From Friday, March 29 until Sunday, March 31, the Thirsty Hippo will host the fifth annual Hub City Madness. Presented by various local businesses, the three-day music event will consist of 33 bands and...
Him Horrison took over the Thirsty Hippo on Tuesday March 12, with Bloomington, Ind. band Heaven Honey for an album release party.
Him Horrison is the brainchild of Dylan “Dee Dee” Kern, who said...
As senior English major Jack Hoda practiced his makeup for his first drag show, he pointed out a scar in his eyebrow that was impossible to cover up.
“When I was a kid, I loved makeup and wearing...
The Southern Miss School of Music held the final concert of the international percussion festival on Feb. 16, 2019, at the Thirsty Hippo in downtown Hattiesburg. This performance was the inaugural event...
On Saturday, Jan. 26, local neo-soul band Brotha Josh and The Quickness performed at the Thirsty Hippo in celebration of their debut album “Touro Street”. The album was released on all streaming platforms...
Brotha Josh and the Quickness will be performing a release show for their debut album “Touro Street” at the Thirsty Hippo Jan. 26 at 9 p.m. with indie band Empty Atlas.
Holt said the release show...
Past decades returned to life on Nov. 9 when Mississippi based bands Newscast and Wild Frames played at the Thirsty Hippo in Downtown Hattiesburg.
Opening for Thirsty Hippo veterans Wildframes, the...
The Thirsty Hippo held a music show and a costume contest Oct. 27 for Halloween. Local musicians came together from other bands to bring the music of Blondie and Nirvana back from the dead while the ghouls...
It may come as no surprise that Hattiesburg is home to many great eateries. It also may come as no surprise that in a town where locals call themselves “Hattiesburgers,” there is no shortage of places...
SMiile describes itself as an experimental pop band from Austin, Texas. The group is currently in the middle of a five-week national tour, and this weekend was the band’s second time performing in Hattiesburg....
Genres will collide at the Thirsty Hippo’s Back to School Bash Friday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. with neo-soul funk band Brotha Josh and the Quickness, surf rock band Wildframes and alt-country band Flordiamen.
"If...
The Thirsty Hippo hosts a variety of events for the young and the old, such as Open Mic Night, Free Live Trivia and an Amnesty Benefit, all of which will occur throughout the week.
The Southern Miss jazz...
