Thanks to all who came out for our Halloween show at the Back Porch
this year for the Elvis tribute.
We had a blast! We are lucky to have such a great local audience who
have continually supported us through the years…
We have a new album for you coming soon…
Violent Hippie will be doing a circuit tour through the upper midwest and recording a new album with Manny Sanchez at the I.V.Lab Studios in downtown Chicago. Here are the dates-are we coming to your town?
Check out our listings for all our shows the rest of the season as well……..Cheers!
Hello Black Hills community! We would like to send out some new info regarding the raffle for Shawn’s bike.
Upon demand and request, the timeline will be extended. The drawing will not be held on April 23rd, but rather on May 21st.
First off, we would like to thank Mike Bruce for his amazing job he did on the pinstriping of Shawn’s old green meanie Schwinn. Thanks also to his lovely wife Ashley for reupholstering the seat. Thanks to the Spearfish Bike Co-Op for fully restoring and painting the bike, tuning the mechanics up to pro specs, and all of their support with this project. The bike will be on display for this next month between the Spearfish Chophouse and Whiskey Bar, and the Crow Peak Brewery. Raffle tickets will continue to be available at those two locations as well as Global
Market and the Spearfish Bike Co-Op. The bike will also be on site at the Co-Op’s April 23rd Blooming Bicycle Fest event at the Spearfish Park Pavillion. Shawn’s bike will be on display and raffle tickets will available there as well.
A food and beer pairing from 6p-8p will be presented by the Spearfish Chophouse and the Crow Peak Brewery with live music from Six Mile Road. An unset suggested donation gains you entry, and set ticketing inside for the food and beer selections will be the program. If you come for this portion of the event, you can stay for the Dancehall DJ party starting at 9p. If you come just for this portion, it is $10, 21+, and a cup is included to fill all night with Crow Peak beer til its gone, then New Belgium Brewing products will be on tap.
All funds for this event go to the Spearfish Bike Co-Op…
Also, Friday, April 23rd- Shawn Funk School of Art and Music Pancake Supper, Silent Auction and Bake Sale fundraiser at the NVN Newell Senior Center. 5p-7p (or longer)
Items on the block:
Art pieces from local artists Mike Knutson, Eric Jones, and James Canfield
A club basketball signed by the Denver Nuggets
18 holes of golf from the Spearfish Canyon Golf Course
An acoustic guitar with case from Black Hills Guitar
A spa package
A weekend stay in Deadwood
Gift certificates from Global Market, the Spearfish
Chophouse, Crow Peak Brewery, and more…
Lastly, the drawing for Shawn’s bike will take place on Friday, May 21st at the Spearfish Art Gallery. The bike will be on display all week with the
Bicycle Art Show the Spearfish Bike Co-Op is spearheading May 17th-21st. An artists’ reception will be held at the Gallery with live music from the
Dakota Jazz Collective, and the drawing will take place there. You’ve got a little more time now to see the bike, and get your tickets if
you’ve not already, or increase your odds by picking up some more.
Thanks to all who continue to support the Funk’s vision for this school, and trying to
realize Shawn’s dream. For more info visit…
Violent Hippie returns to Dickinson for two nights at the Evil Olive to bump one out with Jason P and the Olive crew
showtimes 9p at 1435 E Villard
Special thanks and shout to Rod Olsen/NOXBOX photography for taking a
sweet new batch of pics for us…
…double shows celebrating Ben’s new release “Moth to the Flame” and new material from the Hippie as well!
showtimes 9pm both nights and it’s FREE!
It’s the end of an era with Tommy leaving the group, and things certainly won’t be the same. Tommy’s unique sound and offerings to the group will be missed to say the least. His talents on the keyboards, trombone, and voice are one-of-a-kind.
Times change, and thus so will the sound of the band with a different lineup. Despite rumors of a break-up, Violent Hippie will continue after a small break through January and will re-emerge at Winterfest in Lead, SD at the Blue Cactus on Saturday, Jan 23rd showtime 9p.
Chris Cady will continue to front out the band on guitar and vocals, with the integration of Joel Adams as a full-time member on Tuba. Joel has been a session player with the band the last couple of seasons, and has added an amazing, unique tone to the group. Joel hails originally from Fergus Falls, MN, and holds a master’s degree in Tuba Performance from the University of Illinois.
We are also happy to announce that Chris Tetreault of our sister group, the Mad Hats, has shopped on with us as the new drummer, will be covering our last shows of the year, and becoming a fixture of the band for 2010. The Mad Hats are not breaking up, they will be doing shows as well…
Obviously our set list will be changing, with inserts of quite a bit more surf, rockabilly, and experimental tones which we have been exploring behind closed doors this year, with a whole new batch of original material and some fun spins with some new covers as well.
We wish Tommy good luck in all he does, and send him off with love…
Happy Sewage to all, and to all a good Snot!
HalloWEEN night
Violent Hippie is the Indiana Clones Band and plays an entire set of
WEEN! Minneapolis stompblues americana rockers Hobo Nephews of Uncle
Frank will share the evening at the Back Porch doors 8p show 9p free!
Costume Contest $50 bar tabs for first place $25 bar tabs for
runner-ups in both male/female categories
must be present to be judged!
October 30th and 31st, bring your spooky selves to The Back Porch for music from Violent Hippie. On Halloween night, four people with the best costumes will win bar tabs! $50 bar tab for first place and $25 bar tab for runner-ups in both male and female categories. Violent Hippie will do an entire set of Ween to close the night out.
Agent Cooper’s June MusiCarnival is quickly approaching! This weekend will be the last chance to win free two-day passes to what will surely be a rockin’ good time.
Friday, June 5th: Violent Hippie at The Back Porch, show at 9:30pm
Saturday, June 6th: Violent Hippie at The Back Porch, show at 9:30pm AND Six Mile Road at Horses to Harleys, show at 9pm
Raffle tickets will be given to the first fifty people to walk through the door at each show. This gives you three chances to win a two-day pass to the June MusiCarnival. These shows are free, so what have you got to lose?
Come up to The Blue Cactus on Main Street in Lead this Friday, May 15th and check out two of the artists on Agent Cooper’s June MusiCarnival bill. One lucky attendee will be adorned with a free weekend pass to the festival! Come join local soul-punks, Violent Hippie and their Bismarck, ND stomp-grasser colleague, Ben Suchy for a sweet double show with no cover at the best venue in Lead, SD.
