http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog Independent music, Boston, and DIY Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:31:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Come on out to see High Windows +++ Half-Handed Cloud at Eastern Nazarene College tomorrow at 7:00 (The James R. Cameron Center for History, Law, & Government, Room #107 // 162 Old Colony Ave.), and then head over to the Middle East Upstairs to see Dreamtigers! Supercool night!! http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2011/08/great-shows-tomorrow/ New Solo Recording from Chris North (of The Points North) Chris North- Architects of Love and Forgiveness from Chris North Alspach on Vimeo. New tiny mtns song Live at Church 3/11 (feat. Chris North) http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2011/03/new-chris-north-music-video-and-tiny-mtns-live-video/ http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2011/03/tiny-mtns-at-church-on-friday/ Friends! The new Dreamtigers 7”, Fools is up for sale now! You can preorder the vinyl record and and get the mp3s right away over at the Fools album page!  Here's the first song on the record: dear_john To commemorate the event, Dreamtigers will be hosting a FREE release show at Montserrat a week from Saturday. Go RSVP ... http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2010/12/dreamtigers%e2%80%99-new-7%e2%80%9dmp3s-for-sale-now/ Hello friends! This is laura from the Woodrow Wilsons. Now that i'm in California for the winter, Jason and i have teamed up for a transcontinental experiment in long distance collaboration. i, in my new found isolation in the Californian wilderness, am going to spend the winter ... http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2010/10/jason-rozen-laura-wilson-exciting-musical-endeavor/ The Points North have just released a new song called "We Have Opened Up!". Recorded partially in the band's hometown of Jamaica Pain and partially in Maine, this love song to the band's New England community is their catchiest and most endearing yet! Stream it below or download the song ... http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2010/09/new-song-from-the-points-north-we-have-opened-up/ Don't miss tiny mtns at Gordon College on Friday! It's going to be a great show full of effected autoharp, vocoder, synths, drum 'n' sing alongs and stick clicks! Confirm on the Facebook event here. 8pm 03_barricade_the_doors http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2010/09/tiny-mtns-gordon-college-friday/ Really feeling this new artist off of Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label. Check out his myspace, or check out his tune called "Army of Fear" right here... 03-army-of-fear http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2010/08/lorn-nothing-else/ Heard this song the other day, thought it was awesome, hope you like it too. Definitely great for a summers day (don't let the picture fool you). bob-swimming The band is called Breathe Owl Breathe, Check out their myspace. http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2010/08/breathe-owl-breathe/ Hi everyone! Come check out Grinding Tapes' big summer showcase. We'll be holding it at Club Passim, Boston's premier folk venue this Friday (August 20th) at 8:00pm. Here are the bands on the bill: tiny mtns (includes Elijah Wyman) The Points North Dreamtigers Since a few of our recent showcases were close ... http://www.grindingtapes.org/blog/2010/08/grinding-tapes-showcase-at-club-passim-friday/