Two Thousand and Ten was a wild ride, huh? We sure had fun over here at Grape Juice. We are super excited about everything we have coming up in the year to come and can't wait to tell you all about it but for now, a peek at the next few months:

The third nearly-annual Windy City Winter Ball will be held on Saturday, FEB 5 @Double Door in Chicago.

Who will be the next GJ Artist? You'll see!

Grape Juice Records @SXSW

Curtis Evans & Our Friends Electric= Road Warriors.

Like I said, this is just a peek. To stay posted on our latest news and events follow our tweetings @grapejuicerec, Like us on The Facebook.com Subscribe to this blog and/or sign our mailing list!

May the new year bring you much juice!

-GJ Jai

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Ah, The Holidays...

What are we at Grape Juice Records thankful for this November? You of course!
So when you go shopping in our STORE, make sure to enter the code “tofurkey” at check out to
receive 20% off your purchase!

Julie Meckler needs your help!

There is a VERY CLOSE race going on for the Deli Chicago's Artist of the month! It's between Julie Meckler and Geronimo. If you haven't heard Julie, you should take a chance and listen. Her backing band is also spectacular and filled with some of the best musicians in Chicago. You can listen to Julie on the Deli's voting page here: http://chicago.thedelimagazine.com/snacks

-Ian

[Photo by Bekah Miller]

Look, We're Pretty Now!

If you haven't noticed yet we're spruced up our look all over the socialwebs:

myspace

twitter (sign in to see it in all it's glory)


youtube

and this very page you're reading right now.

oh, and facebook... sike! The Facebook is still lamo blue and white. they should at least let us change everything blue to purple...

Enjoy!

The big ole' Grape Juice Records Thanksgiving Recipe Contest!

At Grape Juice Records we love food very, very much. It's only natural that Thanksgiving would be one of our favorite holidays. We have much to be thankful for!

The only problem is this: We have no Idea what to eat!

That's where you come in. We need our friends and fans to send us their favorite holiday recipes. We will post them on our page and pick a couple of our favorites to try out at our pre-thanksgiving potluck. Grape Juice will then vote on a winner, who will receive a special prize!

Please send us your recipes and photos if you got 'em to jai@grapejuicerecords.com by Monday, Nov. 15 in order to be considered for the contest.

Also, this being a recession and all, we ask that you please keep your recipes on the economical side.

Thanks!

Upcoming Shows:

Hey gang. We've got some fun shows lined up this month. Check em out!

Curtis Evans:

Thursday Nov 4 @ Doc's Music Hall in Muncie, IN. Free Show!

Friday Nov 5 @ The Riviera Theater in Three Rivers, IN.

Sunday Nov 7 @ Subterranean in Chicago, IL

Monday Nov 15 @ Depauw University in Greencastle, IN

Sunday Nov 28 @ Frequency in Madison, WI

Also be sure to check out our good friends Rambos as they proceed to rock the crap out of Schubas Tavern on Monday the eighth!

More to come!

Nick is back in Chicago!

File photo.

We are pleased to welcome Grape Juice Records co-founder and intergalactic adventurer Nick Rush back to The Windy City!

Though he's been away for some time,

it feels as if he never left...

Find Nick at a rock show, comic shop or Burger bar near you and be sure to mention the secret code: "Schnoodles sent me" to get a super secret prize!

Ah, Pitchfork!

We are pleased to say that we had a wonderful time at The Pitchfork Music Festival last weekend in Chicago. As some of you know already, we manned a table at the CHIRP Record fair within the festival for the second year in a row. This was a chance to meet the public, get the word out about our label, artists and shows (such as the upcoming "Square Affair"), and sell a few records and posters along the way.

We did all of that, and even managed to check out a few bands while we were at it. :-)

Highlights for me included:

Modest Mouse - Been waiting years to see them and even though I found it slightly anti-climactic, it was still good

Raekwon - a man that gives the people what they want: a set chock-full of Wu Tang hits!

Wolf Parade - Nearing perfection despite rampant technical difficulties!

Did you go to the fest? If so, please feel free to share some of your experiences!

-Jai Henry

Curtis Evans & Our Friends Electric are on tour!

Be sure to catch up with them tonight in Minneapolis at Lee's Liquor Lounge with American Aquarium and Romantica!

Des Moines, You're next! Curtis will be gracing the stage at Vaudeville Mews tomorrow!

Be sure to keep up with curtis:
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Grape Juice!


Stay electric!

New Curtis Evans Album Out Today!

Grape Juice Records is more than pleased to announce the official release of our latest album, "Life with the Buffalo" by Curtis Evans & Our Friends Electric!

The album is available for digital download at ITunes or on vinyl in the Grape Juice Records online store.

The release party for the album will be June 19 at Double Door in Chicago. Curtis Evans & Our Friends Electric will be performing, along with The Record Low and Gia Margaret. It's sure to be a night to remember!

Hungry for Rock & Roll?

Check out ...soihadto... at The Great American Food & Music Fest!

Sunday June 13 @ The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ

http://www.greatamericanfoodandmusicfest.com/

MPLS Henrys are Going to Austin!

The MPLS Henrys participated in a contest...and won! The guys won a spot at Reggie's unofficial showcase at the Jackalope in Austin. The party is March 19th . To raise money for the endeavor, the Henrys started a Kickstarter campaign. Support the Henrys!!

The new album "Adventures Stories (Not Based On Fact?)" from Baltimore post-rock outfit ...soihadto... hits stores today! Get it online here or head out to your favorite music shop to pick it up.

Also, check out this video from the band! Enjoy!

...soihadto... "Adventure Stories (Not Based in Fact?)"

Pre-order the new album by Baltimore post-rock outfit ...soihadto... before the record hits stores Feb. 2nd here. Or you can listen to the whole album here for free.

...soihadto...
"Adventure Stories (Not Based in Fact?)"
OUT FEBRUARY 2ND
1. Foreword
2. The Moon Under Which We Met
3. Please Friends, Warn Me If They Agree
4. In Between the Spaces You Don't Think About
5. Worthy of a Righteous Title
6. At the Moment of Impact
7. Come and Get Me In My Sleep
8. Searching for the Cure
9. The Plumber and the Peacock
10. The Last Mistake I Ever Made
11. Something About the Way We Parted

The band's heading east for the 2nd leg of their CD release tour, hitting the following cities:

1/29 - Boston, MA @ Cafe 939
1/30 - Harrisburg, PA @ The Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Co.
2/1 - Jermyn, PA @ Eleanor Rigby's
2/2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Trash Bar
2/3 - Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
2/4 - Wilmington, DE @ Mojo 13
2/5 - Pittsburgh, PA @ D'Vine
2/7 - Norfolk, VA @ The Tap House
2/9 - Greenville, NC @ The Tipsy Teapot
2/10 - Richmond, VA @ The Playing Field
2/11 - Annapolis, MD @ The Whiskey

New promo video from ...SoIhadto... The album is available for pre-sale at
http://www.grapejuicerecords.com

A few kind words about The Lower 48

Our good friends The Lower 48 have been getting some pretty sweet reviews of their debut EP, "Everywhere To Go."

Some Excerpts:

There's no glitz or glam or pretentious lyrics, just a heartfelt and homespun sound that hits you'd expect from the likes of She and Him or Bon Iver.
-The Truth Enlightens Me

The Lower 48, an underage quartet from Minneapolis, has accumulated more buzz before the band members’ 20th birthdays than most rockers do in a lifetime.
-Magnet Magazine

A beautiful sound has been born. It belongs to The Lower 48, a new band emerging from Minneapolis. This quartet of young musicians, all under the age of 20, have crafted their own very original sound with its roots in folk but decorated with swelling strings, sweet harmonies, mature lyrics, and one of the sexiest female voices you’ve ever heard.
-The Silver Tongue

These kids have a bright future ahead of them. Check 'em out now so you can say you heard them first!

-Jai Henry(Author of this post)

You can hear the entire "Everywhere to Go" EP here:
http://thelower48.bandcamp.com/

...soihadto... UPDATE!

Hey everyone! First of all, we'd like to thank you for your support. Without you, it wouldn't be as much fun.

Album stuff... "Adventure Stories (Not Based On Fact?)" is the name of our new record. Pre-sell begins on December 1st, and it comes out on February 2nd, 2010.

We started the recording in June and finished it in October. It was recorded at Magpie Cage studios in Baltimore with J. Robbins. If you don't know who he is, shame on you. Google Jawbox and you'll see. Lukas Fronzoli and Brett Schatz lent us a hand on a lot of the percussion, and Billy (Homeowner) Wertz played a beer bottle. Listen closely, maybe you'll hear it. J. also played some keyboards here and there.

The artwork was done by our friend, Joe Karr. It is in the "pulp fiction" vein. No, not the movie...like the pulp fiction books that came out back in the day. The insert contains images for each song. We love it, and hope you do as well. You can check out some of Joe's other work at the link below.

Tour stuff...We are in the process of putting this together now. It looks like we'll be hitting the midwest, southern Canada, New England, the mid-Atlantic, and the southeast. People on the west coast, don't worry. We'll get out there as soon as we can. You all are a long way from Baltimore, and we have to work around Duff's TV schedule (which is very challenging). We will put up our tour dates as they get confirmed. We look forward to seeing you on the road soon!!!

We will be featured in the January issue of Food Network Magazine. We did the interview in Atlantic City when we opened for Black Label Society at the House of Blues. Three of us consumed a good deal of whiskey, so we hope we didn't say anything to dumb. We did disclose that we tease Duff about being our Keanu, and that we are Dogstar. No disrespect, but we are no Dogstar, and Duff wishes he was Keanu!!!! Keep an eye out at your local magazine stand!!! Maybe we'll make the cover (we wish)!

Also, check out our other projects (see the links below). Yungwirth has a band called Dos Osos (Brett is the drummer). Honus has a punk band called The Revelevens (the beer bottle playing Billy is the bassist. And they have a women singer (she rules!). Rahn is 100% soihadto, and we love him for that! And I'm sure you may have heard of Duff's other "project", Ace of Cakes and his bakery, Charm City Cakes. We freely admit that a good deal of our success is from this, and we are grateful. Don't hate!


So, we'll keep more blogs coming as the release date and tour approach. We hope to see you when we are in your city! Please come up to us and say hello, and buy us a beer (except Duff, he don't drink)! See you soon!!!

Love,
Rahn, Duff, Yungwirth, & Honus
...soihadto...

Grape Juice Records (our label)
Joe Karr (who did the artwork for Adventure Stories...)
Honus' punk band, The Revelevens
Yungwirth's kick ass duo, Dos Osos
Need a cake? Duff's real job!

Windy City Story Slam Semi-Finals!!

The Windy City Story Slam is back with a vengeance. Last year's finals at the Metro drew over 900 people at featured some of Chicago's greatest storytellers and musical acts, so we don't even need to tell you that we were stoked when the fellas at the Story Slam called us asking for our involvement in their upcoming semi-finals at the Viaduct Theater.

We were able to confirm two members of the Grape Juice family who undoubtedly take the Chicago crown for storytelling through music. Jeremy Miller of the Butcher's Boy will be joined by Curtis Evans for a one-on-one set of trading songs that are meant more for a bonfire than a stage.

The Story Slam Semi-Finals take place on December 5th at Chicago's Viaduct Theater, located at 3111 N. Western Avenue. Storytellers compete for a chance to take the stage at Metro for the finals. The story slam champ wins a package of prizes that are too-cool-for-school! Details on this year's finals to be announced shortly.

Big News!!

It's official! We have signed a deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) to distribute our music. What's this all mean? It means that you'll be able to find our music on ALL of the cool websites as well as your favorite record stores.

Our first release with ADA is...

...soihadto...!!!! The Baltimore band's debut full-length album, "Adventure Stories (Not Based on Fact?)" will hit the streets and the interwebs on February 2nd, 2010. You'll be able to pre-order the album beginning December 1st. Your pre-order purchase will get you a bright and shiny CD along with a bunch of pre-sale exclusive goodies from the band. Curious about what these "goodies" will be? You'll just have to wait and see! Pre-orders will ONLY be available on the Grape Juice Records website, so check back early and often.