Welcome to the new website for THE HIPTONES. You are now listening to a track from our brand new CD 'RIGHT NOW' - available throughout stores in Australia. Check our more tracks on our music page on this website, and we've uploaded some of our video clips on the EPK page
THE HIPTONES "I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL" - 11 piece revue show @ THE GOV on Friday 9th April:
Snooks La Vie and Brother T head an all star 11 piece band to present a tribute to some of the greatest soul legends the world has ever seen.
The Soul Revue line up consists of Snooks La Vie and Brother T, Nick Kipridis (guitar), Damien Steele-Scott (bass), Andrew Bignell (drums), Joel Prime (percussion), Gabs Chama and Chris Soole (saxophones), Chris Weber (trumpet) and Zkye and Jayne-Anne Power (vocals).
The show will feature timeless soul and funk music of legends like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Al Green and James Brown as well as numerous other Atlantic and Motown R&B greats.
Book a table for dinner and secure the best seats in the house. Dinner bookings are strictly limited so ring the Gov ASAP on 8340 0744 and secure your booking.
Tickets for show only are $20 (pre-booked) or $30 at the door on the night and can be purchased:
From THE GOV with cash / credit - at the bar 11am to 9pm Monday to Saturday (8340 0744)
From www.moshtix.com.au or www.venuetix.com.au
Want to learn to play Harmonica from the best?
For several years fans have asked Snooks La Vie to teach them his Harmonica skills. Well, now you can learn from the Master. Simply email snooks@thehiptones.com to get all details. Snooks is endorsed by and plays Hohner Harmonicas.
THE HIPTONES nominated for an APRA award
Snooks La Vie and Brother T were invited to attend the prestigious APRA awards thanks to their release Ive Been Loving You Too Long being nominated in the category 2008 Blues and Roots Work of the Year. Nominated in the same category were John Butler Trio, The Beautiful Girls and others.
Video clips NOW available on this website!
We also have video clips loaded onto this site too. They're on our EPK page.
Request The Hiptones on Triple J Radio
Hey, if you could request us on JJJ at this address - that would be really HIP!
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/requests/make_a_request.htm
Australian Community Radio
Ahh yes. We have received SO much support from Community Radio right around the country. This is where it all started. Thanks so much to all those hard working stations all over OZ. Youz Rock!
Meanwhile... see you at a gig real soon, and thanks for stopping by - and a special thanks to those of you that already have the album RIGHT NOW. Hope you dig it!
Here's a brief look at what other people are saying.
Ross Wilson
No wonder they've scored a deal with a major label - this is blues for the masses & a great leap forward for the oz blues scene.
Renee Geyer
The Hiptones are one of our great young R&B bands… they're formidable - an oasis in an R&B drought called Australia.
Rhythms Magazine: Australia's Roots Music Monthly
Get ready to shake your ass and get it awn down to the roots/soul explosion of The Hiptones… their stunning roots'n'all debut album 'Right Now’…perfectly serves to illustrate their immediate, fresh albeit-vintage bluesy/soul sound.
Australian Musician Magazine
The Hiptones are the real deal, a tight groove based unit proudly displaying their retro influences on their sleeves. … gig-seasoned musicians doing what they love...... Real music by genuine musos. Faith is restored.
Sydney Sunday Telegraph
Smooth-edged toe-tapping R&B soul and blues, fleshed out with plenty of hammond organ.
Sydney Daily Telegraph
Their infectious blend of blues, soul and funk has been delightfully distilled by producer James Black on the album Right Now.
Beat Magazine-Melbourne
Technically speaking, frontman Snooks La Vie should have been born black…The Hiptones music is… a canny laid-back fusion of soul, funk, blues and gospel, … that gives a shot of adrenaline to the Australian roots scene… they don't make bands this good anymore.
PBS Melbourne
What a show…their attire is funky and retro-styled and their ability to play alive and kicking music is outstanding…Can you get a better vocal than La Vie? - probably not. He is sensational.
The Sunday Morning Herald - Melbourne
The album RIGHT NOW oozes class, delivering music that neither disguises its influence, nor slavishly replicates it. The album's compositions are safely in the hands of smooth singer Snooks la Vie and keyboardist/bassist Narmon 'Brother T' Tulsi. What a team.
The Advertiser - Adelaide
What polish, what shine, what class; all from a band whose name truly epitomises its sound.