The Hiders

Check out the new 10 song lp by The Sweep Featuring 5/6 of the current working Hider line-up( and even honorary auxiliary Hider Sylvia Mitchell, fronted by singer Nic Powers.

http://www.thesweep.org

from Citybeat "...The 10 tracks on  'lll' are all so strong, it’s hard to pick out just a few highlights. Not that singular tracks don’t stand on their own, but it’s an album that rewards several start-to-finish listens with sonic surprises and supple catchiness awaiting the listener around every twist and bend. The Sweep’s third full-length stands up well against other likeminded national releases this year and is easily one of the best Cincinnati-spawned albums of 2011. "

http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-22218-capturing-the-hiders.html

if itunes is yr thing, here's the link

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-hiders/id280864321

First copies of our new CD 'Four Letter Town' will be sold Saturday Nov.6 at MOTR pub ( 1345 Main Street )

Show starts at 9:30 PM and we'll be playing on into the night. Admission is free. For our out of town friends, keep an eye out here, the music will be available in it's various ways online etc soon, soon, soon

We're a late addition to MPMF 2010 opening for a personal favorite RICHARD BUCKNER! 9/23/10 info here http://www.mpmf.com/schedule

Un-official release date for a new record is September. Working title 'Four Letter Town'. We have about 17 songs recorded, though we may slim it down. More to come....

The marker for the studio will be unveiled in linear conjunction with the CEAs this weekend. We added a couple of tracks from our set at the tribute show here for download!

More fresh meat for The Hiders. Version 4.0 brings in our friends Glen May ( former bassist for pictureshow and current member of The Sweep ) on 2nd guitar and Kevin Carlisle ( DJ/DV80s ) on keys & samples. This new version is working out so well we're booking more shows again and prepping to bring this set-up into the studio early Fall. A new album should be ready by early Winter.

Hiders are coming out of hiding for some summer shows including The Whispering Beards Folk Fest http://www.whisperingbeard.com/ look into it...camp out! check the caledar for details and more gigs!

Keepin' up with times. become a facebook fan? I posted some unreleased material to salt the pot. Get while the gettin's good. here's the link http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hiders/60608494740?ref=ts

The Hiders are hibernating but in a productive way. The BatCave is a great place to stay in the winter. Pre-production and work for a third album is underway. I'm also busy working on some other music endeavors. A follow up record by The Sweep is WELL underway, exclusively tracked in the BatCave, a full length by Cash Flagg and a new release re-uniting me and Ali Edwards ( Ruby Vileos ) If you are waiting for a gig, be patient, it may be awhile. ~Billy

iTUNES is up, but we're saving the bonus material a bit longer. here's the link http://www.itunes.com/TheHiders/PennyHarvestField if you already have the record maybe you could stop by the page and write a review. Also, come on out to the Northside tavern Halloween. The Hiders play at 10PM and have plenty of tricks & treats for you.

Check our calendar for some november tour dates. NYC,Pitts,Cbus. Live on air at Pittsburghs WYEP and a taping for NPRs World Cafe'! anyone waiting for iTunes. release date slated for 10/28. we've included some bonus material, some old some new

still getting into the itunes machine. for people who prefer the digital purchase we are making it worth the wait by adding 3 bonus tracks that will be itunes exclusives! we'll keep you posted.

You can buy online exclusively from SHAKE IT RECORDS here... http://www.shakeitrecords.com/Shakeit-album.php/id=618/

there is a small glitch in our first batch of CDs. a handful of them don't play properly in certain CD players. if you have a problem we'll replace it. email addaboygirl@yahoo.com

Friday MAY 9th SOUTHGATE HOUSE 9PM new CDS will be available in Cincy stores soon and on CDBABY... in the meantime, check www.myspace.com/thehiders to listen to some new songs

Our new Album 'Penny Harvest Field' is complete! Release date May9th @the SouthgateHouse http://www.southgatehouse.com more info soon....

The Hiders are finally getting back into the studio. Returning to Nashville to work with Brad Jones again in February. Look for a new CD and release show soon after!

'Valentine' will be out of stock for a minute but if you do the digital thing the itunes link is http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=152420385 also available through snocap at myspace.com/thehiders

I wanted to let people know about " Sound & Visionnati " a compilation CD I just helped produce. It is to benefit Visionaries and Voices, a non- profit organization that works with artists with disabilities. The project involved Cincinnati area musicians picking an art piece by a V&V artist and had them compose and record an original song. It turned out great! Contributing artists include myself, Kim Taylor, The Sweep, Ric Hordinski, Wolverton Brothers, Wil Cope, Iswhat?! and more.... Check it out at www.myspace.com/soundvisionati CD release at shake it records 6PM Aug24th

Now that the merry month of may has passed I am allowed to post our Cincinnati Magazine article ..check it out in the press/reviews section WAAAY down there

well, the rotating cast of characters continues spinning. Victor Strunk our bassist from the early days has resigned his Bass duties for the time being to focus on his work with Visionaries & Voices and his art. Stepping in , fresh from Detroit rock city ( minus the shag and white belt )is Michael Horrigan. Quite the accomplished multi-instrumentalist Michael has played with the likes of The Love Cowboys, Throneberry, Afghan Whigs, Howlin' Maggie, Twilight Singers and most recently Brendan Benson. Also, Toby Ellis is on a sojourn as fatherhood approaches. Brad Meiderding is playing guitar and whatever else he can get his hands on. You can catch him here and there in various jams about town with folks like Ma Crow and The Comet Bluegrass Allstars. Their first gig will be FRIDAY MAY 11 @ the Northside Tavern

because of the rain this show has been moved to the Safari Lounge, an indoor venue within the ZOO compound.

Theres an article by Brent Donaldson in the May2007 issue of Cincinnati Magazine about The Hiders. http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com ( as i write this the website hasn't switched to the May issue yet )