Also in the news, last week Gordie and Big Ben finished tracking the new Ghost Wolves CD, with mixing and mastering to happen in February.  Check out The Ghost Wolves at HERE

Grady closes for Alejandro Escovedo on his popular Tuesday residency on February 19th at The Continental Club

Tuesday/February 19th
The Continental Club
1315 South Congress, Austin, Texas
Cover $10.00
Alejandro Escovedo:  10PM
Grady:  Midnight

Grady part of Gordie Johnson’s SXSW day show at The Continental Club March 14th.

Thurday/March 14th
The Continental Club
1315 South Congress, Austin, Texas
Free Show
Sit Down Servant: 12PM (Noon)
Wide Mouth Mason: 1PM
Grady:  2PM
Big Sugar: 3PM

The highly talented and energetic Russell Broom is back to host for the night to accompany Canadian favorites Reuben Bullock, Russell Broom, David Gogo, Andrea House, Gordie Johnson, and Romi Mayes as they take turns sharing their stories, motivations and inspirations behind some of their finest songs. Join these ear pleasing musicians as they gather for an intimate and informal exposure of their work for one night only.

Jeff Parry Promotions started Musicians Care for Kids with support from the Calgary Entrepreneurs Organization in 2010. Over the past three years the event has raised over $60,000 for The Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary. This will mark the second year that 100% of the net proceeds will go to the Avenue 15 program. This program provides homeless and runaway youth ages 12 to 17 with temporary shelter and basic needs, as well as comprehensive support system to assist them in reuniting with their families or find alternative living arrangements. A great night to celebrate Canadian music to support the children of Calgary!

Jeff Parry Promotions, Annerin Productions and the Calgary Entrepreneurs Organization appreciate any donation to Musicians Care for Kids. For fund/designation, please choose ‘Musicians Care for Kids’

Related show

• Grady: Grady
• Date: Thursday, January 10th 2013
• Time: 9:00pm
• City: Grady in Austin
• Venue: The Continental Club
• Country: United States
• Admission: 7$
• Age restrictions: No Minors
• Notes: Grady brings you another night of face-exploding good times. Stay tuned for updates! 10:00PM The Ghost Wolves 11:15PM Grady 12:30AM The Frank Mustard Project
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The first time that we played the Continental, we showed up an hour before showtime to a packed house listening to Toni Price.  At the time, we were wearing suits.  It was August in Austin, with temperatures between 100 and 105 fahrenheit.  As we loaded our gear into the club through the sweaty hippies and drinkers, we immediately started sweating.  By the time we were set up on stage we were wet.  By the time the first song was over, we were soaked and by the end of the set we were drenched.  Both myself and Gordie like to sweat, and it seems like the hotter and sweatier it is, the more we rock.

Later in the month we played outside at Auditorium Shores at 4PM facing into the blazing hot sun.

I remember one of Dale Watson’s band members being astonished that we could wear the suits and still have so much energy in the baking heat.  I asked him if he’d ever played much in the east, and he said that he had not.

“Have you ever played a show on New Years Eve, outside when it is snowing and minus ten degrees Fahrenheit?” I asked.  He couldn’t say that he had.

Well let me tell you folks, we would much rather play a show in the broiling hot sun, than play in the snow in sub zero temperatures when your hands go numb after 5 minutes and after 10 minutes you are so cold that you just want to die.

It’s summertime in Austin and it’s time for some sweaty hot Continental Club shows.

The Continental Club

1315 South Congress Ave

Austin, Tx

Thursday/July 12

Frank Mustard Project  10:00PM

GRADY:  11:15PM

Amplified Heat  12:30AM

Thursday/Aug 16

Honky:  10:00PM

GRADY: 11:15PM

Chili Cold Blood:  12:30AM

So join GRADY and some of our favorite local Austin Bands for an ice cold Lone Star Beer, come on down and watch us sweat…

Big Ben

Hope to see y’all out.

Thunderado   10PM

Grady           11:15PM

Barfield         12:30AM

Hey Y’all. My apologies for leaving this space vacant for so long. It has been a busy year for all of us so far.
First off, we’d like to let everybody know that Nina “The Queena” Singh has officially left Grady. The parting was mutual and Nina now has a new gig playing with The Courtyard Hounds (2/3 of The Dixie Chicks). Gordie and I would like to wish her the very best, and she will always (along with Chris Layton and Billy Maddox RIP) be a part of the Grady family.

In the meantime Grady has been working with drummer Trinidad Leal (from the Austin heavy rock band Dixie Witch www.myspace.com/dixiewitch ). Trini is an awesome drummer and a great guy and we are looking forward to cutting our fifth album with him. Hopefully we will be working on our new material in Sept/Oct and should have the new CD ready by the beginning of 2012.

In other news, for those of you who haven’t been paying attention, Gordie has had his hands full. Not only did he produce Canadian band Wide Mouth Mason’s brand new CD “No Bad Days”, but he is also playing bass with them on tour. Not only that, but Gordie has reformed his pivotal Rock-Reggae band Big Sugar and has just released their first new CD in ten years “Revolution Per Minute” and has been touring Canada with them and Wide Mouth Mason. Yours truly, has been mixing some of the shows, and let me tell you that this is one of the best shows I have ever been involved with. If you get a chance to check it out, please do.

Also I have been busy mixing Austin based Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys all summer (another fantastic rock show).

Hope y’all have been having as great a summer as we have, and if you’re in Austin on August 18, come on down to the Continental and check out Trinidad for a full set with Grady.

See you soon

Big Ben

Related show

• Grady: Grady
• Date: Thursday, August 18th 2011
• City: Grady in Austin
• Venue: The Continental Club
• Country: United States
• Admission: $7.00
• Age restrictions: No Minors
• Box office: http://www.continentalclub.com/Austin.html
• Notes: 10:00PM Chili Cold Blood 11:15PM Grady 12:30AM Glambilly
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Hey Y’all. My apologies for leaving this space vacant for so long. It has been a busy year for all of us so far.

First off, we’d like to let everybody know that Nina “The Queena” Singh has officially left Grady. The parting was mutual and Nina now has a new gig playing with The Courtyard Hounds (2/3 of The Dixie Chicks). Gordie and I would like to wish her the very best, and she will always (along with Chris Layton and Billy Maddox RIP) be a part of the Grady family.

In the meantime Grady has been working with drummer Trinidad Leal (from the Austin heavy rock band Dixie Witch www.myspace.com/dixiewitch ). Trini is an awesome drummer and a great guy and we are looking forward to cutting our fifth album with him. Hopefully we will be working on our new material in Sept/Oct and should have the new CD ready by the beginning of 2012.

In other news, for those of you who haven’t been paying attention, Gordie has had his hands full. Not only did he produce Canadian band Wide Mouth Mason’s brand new CD “No Bad Days”, but he is also playing bass with them on tour. Not only that, but Gordie has reformed his pivotal Rock-Reggae band Big Sugar and has just released their first new CD in ten years “Revolution Per Minute” and has been touring Canada with them and Wide Mouth Mason. Yours truly, has been mixing some of the shows, and let me tell you that this is one of the best shows I have ever been involved with. If you get a chance to check it out, please do.

Also I have been busy mixing Austin based Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys all summer (another fantastic rock show).

Hope y’all have been having as great a summer as we have, and if you’re in Austin on August 18, come on down to the Continental and check out Trinidad for a full set with Grady.

See you soon

Big Ben

Chili Cold Blood 10:00PM
Grady 11:15-PM
Frank Mustard Project 12:45AM

See you at the show!

March 20-  Continental Club, 1315 South Congress Ave, Austin, TX - In what is turning into a tradition, Grady will again be part of Alejandro’s yearly SXSW Sunday evening closing out show.  Grady plays from 7:50-8:20PM

April 2-  Rod and Custom Lone Star Round Up/Palmer Events Center, 7311 Decker Lane, Austin, Tx – This is the coolest event in Austin.  Grady plays at noon.

 April 16- Speed Dodson’s 45th Birthday Party/Continental Club/ 3700 Main St, Houston, Tx

W/ Special Guests Podunk

Speed would love to have our fans to join us at his party.

RSVP to Lupe 713-206-5341