A new track from Greg Loiacono and Jamie Drake is out today! “Bound to Fall” is a duet with acclaimed L.A.-based indie folk singer-songwriter Jamie Drake who can also heard on the track “San Felipe” from Greg’s record Mystic Traces. Greg and Jamie co-wrote “Bound to Fall” together (pictured in the artwork) in March 2019 before recording it in Oakland, CA during the lockdown in summer 2020. The track also features Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen and was mixed by Scott Hirsch.

“A few years back I had become obsessed with a recording called ‘Please Stay’ by The Cryin’ Shames. It inspired me to dive back into old records of singers singing heartbreak songs from way back. I hoped to convey that lonely, far away sound on this record. Once Jamie and I started working on the song together we focused in on this unrequited love that drives the singer almost into a sense of delusion. It was really enjoyable finding ways to convey this through words and melody.” – Greg Loiacono

“I think we’ve truly captured a specific, vintage, musical world in an authentic way,” adds Drake. “We were visited by a classic-feeling melody as we began to write and it brought a bit of magic to our session—along with plenty of failed relationship experiences to contextually pack into the lyrics. I remember laughing while suggesting the line about listening to Steely Dan and hearing the saxophone play. It’s such a real detail and I’m sure someone out there will relate.” – Jamie Drake

Additional Personnel:
Charles James Gonzalez- engineer
Scott Hirsch- mix
Anthony Puglisi- master
Reed Mathis- bass
Sean Nelson- drums
Mikael Erik Jorgensen- synthesizer
Patrick B Spurgeon- percussion

David Dolger Schwartz for Fast Atmosphere- artwork
out on Blue Rose Music

The Mother Hips 12th Annual Family Hipnic has been rescheduled for Friday, September 24th through Sunday, September 26th! Lineup has been announced! This will be a socially distanced reduced capacity outdoor affair. There will be no tavern shows this year but hopefully, those will return in May 2022!

All of your weekend passes that were originally purchased for HIPNIC 2020 (or subsequent dates) will automatically transfer to the new September 2021 dates. More information for those who purchased tickets for Hipnic 2020 can be found at the (((folkYEAH!))) web site.

“When you feel like you’re believed in, it’s amazing what you can do. It’s really affirming to work with a label that just wants to see you thrive and make great records. 30 years into this and we’re as excited to be in the studio making a new album as when we first started. It’s a fortunate position to be in.” – Tim Bluhm.

Tune in to The Mother Hips Facebook Page Friday at 6pm PT to watch the boys play their 1992 debut album Back To The Grotto in its entirety, live from Tim’s house. Full band! Donations are accepted and welcomed!

One of the biggest gut-punches of this pandemic for Hips fans is that they will be unable to gather together for their annual Hipsmas holiday shows. However, do not fret! The Mother Hips will continue their 20+year tradition and perform 2 sets at the Great American Music Hall for all to see… at home! The show will take place live on December 19th at 6:00 PM PST. Tickets are $25.00. Please come celebrate with us from afar.

Glide Magazine wrote an article about the 30th anniversary of the band and the reissues.

2021 will mark the 30th anniversary for The Mother Hips as a band! To commemorate this landmark event, Blue Rose Music is pressing each of the band’s titles on limited-edition vinyl … some of which have never been pressed to wax before! Each title is limited to 300 hand-numbered copies on 180 gram vinyl. The first release will be in January with the band’s 1991 debut Back to the Grotto on double-vinyl with a new title to be released monthly. All of the reissues can be preordered now. Get ’em while you can!

Shot live on September 25, 2020 from the ancient towering redwoods of Big Sur, California. The Mother Hips perform a career retrospective set from the Henry Miller Memorial Library. Don’t miss this exclusive concert stream debut in one of the band’s only live sets of 2020.

Saturday, December 5, 2020
8pm PST (the stream will be available on-demand for 72 hours)

Ticket $15.00.

Get your costumes ready for the greatest rock and roll full moon Halloween show of the Apocalypse with The Mother Hips, featuring the Mad Alchemy Liquid Lightshow. The Mother Hips will perform a very special Halloween Cruise-In Concert featuring two rockin’ sets at the Solano County Fairgrounds, with The Mad Alchemy Liquid Lightshow. 

7-11pm – ALL AGES – $99/VEHICLE
FACE COVERINGS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED” THIS WILL BE A DRIVE-IN CONCERT!!

Tim Bluhm has released Hag Heaven,  a seamlessly performed 11-track tribute to Outlaw Country legend, Merle Haggard. Bluhm co-produced the album with Mark Adams and rallied session players: Dave Zirbel, Megan Lynch Chowning, Aidan Collins, and Daryl VanDruff.

Recorded at Tim Bluhm’s home studio with a dizzying array of vintage instruments, world-class microphones, and collectible gear, Hag Heaven is a carefully crafted and seamlessly performed collection of 11 of Merle Haggard’s greatest compositions.

“I was probably about 22 when I first really heard Merle Haggard sing. I had already been in a rock band for about 3 years. I was so attracted to his lyrics and the way he delivered them. He sang with such effortlessness and honesty, and he was good at humor too.”

Hag Heaven is available digitally as well as on limited edition vinyl.