Heidi - vox, bass, and guitar
Heidi loves drinking beer and playing frisbee on the beach, her cat Mia, dancing til the sun comes up, and building large campfires to sing around.
Erin - vox, guitar, and bass
Erin likes her vodka with soda and a splash of grapefruit, throwing loud parties, laying in the sun, and singing with Heidi.
Sylvia - drums
Sylvia likes to sip a Jim Beam and Coke, watch too much reality TV, play Wii boxing and hit hard (on her drums).
Jessica - vox, keyboard, guitar, and tambourine
Jessica loves to make soup, drink 2 buck Chuck, play Scrabble, and re-enact scenes from Dirty Dancing.
Oakland's sweethearts, The Hot Toddies, mix 1950's beach pop with indie rock riffs, a bottle of whiskey and a dry sense of humor.
Heidi, Erin, Jessica and Sylvia have been playing music, drinking whiskey and writing songs together since the fall of 2005. Blending 60's pop, doo-wop, and beautiful harmonies, they are a fun loving group of four girls from Oakland who play drums, guitar, bass, and keyboards and sing charmingly about being bad.
The Hot Toddies love to travel. They also love Jameson on the rocks. They've toured several times through the West Coast, in a borrowed minivan, in a giant "marshmallow" van, and more recently in their very own red van. In 2009, they toured across the US and the UK in support of their debut album, Smell the Mitten. Coming in 2010: their sophomore album, a European tour, and more!
Smell the Mitten is out now on Asian Man Records!! Please support the band and buy it here in the Merch Store, on iTunes and on Amazon.com!
"Oakland’s Hot Toddies are so retro, smart and sexy, you’d think they were Japanese." - Seattle Weekly
"The Hot Toddies are doo-wop bubblegum pop revivalists that proof that you can be cool and cute. Their album Smell the Mitten is packed with smart infectious tunes that are like a freak summer breeze in the cold winter."
- Here Comes the Flood
"Four young ladies from Oakland who sweat prettily while romping through tough treacle like “Sugar Daddy” and “Anais Nin vs. the Pirates of Santa Cruz,” they do fresh, engaging and altogether delightful noise-pop with odd, punky lyrics about being horny in Seattle and matters of suchlike pith. A rare treat and I commend their album, Smell the Mitten (out on Asian Man), to your palpitating attention." - Ron Garmon, LA City Beat
"The Hot Toddies are the best thing happening in Oakland, CA, especially since the Raiders are in such shambles. But even if the Raiders were playing in the SuperBowl, The Hot Toddies would still be O-town’s hottest band. On the band’s debut album, Smell The Mitten, they mix everything you love about the Wall of Sound, garage rock, Japanese pop, and power pop into one uniformed sound that is as funny and clever as it is rocking." - Pop-Rock Candy Mountain
"Oakland girl band The Hot Toddies mix 1950's beach movie pop with soft indie rock, hard whiskey and a dry sense of humor. The song "HTML" is neo-retro code-romantic." -M. Myers, KEXP
"Four cute girls singing about being bad and horny. Could there be anything better? Casio tone keys, barbershop-style harmonies and retro-surf pop guitars soften the edge a bit, but once you decipher the silly lyrics, you'll be the hot one." - Owl Mag
"The band’s debut full length album, titled Smell the Mitten, meets the expectations set by the EP and singificantly one-ups it. The same great elements are there–the vocal melodies, tight songwriting, and funny and sweet lyrics–but they’re joined by a more full production sound and some instrument experimentation. As a result, Smell the Mitten is really terrific, an exciting album that should bring The Hot Toddies further well-deserved attention." - The Bay Bridged
"The Hot Toddies are a pop band from Oakland, California, their first full-length album is called Smell The Mitten… and they are fucking pheonomenal. Too varied to be traditional twee ...they’re good enough to make all but the most jaded of pop fanatics say to themselves “Where has this band been all of my life?” - RetroLoFi.com
"[Rocker Girl]... is a great example of the vocal capabilities of this amazing band. With unison melodies that break into harmonies half way through to piggy-back catch lines, this song is full of color. The climax near the end is complete with heavily distorted guitars and the full group of vocal harmonies. Yes. yes." -Deli Magazine
"... The Hot Toddies craft upbeat indie-pop rhythms with a dash of retro-rock and barbershop style harmonies that are almost too catchy. Oh, and they're hot too." -Synthesis Magazine
"The quartet offers ... sweet multi-part vocals and gritty guitar hooks. ... "Seattle" may be the funniest and sexiest tour song ("It gets so hard without someone to straddle/ I get so horny when I'm in Seattle"), while "Jaguar Love" ("So let me take you for a ride/ You might get laid") sounds like the kind of grrrl-empowered rock that '70s icon Nikki Corvette used to make." - SF Weekly
Super cool new girl tees below in the merch store!!!
Hey There! I want to let you know, that my brandnew song "Experience" is online now in my player! I´d be very happy if you could have a listen and if you want, please comment it!:) Have a nice day and a good start into the new week! All the Best, Marco
hey toddies, i hope you don't mind me telling you and your friends about my new songs and new blog. please have a listen, and comment back if you wish.
Happy New Year HT Hope you will have a great year,,,, we have uploaded 2 new boogiepopsongs ,fast, catchy and short,,, thats the way to start a new year.... Be careful out there.....-Hill street Blues Best Pelle LPD
January, 7 2010 09:00 PM - Coasters Lounge @ Boardwalk bowl 115 cliff st., SANTA CRUZ, California - $6 CULO A BOCA will be kick’n out the jams at the revved up rockabilly show with THE CONCAVES, SAWYER FAMILY, CHOP TOPS!!! Remember bring your titties...we wanna see ’em!
January, 8 2010 09:00 PM - John Patricks 1813 park st., alameda, California - $6 CULO A BOCA finally brings the poonami to ALAMEDA! with SAWYER FAMILY, THE TANTRUMS, THE JIM ROWDY SHOW! Bring your moosh’n shoes because we want you to get rowdy!
Christmas is forever,not for just one day, for loving, sharing,giving,are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel,in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is good you do yourself...
Hi HT's - hope you are keeping really well. We've been beavering away and got two new ones up on the site if you fancy having a listen! Great stuff from you this year and we're really looking forward to more bits and pieces in 2010! Have a great Christmas and a peaceful new year. All the best.
Buy our new EP "Miniluv"... and make out with one of us for free! (Coupon required, offer excludes those 55 +, offer expires 12.20.09). iTunes link: http://miniurl.com/21328
hey we're Modern American Theatre, give us a listen and see how you like us! We can also send you our songs so you can put them on a cd and share with your friends! Come out and see us at the Cobalt Cafe in Canoga Park, CA Jan 2nd!
Wishing You Peace and Joy this Christmas! Hope Your 2010 is Off the Hook! When Your Time Permits, Please Stop By and Say Howdy Do Cheers, Mark Clear Rock & Roll Manifesto b/w Morning Girl on THC Records Two Sick Grooves by Mark Clear Now Available on ITUNES and AMAZON
