The Gris Gris
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The Gris Gris is a four-piece psychedelic rock
band from Oakland, California
. Their name was partially inspired by the Dr. John
album Gris-Gris
. The group was signed to Birdman Records
in 2003 after they did a gig with Birdman recording artists The Modey Lemon. Birdman owner David Katznelson was at the gig and signed the band shortly after. Vocalist/guitarist Greg Ashley is originally from Texas and also has three solo albums, Medicine Fuck Dream, Painted Garden, and Requiem Mass and Other Experiments. He also did two albums with previous band The Mirrors. They were A Green Dream and Thirteen Patient Flowers.
They have played on bills with …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
, The Ponys, and The Apes
.
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
band from Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. Their name was partially inspired by the Dr. John
Dr. John
Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider...
album Gris-Gris
Gris-Gris
-Personnel:* Harold Battiste - arranger, producer, bass, clarinet, percussion* Dr. John - keyboards, guitar, percussion, vocals* Richard 'Didimus' Washington - guitar, mandolin, percussion* Plas Johnson - saxophone* Lonnie Boulden - flute...
. The group was signed to Birdman Records
Birdman Records
Birdman Records is an independent record label based in South San Francisco, founded by former Warner Bros. Records A&R vice-president David Katznelson.-History:...
in 2003 after they did a gig with Birdman recording artists The Modey Lemon. Birdman owner David Katznelson was at the gig and signed the band shortly after. Vocalist/guitarist Greg Ashley is originally from Texas and also has three solo albums, Medicine Fuck Dream, Painted Garden, and Requiem Mass and Other Experiments. He also did two albums with previous band The Mirrors. They were A Green Dream and Thirteen Patient Flowers.
They have played on bills with …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring...
, The Ponys, and The Apes
The Apes
The Apes are a noisy, guitarless garage rock foursome from Washington, D.C.. The band formed in 1999 with the lineup of singer Paul Weil, keyboard player Amanda Kleinman , bassist Erick Jackson, and drummer Jeff Schmid...
.
Band members
- Greg Ashley (formerly of the Mirrors, the Strate Coats, and currently Sir Lord Von Raven)
- Joe Haener (formerly of BattleshipBattleship (band)Battleship was a band from Oakland, California.The members of Battleship were Aleksander Prechtl on vocals, Daniel Martens on guitar, and Gene "Bean" Bae on bass. The band's original drummer was Joe Haener, who was later replaced by Drew Eastmen, and finally Patrick Lynch...
, The Rocknroll Adventure Kids, Blanche Devereaux. Also played in The DodosThe DodosThe Dodos are an American indie rock band consisting of Meric Long and Logan Kroeber.- History :The Dodos began playing music together in 2005, when musician Meric Long, who had been gigging steadily in San Francisco as a solo singer-songwriter, was introduced to Logan Kroeber through a mutual...
' 2008 touring lineup.) - Oscar Michel (formerly of the Rocknroll Adventure Kids and currently Lil' Queenie)
- Lars Kullberg (formerly of Boot Party)
Albums
- The Gris Gris (2004 · Birdman RecordsBirdman RecordsBirdman Records is an independent record label based in South San Francisco, founded by former Warner Bros. Records A&R vice-president David Katznelson.-History:...
) - For the Season (2005 · Birdman RecordsBirdman RecordsBirdman Records is an independent record label based in South San Francisco, founded by former Warner Bros. Records A&R vice-president David Katznelson.-History:...
) - Live at the Creamery (2009 · Birdman RecordsBirdman RecordsBirdman Records is an independent record label based in South San Francisco, founded by former Warner Bros. Records A&R vice-president David Katznelson.-History:...
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Singles & EPs
- Mary #38 single (2004 · Birdman RecordsBirdman RecordsBirdman Records is an independent record label based in South San Francisco, founded by former Warner Bros. Records A&R vice-president David Katznelson.-History:...
) - Pick up your raygun (acoustic) single (2005 · Birdman RecordsBirdman RecordsBirdman Records is an independent record label based in South San Francisco, founded by former Warner Bros. Records A&R vice-president David Katznelson.-History:...
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