Blvck Hippie

 

VHS-inspired indie rock from Memphis, TN

Making music for the outsiders

For press, booking, and other inquiries email: mgmt@blvckhippie.com

 Bio

Blvck Hippie is an Indie Rock Band from Memphis, TN tryna show Black kids they can be weird too. 

Blvck Hippie makes VHS-inspired music for anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider. By melding an emo sensibility with an indie rock aesthetic Blvck Hippie creates tunes for getting unstuck, existing weirdly, and finding togetherness. Raw vocals pair with sticky guitar riffs to create the Sad Boy Indie Rock songs of your dreams. With their firmly DIY attitude, refusal to accept the status quo, and knack for pushing musical boundaries, Blvck Hippie has turned being an outsider into their superpower. 

Blvck Hippie released their debut full length album, If You Feel Alone At Parties, in September 2021. Blvck Hippie has since been DIY touring the U.S. with stops in Chicago to record an Audiotree, in Austin to play SXSW 2022, and back home to Memphis for Beale Street Music Festival 2022. They recently landed a song in the hit FX show, Reservation Dogs

RIYL: The Strokes, Car Seat Headrest, Bright Eyes, Blood Orange

BLVCK HIPPIE’S “TECHNICOLOR” IS PURE INDIE ROCK POETRY

Josh Shaw has an undeniable talent for capturing translating emotional vulnerability into off-kilter indie rock hooks.

Premiere: Blvck Hippie Debut New Video For “Bunkbed”

Josh Shaw, frontman of Memphis-based indie rock band Blvck Hippie has long been looking for a place to belong. If the band’s latest work proves anything, that place is at the top of the world of moody indie rock sad boys.

Blvck Hippie, “If You Feel Alone at Parties”

If You Feel Alone at Parties isn’t only a must-listen, but a must-repeat-listen, many times in a row; a lo-fi, rhythm-and-blues-and-indie, heartbreaking mini-epic about growing up and out and over while blossoming weirdly anew and expressing genuine poetic thought every time you hear it.

 

Blvck Hippie on Utilizing Music through Adversity, Putting other Black Bands On, and their Everlasting Love for Kid Cudi

While their recorded material is fantastic, seeing the Memphis-based band live is an even more remarkable experience. The pure joy that emanates from every member of the primarily POC band is infectious and an absolute gift, especially considering the pain and hardships that inspired these songs.

Blvck Hippie - Bunkbed

Blvck Hippie showcases the powerful combination of bold lead guitar and impassioned vocals. Front person Josh Shaw opens the song by ripping a guitar lick, which weaves together seamlessly with the bass.