03.19.13
After a clever game of cloak and dagger and a host of hazy backroom meetings, we are thrilled to finally announce that Asheville, NC based RBTS WIN have officially joined forces with Grip Tapes. The band's all-new full length album, Palm Sunday, will be available on LP and digitally this Spring.
Click HERE to listen to "Death Magic," the first single from the upcoming release now. May all your wavy dreams come true.
03.03.13
Grip Tapes is excited to announce the release of Twilight for Gladys Bentley, the debut solo album from Durham, NC-based poet and musician Shirlette Ammons. The album is a re-imagining of the trail-blazing blues singer and bulldagger, Gladys Bentley. Shirlette says, "I wanted to create a record that uses hip hop, the music of posturing and prowess of my day, to channel the memory of Gladys Bentley.
Twilight for Gladys Bentley is avilable for digital download now at iTunes, AmazonMP3, Bandcamp and streaming at Spotify.
01.10.13
Heads on Sticks is hard at work finishing up their latest full-length that will be out in early 2013.
The band is offering up a first-listen to the album track "I Can Get Back" now over at their Soundcloud page. Click HERE to listen now.
LIKE Heads on Sticks now on Facebook to keep tabs on their upcoming album and performances.
01.05.13
The taste makers and local music lovers at WXDU have released their list for the top 99 North Carolina releases of 2012 and Gross Ghost's Brer Rabbit sits at the top of the heap. Can't complain about being #1. Thanks so much to all the volunteers at 88.7 who work around the clock to bring us some of the best radio in all the land (and for having great taste).
Click HERE to see the full list that includes some AMAZING local artists including Spider Bags, Whatever Brains, Organos, Boykiller, TOW3RS, Schooner/Wesley Wolfe, Motor Skills and so many more.
01.04.13
Gross Ghost is the latest band to take part in The Independent's ongoing Carolina Covers series featuring videos of local musicians covering fellow NC based artists.
For their turn under the covers, Gross Ghost landed on covering "Long Flight" from the always amazing (and beyond nice guys) of Future Islands.
Click HERE to watch the video now and read more about the band's song choice from Mike Dillon.
12.23.12
As 2012 is on it's way out, the annual flood of year end 'best-of' lists are begining to roll out. We're pleased to say that Gross Ghost's Brer Rabbit is already showing up on more than one.
Yes! Weekly tags Brer Rabbit as on of the Carolina's 25 Best Albums of the Year saying, "the razor bladed hooks of Brer Rabbit are some the catchiest anywhere." Click HERE to see the full list.
Speakers in Code also includes Brer Rabbit in their wrap up of the 8 Best Releases from NC Bands in 2012 list saying the band "put together an album that is framed in past-reference, but doesn't spend a second trying to replicate it." Click HERE to see the full list.
12.17.12
In keeping with the holiday spirit, today Decoder Magazine debuted an all new holiday song from LIBRARIES called "Trap In a Winter Wonderland." And check out the spectacular cover art treatment from Decoder's own Jheri Evans.
Ever wonder what you would get if you mashed up Mannheim Steamroller and DMX into one trapfest of a holiday tune? Well, wonder no longer.
Click HERE to read the write up now and stream the holiday good good.
12.14.12
For the second year in a row, Grip Tapes has joined forces with our tight bro's (and she-bros) over at Potluck for the second installment of holiday music goodness.
Click HERE to get a free download of Naughty Party Anthems now for free over at Bandcamp.
This year's compilation features new holiday music from Organos, Logan Pate, Juan Huevos, Jphono1, Joshua Carpenter, LIBRARIES and more! Happy Holidays from all of us!
12.10.12
Gross Ghost are hitting the road with Spider Bags in support of both band's latest albums, Brer Rabbit and Shake My Head (get it now via Odessa Records) respectively.
Click HERE for the full list of tour dates and make sure you head out to check out of the two best bands coming out of NC today.
12.04.12
Click HERE to listen to the 'When The Light's Out (First Night REMIX)" by Juan Huevos. The original tune from Organos gets the official Jwaves treatment. Just like it should.
Organos is the solo project of Maria Albani. Organic, minimalistic, and oddly melodic. Albani plays w/ Schooner, has played w/ Pleasant, Tennis & the Mennonites, Un Deux Trois, & is co-creator and curator of Minus Sound Research Artist Collective.
