Please join The Mother Hips for this special event at the Mystic Theater in Petaluma, CA on Saturday, February 1st. The benefit show will honor Oakland-native and longtime Hips fan Gregory Walsh, who passed away suddenly in October 2017. All proceeds will go to the Declan Walsh Special Needs Trust, established to benefit Walsh’s son Declan.
Hipnic XII returns to beautiful Fernwood Resort, Big Sur, California on May 15 – 17! Line-up announcement coming soon! Tickets available at folkYEAH.com.
Give a listen to this insightful interview with Greg Loiacono. He chats with Everyone Loves Guitar about the earliest days of The Mother Hips, addiction, recovery, and his upcoming new album.
I wrote this song maybe to comfort myself, to try and make myself feel good about the path I’ve taken in life. It was originally written in 6/8 and I played it like that many times. This version is in 4/4 with the kick drum played on the upbeats which I think gives the lyrics a more positive tone.
– Tim Bluhm
Announcing The Hips Duo (Tim Bluhm & Greg Loiacono) will be joining the lineup for The Blue Rose Foundation Benefit at The Fillmore Sat. June 8 including Jackie Greene, Cris Jacobs, McCrary Sisters, & Bailey Ingle.
Hope you can join us as we gather to celebrate and raise funds for a great cause. 100% of ticket sales go to fund preschool scholarships!
“This song was inspired by watching my friend Kyle Field (Little Wings) perform an afternoon set at The Hipnic (The Mother Hips and FolkYeah Presents annual festival in Big Sur, California). I was lying on the grass with my family and some friends, staring up at the trees and listening to Kyle’s voice lilt through the leaves. There was no other place to be.
“The song flows in three parts just like a car trip might. The first touches on the excitement of making the journey to your favorite place. The second is being in that place and taking it all in. The third is that drive home which is filled with a tired, beautiful sadness — recalling the fun times you had and wishing they weren’t over while falling asleep off into a dream.” — Greg Loiacono
