Road Journal: 2012-05-14

Still #1! Tributes, Benefits, JazzFest, spring!

Lots of exciting shows approaching... as we transition from winter into spring/summer Grift mode, we've got some sweet side project action to keep you entertained.

Friday, May 18: Select Design and Higher Ground present "Hug Your Farmer: A Tribute To Levon Helm." The concert is a benefit for NOFA VT's Farmer Emergency Fund.

Clint and Peter will once again be in the house band, along with Bob Wagner (guitar), Ray Paczkowski (keys), Ron Rost (keys), and Steve Hadeka (drums). In the spirit of The Last Waltz, the house band will be joined by very special guests Ryan Miller of Guster, Will Evans of Barefoot Truth, Stephen Kellogg, The Sweet Remains, Joshua Panda, Matt Hagen & Mike Clifford of Lendway, Anders Parker and Jon Fishman of Phish.

Please buy your tickets early - the first Hug Your Farmer event last year sold out the Higher Ground Ballroom (and in the process raised over $25,000 for Pete's Greens to aid in their barn reconstruction.) Check out one of the jams from that night here. Come for an incredible night of music and support a great cause!


Tomorrow Never Knows - Vermont's premier Beatles tribute band! 3 shows coming up!

Thurs, 5/24: Hawkins Hall, Plattsburgh NY
Fri, 5/25: Tupelo Music Hall, White River Junction VT
Sat, 5/26: Brandon Town Hall, Brandon VT

Tomorrow Never Knows features members of The Grift along with other extended Grift family members, Mike Pedersen on guitar, Sean Preece on drums and Jer Coons on percussion. Tomorrow Never Knows has performed, in their entirety, such colossal albums as Rubber Soul, Revolver, Abbey Road, and Let It Be (as well as a healthy dose of early Beatles hits.) The last TNK shows at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater sold out, so the word is spreading. And the only word is love. Come celebrate the music of The Beatles!


Clint and The Necessary Means at JazzFest 2012!

Burlington's annual Discover Jazz Festival lights up the town the first week of June, and Clint Bierman and The Necessary Means will be throwing down at Nectars Tuesday, June 5.

The Necessary Means features Peter on bass, Jeff on DJ, Leon Campos on keys (a familiar sight at Grift shows) and Sean Preece on drums. If you don't own the CD, "Click" yet, you should! Listen to samples, read a review, and pick up your own copy at CD Baby or iTunes. To get a preview of the JazzFest awesomeness, check out a live cut from Clint's CD release show at Nectars on thegrift.com's music page

as always, thank you for your support! check out the gigs list for a complete rundown of upcoming Griftiness.

http://www.thegrift.com/music/live.lasso