The Hipp Pipps at Otto's Shrunken Head

The Hipp Pipps is a trio featuring Matt Langone on guitar and vocals, Kevin Shaw on bass and vocals, and Frankie Pipps on drums, all of whom can be found playing in other local bands as well. The perfect description of the Hipp Pipps is that it is simply a rock and roll band. Use no adjectives and hyphens before the word “rock.”

At Otto’s Shrunken Head tonight, the Hipp Pipps’ original songs like “Hell’s Bells” sounded much like the Fats Domino and Bo Diddley tunes that the band covers. Langone’s string-twisting guitar leads sounded authentically like the early rock and roll pioneers, only faster and louder. The simple rhythm and punch of these rock and roll gems encouraged much of the audience to get off its chairs and bounce onto the dance floor. The Hipp Pipps’ set was proof that pure, basic rock and roll will never die.

The Hipp Pipps perform at Frank Wood's next Wind-Down Sunday at Otto's Shrunken Head on September 8. Visit the band at http://www.reverbnation.com/thehipppipps.