Busy busy busy... who isn't?  Our plate has been mighty full the past few months in preparation for the new album Dripping Faucet.  The full-length album is now available at hip-O shows for $10, and filled with twelve songs debuting the new sound. Soon, it will be available for purchase through itunes, our website, and independent record stores. 

Thanks to all those who came out for our triple-header weekend,  kicked off by the pre-release of our new album at The Monkey's Tale.  We also want to thank The Vogue and Ekoostik Hookah for having us out Friday night.  We had a great time in Michigan City on Saturday with Funkshoe, and look forward to coming back to Shoreline Brewery soon.  

We will be postponing Thursdays at The Monkey's Tale until further noted.  We apologize for the inconvienience and late notice with this week's show. 

hip-O's "Introlude" has been voted number 1 in the Jamband category on ourstage.com for the month of May.  Thanks for voting and keep listening.

hip-O 

One hour spared for us

Heading to the Canopy

Will rock hard tonight!!!

-Eric

Last night proved to be a night filled with great music all around with many good times with old friends, and good times with many new friends.  From all of us in hip-O, we give a sincere thank you to those of you who came out last night.  You risked your lives traveling on the icy roads to support us and it was wonderful seeing so many good looking people in the same place at the same time… the night ended up being a blast!!! We want to congratulate the Shadyside Allstars for winning an entry into Summer Camp '08; they played a great set and deserve to be there. 

hip-O will spend February and early March finishing up the CD to be released, and writing new material.  Off to be mastered and finishing the artwork, the album is due to be released by April (release date to be announced soon) if all goes as planned.  Rehearsals have been mostly writing sessions lately and new tunes are practically falling from the sky.  We are sounding tighter than ever, and opening up new musical doors through experimentation with various musical styles.   Introducing a third vocalist, more horn heavy tunes, guest musicians, more slide guitar, adding upright bass, and introducing many new hip-Otized tunes are just a few things to come in the upcoming months.  We might even feature a kazoo or triangle before long, who knows.  Look forward to sharing…  

- Eric

Ok, just a quick one - Winter storm advisories be

 damned! To those who braved the ice and snow to]

 join us in Broadripple last night, I offer my heartfelt

 thanks - we had a great deal of fun and hope you did,

 too! Sonny Knows Paco tore it up with a bigger crew

 and a better sound than ever before, as hip-O

 introduced some of our newest sounds and songs to a

 crowd beleaguered by ice pellets and freezing rain.

     Now, on with the countdown - February 12th is

only eleven days away, and as we're ramping up for

 Summer Camp 2008 tryouts at Birdy's, we've locked in

 a few new shows that include an IN/IL joint with

 Herbert Wiser Band in March, our Mug Shots

 (formerly Stone Mug) debut with Shadyside Allstars,

 and a slew of festivals across the Midwest (more info

 to come). The bottom line is that the year of the hip

-O has begun, and we're so glad to have you with us

 for the ride!

- David

Thank you to everybody who came out to the Mousetrap last weekend... we hope you liked the new tunes.  We are in a writing stage and new material is coming out every rehearsal.  For every upcoming show we will play at least two never performed hip-O originals, and a few new cover tunes.  We are starting to introduce cover songs to hip-O, so let us know what you want to hear and we will do our best to accomidate your listening needs by learning the song.

hip-O is now on www.jambands.com and in the top 250.  You can participate in voting for hip-O in differet polls throughout the year at this website for things such as: most memorable band, hottest new recording or jam, best looking band, best swan dive, tastiest pie, ect.  Its fun for the whole family!!! 

We'll see you next time!!! @

... so nasty and funkified, you may want to be careful listening to around your momma.  After getting together for the first hip-O rehearsal of the year, three new songs have been finalized, and progress is moving forward like a train on steroids.  With an extremely creative approach in rescent rehearsals and a focus on new material, a new form of writing is emerging within ourselves.  The next show on the books is the mousetrap on January 18 and we will be carrying with us our new bag of tricks.  We hope you think our new tunes are hippofunkalishouslynasty!

see you at the next show,  

Happy 2008

The new hip-O logo is confirmed, the studio album is approximately halfway complete, and we are booking shows again. 

After many variations of the letters (h . i . p . - . o .) we have found the logo you are looking at to be an overall favorite.  We also realized throughout the entire ordeal, the dash (-) is not a letter.  Go figure.

Our newly added myspace tracks represents 6 songs we feel captures the hip-O sound in a nutshell.  The 6 songs will be put on the studio album due to be released early 2008 and will contain 17 total hip-O tunes to penetrate your ear with.  Hope you enjoy the preview of the new album. 

With the updated press kit, the group plans to be involved in many events next year.  The band will be spending a lot of time in december booking shows for 2008, writing new material, and continuing to make progress in the studio. 

See you next week at spin nightclub

Greetings hip-O fans!

Happy Thanksgiving! Recently hip-O has been in the studio working on a new album due out early next year. Until then you can get your hip-O fix with some upcoming shows.

November 23 * Friday after Thanksgiving * Join us at the Mousetrap (5565 N. Keystone) 9 PM as hip-O opens for the  Chicago based Herbert Wiser Band

December 6^th * Thursday * Join us as Spin Nightclub (the old Patio – 6308 Guilford) Doors open at 9 PM for Rock Night presented by M-Eighty * Schedule is as follows:

10:20-10:45: LATE NIGHT DRIVE
11:00-11:30: HIP-O
11:45-12:20: UP 4 GRABS
12:35-UNTIL: STATE

More shows will be added soon! Keep checking the Myspace and the website (hip-oband.com)  for updates and subscribe to our blog  or email hip-o@hipoband.com to subcribe to the mailing list - enter MAILING LIST in the subject line.

Hope to see you all at these shows and keep supporting live music!

-hip-O