In the decades to come, the group would go on to release ten critically acclaimed studio albums and cement themselves as architects of a new breed of California rock and soul, one equally informed by the breezy harmonies of the Beach Boys, the funky roots of The Band, and the psychedelic Americana of Buffalo Springfield. Glowing Lantern is as collaborative a record as The Mother Hips have ever made, and it’s impossible not to feel the joy, gratitude, and friendship radiating out of it like a beacon in the night.įounded nearly 30 years ago while Bluhm and Loiacono were still just students at Chico State, The Mother Hips caught their first big break before they’d even graduated from college, when legendary producer and industry icon Rick Rubin signed the band to his American Recordings label. 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. 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 who’s ever struggled to find their footing or make sense of the inexplicable. 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. 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. “That’s what we wanted this album to be: a warm safe place to get in out of the dark cold night.” “The glowing lantern is a universal symbol for sanctuary,” says Mother Hips co-founder Tim Bluhm. Few things in this world can conjure up such sensations quite like the sight of a glowing lantern in a darkened window. Duvel Moortgat USA of Paso Robles, California/Kansas City, Missouri/Cooperstown, New Yorkĩ.The Mother Hips will be returning to the Big Room with two sets on Friday, September 8th! Sierra Nevada Brewing of Chico, Californiaĥ. Yuengling & Son of Pottsville, Pennsylvaniaģ. Avery Brewing of Boulder was 50th.Ĭalifornia led all states in 2017 with 10 craft breweries finishing within the the top 50 rankings.įollow Jacob Laxen on Twitter and Instagram Largest U.S. Left Hand Brewing of Longmont finished as the country’s 44th largest craft brewery. Odell ranked 32nd in 2015 and 27th in 2016. In addition to the Longmont brewery, the CANarchy portfolio includes Cigar City Brewing of Tampa, Florida Perrin Brewing of Comstock Park, Michigan and Wasatch Brewing and Squatters Brewing of Utah.įort Collins’ Odell Brewing, which now distributes in 16 states, moved up to the country’s 22nd largest craft brewery. The Oskar Blues parent company, which rebranded to CANarchy last year, moved up a spot in the rankings to the country’s ninth-largest craft brewer. New Belgium reached distribution in all 50 states last year. More: New Belgium Brewing lays off nearly 30 employees in Fort Collins, Asheville New Belgium also kept its spot as the country’s fourth-largest craft brewer, despite sales dipping slightly to 950,752 barrels in 2017. Yuengling & Son of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, maintained its position as the country's largest craft brewer.įort Collins’ New Belgium Brewing remained Colorado’s largest craft brewer. The rankings are determined by 2017 sales volume. Watch Video: The breweries of Fort Collinsįive Colorado beer makers earned a spot on the top 50 largest craft breweries list released Wednesday by the Boulder-based Brewers Association.
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