The Mother Hips with Mike Miz

Hope. Warmth. Companionship. Few things in this world can conjure up such sensations quite like the sight of a glowing lantern in a darkened window. The glowing lantern is a universal symbol for sanctuary, says Mother Hips co-founder Tim Bluhm. Thats what we wanted this album to be: a warm safe place to get in out of the dark cold night. Written and recorded through the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, Glowing Lantern is indeed a work of great comfort, even as it grapples with the profound anxiety of these troubling and uncertain times. The songs here are weighty, abstract ruminations wrapped in unflagging optimism, bittersweet streams of consciousness delivered with a jaunty confidence in better days to come. Bluhm and fellow co-founder Greg Loiacono produced the album themselves, and the juxtaposition of darkness and light in their stark lyrics and buoyant arrangements reflect a tension familiar to anyone whos ever struggled to find their footing or make sense of the inexplicable. At the heart of it all, though, is a distinct sense of camaraderie, a feeling of closeness and brotherhood that the band has ironically only come to rediscover as a result of the past year of isolation and lockdowns. Glowing Lantern is as collaborative a record as The Mother Hips have ever made, and its impossible not to feel the joy, gratitude, and friendship radiating out of it like a beacon in the night. Founded nearly 30 years ago while Bluhm and Loiacono were still just students at Chico State General Admission tickets guarantee entry into the venue but do not guarantee a seat. All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. We ONLY accept tickets purchased through Ticketweb. Seating and venue layout vary by show. Handicap accommodations are available, please contact the venue in advance. You do not need to present the credit card used for purchase. You will just need to provide the name the tickets were purchased under to enter, your party does not need to arrive at the same tim