Cliff Hines

Northeast Tour! (with Ciel Rouge and the Love Experiment)

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:41:20 +0000

Happy Mardi Gras everyone! 2012 is off to a crazy start. For the second month in a row, I’m going on tour (this time to the OTHER side of the country). Just had a crazy show with Ciel Rouge and the Love Experiment opening up for hip hop legends Talib Kweli and Res, now I’m hitting the road with both bands. There’s gonna be some Hip-Hop, some R&B, and even some original tunes of my own. Here’s the rundown:

2/24 8pm Yes.Oui.Si. Art Gallery (19 Vancouver St. Boston, MA) Ciel Rouge, The Jazz Thugs

2/25 10:30pm Harvard SOCH Penthouse (59 Shepard St. Cambridge, MA) The Love Experiment, Ciel Rouge

2/27 1pm Educational Center for the Arts (55 Audubon St. New Haven, CT) Cliff Hines

2/27 8pm The Space (295 Treadwell St. Hamden, CT) Cliff Hines, The Love Experiment, Decent Men

Flyer by David Kroll

Idle Warship (Talib Kweli & Res) Feb 17 at Eiffel

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:01:19 +0000

The Mardi Gras season is upon us! Make sure you come out to one of THE biggest events of the season. I have the honor of opening for two modern day legends, rapper Talib Kweli and singer Res, in their new project Idle Warship. I’m going to be performing with Ciel Rouge (alongside Jasen Weaver and Andrew McGowan from my band) in addition to performing with The Love Experiment (brainchild of drummer Charles Burchell, who recently accompanied me on my Utah adventure). Also performing is local singer, Erika Flowers.

For those in the Northeast area, Ciel Rouge and The Love Experiment will be touring through Boston, MA and New Haven, CT at the end of the month. Stay tuned for more info!

Eventbrite: http://idlewarship-talibkweli-res.eventbrite.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/204030626355206/?ref=ts

Idle Warship: http://www.idlewarship.com/

Ciel Rouge: http://www.cielrougemusic.com/

The Love Experiment: http://theloveexperiment.bandcamp.com/

Erika Flowers: http://erikaflowers.com/

Utah Tour

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:42:42 +0000

http://www.facebook.com/events/206442012781355/ We are hitting the road today! Cliff Hines Trio (Cliff Hines: guitar/vocals, Max Moran: bass/vocals, Charles Burchell: drums/synth) plus the Blue Trees (Megan Blue: vocals, Kentre Battles: guitar). We’re doing a week long residency out in Utah in which we’re performing at the Orion Music Festival as well as playing a few gigs in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival. The Blue Trees are no stranger to this area (they recently did a Utah tour over the summer) but I’ve never even set foot outside the airport. We need all the help we can get so please spread the word, invite any Utah friends (or Sundance goers) you have to the facebook event. Its gonna be a hell of a drive so wish us luck!

“Lotus Flower” – Cliff Hines Presents: Radiohead Tribute

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:02:10 +0000

Blair Taylor Making “Sweetest Girl”

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:59:19 +0000

Instrumentation Discussion (Ebow)

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:43:05 +0000

Ones to watch: Sasha Masakowski

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:12:30 +0000

One such inspiring experience happened earlier this year when the Cliff Hines Quintet teamed up with members of the Greenhouse Collective to shoot a performance art music video for their single ‘Pastels’… The end effect is very surreal and beautiful, what Sasha recalls as ‘one of the best performance experiences of my life.’” (Read More . . .)

Gambit’s Free Music Friday

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:05:28 +0000

“Hines takes his tribute sets seriously — his offbeat and pitch-perfect performances (often in costume) to his rock heroes have a who’s who of local performers filling out the stage.” (Read More . . .)

Radiohead tribute at One Eyed Jacks to feature bevy of local musicians

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:49:16 +0000

“Experimental rock and jazz provocateur Cliff Hines has assembled a typically eclectic cast of like-minded local musicians to stage a tribute to Radiohead at One Eyed Jacks on Sunday, Oct. 23.” (Read More . . .)

Friday Night on the Town

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:45:10 +0000

“The sound is fresh, full of unexpected syncopation overlaid with oh so smooth guitar work by Cliff Hines that reminds me of one of his influences, Pat Metheny .” (Read More . . .)