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MP3 Violent Hippie - smokethisbaby
17 MP3 Songs in this album (75:17) !
Related styles: ROCK: Psychedelic, ROCK: Punk
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In the fall of ''06, Violent Hippie became a band. Only dancing around as a concept in the brains of Chris Cady and Tommy the Silent for quite sometime, they were joined by longtime friend and drummer, Shawn Funk, and thus Violent Hippie was born. Taking influence from classic punk, modern psychedelia, roots and surf rock, Violent Hippie prides itself as a unique band with a unique sound- a minimalist group with no bass player, and plenty of rock. Since the band''s inception, it has shared stages and opened for many major acts including Trampled by Turtles, Papa Mali, Pert Near Sandstone, the Clumsy Lovers, the Donnas, and many others. After a year of live shows, Violent Hippie recorded its first studio effort in April/May of 2008. Intentions were to release the LP in late October and campaign this fall with live support tours. Shawn Funk passed away on September 11th unexpectedly and tragically striking a horse with his car late at night on his way home. Many questions have been wrestled with in continuing with the band, its name, the finished album, and Shawn''s spirit. Violent Hippie''s first album "smokethisbaby" will be released in January of ''09, and live support tours throughout the spring and summer are in the works with Jeff Ringle as the new drummer. Not expecting something to present itself so quickly, Violent Hippie started having rehearsals again at the beginning of October, and are preparing for live shows and tours. By continuing on and doing our thing, we honor Shawn and his spirit- for he will always be a part of the spirit of this band- and to anyone who has a criticism of that, Violent Hippie says "Please have an open heart, and let those who were close to Shawn be the barometer of what is honoring to Shawn, and the answers that feel right after a difficult,contemplative season. Shawn was all about the music, and would not want us to quit." A DVD is in the making as well, and should see a spring ''09 release. Many thanks to all our fans, friends, family, and Black Hills community for their incredible outpouring of support, heartfelt words and gestures through this crazy fall season. And our condolences to Mom and Dad Funk...we love you and your son always...
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