Earl-y Gates: vocals/guitar
Jon : bass/vocals
Metal Chris : Touring Bassist
Mike Yak: drums/vocals
Influences
Operation Ivy, GG Allin, Bad Religion, Suicidal Tendencies, The Ramones, Zero Boys, The Vandals, Subhumans, Cock Sparrer, Megadeth, Public Enemy, Bluegrass, Politics, Alcohol, Drugs, Sex, World History, and Waffle House.
Sounds Like
Rednecks, Zombies, Terrorists CD (2008) Available @ : INTERPUNK.COM CDBABY.COM DIGSTATION.COM ITUNES STORE 01. Warming Up 02. Rednecks, Zombies, Terrorists 03. Holiday in Iraq 04. They Don't Care About You 05. Pointing Fingers 06. Mustache Riders in the Sky 07. Modern Day Punk 08. Conformity (Is What They Want) 09. A Reply to the Critics 10. Letter From the Earth 11. Magic Dance
Die Mindless Fools E.P. CD (2003) SEVEN DOLLARS -$7-01. Next Time We'll Do Macgyver 02. Life of Mediocrity 03. Capitalist's Curse 04. Tomorrow 05. When the Dead Can Drive 06. Negative MF 07. Chinese Rock
We Don't Need Your Labels CD (2002) NINE DOLLARS -$9-01. Intro 02. Eternal Life Would Suck 03. 40 hr. Slave 04. You are all Sheep 05. Just a Stage 06. Burnawitchforjesus 07. Disgrace 08. Birds of Prey 09. I Hate this Song 10. The Only Good Cop 11. Church, State, and the Corporations 12. My Scene Sucks 13. Crooked 14. Pirate Radio 15. So Damn Insane
We Don't Need Your Labels T-SHIRT (Black) ELEVEN DOLLARS -$11-SIZES XL, L, M, S, YL
The Ray Gradys music is also available @ the following !
Songs and Albums in MP3 format @ Listen To Samples + Cover Art Available
Since 1996 The Ray Gradys have been impressing audiences around the world with their creative songwriting and outspoken lyrics. The music is a blend of West Coast Punk and East Coast Hardcore, but is still influenced by old
school '77 style Punk Rock.
The Ray Gradys formed in Charlotte North Carolina in 1996. A very young Earl-y and Jon, wanted to start a punk band with no rules or limitations, musically or lyrically.
In 2002, after touring the US several times and releasing 4 albums, they decided to move the band to Philadelphia, PA.
Two more albums and two years later, Mike Yak joined the band taking over
drums.
In 2007, Russ Golden took over bass after Jon was abducted by aliens.
Jon has since sold the rights to his story to PBS and has happily retired to
the south of France.
Russ had to leave the band due to time obligations with his own band.
Bill took over Bass in early 2008 for an East coast tour. But then had to leave due to family obligations.
Metal Chris from NYC filled in for a U.S. and West Coast Tour in 2008 and also filled in for the rest of '08.
Jon ran out of Alien money and has decided to come out of retirement to play some shows in 2009.
The Ray Gradys still continue to tour as much as possible and have become known nationally as well as internationally. Their energetic and interactive stage performance gives the crowd a chance to be involved rather than just watch.
Musically, they have been described as "poppy" (Jello Biafra) to "hardcore" (Flipside Magazine) to "nice" (Dischord Records).
But, if you ask the Ray Gradys what they sound like... Their reply is :
"We have so many different influences, we just play what we think sounds good."
So, if you're ready for a politically outspoken punk band that loves to have fun, both on stage and off, you're ready for The Ray Gradys.
Every Wednesday Night @ 11pm Eastern ( 10pm Central, 9pm Mountain, 8pm Pacific )
What's up! We're Chasing Fate! Our debut single, Across The World, is now available on iTunes. If you like what you hear, you can get it for only $1. We also just uploaded a new demo called "What You Do To Me" so if you get a chance, take a listen.
Become a fan on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/chasingfate) or follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/itsChasingFate)!!
omg.. i used to go to u guy's concerts when i was like fifteen. you guys used to play at the skatezone in fayetteville, nc.. glad to see yall are still rockin =)
Hey hope all is well your way! If you don't mind we'd like to tell you a little about ourselves.
We're a 'Street Rock n Roll' band based out of Dayton, OH. Since 2006 we've been combining Rock 'n Roll, Punk, Metal, and Glam to make our original sound. We just released a new record 'Shotgun Hero' on our own label, and toured the Mid-West and East Coast.
If you have a chance we'd really appreciate it if you could swing by our page and check out our tunes. If you like what you hear let us know!
New Downloads! Check out 2009 NYC boat show on www.whatevski.org! 25 songs for 5 US$! (or 4 euros or 3 pounds!) Thats damn cheap.
New Music Coming! We are hoping to finish a new release of rarities, redos, and remixes called, "Lost & Found."
Gigs! Sept 25 - NYC - Slackfest @ Bowery Ballroom www.bowerypresents.com Sept 27 - Boston - Slackfest @ the Middle East www.mideastclub.com
Oct 8 - Buffalo - Mohawk Place Oct 9/10 - Toronto - 2 nights at Lee's palace! Oct 11 - Montreal - Club Soda
Oct 15 - Berlin, De - So36 Oct 16 - Jena, De - Kassa Blanca Oct 17 - Stuttgart, De - Universum Oct 18 - TBA Oct 19 - Barcelona - Razzmatazz Oct 20 - Valencia - Black Note Oct 21 - Madrid - Sala Caracol Oct 22 - Rome - Forte Prenestino Oct 23 - Athens - An Club Oct 24 - Istanbul - Jolly Joker Balans Oct 25 - Milano - Magnolia Club Oct 26 - Ljubjana - Gala Hala Oct 27 - Zagreb - Kset Oct 28 - Graz - PPC Oct 29 - Vienna - Arena Oct 30 - Prague - 007 Oct 31 - Regensburg - Alte Malzerei
Dec 3 - San Antonio - White Rabbit Dec 4/5 - Austin - Flamingo Cantina Dec 6 - Houston - Meridian Dec 8 - New Orleans - One Eyed Jacks Dec 9 - Tallahassee - Engine Room Dec 10 - Tampa - Crowbar Dec 11 - Miami - Churchills Dec 12 - Orlando - The Social
Dec 20 - Philadelphia - TLA More new music coming in 2010! www.theslackers.com
im traveling and i just rolled into philly ive seen you guys when you still lived in NC and once in dallas texas and i was wondering where some cool places to hangout are?
hey hope all is well! just put up a ton of work, adding hundreds of photos this week from the summer, i'm booking in the greensboro, north carolina area ONLY from august 1st through 17th would you be interested in working together?
Hey how's it going? I hope all is well! Just letting ya know our EP is officially out now and available through our page! Many Thanks - Crowley for Ghetto Blaster
Sorry for the delay in response. It was great meeting you too. The Milestone video you have up is pretty good. If you ever need anything as well, feel free to hit us up here.
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