The Mother Hips

Outside of the Dead, and Phish, its remarkable how regionalized the Jam Band world is. Thats a topic for another post... If you're not from California, you probably never heard of The Mother Hips. They seem to epitomize a certain type of California stoner sound, which I enjoy, but to some folks may obscure how good they play and sing. Finally got to see them for the first time (it was in Texas ironically) and its easy to see that they are a true band. I don't understand why they are not better known...

My main discover point was actually Pandora, where I learned that I like an awful lot of tracks on "Shoot Out" from 1996. Out of print, but I found a copy on Amazon...

One of the best songs which they played that day was "Time-sick Son of a Grizzly Bear". I can see why the title would put some people off. (took me weeks to remember it, even after plenty of plays.) but its cool... got a Stones-like guitar riff...

Listen:
http://www.rhapsody.com/the-mother-hips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YUV08XwzMw