These three Italian musicians and their American Co-author/singer Lisa are writing music with a message and having a laugh while doing it.

We met in 2005 when Lisa called Marco on the advice of a friend to deepen her understanding of the piano. We decided that same day that we needed to form a band despite our very different musical backgrounds. Lisa has written and recorded Pop and Dance tunes and has been performing live throughout Europe for years while Marco is a consummate Jazz pianist with extensive live and recording experience as well. The affinity was instantaneous .. within 2 weeks we met up with Massimo ,The Mountain Man, a bassist with a Bossa Nova background just like Cesare mythic drummer both long experienced in the Italian music scene.. within another couple weeks we wrote our first Hippie Tendencies tune Feel No Pain . An effortless bonding musically has kept us at it and we’ve been gigging regularly around Europe ever since, singing our original tunes and revisiting covers with our own vision. Our chemistry is palpable on stage and transmits whether we’re crooning or rocking. Impossible to miss that we are inspired by artists like b.dylan, j.mitchell and w.guthrie , j.taylor, as well as a. difranco, h.hancock , d.matthews band and on and on .. We nevertheless have achieved a groove unique to ourselves, with a back to basics, natural sound produced by talented inspired musicians which blends seamlessly with the poignant, passionate lyrics.

Though each of these multifaceted musicians have previously recorded and released their music independently and on major labels with other projects their self titled debut as a group is scheduled for release on February !4 2010. Guest musicians are rife throughout the album including Simone Boffa and Simone Guiducci on electric and acoustic guitar respectively as well as Zsuzsanna Czinki on cello Betty Vittori and Cristian Codenotti on background vocals among others.

They perform as a duo trio quartet quintet sextet or seven piece band depending on venue and budget.