If you’re able to be in the lovely state of Texas please join Gordie for a solo guest performance Monday March 1st at the legendary Antones in Austin. Gordie is happy to be one of the many talented musicians playing a benefit concert for a great guy Chris Ware. Our thoughts are with Chris in this time of recovery.

It’s getting close to that time of year again for one of Gordie’s favorite events: the East Coast Music Awards. He will be starting his Maritimes travels with an intimate acoustic show at The Carleton in Halifax followed by the trek to Sydney for the ECMA conference and awards. A big shout out to Joel Plaskett, Tim Chaisson and Chris Kirby, artists Gordie mixed and produced for, all of whom have numerous nominations! While in Cape Breton Gordie will have a Saturday afternoon guitar clinic at Musicstop in Sydney. For those of you who’ve been to one you know each is different and the audience participation determines where it goes. Check it out. The busy week culminates in Gordie performing the closing number at the gala Sunday night. It’s a big surprise! A departure from the norm along with a couple other surprise artists. If you’re not able to be there in person you can watch the entire gala on the internet this year.

Spring will bring Gordie back to the Air Canada Centre April 3rd to perform the national anthems for the Toronto Maple Leafs/ Boston Bruins hockey game. Then get ready for a full on national Grady tour coming to a town near you!”

Due to unforseen circumstances Grady has regretfully had to cancel our show at The Tudor Lounge in Buffalo tonight (Nov 4). We apologize to our Buffalo fans for the inconvenience and hope to reschedule the show in the spring, but want to reassure everybody that the rest of the tour is continuing unabated.

Big Ben

On October 20, 2009, from the shimmering heat of the Texas hill country comes “GOOD AS DEAD” the 3rd release by the anointed kings of Cowboy Metal “Grady” including the highly volatile remake of Tragically Hip’s “Boots or Hearts” plus 10 other tales of tejano hallucinations, truck drivers, cattle barons and blackass women. Grady even makes a burnt offering of the Texas outlaw anthem “Whisky River” – a Willie Nelson staple and Johnny Bush classic. Appropriately, the album was recorded and mixed over 3 weeks at Willie’s Pedernales studio (Spicewood, TX).

Produced by guitarist Gordie ‘Grady’ Johnson (whose credits include Govt Mule, Nashville Pussy, Taj Mahal, and string of hit singles for Canadian artists Joel Plaskett, The Trews, The Respectables & Big Sugar) joined by Big Ben on bass and Nina ‘the Queena’ Singh on drums. “GOOD AS DEAD” perfectly captures the wall of sound that has made ‘Grady’ a favorite of Austin’s Red River underground scene yet it is their most texturally intriguing record to date. You may catch a faint whiff of steel guitar in “Alberta Bones” featuring Clayton Bellamy of The Road Hammers on guest vocals. Accordian wafts above the din of metal on metal in “If I Was King”. Vocal contributions of Big Ben and Nina also provide a little salt and lime to go with Grady Johnson’s tequila howl. A sound that could only come out of Austin, Texas

“GOOD AS DEAD” hits Canadian retail and online October 20, 2009, courtesy of C12 Records.
Canadian Tour dates this fall

Adios.

Grady Fans get ready for your fix of pure shredneck rock! The newest Grady Album “ Good As Dead “ has been officially launched in Canada ( fans from the U.S. and abroad can also get theirs … see below! )

Want to know how to get your copy?
1. GO SEE GRADY LIVE. Grady has the new CD on site at their shows. ( This is the best option ‘cause you might get them to sign it?)
2. GO TO A CANADIAN MUSIC RETAILER/STORE NEAR YOU. The CD is out in stores across Canada!
3. ORDER ONLINE FROM THE C12 Record Store. Want the CD delivered to your door? Live outside of Canada and want your copy before it’s launched in your country? Then this is the option for you! ( http://www.c12records.com )

4. GET IT ON ITUNES (CANADA ONLY). Click Here
5. ORDER DIRECTLY FROM THE GRADY SITE. U.S. Launch dates for November to be announced soon!

FOLLOW GRADY ONLINE
Yes, Grady has gone cyber and we want to hear from you. Stalk us on the internet! The new website will be “officially” launched soon with all kinds of cool stuff. Myspace and Facebook are also great places cause we have some amazing people that keep them running strong with updated pics, blogs, notifications and events ( Thank you Tammy and Mike ). Join us as friends!

We also have a Youtube channel that we update with video content. You can also hear us on Last FM and New Music Canada … and more to come.

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grady/9384628230?ref=nf
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/gradyaustin
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/GradyAustin
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/gradymusicaustin

Come on out and join us!

The Grady Team