|
A very important announcement from Grasshopper
Pie
07/16/06
Dear Fans,
Regrettably, nothing lasts forever. It’s with bitter-sweet emotion that
we announce that Grasshopper Pie is ending our decade-long run.
Before we offer an explanation, we do want to make clear that we have 3
dates left on our schedule – including most notably, Tabfest this
weekend. We will play a final show on Saturday, October 7th
at Little Brother’s in Columbus.
We started our journey in a leaky basement in Bowling Green in 1995.
There was no grand vision beyond catching a buzz and getting a spot at
the local open mic night. None of us dreamed that more than a decade
later we’d still be sharing our original music with audiences all over
the region, and beyond. We’ve recorded 2 albums and played hundreds of
shows for friends and fans from all walks of life. Words will never
express the gratitude we feel towards everyone who supported us
throughout this adventure.
The band separates as dear friends, and the bond we forged at smoky
clubs and rainy festivals will remain forever. There was no dramatic
“Spinal Tap” moment – although we’ve had plenty of those over the years.
Our lives have changed. Some of us now have wives and children, and our
day jobs aren’t as forgiving as they used to be. We came to the
conclusion as a group that the time was right to end this chapter in our
lives.
A big thanks to our manager and mentor JT Horvath, without whom we would
have disintegrated long ago. Thanks to our good friend Dan Clevenger who
served many years as our road manager. Thanks to Bill Kurzenberger,
whose keys have been a great compliment to the band this past year. We
especially want to thank our wives, girlfriends and children, who have
put up with long weekends on the road and late-night practice sessions.
This will be the seventh time we play Tabfest, a stage that has been
host to so some of our most memorable and magical shows. Please join us
in Mendon, because we plan to blow the roof off the place.
We love you, and we’ll miss you.
John, Warren, Greg and Mike
9/14/2006
A very important announcement from Grasshopper Pie by Grasshopper Pie
07/16/06
Dear Fans,
Regrettably, nothing lasts forever. It’s with bitter-sweet emotion that we announce that Grasshopper Pie is ending our decade-long run.
Before we offer an explanation, we do want to make clear that we have 3 dates left on our schedule – including most notably, Tabfest this weekend. We will play a final show on Saturday, October 7th at Little Brother’s in Columbus.
We started our journey in a leaky basement in Bowling Green in 1995. There was no grand vision beyond catching a buzz and getting a spot at the local open mic night. None of us dreamed that more than a decade later we’d still be sharing our original music with audiences all over the region, and beyond. We’ve recorded 2 albums and played hundreds of shows for friends and fans from all walks of life. Words will never express the gratitude we feel towards everyone who supported us throughout this adventure.
The band separates as dear friends, and the bond we forged at smoky clubs and rainy festivals will remain forever. There was no dramatic “Spinal Tap” moment – although we’ve had plenty of those over the years. Our lives have changed. Some of us now have wives and children, and our day jobs aren’t as forgiving as they used to be. We came to the conclusion as a group that the time was right to end this chapter in our lives.
A big thanks to our manager and mentor JT Horvath, without whom we would have disintegrated long ago. Thanks to our good friend Dan Clevenger who served many years as our road manager. Thanks to Bill Kurzenberger, whose keys have been a great compliment to the band this past year. We especially want to thank our wives, girlfriends and children, who have put up with long weekends on the road and late-night practice sessions.
This will be the seventh time we play Tabfest, a stage that has been host to so some of our most memorable and magical shows. Please join us in Mendon, because we plan to blow the roof off the place.
We love you, and we’ll miss you.
John, Warren, Greg and Mike
4/3/2006
The Recipe & Grasshopper Pie Friday, April 7th at Little Brothers / Columbus, OH by JT
Grasshopper Pie will be playing with our good friends The Recipe on Friday, April 7th at Little Brothers in Columbus, OH.
The Recipe always brings their best and is one of the most popular bands touring today on the festival and club circuit.
If you are looking for a lot of good down home music and high energy level don't miss this one. These two band together really light it up.
Come early - this show routinely packs Little Brothers - the last two shows have been near sellouts!
GP plays 9:30-11:30PM with The Recipe closing out the night from Midnight to 2:00AM+
Check out GP's Tour Dates or go to www.therecipe.com for more info
4/3/2006
Grasshopper Pie at HOOKAHVILLE XXV by JT
GP is thrilled to announce that they will be appearing at Hookahville XXV at Legend Valley in Thornville, OH May 26th & 27th featuring:
2 Nights of Ekoostik Hookah, Yonder Mountain String Band, Blues Traveler, Mike Perkins,Oakhurst, Local Color,Stone Groove,Jovial Flow,Goldmine Pickers,Burning River Band,Jeff & Greg Bell, Tricky Home Concoction, Seven.
Tickets are on sale now - complete info at www.legendvalley.net Grasshopper Pie plays 7-8PM Saturday night. Check the events page at Legend Valley for complete schedule.
4/3/2006
Grasshopper Pie 1995-2005 by JT
GP wants to thank all their friends, fans, family and promoters for making our 10th Anniversary Year the biggest and best ever.
GP played Summer Ripplefest, the main stage at Comfest, Nelson's Ledges over 4th of July weekend, Tabfest, The Recipe Family Cookout at Church of Universal Love & Music, Fall Ripplefest and Legend Valley with some of the biggest names on tour - Derek Trucks Band, Hot Tuna, Sam Bush Band, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Dark Star Orchestra, Ekoostik Hookah, Colonel Bruce Hampton & The Codetalkers, Zen Tricksters, Papa Mali, Melvin Seals & Jerry Garcia Band, David Nelson Band, Keller Williams, and more.
GP's 10th Anniversary Show in Bowling Green was a near sellout with the band laying down nearly four hours worth of music recorded live for a double CD to be released in the summer of 2006. It was great to see and party with all our old BG friends & fans who came back from all over the country to spend some time with the band and be part of this celebration. Many thanks to Robb McCormick of One Under and The Shantee for playing keyboards with GP throughout the year. Robb is an awesome musician an we appreciate him being a part of this 10th Anniversary year. Stay tuned for some exciting developments and shows in 2006 as we start our secong decade together. Thank you so much for your support - we love you all !
12/1/2005
GP / The Recipe/Little Bothers/Dec 2nd by JT
Just want to remind everyone to help GP close out the year at Little Brothers with their friends, The Recipe, and PJ Harrington on Friday, Dec 2nd.
Doors open at 8:30PM with PJ doing an acoustic set from 9:00PM-9:45PM Grasshopper Pie will play 10:00PM-11:30PM and The Recipe will close things out from Midnight until closing at about 2:15AM.
Get there early to check out all this great music for a mere $8 cover - 18 & up
This is GP's 6th show with The Recipe this year and you can expect a kick-ass show from both bands.
The Recipe just seems to get better and better every time I hear them and I love their new material. They are definitely a crowd pleaser, great musicians & songwriters and most importantly genuinely nice and sincere people.
GP loves playing shows with them and its always a pleasure to have them in our home town.
You might want to get there early for a good spot to see the show. Little Brothers was nearly sold-out when we did this same show back in April.
Hope to see you all there Friday ! Thanks again to all for your support these past 10 years.
10/13/2005
Friday, Oct. 14th Happy Dog Cleveland by JT
Hey! Cleveland friends & fans. Be sure to make it out to one of the West Side's best new music clubs - The Happy Dog located at W58th & Detroit Ave. on Cleveland's near West Side. You can get all the info off our Tour Dates section.
The Maji from Dayton will be kicking things off at 9:00PM and GP will be playing from 10:30PM until 1:30AM.
Robb McCormick of One Under and The Shantee will be joining the band on keyboards so look for another great set from GP.
Happy Dog is a real friendly neighborhood bar with good food and reasonable prices on all your favorite drinks. The sound there is good and there is plenty of room to dance so make it on down.
For all you East Siders Happy Dog is ony about a 5-7 minute drive west on Detroit Ave. from downtown.
Hope to see you all Friday night!
10/13/2005
GP's Summer of 2005 by JT
GP just completed its best summer festival tour ever in 2005.
Summer Ripplefest, Comfest, Nelson's Ledges 4th of July, Tabfest, The Recipe Family Cookout at The Church of Universal Love & Music, Fall Ripplefest. At The Uprising at Legend Valley - we loved doing them all and want to thank all the promoters for having us be a part of their festivals.
We got to play and hang with the likes of Derek Trucks, Karl Denson, Hot Tuna,Sam Bush, David Nelson, Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band, Col. Bruce Hampton & The Codetalkers, Dark Star Orchestra, Papa Mali, Zen Tricksters,Flying Other Brothers, our friends Ekoostik Hookah & The Recipe as well as all our friends from Ohio - namely The One-Eyed Show, Skeleton Crew, Mike Perkins, Ritchey Brothers Band, JiMiller Band, One Under, Guest and many other new friends we met along the way.
Its hard to beleive summer is over, but we are looking forward to kicking off the Club scene for fall and winter and hope to see all our friends on the road.
Thanks for all your support at these shows - your response was great everywhere we played and I know it reflected in the band playing some of their best shows ever.
Keep on the lookout for the release of the 2005 Tabfest live set with Robb McCormick on keyboards. We will probably have it available for downlaoding soon on the GP site.
Thanks again everybody for a great Summer season - we love ya!
|
|
