Even though San Francisco bluesy soul band Hibbity Dibbity formed in 2013, the same year as the inaugural BottleRock Napa Valley music festival, tomorrow will mark the first time singer-guitarists Chris Braun and Tom Relling, bassist Parker Simon and drummer Jack Gehegan attend the annual musical gathering together.

The band, which layers Southern funk and gospel atop Louisiana blues and a thick serving of ‘70s psychedelic rock, will open BottleRock from the Lagunitas stage. The former S.F. State students have a lot on their plate in the near future. An 18-date national tour begins in August, and Hibbity Dibbity has some new tunes planned for release later this year. The songs—whatever shape they take—follow a self-titled 2014 debut and 2015 follow-up, Tinctures, Potions and Elixirs.

All four members, who grew up listening to Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, ‘70s R&B and funk, still live in San Francisco, increasingly a rarity for Bay Area bands, and are busy gigging around town when they are not writing. Earlier this year, they headlined a packed show at The Chapel, played several local festivals and opened for Robert Randolph at the Fillmore, Hibbity Dibbity’s first time on the hallowed venue’s stage. Relling even sat in with Randolph’s band.

Technically, Relling attended BottleRock last year, with his mother. He even joined his friends in Bay Area band Royal Jelly Jive on the same stage where Hibbity Dibbity will open BottleRock on Friday.

RIFF: How much do you guys know about BottleRock heading in?

Parker Simon: Only Tom has been to Bottlerock before. Several friends of ours in the Bay Area musical community have played or are playing this year, such as Royal Jelly Jive, the Bad Jones and Marty O’Reilly. We know that it is definitely a music festival and they definitely serve wine there.

What are you looking forward to doing at BottleRock the most?

Chris Braun: We are looking forward to playing! We always have a great time making music together, even when everything about the gig goes wrong, we still manage to enjoy ourselves and make good art. It makes these big gigs even better, when you know that you’re going to be able to hear yourself and that you don’t have to all share the same vocal mic.

Where’d you get your tastes in music?

Braun: Music has been at the forefront of all of our lives for decades, so it floods in through all directions. We dig the vinyl crates of the thrift stores and gypsy flea markets in foreign countries, and we make radio stations of obscure soul singers on Spotify just looking for that new banger.

Do any of your lyrics or songs speak to the mission statement of the band itself?

Braun: “Roll Right Into Town” is the most mission statement-esque tune that I can think of. It’s about being on the road and embracing the strange looks that people give you on the highway and at gas stations. We’ve all got some weird in us, and when a stranger puts a magnifying glass on us, it’s more interesting when we become the character that they secretly want to see. Rather than trying to be more like them, be more like you.

You make music that found a perfect home in San Francisco—in the ‘70s. It’s not quite as common these days. Why is that?

Braun: Well, we are focused on making great songs that sound as good on an acoustic guitar or piano as they do with a full band and horn section. It just so happens that a multitude of those timeless kinds of songs were birthed in the ’70s in San Francisco. We are proud to be from a city that has been a champion of wonderful music for so many years, but in the end we want to make music that sounds like us and sticks with people regardless of production trends or genre popularity. We want the people who don’t like any kind of rock ‘n’ roll to say “Damn, that’s a good song.”

Tom, you got to sit in with pedal steel great Robert Randolph at his show at the Fillmore, which your band opened, a couple of months back.  What was the experience like?

Tom Relling: The experience sitting in with Robert Randolph was exhilarating and humbling. It is a moment I’ll never forget. We played a Sly Stone tune, and got to trade some licks back and forth. I hope to get onstage with him again down the road.

You have a national tour coming up. Is this your first long-distance trip? What are you looking forward to the most?

Simon: Mo’ Reen, our converted airport shuttle bus, has taken us on two national tours and is getting ready to take us on the third. The first two we booked by ourselves [and] this upcoming tour we are working with Pivotal Touring agency. We are excited for new people, places, and to experience all sorts of swirlywhirls.

How has the Bay Area music scene changed since you started Hibbity Dibbity in 2013?

Braun: We’ve seen a lot of good bands throw in the towel, or move to LA. Both are very scary for us.

Four years in, do you have a favorite show you have played?

Simon: We’ve played so many different kinds of gigs from headlining the Great American Music Hall, to playing with Vulfpeck, and tons of shit-kicker bars all over the country. An easy favorite is playing the famed Fillmore in [San Francisco] for the first time with Robert Randolph earlier this year. That being said, we still hope to one day play a bowling alley.

Follow Roman Gokhman at Twitter.com/RomiTheWriter and RomiTheWriter.Tumblr.com.