Infectious Indie Funk: Magic City Hippies Will return to Montana for Two Shows
Touring in support of their new album, indie funk band Magic City Hippies will bring their infectious grooves to Montana for two shows in 2020: the first at the Rialto in Bozeman on February 10th and the second at the Top Hat in Missoula on February 11th.
Once a one-man-band playing on the streets of Miami, Robby Hunter eventually enlisted the support of multi-instrumentalists Pat Howard (drums) and John Coughlin (guitar). The trio dubbed themselves Robby Hunter Band and released a self-produced, widely acclaimed debut LP in 2013 entitled Magic City Hippies.
Encouraged by the international reach and positive reception of their debut, they decided to expand their sound and approach under the better-fitting moniker Magic City Hippies. In 2015, the Magic City Hippies released the Hippie Castle EP, with the lead-off track “Fanfare” hitting #1 on both Spotify’s Global Viral Top 50 and Hype Machineʼs popular chart. The EP has accumulated over 10 million Spotify streams to date.
After the release of two follow-up singles, “HUSH” and “Heart Wants” in 2016, the band was picked up by Hippo Campus for an opening slot on a national tour, playing 40+ shows in over 30 states over the course of 8 weeks — one show taking place at the Top Hat in February of 2017. The exposure of the tour led to sets at Bonnaroo, Hulaween, Electric Forest and Austin City Limits.
In August of 2019, they released their debut album, Modern Animal, that’s filled with irresistible Tame Impala rhythm and a safari of synthesizers.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 25th at 10AM. Complete details can be found in each of the event pages below.
