Nippon Work Gloves
Check it everyone! Brooklyn 5 and 10 has some great deals right now! And to kick it off, they’ve contacted us and are giving four winners a pair of the graphic Nippon Working Gloves designed in Japan. That’s right, 4 winners!
This Nippon Work Glove Giveaway is in honor of “Crazy 8 Deals” at Brooklyn5and10.com from now until June 30. They have 8 great deals for $8. Pricing is up to off 75% retail.
To win: FOUR (4) winners will be chosen at random. Take a look at the Crazy 8 Deals over at Brooklyn5and10.com, and leave a comment telling us which deal is your favorite and why. Contest is now over. Here is the link: Brooklyn 5 and 10 “Crazy 8 Deals” Make sure you leave a valid email address.
Remember, these Crazy 8 Deals last until June 30 so pick them up now, they make great gifts! Thanks again to Brooklyn 5 and 10!
Contest ends June 15 @ 11:59PM PST. Rules are subject to change without any prior notice. Open to US residents only. Winner will be contacted through email. Le Grand Cru and Brooklyn 5 and 10 are only responsible for delivery of prize.
Lemolo
Sometimes when you think of a music duo, you’re not sure what to expect. But these girls are AMAZING! For the brief sweet sounds, I get transferred to another world, as if nothing else matters. They just did a KEXP In-Studio Session, and it’s awesome seeing the momentum build for them.
Here are the vids (the first is the one on our Japan Compilation album):
I’m hoping to catch them live very soon! Keep up the great work girls!
For more info on them, check out http://lemolomusic.com
Also, follow them on Twitter: @lemolomusic
Japan Compilation
It’s been week since we’ve released our compilation, and we just wanted to thank every one of you that has purchased it. If you have any other outlets that this could be passed along to, please do so! All proceeds go through Direct Relief International to aid the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. And here is the link: http://legrandcru.bandcamp.com/
African Rice Heart
I am honored to have met Emily Wilkens and to call her my friend. She is full of life and has an amazing story to share in a book called “African Rice Heart”. She actually went on a 23 state book tour, and when she came to my town, I got to sit down with her to ask some questions. I’ve never been on a mission trip before, and Emily has definitely made me want to go even more. Here is the interview:
Interview with Emily Wilkens from LE GRAND CRU on Vimeo.
Please check out her blog at http://www.starsgoings.blogspot.com/ and in the right-hand column, there is info on how you can purchase her book! Thanks Emily! God bless and hope to see you again soon!
Music by Karli Fairbanks
LGC 1st Compilation
Japan Compilation, by LE GRAND CRU from LE GRAND CRU on Vimeo.
We are happy to announce our first compilation! It will be available at our Bandcamp MAY 3. It is made up by some of our favorite artists that so happen to be our friends too. Some of these artists have given us songs from upcoming albums, B-sides, new songs recorded for this compilation, & latest songs. You get to hear the unreleased material on this compilation first!
We are impressed by the willingness of these artists to share their craft in support of bringing relief to Japan. Thank you artists, we are humbled by your gift, we’ll do our hardest to maximize it for Japan!
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NOTE: For those of you who would like to help LGC spread the word of this special compilation here’s a couple things you can do:
1) Copy the code & put it on your blog(s) (let us know so we can push your blog too!)
2) Copy this link into a tweet: http://www.vimeo.com/23030944
3) Tweet about the bandcamp :http://legrandcru.bandcamp.com/
4) Tell a friend & tell them to tell a friend
5) Repeat steps as often as you want, and especially on the release date MAY 3!
BookRest Lamp Giveaway!
There have been a couple of blogs where I’ve seen this lamp show up, so I had to do a little more research to find out where it was coming from. This Book Rest Lamp is simple in design, yet adds some nice flare to your reading place.
The company that produces the lamp is called SUCK UK, based in East London. They have so many cool items, and do most of the designing in-house. But they also collab with people, and in the case of the BookRest Lamp, they teamed up with Lee Sang Gin.
The lamp is made with frosted glass, which provides ideal reading light, and when you’re done for the time being, you can place your book on top, creating a little house AND bookmark where you left off!
SUCK UK has been very generous in giving us one to give away to one of you! Although they are based in the UK, they have sent us one with a US plug, so this contest is open to US residents only. In order to enter, all you have to do is visit their site http://www.suck.uk.com, come back to this post, and leave a comment on what your 2nd favorite item is! Simple right?!?!! Contest is now over.
Don’t be surprised if you have a hard time deciding, because there are so many great items to choose from!
Follow them on Twitter and “Like” them on Facebook
Thanks again to SUCK UK, and good luck to you all!
Contest ends May 9, 2011 @ 11:59pm PST. Rules are subject to change without any prior notice. Open to US residents only. Winner will be contacted through email.
Le Grand Cru is only responsible for delivery of prize.
NOAH GUNDERSEN
3 days ago our friend Noah Gundersen tweeted he would be in Dallas recording a record. I’m not sure if everyone caught this fantastic news or not, SO I’ve compiled some of his recent snaps from twitter for some insight. Looks like Cello is involved, birds eye view of a sweet pool, Abbey, and a sweet looking Martin guitar. Good signs for an album to come! Come out to the High Dive on May 26 to see Noah, hopefully he’ll be playing some of these new songs then.
KAYLYN MESSER
Our friend Kaylyn Messer has lead kayak tours through Alaska, shot beautiful wildlife scenes, and on the side makes delish baked goods. In the past several months we’ve seen her take on video in the music scene like The Head & The Heart, Paper Astronomer, & Garage Voice. She has now begun a series of pic/vid interviews of Seattle folk and for her first of the series she takes us on an inside look into the world of our friend Patrick Toney who weekly does living statue in down town Seattle. ENJOY!
Patrick Toney . Living Statue . Street Performer from Kaylyn Messer on Vimeo.
Garage Voice
This song gets my so hyped! I’m so proud of them, and love being able to call them my friends. Keep up the hustle fellas!
Blood on The Door Post from Garage Voice on Vimeo.
Check out their Live At The Tractor album HERE and follow them on Twitter and Facebook!
