When I was 23 years old I started my own business as an artist. You’re looking at it right here at LittleHippie.com. My business grew out of a love for live music and a desire to create. Little Hippie was born within a music festival scene that was just then starting to emerge, where I was … Read More
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Phil Lesh Learned About Struggling for Art from Composer Charles Ives
You’ve probably heard about what it is to struggle to be an artist. Some have struggled pretty hard, including a music composer named Charles Edward Ives (left), who was largely ignored during his lifetime (1874 – 1954). This had a major impact on the Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh. “Phil was going to college of San … Read More
February 2, 1970 is the Day Modern Concert Production Was Born
Just reading Steve Harvey over at the AV Network talking about the event that kicked off modern concert sound production. While various individuals and companies were simultaneously working on developing bigger and louder speaker systems across the country, and around the world, particularly in the U.K., the birth of the modern concert production sound system can … Read More
The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir
Bob Weir’s guitar is on thousands of Grateful Dead songs over the last 50 years, and the new documentary “The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir” profiles the legend of music and psychedelia. We’re reading Frank Scheck’s Hollywood Reporter piece about the film’s debut last year. After the Tribeca Film Festival premiere Bob … Read More
What are your favorite music festivals to bring your family to?
We’re collaborating with Relix Magazine this spring on their annual festival guide to provide them with a directory of family friendly festivals, and we’d love your input! Whether you’re a long time festival attendee or planning to take your family to a festival for the first time this year, please let us know what festivals you recommend … Read More
Last-ever Grateful Dead Show at Alpine Valley on the Big Screen
Get excited to watch a big screen presentation from Fathom Events and Rhino Entertainment who are bringing the Grateful Dead back to the big screen for the fifth annual Meet-Up at the Movies on Monday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. (local time). This year’s can’t-miss Meet-Up features the previously unreleased last-ever Grateful Dead show at … Read More
Grateful Dead Covers Project featuring Laurie Kammer, Bird Song & Brokedown Palace
Here’s a super special Grateful Dead Covers Project video for you! Our very good friend and long time co-worker Laurie Kammer created this arrangement of Bird Song & Brokedown Palace. She wanted someone to harmonize with, so she learned how to split a screen in iMovie and harmonize with herself. So cool! Laurie fell out … Read More
Grace DeNegre’s cover of Uncle John’s Band for Dead Cover’s Project
Check out Grace DeNegre’s cover of Uncle John’s Band for this year’s Dead Cover’s Project. She did a great job creating her own arrangement and her voice is so sweet. We met Grace through her submission to the Dead Covers Project last year. It turns out she’s from the same hometown as Little Hippie founder … Read More