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| The HIP crew hanging out with Asya and Chloe from Smoosh at the HIP Hotel - August 22 |
Andy spending time with Sonic Boom / The Control Group head honcho Nabil Ayers at Maxwell's - August 23 |
13 year old songwriting sensation Aysa from Smoosh belting out "La Pump" at The Knitting Factory - August 17 |
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| Andy hanging out at the Atlantic Records offices preparing Bloc Party dubs with VICE's Chris Roberts - August 24 |
Laura and Ronnie from HIP with their new friends Smoosh right before their return to Seattle - August 22 |
Christian Taylor from Geffen Records handing out free Rise Against tickets at Irving Plaza in NYC - August 24 |
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| Andy from HIP enjoying a lighthearted moment with Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal in Philly - August 26 |
Asya and Chloe from Smoosh with their very cool dad Mike at the HIP Hotel in South River, NJ - August 22 |
Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal performing for an appreciative crowd at The Ottobar in Baltimore - August 25 |
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| Asya from Smoosh bangin' away at her keyboard at the sold out Knitting Factory show in NYC - August 17 |
The HIP staff makin the scene with Christian Taylor from Geffen prior to the Rise Against show at Irving Plaza - August 24 |
The always entertaining Tink from VidDream with Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal after their interview in Philly - August 27 |
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Red Sox Nation citizens Christian Taylor of Geffen Records and Rick Brown of HIP at the MVP Launch Party - August 10 |
Clay and Dave from Seattle-based label Pattern 25 spending time at HIP HQ with Andy and Smoosh - August 15 |
Asya, the singer and keyboardist for Smoosh, captivates a sold out audience at The Bowery Ballroom in NYC - August 19 |
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| Smoosh hanging at at HIP HQ in South River with their dad Mike and the Pattern 25 guys - August 15 |
Lead singer Cory Gary from The Deaf Union Performing their NYC debut at The Continental - August 20 |
Sensational Smoosh drummer Chloe keepin' the beat at their terrific Bowery Ballroom performance - August 19 |
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The Deaf Union performs an inspired and ear-crunching set at The Continental in NYC - August 20 |
After the show, Andy from HIP spends some time hangin' with Cory Gary from The Deaf Union - August 20 |
Cory Gary, along with demon lead guitarist Chad Waltz kicking out the jams in NYC - August 20 |
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| Leader of Bloodhound Gang, Jimmy Pop, works up the crowd at The Staircase in Pittston, PA - August 5 |
D.J. Q-Ball from Bloodhound Gang strutting his stuff in Pittston, PA August 5 |
HIP "el jefe" Andy Gesner with his old band Spiral Jetty at the MVP Launch Party - August 10 |
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| Lupus Thunder from Bloodhound Gang whips up an enthusiastic crowd at The Staircase - August 5 |
Andy and his beloved Rickenbacker at the MVP Launch Party at Maxwell's in Hoboken - August 10 |
Jimmy Pop can't believe the over the top response to Bloodhound Gang at Pittston, PA - August 5 |
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| J, lead singer of The Cloud Room, bangin' his tambourine at The Mercury Lounge in NYC - August 4 |
Andy, Ronnie, and Laura from HIP with J from The Cloud Room at The Mercury Lounge - August 4 |
J and The Cloud Room bassist Jon Petrow rockin' at The Mercury Lounge in NYC - August 4 |
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| Steven Page from The Vanity Project performing for a packed crowd at Borders/Wall Street in NYC - August 1 |
Andy hanging out with Elissa and Sarah from Gigantic Music at The Cloud Room show in NYC - August 4 |
Marc from Flagship Recordings, Paulie from Powerplay, Steven Page and Andy in Central Park - July 31 |