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Oldie but Goodie

Mike G. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:03:15 +0000

Jahi Kearse of Atlanta, GA everybody

The dopest show at 529!

Mike G. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:19:26 +0000

Man, I went to this GPWFLY show tonight at 529 in the East Atlanta Village, and I have to say that they have, once again, blown my socks off!

The lineup was Jeremy Ray & The Gonzo Orchestra (with members of All Night Drug Prowling Wolves and Ponderosa!), Grand Prize Winners From Last Year, AND Glen Iris! I think my favorite part of the show had to be Jeremy Ray & the Gonzo Orchestra rockin it out with the upbeat folksy, bluesy sound of Jeremy Ray! Look for his visual art on Art Activism’s Marketplace comin soon!

GPWFLY in East Atlanta!

Mike G. — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:41:58 +0000

Come check out GPWFLY at 529 on Thursday, November 5th! Their album cover artist, Jeremy Ray(the guy who designed this picture shown here) will also be performing! More details when I get ‘em! This another one of those good opportunities to get your GPWFLY fix, and to cop an album for yourself!

Bio-GPWFLY

Mike G. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:18 +0000

G.P.W.F.L.Y is a group of talented musicians specializing in a club-rousing mix of hip-hop, soul and rock, the self-deprecatingly named Grand Prize Winners from Last Year are anything but old news. Members K Slaughter, Believe, Platipus Jones and Whiteshoes Blue mix traditional guitar/bass/drums with toy xylophones and the occasional trumpet or trombone, shifting from new wave to rap to fist-pumping rock. Your head will bob to the beat, but the brain inside won’t know what to expect next.

“This band sounds to me like the product of an illicit affair between Morris Day and Betty Davis with a slight touch of dementia…”- Jamaal Muhammad Bin Yusef; (Radio Personality)

“This music reminds me of cocaine.” – Joshua Jacobs (Recording Artist)

“Our sound is similar to nothing. When you see us perform, you are truly witnessing a musical trainwreck.” — Believe

“Our songs sound like rock and roll….the real kind before Elvis started doing it.” — Whiteshoes Blue

G.P.W.F.L.Y, also known as The Grand Prize Winners From Last Year has been described as a group of talented musicians specializing in a club-rousing mix of hip-hop, soul and rock, the self-deprecatingly named Grand Prize Winners from Last Year are anything but old news. Members K Slaughter, Believe, Platipus Jones and Whiteshoes Blue mix traditional guitar/bass/drums with toy xylophones and the occasional trumpet or trombone, shifting from new wave to rap to fist-pumping rock. Your head will bob to the beat, but the brain inside won’t know what to expect next.

“This band sounds to me like the product of an illicit affair between Morris Day and Betty Davis with a slight touch of dementia…”- Jamaal Muhammad Bin Yusef; (Radio Personality)

“This music reminds me of cocaine.” – Joshua Jacobs (Recording Artist)

“Our sound is similar to nothing. When you see us perform, you are truly witnessing a musical trainwreck.” — Believe

“Our songs sound like rock and roll….the real kind before Elvis started doing it.” — Whiteshoes Blue

GPWFLY-The rehearsal session

Mike G. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:48:22 +0000

Hey All! Here are a few pics from GPWFLY’s rehearsal session last night….

G.P.W.F.L.Y.

Mike G. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:26:04 +0000

Side Street Ked and The Dungeon Family present “Think New”

performances by Atlanta’s underground elite on that new new:

Grand Prize Winners From Last Year, Sidestreet Ked, Doll Daze, Lundy, Pobody’s Nerfect, Innate Forte

When:

Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:00pm

Where:

Drunken Unicorn

736 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE

Atlanta, GA