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!
NO THEFT 2.0
It’s been a long time coming, but after about a year of freelance work, NO THEFT has finally got his portfolio up!!! It’s still in it’s first phase, with more artwork on posters, shirts, albums, and logos on the way. He continually amazes me and ups his game each and every time. He work is so clean and esthetically sound and it’s been a real honor and pleasure to work with him. Please check out his site www.notheftdom.com and don’t hesitate to contact him if you need any work done!
Keep up the great work brother! Also, if you want to follow him on Twitter, he’s at www.twitter.com/NOTHEFT
TONY KEVIN JR – POVERTY
This past Sunday our good friend Tony Kevin Jr released the physical copy of his latest EP Poverty at Conor Byrne. Until then you could only find in on his bandcamp. Tony has been reppin Le Grand Cru since we went public, wearing our shirts on stage, talking about us on stage, buying shirts for his friends, CRAZY love from our boy Tony.
In this latest work he shares in song form a standard lived by the sacrificial figures Mother Teresa & Gandhi that he desires his own purpose/life to reflect. That’s a lot to live up too, BUT if a song like these can get so easily stuck in your head, than their constant reminder may produce the transformation Tony hopes for himself & his listeners.
Tony recently had an deeply insightful interview with City Arts on this release. Read it HERE
Please listen to the Poverty EP HERE
CAMPFIRE OK-BRASS
Seattle has some ridiculous talent emerging, watch Christian Sorensen Hansen + CAMPFIRE OK do it again. WOW. I pushed play again as soon as it was done.
Jacob Tucker (Update)
Remember the vid of the Div. III dunker Jacob Tucker that the NCAA first told that he couldn’t participate in the dunk contest? (http://blog.legrandcru.us/2011/03/09/jacob-tucker/) Well, he ended up winning the competition. Here are his dunks:
Were those winning worthy? I thought they were great dunks, but I wish he made the first ones he attempted.
via Yahoo
YOUNG LIONS
Our friends Young Lions are headlining a show at the High Dive tonight here in Seatown! The line up is fantastic, it’s gonna be a swell show. Young Lions jus released 2 brand new songs from their upcoming Ep this week, have a listen HERE . I can’t stop listening to Huckleberry, the power of this song is in the restraint and Joshs’ vocals that convince you he’s lived every word he sings. Top notch fellas! Come out to the show, I’ll be there!
Fleet Foxes-Grown Ocean
I’m really liking the quick changes thru this video & that it look like it was filmed with 8mm film. NiCE!
CB2 ABUELA/ABUELO
Whenever I get back to Chicago I make it a point to stop in CB2 to see their latest. Just found about their him/hers throwback cycle set! Republic Frame / Shimano Shifters / Custom Yellow Kenda Tires just for starters. Just in time for the summer! I like the old cycle / cruiser feel, so clean, great usage of other respected cycle/parts manufacturing too. Bravo!
