabins come with festival tickets. DO NOT buy your tickets on eventbrite unless you are buying a 3 DAY CAMPING TICKET, If you are staying in one of these types of units your accommodations will include tickets to the event and can only be secured by calling the resort. Details can be found at the (((folkYEAH!))) website. & more to be announced! Check the FolkYeah website for more info.
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THE
MOTHER HIPS CELEBRATE 20th ANNIVERSARY
The collection is spread out over a 4-CD set - each CD representing a different era of the band’s career. Volume One traces the bands’ evolution at Chico State University from 1990 - 1992 when founding members Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono were an acoustic duo and includes early sketches of fan favorites illustrating the progression to their four-piece rock 'n' roll band. Volume Two concentrates on their road-weary hard-partying major label days and includes outtakes from this period’s recording sessions. Volume Three focuses on their sobered-up days releasing records for independent labels and when their songwriting became more concise and focused. Volume Four is a radio appearance CD most notably featuring the first known interview with Bluhm and Loiacono while they were students in the Chico State dormitory and within a week of their first show together when they were known as Ali and the Cats, and is very telling of what's to come. Along with the 4 CDs, the box set boasts cover art from Sierra Nevada Brewery artist Jason Roberson, an 88-page booklet containing vintage photos, posters, press articles, and extensive liner notes on each track from the band and those associated with the recordings, and paints a vivid aural and pictorial history and explaining why the band has been so special in the early years as well as proving why they are even more relevant today. |
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NEW
T-SHIRTS Check them out in the Mother Hips Official Store. |
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TIM & NICKI BLUHM 'DUETS' Tim and Nicki Bluhm have recorded an 8-song limited CD EP called Duets. The duo blends the honky tonk harmonies of California country with West Coast folk and acoustic Americana, interlaced with vocal nuances and an emotional intimacy that inspire pin-drop attention. Duets features six original songs co-written by the Bluhms, plus two covers: “Running Wild” by Ray Edenton and Donny Winters; and “Reno, Nevada” by Richard Fariña. The couple recorded the songs at their San Francisco studio, Mission Bells, with producer Dan Prothero (Tim’s solo album California Way, Galactic, JJ Grey & Mofro). “Duets sounds like a smile,” says Nicki. “Duets is a collection of songs from the past and of the present. Its simplicity and authenticity captures an era forgotten while being fresh and new. These are songs filled with love, character and charm that you can hear on every track.” It is available timandnickibluhm.com and at shows. Preview some tracks here! Duets will be available on iTunes and other digital distribution retailers on November 15th. |
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HELLES SIERRA NEVADA BREWERY PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE MOTHER HIPS  Two
of the greatest things to come out of Chico, California....
The Mother Hips, and Sierra Nevada Beer! The
kind folks at Sierra
Nevada Brewery have brewed a specialty beer
to pay tribute to Chico's favorite sons The Mother
Hips who are celebrating their 20th Anniversary
this year! The style of beer hand-picked by Tim
Bluhm is a Helles which is a light and very drinkable
lager. Tim was invited to the brewery to help brew
this amazing beer. It is currently only available
on tap at Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico but will
also be available at the 3rd
Annual Mother Hips Family Hipnic. The beer
has received an amazing response so far. We're
keeping our fingers crossed that Sierra Nevada
will continue to produce this beer on a regular
basis and distribute to a wider audience! Cheers!! |
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THE
MOTHER HIPS & JAY BLAKESBERG ANNOUNCE
This 88 page limited edition hardcover book features over 150 photographs of The Mother Hips. Beginning in 1994 when Jay was hired by American Recordings to photograph the band for their upcoming record “Part-Timer Goes Full”, Jay has had a close relationship with the band. This book shows the Hips as a young band making their way in the rock and roll world up through their recent visit to There will only be 500 copies of this book , and all copies are signed and numbered by Jay Blakesberg and The Mother Hips. There will only be a 1 printing of this book. ORDER HERE! 
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EXCLUSIVE ACOUSTIC DOWNLOAD DO IT ON THE STRINGS: Live In California November 2010
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FREE
'BACK TO THE GROTTO' RINGTONES Got
an iphone? We've put together some ringtones from
the 'Back
to the Grotto' debut album... one for each song. Download
them here for free. You'll get fired up every time your friends or
family give you a ring! Just download them to your default iTunes
music folder, double click on each one, and they should automatically
appear under your Ringtones tab in iTunes, and under
Settings /Sounds / Ringtones on your iphone once you hook it up to
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NEW
ALBUM FROM NICKI BLUHM 'DRIFTWOOD' Nicki
Bluhm's sophomore release entitled 'Driftwood' was
released on February 1st! Co-produced by husband Tim Bluhm along
with David Simon-Baker, the songs recall a mid-1970's drive on a
summer's day in a Mustang convertible with the top down. Nicki's
sound is uniquely her own while also summoning the spirits of Linda
Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Karen Carpenter, and Grace Slick. Along with
members of ALO, Railroad Earth, Dengue Fever, and Skinny Singers,
Tim Bluhm contributes lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano and
organ, and fellow Mother Hips members Greg Loiacono and Paul Hoaglin
play on one track as well. Look for Nicki out on the road opening
for The Mother Hips this Spring, and check out www.nickibluhm.com where
you can listen to some tracks, download a free Mp3 from 'Driftwood' for
signing up on her mailing
list and pick up a CD or download the entire album from www.nickibluhm.com! |
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