Posted August 18, 2010 by Jason at 3:10 pm ·
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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:
Since a few of our recent showcases were close to selling out and this one is over half sold out, we encourage everyone to buy tickets in advance at the Club Passim website. Tickets are $13 for Passim members and $15 for everyone else.
tiny mtns
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The Points North
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Dreamtigers
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We just finished printing the CD jackets for the Grinding Tapes Mp3 Subscription! The design is classic GT and was intended to look quite a bit like our long-out-of-print first promo disc. We only made 50 copies of this CD, but there are still a few available on the subscription page. We’ll also be awarding copies for our favorite mix swap submissions, so check that out, too!
Here’s the track list:
1. The Woodrow Wilsons: Anthropomorphics (live at CHURCH in Boston, MA 6/24/2009)
2. tiny mtns: Pretzel Teeth (live at The Attik in Peabody, MA 8/24/2009)
3. Dreamtigers: Settlement (acoustic version live at The Attik in Peabody, MA 8/24/2009)
4. The Points North: New England Daughters (Live on WMBR 11/23/2009)
5. Manners: Knives (live at The Middle East in Boston, MA 8/23/2009)
6. Elijah Ebenezer Wyman: Fantastic Lovers (live on WMFO 11/29/2006)
7. Mr. Sister: Santa Baby (live at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA 12/18/2008)
8. The Points North: Auld Lang Syne (live at the Red Door in Portsmouth, NH 12/12/2009)
9. Elijah Ebenezer Wyman: Kitten’s First Christmas (live at the Vault in Salem, MA 12/1/2007)
10. Dreamtigers: Water and Smoke (live at The Red Door in Portsmouth, NH 12/12/2010)
11. The Points North: Whale Song (demo, January 2008)
12. Laura Smith (of The Woodrow Wilsons): Bloodstains (home recording)
13. Elijah Wyman: Rocks or Ankles (pre-Butterfly Needles home recording 2006-2007)
14. Saint Joe Hazelwood: Moth & Wool (live at Eastern Nazarene University in Quincy, MA 9/4/2006)
15. Manners: Breath of Your Heart (live at The Middle East in Boston, MA 8/23/2009)
16. Sylphid: A.05.01.09 (outtake)
17. The Woodrow Wilsons: Dormancy (Freedom or Decomposition Songs outtake)
18. Hello Shark: Still Warm After the Storm (outtake recorded at Grinding Tapes House)
19. The Points North: Recycling Song (kalimba and bass version recorded at Grinding Tapes House)
And, for your enjoyment, here are three rarities from the subscription CD:
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Posted April 22, 2010 by Jason at 8:00 am ·
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We had a great time on our friend Ed Rand’s radio show last weekend. If you didn’t catch it while it was on the air, you can hear the whole show here!
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Posted April 8, 2010 by Jason at 2:26 pm ·
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Don’t forget that our two-night Grinding Tapes showcase at The Armory in Somerville is coming up on Friday, April 16th and Saturday, April 17th. Tickets are $9 for one night and we are offering a limited number of double-night passes for $14 each! This venue is really small, so we encourage you to buy tickets in advance (sold directly through GT, no special fees).
We will also be accepting submissions for the Grinding Tapes mix swap at the showcase, so make sure to bring 3 copies of your mix + $5/$7 for shipping and materials. Get in on the Facbook event, too!
Also, catch Grinding Tapes’ on the radio a week from Friday (4/16). Jason, Elijah, and Laco will be hanging out with Ed Rand between 12 noon to 1pm on 1530 AM Middleboro Mid-Day. Cool!
The Points North
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tiny mtns/Elijah Wyman
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Mr. Sister
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Dreamtigers
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Manners
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The Woodrow Wilsons
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If you did notice this, you may have been wondering, “What are they going to do with those discs?” Well, the answer is: a lot of things. But one of those things, for you guys, our beloved fan base, is shipping them out to you in the mail via a mix swap.
What’s a mix swap? you ask?
A mix swap is a social music lovers very best friend. Some of you may remember it as a long standing tradition of the Social Indie Group on Facebook (run by our friends Sarah, Rena, and Dianica).
This is how it works- you send us 3 mix CDs (They can be three of the same mixes, three individual mixes or two of the same and… you get the idea) and $7. This is to cover shipping of your returned mixes and the cost of a GT promo compilation. If you want to save a couple dollars, you can send just $5 and we’ll instead include a stripped-down copy of promo CD without all the cool artwork. This summer, we will send you 3 hand-crafted mix CDs from 3 other participants, and 1 Grinding Tapes promotional comp!
This is a great way to hear new music, meet new people and support your favorite very independent Boston record label!
The more people the better, so join up soon and start making your mixes! The first day we will accept submissions will be night one of our upcoming two-night Cambridge Armory showcase (4/16). You can bring your mixes right down to the show! The final day for accepting mixes will be June 15th.
If you are participating by mail, please send your mixes and $5 - $7 to:
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Go check out Ryan’s Smashing Life to download a new track that they recorded at The Grinding Tapes House in November. It’s a fantastic cover of Bob Dylan’s “Girl from the North Country”.
Also, you may know that The Points North are currently touring Australia. Check out this video from their first night Down Under!
We are very excited to announce that Vinegar Socks’ self-titled debut album is now available in CD and mp3 format our store. Vinegar Socks are establishing themselves as one of the most important indie projects in Italy with their sophisticated and lyrical music that draws from a number of musical forms, including Irish folk, gypsy, and punk. This album is a fully-embellished work of stunning beauty. Check it out!
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Here is an excellent unreleased cover of the Magnetic Fields’ “Come Back from San Francisco” by Grinding Tapes artist The Points North:
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And for those of you looking to compare, here is the original by Stephin Merritt & co. from 1999’s 69 Love Songs:
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Posted September 17, 2009 by Jason at 7:20 am ·
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Friends! We have two new releases available in our store! Please check them out and enjoy!
The Points North: I Saw Across the Sound vinyl and mp3
The Points North’s debut full-length is their most mature musical statement yet. This provocative and engaging album captures perfectly the stunning precision and thoughtful understatement of their live performances during 2008 and 2009. These quiet New England anthems are perhaps more at home in 1909 than 2009, but you won’t find a better folk album this year.
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Slowest Runner: The Flophouse Session CD
Slowest Runner’s debut album is a live performance from their Band in Boston session on May 23rd, 2009. Named after the Band in Boston podcast itself, The Flophouse Session delivers on the abundant promise of the band’s jaw-dropping live performance. On The Flophouse Session, Slowest Runner combine guitar, bass, drums, piano, violin, cello, tape loops, and heavily-distorted vocals to create beautifully-dramatic movie score music that frequently reaches blistering intensity.
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We are also pleased to offer a new product in our store called the Grinding Tapes Subscription! For just $10 you will get three rare and exclusive mp3s from Grinding Tapes-related artists each month starting in October 2009 and ending in March 2010. That’s six months and 18 total songs! At the end of the six months, you’ll receive a special exclusive CD with all 18 songs in classic Grinding Tapes packaging. Check it out!
We are also pleased to offer a new product in our 
