SPH Presents: Tipps and Obermiller Album Release in the Ballroom - with Lisa Renee Smith opening!
These artists are some of our own here at Southside, and we welcome them with great pride and excitement as they release their best work yet. This will be a full afternoon and early evening of music and a rare appearance with the full band! There will be a full bar for your enjoyment.
Tipps and Obermiller: Strong. True. Vulnerable.
This dynamic musical duo from Fort Worth has captivated audiences around the country with their heartfelt songwriting and emotive performances. Their tight vocal and guitar harmonies, folksy wisdom and unabashed emotional vocabulary combine with craft and charisma to create this unexpectedly magnetic experience.
Their artistic journey has been deeply intertwined with their personal lives; the couple met in 2011 and soon married, navigating the challenges of caring for sick parents, raising teenagers, and pursuing graduate studies and career changes over the next decade. In 2022, they made the decision to fully commit to songwriting and performing. Since releasing their debut album in 2023, Tipps and Obermiller have quickly built a reputation for their engaging performances. The connection to their audience is undeniable as they share their stories and songs like only a bonded couple can. This has quickly taken them from local stages in their hometown of Fort Worth, Texas to becoming touring artists playing listening rooms, house concerts and festivals across the country.
2026’s “Little Kid Heart” marks their third and most polished studio effort. They spent the previous two years writing, workshopping, performing and re-writing dozens of songs to select these ten for this album. When it came time to record, they chose producer Taylor Tatsch (Maren Morris, The Droptines, Rich O’Toole) to take their best songs yet and create an album that evokes the beauty, pain, hope and joy that life brings.
Lisa Renee Smith is an Americana and country songwriter based in Fort Worth, Texas. Her music is rooted in personal reflection and a deep connection to the American South, with introspective songs that explore themes of family, growth, and the quiet beauty of everyday life.
She has performed at the Fort Worth Songwriter Festival in 2024 and 2025 and has been featured in Fort Worth Magazine and DFWChild. She is also a founding member of the songwriting collective Songbirds of Fort Worth.
Her debut single, “Foxhole,” from the EP This Side of the Mississippi, has received multiple spins on 91.7 KXT’s Homegrown Music Show.
