Mercury Lounge

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Sat 5/3

$15

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San Francisco rockers New Monsoon have been storming across the nation, transforming audiences into dedicated fans with their exhilarating marriage of world rhythms and rock bravado. New Monsoon's vibrant percussion and acoustic and electric instruments come together in an irresistible blend of sophisticated songcraft, inventive musical exploration and down home rock-n-roll.

New Monsoon's live energy is unparalleled and the sound flows relentlessly upbeat, all the while maintaining an irresistible groove. A New Monsoon concert is about pushing the positive, and connecting with the audience and music, bringing live music fans back for more and more. They have unleashed their unique musical energy at major music festivals and venues including Bonnaroo, Oregon Country Fair, the Austin City Limits Festival, Magnolia Festival, Red Rocks Amphitheater, All Good Fest, The Fillmore, at the legendary Telluride Bluegrass Festival. If you like rock and roll in the Santana and Allman Brothers mold, check out New Monsoon.

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â€œThe Mother Hips are divinely inspired by the four great (North) American Bâ€™s: The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Band and The Beach Boysâ€ â€“ Rolling Stone

Kiss the Crystal Flake, the new studio album by Californiaâ€™s The Mother Hips, will be released April 3 on New York based-indie Camera Records. It is the follow up to the acclaimed Red Tandy EP (Camera Records, 2005) and the first full album for The Hips since 2001â€™s Green Hills of the Earth. Featuring 12 new songs Kiss The Crystal Flake reintroduces the world to The Mother Hipsâ€™ own brand of California rock, blending a natural psychedelia with their own 21st century musicianship and songwriting. It is produced by The Mother Hips with Badman Recording Co. founder Dylan Magierek (Mark Kozelek, Call and Response, Erlend Oye.) The Mother Hips are Tim Bluhm (guitars, vocals), Greg Loiacono (guitars, vocals), Paul Hoaglin (bass) and John Hofer (drums). They will soon embark on a U.S. tour in support of Kiss The Crystal Flake.