Friday, February 17, 2006

Grogshow

Grogshow was a two piece band that sadly, no longer exists. The principal songwriter and vocalist, Marc Kisting, died in 1996 of a sudden illness in his Portland apartment. He and drummer, Jason Williams, had gone to Oregon to make a go with their stripped down emotional plea. A sad fact for all of us, that we might have heard even more great things from this duo.

Marc Kisting, a native of Dubuque, Iowa, developed his own guitar style. Part blues, part arpeggiated folk - something like a somber Jimmie Page with the ability to mimic John Paul Jones at the same time. Grogshow would not be Grogshow without the fluidity of the drums, Jason's interplay with the guitars and vocal. Each cymbal and snare hit is perfectly placed, creating an organic 'call and response' between rhythm and melody. It was clear from the music they made together that Marc and Jason were good friends.

There is a CD released with the recordings what Grogshow did in a basement in Iowa before leaving for Oregon. Remixed and remastered in the fall of 2005 by the folks who originally engineered and recorded it, this CD is an introduction by people who cared about Marc and his songs to those unlucky enough to have never met Grogshow in person.

The CD is available at Future Appletree.
All profits from sales will be donated to the Leukemia Research Foundation.

Grogshow - Arena Rok
Grogshow @ MySpace

Bonus:
Mount Eerie - Singers
The Unicorns - The Unicorns EP
Erlend Öye (KoC) - DJ Kicks
Animal Collective - Feels (Bonus Disc) + Ark
Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase + Geogaddi
Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
The Microphones - Mount Eerie, The Glow Pt.2, It Was Hot...
Unwound - 7 Albums
+ Bonnie Prince Billy, GYBE, B&S, Prefuse 73, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/7ttux
Albums: RATM, Alice In Chains
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/7zyod
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/86utm
Solo - Solopeople
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/7ln39

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