The last time I saw The Mother Hips live was about 1993 at Humboldt State University in Arcata. At the time they were a groovy jam-band with a penchant for catchy songs a la Spin Doctors or Blues Traveler. Here they are 20 years later, long in the tooth and playing yet another left-wing bastion, Sebastopol, CA. Their sound still lies heavily within the jamband universe
but now with an alt-country americana sound that puts their feet on the earth while their heads float merrily beyond the ethers. They transitioned feels and time signatures as they rode the boundary between straight ahead rock band and freewheeling psychedelia. The sold out crowd enjoyed it immensely, dancing and singing out the words to many of the songs. We might all be getting older but we sure show we can still have a good time!
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