The 2nd LP from the Lansing masters of powerpop is now available everywhere. CD, vinyl, digital, Matt and Jeff knocking down your door and making you listen to them, you name it! An instant classic of melodic pop rock ‘n roll, Ways To Hang On is the result of a year of hard work from these Lansing gentleman and it definitely lives up to the expectations. Check it out!
Posted in Album, The Stick Arounds
Tagged Best Album of 2018, Lansing, party, Powerpop, The Stick Arounds, ways to hang on, Whiskey
March 17th! There’s shows today!
Lansing’s got a two-Plurals-Pudvay-friends cover band plus a Tommy Plural Group set alongside other weird and fun stuff:
Trenton’s got Honah Lee and all the Honah Lee family bands!
And Grand Rapids has the Tucos!
See ya out there for this coincidental day of many shows!
Posted in Honah Lee, Jeremy Porter and The Tucos, The Hunky Newcomers, The Plurals, Tommy Plural
Tagged Grand Rapids, Lansing, St Patrick's Day, Trenton, Whiskey, Wow
It’s here, the 12th annual holiday malaise soiree. Cheers!
Make sure to download for the full effect, hint hint 😉
Posted in Album, Bermuda Snohawk, Disappointed Dad, Small Parks, The Hunky Newcomers, The Plurals, Tommy Plural
Tagged Beer, Bermuda Mohawk, Best Album of 2017, Lansing, party, Punk, rant, Snohawk, Thanks, Whiskey, Wow
It’s out – “Don’t Worry, It’s Not Contagious,” the third LP from Jeremy Porter and The Tucos. This album features 11 songs of Replacements-y powerpop with elements of Americana and classic Detroit garage rock. The Detroit release show is this Friday 11/17 at PJ’s Lager House, and the Lansing release show is this Saturday 11/18 at The Avenue Cafe – both shows are GTG parties since The Plurals are playing too. Jeremy Porter and The Tucos came onto the GTG scene at a Mystery Garage show in 2015 and since then we’ve been sharing stages (and crowds) with them in various configurations around the Midwest. The Tucos are true road warriors and they’ll continue to bring their infectious and energetic sounds to stages around the US, Canada and beyond. Apologies if you find this album to be contagious after all – it’s out digitally, on CD, and on 180g vinyl manufactured at Third Man Record Pressing in Detroit. Hooray for GTG’s 2017 record series!
Posted in Album, Jeremy Porter and The Tucos
Tagged 2017, Best Album of 2017, Detroit, Don't Worry It's Not Contagious, Jeremy Porter, Lansing, The Tucos, Whiskey, Wow
Formed in 2009, The Stick Arounds – consisting of members of old-school Lansing powerhouses Calliope, the Pantones, and Gentleman Callers – take you to a sonic neighborhood where garage rock, Byrds-esque pop, Guided By Voices-inspired abandon, and classic rock all happily live together. A mainstay of mid-Michigan dive bars, when the time came to make an album the band decided to eschew conventions and record where they felt most comfortable: in front of a live audience. The project that followed ended up becoming a labor of love for the GTG family as the venue for the live recording was the now-defunct but much beloved GTG-operated DIY/ warehouse venue The Mystery Garage and the recording and mixing engineer was the Hat Madder’s Isaac Vander Schuur. The album, appropriately titled Mystery Garage, captures the essence of the band and documents a place and time, as all great live albums are meant to. Check out the album for 12 songs of tightly crafted rock and roll songs with a chiming, three guitar attack to complement the impressive group vocal efforts – best enjoyed cranked up with the windows down. Order the LP here or stream it on Spotify!
Posted in Album, GTG Records, Mystery Garage, The Stick Arounds
Tagged Best Album of 2016, Lansing, Mystery Garage, The Stick Arounds, Whiskey
Hey! It’s almost here!
GTG Fest 2016! Three days of the best independent music in the Michigan area (and beyond!)
OCTOBER 7 + 8 at The Avenue Cafe
OCTOBER 9 at GTG House
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Friday 10/7 @ The Avenue Cafe. Doors @ 7 PM/ $7 Cover
8:00 Tidal
8:30 Rent Strike (set 1)
8:45 Birdhouse
9:15 Rent Strike (set 2)
9:30 Narc Out the Reds
10:00 Charlie Darling (set 1)
10:15 Jeremy Porter & the Tucos
10:45 Charlie Darling (set 2)
11:00 The Hat Madder
11:30 Drinking Mercury
12:00 Bong Mountain
12:45 Small Parks (LP release!)
Saturday 10/8 @ The Avenue Cafe. Doors @ 7 PM / $7 Cover
8:00 Flatfoot
8:30 Bat Yulefly
8:45 Matt Wixson’s Flying Circus
9:15 Elroy Meltzer
9:45 LVRS
10:15 Indonesian Junk
10:45 Jake Simmons & the Little Ghosts
11:15 Tens
11:45 The Stick Arounds (LP release!)
12:15 Two Houses
12:45 The Plurals
Sunday 10/9 @ GTG House. Pre-Party @ 3 PM / $7 Donation
3:00-5:00 Eat Food and Hangout
5:00-6:30 OPEN MIC
6:30 Phillips Talking Apple Tree
7:00 Tall and Blonde
7:45 Carm
8:30 Dasterds
9:15 Frank And Earnest
10:00 Handwringer
10:45 City Mouse
11:30 Everybody Loves Ramones
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Standard 3 Day Pass Now Available here! Cheaper than the door!
Please be respectful and cool to all attendees and to all of the spaces. No hate. We’re all in this together.
Posted in Bong Mountain, Carm, Drinking Mercury, Frank and Earnest, GTG Fest, Narc Out the Reds, The Hat Madder, The Hunky Newcomers, The Plurals
Tagged 2016, Avenue Cafe, Awesome, Beer, DIY, GTG Fest, GTG House, Lansing, party, Punk, rant, Shows, Stupid, Whiskey
April episode of GTG Sessions featuring 3 songs from Lansing’s The Devil’s Cut!
Posted in GTG Sessions, Live, The Devil's Cut
Tagged GTG House, GTG Records, GTG Sessions, Live, out of tune, The Devil's Cut, Whiskey
