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flip grater
Indie / Acoustic

"Be All And End All - Out Now!"

Christchurch,
New Zealand

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Last Login:  10/5/2008
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   flip grater: General Info
Member Since11/20/2005
Band Websiteflipgrater.com
Band MembersFlip Grater...with:
Kris Wilson - banjo, guitar
Simon Hall - mandolin, guitar
Simon Brouwer - drums
Tim Chesney - bass
InfluencesNew Video! Watch Your Suit Hangs Well Here:



Be All And End All - live at The Repertory Theatre, NZ July 2008



New Video! Watch Ring Around The Rosie Here:



Watch This Road Leads Home

Sounds LikeI enjoy listening to: Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Mazzy Star, Be Good Tanyas, Gillian Welch, Fiona Apple, Nick Drake, Tom Waits, Jollie Holland, Stina Nordenstam, Sufjan Stevens, Magnet, Iron and Wine, Keren Ann, Damien Rice, Shaun K Anderson, Jesse Sykes, Smog, Elliot Smith, Bonnie Somerville, Johhny Cash.

Record Labelmaiden records
Type of LabelIndie







   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Oct 17 2008 9:00P
Dux de Lux Christchurch, Canterbury
Oct 28 2008 8:00P
Big Chill House London, London and South East
Oct 30 2008 7:00P
Met Lounge Bar London, London and South East
Nov 11 2008 8:00P
Club Le Baron Paris, Ile-de-France
Nov 14 2008 8:00P
La Politque Bordeaux, Aquitaine
Nov 21 2008 8:00P
Winston Kingdom Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Nov 26 2008 8:00P
Condorito Club Margarita, Cuneo
Nov 28 2008 8:00P
Saletta della Cultura Novoli, Lecce
Dec 2 2008 9:00P
Monkey Club Berlin, Berlin
Dec 3 2008 8:00P
venue TBC Arhus, Midtjylland
Dec 9 2008 8:00P
Klubb Scendraget Goteborg, Västra Götalands län
Dec 13 2008 8:00P
Spice Of Life London, London and South East

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NEW ALBUM - Be All And End All  (view more)

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   About flip grater
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“(Flip Grater) has a Hope Sandoval feel to her acousto-folk, but when she shades to something more angsty indie, she's got a little Cat Power in her” – Austin Cronicle

If you keep up with what’s new and interesting in New Zealand music, then you will have heard of Christchurch based, singer/songwriter Flip Grater.
This rising star performed at the prestigious SXSW festival last year and has shared the stage with artists such as The Veils, Ben Lee, The Shins, Anika Moa, The Phoenix Foundation and SJD.
Flip's song Long Awaited Sigh recently featured in the season final of hit US TV show Brothers and Sisters and Flip is now working on tracks for her sophomore LP release for 2008.


To celebrate the release of her debut album Cage For A Song, Flip took off on ‘The CookBook Tour’. This solo tour saw Flip traveling big and small town New Zealand in her Lada Station wagon, playing shows and collecting recipes for a cookbook/ tour stories book - OUT NOW is selected cafes nationwide, Real Groovy Stores and online at www.thecookbooktour.com.

Flip is heading off to Europe for the second edition of The Cookbook Tour this year. CHeck out the show list for EU dates. Tickets to the London show are on sale now www.ticketweb.co.uk

‘Cage For A Song’ and 'Be All And End All' are out now on Maiden Records.
Special thanks to www.nzdirectory.co.nz



BUY THE NEW ALBUM BE ALL AND END ALL:


Be All And End All

This is the latest album from Flip Grater, recorded at The Sitting Room in Christchurch during November and December 2007. Be All And End All is a brilliantly balanced album, with Flip's polished songwriting taking centre stage, as she moves from gentle, tender ballads to raucous indie-folk and back, via quirky pop and just a touch of alt-country. The album features a choir of 12 ñ including Anita Clarke (Ragamuffin Children) and Ben Edwards (Degrees K).

CD $25.95 NZD + P&H
Download MP3 $19.95 NZD

Cage For a Song

Cage for a Song, released on Flip Graters own label, Maiden Records, was recorded over a six month period in and around Christchurch and Diamond Harbour in the south island of New Zealand and released in August 2006.

$25.95 NZD Plus P&H Download MP3 NZ $16.95

The Cookbook Tour

In 2006 Flip Grator went on an epic tour of New Zealand to promote her debut album Cage For A Song. Travelling the length and breadth of the country in her trusty 1988 Lada station wagon, she sang for her supper in small towns and big cities, blagging accommodation, food and most importantly recipes along the way. With a cast of unusual characters, this book is the ultimate cookbook/tour diary, and a snapshot of Kiwi subculture punctuated by 47 delicious recipes.

$29.95 NZD + P&H



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Buy the CD





Management:
Maiden Records:

maiden@maidenrecords.co.nz

Publishing:
Chris Gough
Native Tongue Music Publishing
chris@nativetongue.co.nz





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Ben





Oct 1 2008 11:38 PM

i see you is coming to the dux! Yaye! I'll get your details off you there! Last show in Nz for this year huh? Wow... you're gonna do great things overseas!

Hit me back when ya can!
Adam/Adam's Arc





Sep 8 2008 3:29 AM

Great sound Flip!
Have a wonderful week,
All the best,
Adam
dDub





Sep 8 2008 1:09 AM

hey Flip
Derek here form dDub
Can you flick me a comment with your phone no. on it?
And email?
Cheers
David Galuszka





Sep 1 2008 3:16 AM

thanks for the add!
all the best!
John Quinn





Aug 31 2008 1:08 PM

Ah...great songs...real nice listening to you Flip...thanks for your friendship...
Peace and love - John
ALEX THE KID





Aug 26 2008 12:43 AM

hey flip band. hows the tour going?
guess we'll be seeing you at the rockquest party next week..


Blukola





Jul 18 2008 9:29 AM

Hey Flip,

Congrats on the new album and release buddy, nice.

I still have'nt got round to purchasing the Cook Book! Sheesh.
( hopeless lol)

You take care, hey still want your Dam Money T-shirt haha jk

See you around chch city..
natalie





Aug 20 2008 5:47 AM

hi flip, loved your gig the other night, and thanks heaps for signing my cd, hope to catch you again soon :) nat
Ivy Rossiter





Aug 18 2008 8:23 PM

Thanks for accepting my request! I hope to be able to see you play some time soon.
Ambercouch





Aug 7 2008 9:01 AM

hey thanks for being a pal to a myspace novice. digging your album. i also live with brouwer and know tim chesney pseudo intimately. keep up the good work.
Aotearoa Artists (New Zealand)





Aug 7 2008 10:57 PM

you're not coming to spain?! I'm in Madrid... across the Med from Rome... mabe if you turn the volume up REALLY loud....
saludos desde España,
Charles (Aotearoa ARtists)
Jesse Rivest





Aug 8 2008 11:42 PM

Hi Flip, enjoyed your show last night at Happy, it was fun :)
lisa crawley





Aug 6 2008 2:25 AM

all the best for your nz shows and your uk/europe gigs too! i've played at the spice of life in london a few times, you will sound fabulous there.
xx lisa
Fur Patrol





Aug 4 2008 3:44 AM

Hey Flip, really looking forward to sharing the stage on the 23rd!!!
Keen to hear the full band thing, as the only time I've seen you play was solo at the Tote with Cassette back in the day.
Simon
benjamin james eastwood





Aug 3 2008 3:26 AM

Hi Flip, it was great to be able to share the stage with you at the Paradiso gig, Was an amazing experience and you all sounded brilliant. All the best with the rest of the tour and good luck overseas. Hope we can do it again some time, and thanks for introducing me to Tim,s music, i was blown away. Thanks Again

Benjamin
Vienna





Jul 25 2008 5:32 AM

hey chicka! have a wicked time tonight, hope to catch your set one of these days...go sick for me =)
Jo





Jul 26 2008 4:15 AM

Lovely show last night. Even lovelier album (Oren bought it and gave it to me for my birthday tomorrow). Good to finally have a recording of This Year's Lie! Hope the rest of your tour goes really well.
:)
Martin





Jul 27 2008 12:09 PM

Hey Flip, good to see ya other night at Dux.
The new album is sweet all the hard work is worth it eh?, we've been playing it heaps in the shop, did you get a in store sorted with Paul?
reb fountain





Jul 21 2008 8:04 AM

we'll be like two ships
but i'll be sending you warm & cosy knitwear thoughts, peppermint tea a-plenty days & whiskey laden night dreams along the way
happy sailing
x reb
Lynette Diaz





Jul 14 2008 2:07 AM

Best of Luck with the new album and release, Flip! Dreamy sounds from your msplayer and enjoyin' the new video.
Cheers! Lynette
The Harbour Sessions





Jul 10 2008 3:51 AM

Great video from the Repertory theatre!
Ragamuffin Children





Jul 4 2008 7:23 AM

Hello:)

Good luck with the album release!!
I would love to get a copy off you when we are back in NZ.

How did the Curtain call show go??

x
Brooke
someone called simon





Jun 17 2008 12:58 AM

The new video is great. love the guy cringing when the ball hits him... You have 2 Simon's in your band. Everywhere you look, Simon's... bizarre.
Arehtë





Jun 7 2008 3:01 AM

I think The Press got a mix-up. They listed you as being at the Dux on Friday night, with Sunswtich. I turned up but missed you there.
But I see by your list it doesn't show. I'll try and get to your nest one.
Katie Thompson





May 31 2008 4:21 AM

Hey Flip

Thank you so much for coming to Greymouth to perform and run that workshop!!!

Love your songs and your style, its great to see a performer thats comfortable in what they're doing.
Your phrasing is really cool to listen to!

Take care & keep in touch!

How do I get my hands on your album?

xxKatie
None Left Standing





May 16 2008 9:46 AM

Hey! love the new video, very awesome! Jonno.
Martin





May 18 2008 2:46 AM

Thats one cool video right there, lovin the ping pong styles.
Arehtë





May 13 2008 12:33 PM

Sorry I couldn't get to the show in Lyttleton but I'll try for the Art Gallery next.
Trillion





May 12 2008 4:33 AM

he he, funny video... i was waiting for the jandal pong to come out!

chesney looks hot!
hellhappy and Juanos Escudo Jnr





May 12 2008 1:13 AM

Fantatsic! I love the new video :) love it love it love it. What a crack up.
xo - you look gorgeous flip!
cameron





May 8 2008 5:45 AM

Lovin the Everybody Else is Busy Mess vid!
Nice work!
Looking forward to the gig tomorrow night too. yeee haw.
Lauren Thomson





May 8 2008 1:16 AM

hey flip!
how are you darl? so cool hanging out the other week - give me a text if your free Monday/Tuesday and we can catch up for a coffee or something...not sure if I can cook Vegan, but could always try! ha ha.
The Septembers