SLCene Suggests: The Mother Hips at The State Room

THE MOTHER HIPS, THE STATE ROOM, Saturday, Jan. 10, 9 p.m., $21

Long-time faves in Salt Lake City for about two decades now, Northern Cal boys The Mother Hips probably know the long-lost venues of Utah like the Zephyr Club and Dead Goat Saloon as well as any older local. And after taking a pause for a few years, they’re back to being regular visitors to Zion, and getting to know our newer venues. On their coming trip to town, they’ll hit The State Room (Saturday) and the brand new O.P. Rockwell in Park City (Friday) on their tour supporting Chronicle Man, a collection of older songs originally recorded by the band in the mid-’90s before being rediscovered in a Los Angeles basement five years and cleaned up as part of a massive archiving effort. Expect to hear some of that “new” old material along with old classics during the band’s two shows in Utah.