{"id":2338876,"date":"2026-03-20T17:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2338876"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:10:42","slug":"the-hip-snacks-denver-show-will-highlight-new-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-hip-snacks-denver-show-will-highlight-new-material\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hip Snacks Denver Show Will Highlight New Material"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After nearly a year and a half between releases, the Hip Snacks<\/a> decided it was time to slow things down and rethink how to roll out music.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter eighteen months between records we wanted to be more calculated,\u201d says Ben Suarez, who plays bass for the band. \u201cYou learn and grow after a couple years of working together, but of course, once you learn some stuff online, the entire world pivots. So that\u2019s why we wanted to initially release four singles \u2014 one track a month before the release of the album.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead of dropping its new record, Out on a Limb<\/em>, all at once, the band is spacing out the material, giving listeners a chance to sit with each track before the full project arrives on April 26.<\/p>\n

The Hip Snacks are preparing to take the new material on the road, and the upcoming show on Saturday, March 21, at Cervantes\u2019 Other Side<\/a> will give Denver fans their first real taste of what the next era of the band sounds like. \u201cThe band wanted to put out a record that is going to be in people\u2019s faces,\u201d Suarez explains. \u201cAnd we wanted to have music corresponding with the tour that\u2019s about to come up in a similar way to what people witnessed last year when we toured.\u201d<\/p>\n

That tour helped solidify the Hips Snacks as one of the rising jam acts coming out of Denver. \u201cI am so beyond pumped,\u201d Suarez says. \u201cWe have had these songs ready for about a year, and we have a song from the new album that we have not performed live in Colorado.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cervantes\u2019, long considered one of Denver\u2019s most important incubators for funk and jam acts, has played a major role in the band\u2019s development. \u201cCervantes\u2019 is the spot,\u201d he says. \u201cThey took a chance on us in early 2024, and they have helped us grow in so many ways since, and playing almost four times at Cervantes\u2019 since that first show has been great.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo Credits: Jessica Dnea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For local musicians trying to carve out space in Denver\u2019s packed jam-music landscape, venues like Cervantes\u2019 often serve as proving grounds. Bands test new songs there, refine their live sound, and build the kind of grassroots following that fuels touring careers.<\/p>\n

The Hip Snacks has recently permanently named Dave Hourback as its new drummer, adding another layer of rhythm to its already groove-heavy sound. And when the band hits the Cervantes\u2019 stage, fans will also see a familiar face from the Denver scene joining them.<\/p>\n

Percussionist Will Trask \u2014 a musician Ben Suarez calls \u201cone of the most beneficial members to the Denver scene\u201d \u2014 will be a major part of the live show. \u201cWe hired him for one song to record (on the upcoming album that is releasing soon) and he was prepared to play the whole album and ended up playing on eight out of ten tracks,\u201d Suarez says. \u201cWe figured that the audience deserves to see that live.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be electric,\u201d he adds. \u201cHe\u2019s going to have his whole percussion rig and we\u2019re going to be getting funky.\u201dFor a band that thrives on improvisation, the expanded setup opens the door for deeper grooves and longer jams something longtime fans will recognize immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it\u2019s ready to play live, we play it live,\u201d Suarez says. \u201cWe don\u2019t hold back much.\u201d<\/p>\n

That philosophy has always shaped how the Hip Snacks introduces new material. Songs debut in front of audiences, evolve on the road, and sometimes transform completely before making it onto a finished record.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be playing a lot of the new material from the second side of the new album,\u201d Suarez says, \u201cand we have a lot of surprises for Cervantes\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hip Snacks, Saturday, March 21, Cervantes\u2019 Other Side; tickets are available via the\u00a0Cervantes\u2019 website<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.westword.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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