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2011.8.2 - Great Shows Tomorrow!

Come on out to see High Windows +++ Half-Handed Cloud at Eastern Nazarene College tomorrow at 7:00 (The James R. Cameron Center for History, Law, & Government, Room #107 // 162 Old Colony Ave.), and then head over to the Middle East Upstairs to see Dreamtigers! Supercool night!!

2011.3.14 - New Chris North Music Video and tiny mtns Live Video

New Solo Recording from Chris North (of The Points North)

Chris North- Architects of Love and Forgiveness from Chris North Alspach on Vimeo.

New tiny mtns song Live at Church 3/11 (feat. Chris North)

2010.12.3 - Dreamtigers’ New 7”/mp3s for Sale Now!

Friends! The new Dreamtigers 7”, Fools is up for sale now! You can preorder the vinyl record and and get the mp3s right away over at the Fools album page!

To commemorate the event, Dreamtigers will be hosting a FREE release show at Montserrat a week from Saturday. Go RSVP at the Facebook event page for the show. Here are the details:

Saturday, December 11 – 7:00pm
Montserrat College Of Art
23 Essex St.
Beverly, MA

Also playing are First Annual, Daybreaker, Alcoa, Happiest Lion, and Hannah Imbesi. It’s gonna be great, so don’t miss it!

2010.7.23 - Dreamtigers on Band in Boston

Our good friends over at Band in Boston Just posted a the recent Dreamtigers session. It sounds awesome! Check it out here

Also, the mix swap was a great success! Check out the submissions on our blog post about it.

2010.4.8 - Showcase, Mix Swap, Radio

Don’t forget that our two-night Grinding Tapes showcase at The Armory in Somerville is coming up on Friday, April 16th and Saturday, April 17th. Tickets are $9 for one night and we are offering a limited number of double-night passes for $14 each! This venue is really small, so we encourage you to buy tickets in advance (sold directly through GT, no special fees).

Friday, April 16th
The Points North (http://myspace.com/thepointsnorth)
Dreamtigers (http://myspace.com/dreamtigersmusic)
Mr. Sister (http://www.myspace.com/mrsisterboston)

Saturday, April 17th
tiny mtns (Elijah Wyman) (http://www.myspace.com/tinymtns)
Manners (http://www.myspace.com/mnnrs)
The Woodrow Wilsons (http://www.myspace.com/thewoodrowwilsons)

We will also be accepting submissions for the Grinding Tapes mix swap at the showcase, so make sure to bring 3 copies of your mix + $5/$7 for shipping and materials. Get in on the Facbook event, too!

Also, catch Grinding Tapes’ on the radio a week from Friday (4/16). Jason, Elijah, and Laco will be hanging out with Ed Rand between 12 noon to 1pm on 1530 AM Middleboro Mid-Day. Cool!

2010.3.2 - Grinding Tapes Showcase at The Armory!

Hi everyone! We would like to invite you all to a two-night Grinding Tapes showcase event at The Armory in Somerville, MA! Check out these awesome bands:

Friday, April 16th
The Points North (http://myspace.com/thepointsnorth)
Dreamtigers (http://myspace.com/dreamtigersmusic)
Mr. Sister (http://www.myspace.com/mrsisterboston)

Saturday, April 17th
tiny mtns (Elijah Wyman) (http://www.myspace.com/tinymtns)
Manners (http://www.myspace.com/mnnrs)
The Woodrow Wilsons (http://www.myspace.com/thewoodrowwilsons)

Tickets are $9 for one night and we are offering a limited number of double-night passes for $14 each! This venue is really small, so we encourage you to buy tickets in advance (sold directly through GT, no special fees).

We truly hope you can make it! It’s going to be an awesome time.

2010.2.5 - The Points North studio Bob Dylan cover, more

Go check out Ryan’s Smashing Life to download a new track that they recorded at The Grinding Tapes House in November. It’s a fantastic cover of Bob Dylan’s “Girl from the North Country”.

Also, you may know that The Points North are currently touring Australia. Check out this video from their first night Down Under!