To Book Greyspoke Email:
greyspokevariety@yahoo.com
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Influences
Grateful Dead, Pat Metheny, Frank Zappa, Iron Maiden, Dreams, Mountain, Rush, Yes, Primus, Jerry Jeff Walker, Tower of Power, Santana, Derek Trucks, Tony Rice, The Brothers Johnson, Ted Nugent... ad infinitum!
Sounds Like
An electric dynamite solarstorm from a slow burning wick
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In their fifth year as a band, Greyspoke is gaining notariety in the music community of Vermont and a variety of Northeastern music scenes, with a blend of hard rock, jam, funk, and jazz. These former high school classmates have taken the stage at venues, parties, and festivals, from New England to Ohio, including upstate New York and NYC, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and up and down Vermont, where all four of the band’s members grew up and started to write and jam together. This summer they will record their first EP before heading out to Gratefulfest where they will play the main stage. In September the band will head for the studio to record their first full-length LP, while they hold down a Wednesday residency at local livespot, Nectar’s, and capture the dynamic shows for Greyspoke’s first live album.
Greyspoke features Mike Wheeler on rhythm guitar and lead vocals. He lends his music writing skills to many of the songs, and writes the lyrics for all of the band’s original material. On lead guitar and vocals, Rob Eaton gives his all and is proving to be a guitarist to watch in the coming years. His distinct style combines subtle jazz slinks, soulful bluesy screams, and scorching hard rock fretwork. On bass and vocals is Rudy Kiburis, who throws his metal expertise and raw stage energy into the mix to add a true variety to the group. On the other side of this rhythm section is Jamie Heintz on drums and vocals, who holds down the funk, rips the rock, and dishes the jazz, as the songs shift and the jams explode.
Their influences vary as much as their music, culling inspiration from artists such as Pat Metheny, Frank Zappa Tower of Power, Les Claypool, Little Feat, Iron Maiden, Mountain, Grateful Dead, Wishbone Ash, and many more. Their eccentric mix of influences and love for making new music creates a unique ebb-and-flow feel that carries the audience and the band to a high level of musical arousal. Greyspoke puts a passion and emotion in their music that has found them a favored place in the tastes of fans of all ages and musical backgrounds, from jam to metal.
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Venues Played to date include:
Church - Boston, MA ---
River Street Jazz Cafe - Plains, PA ---
The Haunt - Ithaca, NY ---
Riley Center for Perfoming Arts - Manchester, VT ---
Bennington College - Bennington, VT ---
SUNY Potsdam - Potsdam, NY ---
University of Vermont (Cook Commons and Redstone) - Burlington, VT ---
Nectar's - Burlington, VT ---
Club Metronome - Burlington, VT ---
Dartmouth College - Hanover NH ---
Middlebury College - Middlebury, VT ---
St. Michael's College - Burlington, VT ---
Skidmore College - Saratoga Springs, NY ---
University of New Hampshire - Durham, NH ---
Higher Ground - Burlington, VT ---
Mac's Wedding - Rupert, VT ---
Jake's - Londonderry, VT ---
Backstreet's - Potsdam, NY ---
Manchester Bar & Grill - Manchester, VT ---
The Perfect Wife - Manchester, VT ---
The Penalty Box - Providence, RI ---
Union College - Schenectady, NY ---
King's Tavern - Saratoga, NY ---
The Lion's Den - NYC ---
Nelson Ledges Quarry Park - Garrettsville, OH ---
The Hootinanny Barn - West Pawlet, VT
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Some artists we've co-billed with:
Seth Yacavone,
The Ride,
Tea Leaf Green,
Blaque Lyte,
Josh Lazo,
Lucy Vincent,
Roku,
The Zen Tricksters,
Bodhi,
Fungus Amungus,
Theory of Revolution,
The New Riders of the Purple Sage,
Anthony Lattanze Band,
Acoustic Brew (MA),
dark park,
The Hedlands,
Porno Tongue,
Wild Cowboys,
Hot Nasty,
Umphrey's McGee,
Josh Dion Band,
Dark Star Orchestra,
The Bomb Squad,
Assembly of Dust.
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Thanks for the support! Greyspoke wins The Deli Magazine's July artist of the month!
yeah definitely give me a heads up when there's a show in boston! sounds like you guys have a good thing going, i dig the tunes...greyspoke was brought to my attention the other day when my father forwarded me a link to the deli- i think it was to vote for a featured artist of the month spot or something? doubt mike remembers, but we used to play together when we were little at family parties. our fathers are good friends. ha small world huh? take it easy :)
Hey to Mike! Its been a long time, but I'm still always checking on your music. I'm happy to see you will be in my neck of the woods at Nelson's Ledges. I'll have to try and make my way out there!! I'm waiting for an autographed CD!!
hey thanks for the add. your right up my alley but im not form near vermont. you shoul try and play some shows down in southern mass, check out the mill street brews!
hey guys thanks for travelin out to johnson, everyone here glad you took the trip. the whole night ended up being a success ending the first annual spring music fest. it was great having you we'll give you a call for our next event
Yea I think Hannah and me might try to rally up some friends for a road trip to Canada soon and if so we are stopping by to catch a session for sure!! I'm so glad you checked out that site!!! Quality information huh?! Astrology isn't so strange once you do your whole chart....spread the word:-)
Hey Hey,
Just checking in to see how things are going these days? Looking forward to meeting up at a show at some point. Keep in touch.
Cheers,
Matt & Kane
