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upcoming shows
THE MOTHER HIPS
09/18  | San Francisco, CA
09/24  | Springdale, UT
09/25  | Page, AZ
10/01  | Folsom, CA
10/08  | Santa Barbara, CA
10/15  | Santa Cruz, CA
10/16  | Santa Cruz, CA
10/28  | Brooklyn, NY
10/30  | Yosemite, CA
10/31  | Yosemite, CA
TIM BLUHM w/ RHYTHM DEVILS
09/01  | New York, NY
all shows

SHIRTS & HOODIES

 
 
 
LISTEN: PACIFIC DUST PREVIEW
THE MOTHER HIPS RETURN TO SAN FRANCISCO'S HISTORIC FILLMORE AFTER 10 YEARS!
The Mother Hips return to San Francisco's legendary Fillmore on September 18th! As the band approaches its 20 year anniversary in 2011, the concert marks The Hips' return to the historic music venue as a headliner in almost 10 years. The band plans to deliver a unique set for their hometown audience  -- playing repertoire from their acclaimed catalog of eight studio albums in addition to cover songs, guest sit-ins, and special fan-requests. Nathan Moore opens and Everest supports! This show will sell out so be sure to pick up tickets in advance either online through Live Nation or in person at the Fillmore box office at 1805 Geary Boulevard. (The box office is open for advance sales on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and every show night from 30 minutes before doors until 10:00 p.m., excluding major holiday weekends and special event nights. On show nights, the venue normally opens doors one hour prior to show time. A $3.00 ticket service fee is applied on all box office sales with the exception of Sundays between 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
 

DATES ANNOUNCED: TIM BLUHM TO FRONT RHYTHM DEVILS FOR THEIR SUMMER TOUR!

Tim Bluhm has been invited to front the Rhythm Devils for their summer tour in August and September through the northeast, midwest and southeast. The Rhythm Devils are Grateful Dead original drummers Bill Kruetzmann and Mickey Hart's band. Joining Hart and Kreutzmann and Bluhm in the Rhythm Devils for this tour will be Nigerian talking drum master Sikiru Adepoju, Back Door Slam's Davy Knowles (guitar, vocals) and Govt Mule's Andy Hess (bass). CHECK THE TOUR DATES | READ THE PRESS RELEASE
 

MOTHER HIPS PERFORMING LIVE ON KDHX IN ST. LOUIS, MO JUNE 9th, 2010
On their recent run through the mid-west, the Hips stopped by KDHX to rock out some tunes from Pacific Dust, Shootout, and the Red Tandy EP. Also check out a brief interview with the band. Video of the performance is coming soon! Check out the audio here!

 

TIM BLUHM VIDEO: "IMPATIENCE / CHANGE"
Tim Bluhm stopped by the Relix Studios while in New York City in May to play a few acoustic tunes prior to the Mother Hips show at the Bowery Ballroom. Check out a video for the Ball-Point Birds song "Impatience / Change". Stay tuned for an interview with Tim along with two more songs to be posted next week! Watch video!
 

TIM BLUHM STREAMING LIVE FROM NYC ON EAST VILLAGE RADIO 5/13 9AM - 11AM PST!
Listen to Tim's performance on East Village Radio in New York City on May 13th.

LISTEN HERE
 
THE AMAZING RACE!
The Mother Hips were seen on the season finale of the Amazing Race performing "Chum," a song from their debut album 'Back to the Grotto' at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. If you missed it, the show is archived for viewing here!
 
NEW VIDEO: ARE YOU FREE
Just released is a new Mother Hips video for the track "Are You Free" from Pacific Dust.  Produced/directed/edited by Patrick Murphree (who also produced the Stories We Could Tell documentary) the video was shot over two days in San Francisco and features Tim Bluhm, professional surfer/model Holly Beck, Alex Nelson (brother of Jackie Greene) and includes cameo appearances by band members.  Check it out!!
 

SUMMER FESTIVALS
 This summer the Mother Hips have been invited to play some great festivals including the 20th Annual High Sierra Music Festival, and Wakarusa in Arkansas,See the Tour page for details!

  
   
 

TWO NEW TRACKS FROM 'PACIFIC DUST' ADDED TO ROCK BAND VIDEO GAME
The Mother Hips have now added two new songs to the popular video game, Rock Band. While the tracks "Time We Had" and "Time-Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear" from Kiss The Crystal Flake and "Red Tandy (alternate version)" from the Red Tandy EP have been included in the video game since its launch back in November 2007, now "White Falcon Fuzz" and "Third Floor Story" from Pacific Dust have been added to the game for download!

  
   
 
PACIFIC DUST OUT NOW!
Our new 11 song album 'Pacific Dust' is out now in all record shops and online outlets. Spread the word! It's available on CD, vinyl, and download. Support your local record shop. It's also available on iTunes, eMusic, Amazon, and through our own web-store exclusive offer.		  
   
 

EXCLUSIVE PACIFIC DUST WEB-STORE OFFERING
ORDER NOW & RECEIVE IMMEDIATE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF PACIFIC DUST + EXCLUSIVE 7 TRACK BONUS EP! Pacific Dust is available in all configurations - Vinyl, CD, and digital download! All orders via motherhips.com come with an exclusive Bonus Digital EP which includes 3 outtakes from the Pacific Dust sessions & exclusive unreleased live material! Click here for order details.

 
   
 

MOTHER HIPS AT DAYTROTTER!
The Mother Hips stopped by The Horseshack in Rock Island, Illinois to play some songs, new and old, and have the Daytrotter guys record them. The Daytrotter recordings are made with minimal mic’ing, through discrete preamps and with some limiting to the mixing console, where they are printed to 1/4” analog tape. The analog master is later transferred to a computer and converted to MP3 and made available to you!! There is no set formula or pattern to the recordings. They are all live, no overdubs, straight to tape. What you hear is what happened in the room that day. Check out the Mother Hips Session where they perform "White Falcon Fuzz," "Time-Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear," "Kansas City Southern," and "Third Floor Story."

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OTHER HIPS AT HEAR YA!
The Mother Hips stopped by the Hear Ya Studio in Chicago, IL in November and rocked out some songs from their latest release Pacific Dust. Tune in to check out live versions of "One Way Out," "The Lion and the Bull," and live videos of "White Falcon Fuzz," "Third Floor Story," and "Pacific Dust"!

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VIDEO: WHITE FALCON FUZZ | FREE MP3
Check out a video for White Falcon Fuzz, the first song off of the new album Pacific Dust.

AOL's Spinner.com has posted a free MP3 of "White Falcon Fuzz". The exclusive MP3 giveaway is also featured with a short interview with Tim. Check it out!

  
   
 

THE MOTHER HIPS NEW ALBUM "PACIFIC DUST" OUT NOW!
NEW RECORD MIXES PURE AMERICANA STORYTELLING WITH PSYCHEDELIC POWER POP
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The Mother Hips have flown under the radar as true indie music pioneers for almost two decades. With the release of their new album Pacific Dust, California's unsung psych-pop heroes tell their story. Hailed by critics for their "rootsy mix of 70s rock and power pop" (pitchfork.com) and for their unflinching ability to "sing it sweet and play it dirty" (New Yorker), on Pacific Dust The Hips' signature sound rings more genuine and relevant than ever before.

"We came in to this process with no expectations," says Bluhm.We went in to the studio and gathered around a microphone and just jammed for about three hours. We each took home copies of this jam and listened for about a month. Then we came back together and, in a way, tried to re-create the best parts of the demo tape. Pacific Dust is part improvisation, part lucid dream, and part sweaty rock concert. It is a big step forward for the Mother Hips."

For the band's seventh full-length studio album, The Mother Hips have never been more primed to share their well-traveled tales - the long days and nights on the road, the gritty politics, the smart inward reflections and man, the music! - all delivered with a most appealing balance of Americana storytelling and their California-burnished rock. Pacific Dust's compositions about penning a song in your kitchen at 3:00 am (the thundering album opener "White Falcon Fuzz"), record company politics (garage-rock boogie "Third Floor Story"), and a father and son's relationship through music (on the ballad "Young Charles Ives") indeed tell the story of many American rock bands. But here's why it matters: The Mother Hips have survived, and in fact thrived, throughout the journey - and Pacific Dust, with its bittersweet melodies, poignant lyrics, and strong and gritty musicianship, is a perfect example of why. The Mother Hips owe most of their success to their large and loyal fanbase. Earlier albums such as Part-Timer Goes Full, Green Hills of Earth, and Red Tandy have become almost cult classics among indie music buffs, and the band's most recent 2007 release, Kiss the Crystal Flake, offered proof that the band still continues to attract new supporters. Over the years, the band has worked with and played alongside a slew of renowned/respected colleagues including super-producer Rick Rubin, Wilco, Johnny Cash, and many others. Today, armed with their newest release Pacific Dust, The Hips are poised to take their experience and talent to another level for this next leg of their already epic journey.

Pacific Dust was produced by The Mother Hips and David Simon Baker. It contains 11 songs. track listing to be announced shortly.

The band will tour this fall in support of Pacific Dust. 

  
   
 
MOTHER HIPS (ACOUSTIC) VIDEOS FROM SARATOGA, CA 6/10/09
Mother Hips (Acoustic), aka Tim and Greg, opened for Rodrigo Y Gabriela at the picturesque Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA on June 10th. Watch acoustic versions of "Time We Had" and the Everly Brothers' "Gone, Gone, Gone."		  
 

"MAGAZINE" VIDEO FROM THE INDEPENDENT - SAN FRANCISCO, CA 4/25/09
The Mother Hips took the stage at The Independent in San Francisco on April 25th and once again treated their fans to their brand of California rock! Check a video of "Magazine" featuring Jackie Greene on keys.

  
 
MOTHER HIPS ON TAP TAP REVENGE 2  

The Mother Hips have contributed a handful of songs to Tap Tap Revenge 2, the #1 free iPhone game of 2008. It's all free to download and play -- all you need is an iPhone or iPod Touch. Mother Hips songs included are "Time We Had," "White Headphones," "Hey Emilie," "Red Tandy," "White Hills," and "Rich Little Girl."

Download Tap Tap Revenge 2 free fom the iTunes store.

  
 
ESPN'S EXTREME SPORTS BLOG FEATURES TIM BLUHM  
The ESPN Extreme Sports Blog posted a feature on Tim Bluhm describing his passion for, and contributions to, the state he loves... California. Check it out here!  
 
THE ULTIMATE SETLIST SHOW - CAFE DU NORD - SF 09.12.08 - DOWNLOAD NOW AVAILABLE!
On September 12th, Mother Hips fans congregated at the Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco to be treated to a blistering performance of one unsuspecting fan's setlist which was submitted weeks prior. The band stepped up to the challenge by performing some of their older songs that hadn't been played in many years! The capacity crowd was treated to a high-energy performance which we are now making available for download exclusively here.
live at cafe du nord is now available for download in AAC, MP3, and CD-quality FLAC formats. Complete downloadable artwork for print is included with this 3-CD, 3+ hour show! Click here for sound clips.

Courtesy of Jambase "This Friday was the prime example of why it is a good time to be a Mother Hips fan. The first word went out on the Mother Hips message board The Grotto months ago. The post was titled "Ultimate Setlist Show." The idea was that fans build their dream setlist and submit it to The Mother Hips. The band would then pick a setlist at random and play it in its entirety. There were few criteria: the list could not be more than 36 songs, it needed to be two sets and the band had to have played all of the songs in the show at least once over its near two decade long history. There was no real publicity, but word spread from The Grotto like the tendrils of a grapevine. Those of us that needed to be at the Café du Nord that night would get there. Fans that spanned the band's full history gathered and discussed the impressive possibilities of this "ultimate" idea. No matter whose list was chosen, it would be an epic show." - Review by Andrew Quist

Read the full review-> | Download MP3 of "Been Lost Once"-> | Download the show->
 
   
 

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EUROPEAN TOUR 2008 LIMITED EDITION AUTOGRAPHED SCREENPRINTS!
Only 200 available, each hand-numbered by the poster artist, and autographed by Tim and Greg. The boys grabbed a handful of these to take overseas for the Europe mini-tour, but have left quantity back in the States to sale exclusively here. The limited edition poster is a 2-color screen-print, 8 x 30.5 inches, and pressed on 110 lb. Museum White acid free paper. Grab these before they're gone! The posters will ship around the first week of July if all goes well...

MOTHER HIPS ACOUSTIC ON THE GILDED PALACE RADIO SHOW
Making their first visit to the UK (after 16 years!), the Gilded Palace has devoted this week's entire show to the The Mother Hips.  The show includes an exclusive interview with Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacano, a special performance with T&G (recorded in their hotel room at KWest-Shepards Bush, London) and a soundboard recording of their June 24th show at Camden's Dublin Castle.. Tuck in!

MOTHER HIPS ACOUSTIC IN EUROPE!
Tim and Greg, billed as Mother Hips Acoustic, have just wrapped up a few shows performing in Europe. Two shows were supporting Rodrigo Y Gabriela in London and Paris, one date was opening for the Stars in Utrecht, Netherlands and the other two shows were club dates in London. The guys also did an interview with BBC Radio 6 Music News... This was the first time the guys played on European soil! A few of the shows were recorded and may be available for download here in the near future. Stay tuned...
CHECK OUT THE EUROPEAN ACOUSTIC 2008 TOUR GALLERY

 
 

TIM BLUHM INTERVIEW AT THE ROCK BAND VIDEO GAME WEBSITE
The Mother Hips have now contributed three tracks in total to the popular video game, Rock Band. While the track "Time We Had" from Kiss The Crystal Flake has been included in the video game since its launch back in November 2007, now "Time-Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear" (also from Kiss The Crystal Flake) and "Red Tandy (alternate version)" from the Red Tandy EP have been added to the game for download. To read an interview from Mother Hips frontman Tim Bluhm about these songs, click here.

  
 
LIMITED EDITION SPLIT 7-inch VINYL w/ UK's THE BEES  

Camera Records is proud to release a split 7" vinyl single on April 22 from two acclaimed bands: Isle of Wight’s Mercury prize-nominated The Bees (also known as "A Band of Bees" in America) and esteemed California quartet The Mother Hips. The single offers two brand new tracks, "Papa Echo" by The Bees and "Childish Dreams" by The Mother Hips. The release marks the first studio recordings since 2007’s Octopus by The Bees and Kiss The Crystal Flake by The Mother Hips. The record is a must have for afficionados who truly appreciate the psychedelic-70’s-power-pop movement. 

“Papa Echo” from The Bees swirls their well-known psychedelia with blazing Latin-jazz and salsa rhythms.  Side AA’s "Childish Dreams" from The Mother Hips brings a fresh punch to the bands' repertoire, "melding heady Revolver-era vocals with Zombies-esque pop."  The antique green sleeve was screen-printed in NYC with hand-drawn lettering by Hugh Miller Surratt, the resident poster artist at Michigan State University from 1970-1975, drawing posters for Miles Davis, The Byrds, Frank Zappa, and The Grateful Dead, among others.

Orders are being taken now. All orders received a free download of each track within 24 hours of placing the order. This is a limited edition release and these songs will not be available to download individually without purchasing the vinyl. These tracks will not be available via iTunes or any other digital distribution retailer. Order here.

  
 

HOUSE OF BLUHM
Tim Bluhm's new album entitled House of Bluhm produced by Jackie Greene and Tim is out now on Tim's own Little Sur Recording label. Other players include Jackie Greene, Mike Curry (Jackpot, Skinny Singers), John Hofer (Mother Hips, Oranger), Steve Adams (ALO), Dan Lebowitz (ALO), and Nicki Bluhm. For sound clips and to purchase either the CD or download of House of Bluhm, click here.