CD RELEASE FOR NEW FULL-LENGTH "MAKE AN ANIMAL NOISE" SAT. AUG. 2ND AT FERGIES PUB, 1214 SANSOM ST.!!
4 1/2 stars "Post punk rock from Philly sounds like The Talking Heads, Thin Lizzy, with Minutemen style fast driven riffs, and Pixies-esque vocal harmonies. Great Stuff." -Jake Rabid/Y-Rock on WXPN
"Lost at Sea" kicks your ass across the room - but the hit of the set is the amazing "The Time Is Out," which sounds like what Marc Bolan would have written if he'd had the chance to be inspired by Get Behind Me Satan. Essential listening, and for the late-night partying crowd, the jam of the summer." -CHORD Magazine
"While many journalists have heralded The Black Keys and The White Stripes as the coming of “blues for the 21st Century” or “nu” blues my vote is cast for Grubstakes as the bearers of that title. This is NOT for traditional blues fans but for the adventurous listener looking to see where the blues will go in this century and who will take it there. Willie Dixon once staked his claim by declaring “I Am The Blues.” With The Bestest, in the year 2007, Patrick McHugh and his band stake that very same, valid claim." - PA Musician Magazine
"We really like Grubstake, based on their fine CD The Bestest, with its great cover of Neil Young's "Albuquerque" and some original deconstructionist blues." - Philadelphia Inquirer
Grubstake's ethos is simple: keep it dirty, sing about zombies & paranoia, and include plenty of scuzzy blues licks. They've shredded clubs all over the Northeast US with their gutteral, raw sound. Critics have noticed:
The Noise magazine calls Grubstake "Indie rock at it's best" and Amanda Nichols of The Weekly Dig says, "Like Andy Warhol attempting an Impressionist portrait of Elvis, Grubstake manages to mix the humor of Ween, Richard Hell's punk snickers and the 'dropout blues' of early Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band with charm, skill, and reckless abandon."
Since relocating back to his hometown of Philadelphia, head 'staker Patrick McHugh has been moving away from the layered complexities of 2004's Dynamite & Other Inventions, and putting the focus back on the lean and mean guitar & drums boogie of the band's earlier work.
The original duo of McHugh & Rocket1000 (drums), went back into the studio with Boston producer Darron Burke (Folk Implosion, Gigolo Aunts, Dambuilders) in Fall of '06. The Bestest was released in March 2007.
The band is currently recording material for their next cd, tentatively entitled "make an animal noise" & due out this year, with new philly drummer Steve Bozzone co-producing & engineering.
THIS IS IT-THE LAST 3 DAYS!!! I THINK WE CAN ALMOST DO IT!!! PLEASE VOTE LIKE MUTHA'S EVERYDAY @ pinupvixen. com (I'm the middle contestant)!!! ALMOST THERE!!! Love you all! Thanks for the support to all my myspace buddies!!! Thanks to you (& a lot of work), the underdog is almost within distance! -Tenayah Sioux
So, yeah the minions are comin' up, and proud we are of all of them, but we need a break from them. That's why we're stoked that it's Tomb Sweeping Day! 3-Day weekend yo!
Sorry to be so long getting back to you. Taiwan is alright, but the good music is few and far between, the most popular of it being pop ballads so processed I get diabetes just thinking about them. We are thankful for the Internets and the likes of Grubstake who use them. I hung up my axe when we got here, not just because of the dearth of good musicians, but because I'm so busy every day I don't have time to practice. Dee is thrivin'. She's got scores of little English student minions singing her praises.
hey hey - this sunday 12/16 "americana breakfast club" brings you THE BOURBON BOYS 11am-1pm free - live and unplugged WHO SAYS THERE"S NO BLUEGRASS IN PROVIDENCE! BRING IT ON! BYO We can provide the fresh squeezed oj & homemade bloody mary mixers!
THE LIBERTY ELM dang good cookin' gosh darn it! 777 ELMWOOD AVE PROVIDENCE RI 02907 401-467-077 the only lil' red 1947 Worcester diner car in Providence you can find it!
Sunday Morning Comin' Down with "AMERICANA BREAKFAST CLUB" at THE LIBERTY ELM Tomorrow 12/2 from 11am-1pm featuring THE BOMBOLEROS! live, free and unplugged
Primarily influenced by the gypsy jazz play of Django Reinhardt, The Bomboleros have a strong latin influence with major nods to American jazz, swing, and old time music. They're also featured in the soundtrack from the feature length film "YOU MUST BE THIS TALL" which opened on September 7, 2007, and documents the long history of Rocky Point Park, the amusement park and Shore Dinner Hall situated along the coast of the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The soundtrack features 15 tracks by Johnny Carlevale performed by his many musical projects - His Band Of All Stars, The Rollin' Pins, The Acoustic Trio, The Big Kahunays, and The Bomboleros!
BYO Bloodies & Mimosas
and........... WE'VE GOT TREES :) The Liberty Elm now has a limited supply of fresh cut New England-grown holiday trees and wreaths decorated by Tink w/luv for sale out front on the lot
Support local business and New England agriculture and please buy yours from us :) (instead of from the "big box" stores like Lowe's and Home Depot)
"Feed your neighbor!" GIFT CERTIFICATES to The Liberty Elm Diner in any amount Great for friends and family and anybody who likes good coffee, food and music
THE LIBERTY ELM 777 ELMWOOD AVENUE PROVIDENCE RI 02907 401-467-0777 in the little red 1947 Worcester Lunch Car diner across the street from the RIPTA garages just a few blocks from Roger Williams Park<
This SUNDAY 11/25 "Americana Breakfast Club" at THE LIBERTY ELM
brings you
CHRIS DALTRY (the 'mericans) & friends
FREE, LIVE & UNPLUGED from 11am - 1pm in the wi-fi room
Here he is, formerly of Purple Ivy Shadows, the master of Providence's Record Show and Rock & Roll Yard Sale, What Cheer Antiques & Vintage, and the 'mericans - Chris Daltry: http://www.myspace.com/themericans
Playing in the wi-fi room just fer u
THE LIBERTY ELM 777 ELMWOOD AVENUE PROVIDENCE RI 02907 401-467-0777 myspace.com/libertyelm
in the little red 1947 diner across the street from the RIPTA bus garages just blocks from Roger Williams Park
THIS SUN. 11/18 "Americana Breakfast Club" at The Liberty Elm with PHIL EDMONDS (Providence Wholebellies) and friends Free, Live and Unplugged in the wi-fi room 11am-1pm C'mon down! Coming Next Sun 11/25 CHRIS DALTRY (the 'mericans)
They shut down your state because you LEFT! How dare you leave to play a show somewhere else.... PA state officials didn't know what to do without hearing "My Neighbor." I can understand this. It's upsetting.
