Integratron Desert Fun

Yesterday Jon, Wil, Casey and I embarked on a road trip to the Palm Springs region of California, in preparation for a late night slot at Pioneertown's Pappy & Harriet's. It was wild time, getting a sound bath at George Van Tassel's Integratron with reverberating quartz crystal therapy in an acoustically perfect dome, exploring Noah Purifoy's outdoor art installation made entirely of wreckage items, and finding the dopest (and cheapest) thrift store in a random nook of the region.

As we filtered through the dusty racks, the elderly cashiers complimented our tastes in purchasing a jacket with a "Golden Creme" insignia, and an undersized gray sweatshirt with kittens on it. Hell, they even gave us Valentine's lollipops reserved for "handsome looking gentleman" which we politely obliged and ate. Thanks ladies.

Asking them why there was 70's rock music pulsing through the adjacent walls, they casually remarked that Narcotics Anonymous was having a Valentine's dance, which--upon viewing the crowd outside--it became clear they were more interested in hackey sack than cutting a rug on the Rec Center floor. "Oh, but come back soon," the old women remarked, counting our change repeatedly. "We're having a bake sale in a week. The ol' IRS really is making sure we count our dollars now!"









Oh, and Pappy and H's has some awesome folks working there. Killer sound system, and a super warm crowd environment. Plus, there's a bowling alley next door built by Roy Rogers. Saturday was a total win.

Danergous Cute

Oh my gosh I think this is the best video ever and it's so cute oh my gosh my head is exploding with awesome!!!!1

Once upon a time... from Capucha on Vimeo.

No F-wording Around

Man this song is super tight (even with the cusses)



Go reel in some jamz!

Love,
Casey

Lissie and Leslie & the Badgers @ Muddy Waters (2/14)

We at Hi Ho Silver Oh are super excited about an upcoming show (as well as our good friend Jody over at When You Awake blog). Leslie & the Badgers and Lissie are going to be playing a killer double lineup at Santa Barbara's Muddy Waters on February 14th (Valentine's Day). Both are bands fronted by some exceptionally talented ladies with heartbreakingly powerful voices, and crews of multi-talented musicians bringing musical thunder at every gig.

Tickets are still onsale, available HERE! We'll be at the show, so come hang with us and we'll have a chat and a beer and enjoy the Santa Barbara streets on a romantic evenin'.

And if you're unfamiliar, check out these videos below!

Leslie Stevens at This from THIS on Vimeo.

Lissie "In Sleep" [Part 1 of 2] from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

Este Rocks at the Echo!

Yo! Este Haim, our bassist extroardinare, plays in a bad-ass band with her two sisters Alana and Danielle, and they are called HAIM. They are playing the Echo tomorrow night (Tuesday) with Olin and the Moon and Henry Clay People. These are brutally talented bands.

Hop to it and show Este some love and support! FREE for 21+ and 5 bucks for 18+. Bingo, pizza, and probably music too. We'll be there too! Listening!

Gone Straight From My Head

We're all super proud of our friends out here in LA--they are such creative, kind-hearted kids--and so when we get to collaborate on projects together, the fun level increases tenfold.

Recently, our bud DC Pierson of the Derrick Comedy Team wrote a novel "The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To" and asked Casey to make up a song inspired by the book.

The resulting track, "Gone Straight from My Head" was posted today as part of a free online mixtape based around the book. Download it here! Woot!

Book drops in your local book providing store January 26th!

Havin' a Party with Golden Oldies Pete

Last night at our show at L'KEG we opened with an a cappella rendition of Sam Cooke's "Havin' a Party"--a truly classic song, by an unbelievably gifted artist.

Golden Oldies Pete, as he is known in the internet world, is far less renowned than Mr. Cooke, but he does possess what our departed Sammy did not: a Youtube account. Although I did laugh quite heartily when I first saw this video (it's the first page that pops up when you search query for "Havin' a Party"), something about Pete kind of grew on me. A man this dedicated to the craft of karaoke renditions, unafraid to be completely off key--with no ambitions to "make it" that I am aware of--kind of has to be respected for his commitment to singing music that's pretty much been phased out of modern radio waves.



And hell, the dude even writes his own songs. Check out "Sexy Server" if you want to get close to Pete and his "golden oldies" (innuendo-y).

We Made A Mix Tape for You!

Jody over at When You Awake kindly asked us to compile our own "top ten" of sorts as part of her "Mixin With" series, and we in turn obliged her with a compilation entitled: Top 10 Songs to Listen to on Your Road Trip from Richmond, Virginia through the Great State of North Carolina in A Jeep Wrangler.

Give it a listen, and you can download all the tracks for free! Thank you kindly Jody!

Show Tonight @ L'KEG With Superhumanoids, White Arrows and TFFW'z

It's finally here! Ring them bells! Our L'KEG Gallery show is tonight with Superhumanoids and White Arrows (for a good measure, mysterious band TFFW'z was thrown in at the last minute by the venue as they are on tour from their homebase of Oakland, CA).

Here's the set list:

9:15 - White Arrows
10:00 - Superhumanoids
10:45 - Hi Ho Silver Oh
11:30 - TFFW'z

And our friends Superhumanoids just released a Digital 7" last week, and we think it is mighty dope. Download it here, and peruse the site (designed by multi-talented singer/songwriter Cameron Parkins). See y'all tonight!

-Hi Ho Silver Oh

Music to soundtrack your internet traipsing

Wil: This is my first blog post, ever.

(Wil places link into text box, exits screen right)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke-mE0DdM1c&feature=player_embedded

(From offstage)

Wil: Thank you.

(Bows)