Don`t get me wrong, I really do like the new release from Trentalange, we posted this track ` Fever ` some weeks back with various site links and will certainly post more in coming months. The album `Awakening, Level One` has succumbed to amazing reviews from worldwide music press and is a real pleasure to listen to. Barbara Trentalange is also an accomplished songwriter, highly experienced in regards music media but totally off the mark with this video, i`m sorry, am I the only one who thinks it`s pretty lame, many other blogs have posted it and said [...]

Last Thursday, Grand Lake played Amoeba Records in Berkeley as part of the Bay Area mini tour in celebration of their debut album, Nevermint . I'd seen the band once before - at a very crowded Uptown - and I think the band has significantly tightened since then, and the intimate record store environment was the perfect place to appreciate them. What stood out for me watching this performance - which is easy to neglect when listening to a cd or mp3s - is the sheer quality of the musicianship. Read the band's bio [...]

Making both sides of the Bay Area happy, Grand Lake will play shows in both Oakland and San Francisco this weekend to celebrate the release of their new record. Friday's show in Oakland is the official release party at LoBot , with Starfucker , Guidance Counselor , What's Up (all from Portland) and Man/Miracle . Saturday they play at The Hemlock with Starfucker and Guidance Counselor. Grand Lake - "Nevermint" Grand Lake is the [...]

MP3 - "She's A Hater" - Grand Lake We've been enjoying Oakland indie rock quartet Grand Lake quite a bit these days, and now the band's debut full lenghth, Nevermint , is available from 500 Records . The quartet - who draw their name from a movie theater just a block away from the N&UR offices - is fronted by former Port O'Brien bassist Caleb Nichols. The lineup also features Jameson Swanagon (guitar), Erika Pipkin (vocals, keys) and Ryan Parks (drums). [...]

Check out Grand Lake, an Oakland, CA, band featuring ex-Port O'Brien member Caleb Nichols (vocals, bass), Jameson Swanagon (guitar), Erika Pipkin (vocals, keys), and Ryan Parks (singer-songwriter of No'S, drums). Their full-length debut Nevermint was released today on bay area label 500 Records. You have to pay attention to their low-key style to catch Nichols' chuckle-worthy lyrics like these from a musical exchange with Pipkin in "She's a Hater": "Fuck no, you won't be at my wedding...See you on Craigslist, I'm betting." Grand Lake from Nevermint (2009): [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Blitzen Trapper : 2007-09-27, Iowa City [mp3,ogg,flac] "Sci-Fi Kid" [mp3] other Blitzen Trapper posts at Largehearted Boy Brassica : "Conveyor Belt (On the Way in)" [mp3] from microvictories other Brassica posts at Largehearted Boy Grand Lake : "Concrete Blonde on Blonde" [...]

Maybe its my impending vacation or simply because today's been the first really decent, sunny weekend of the year, but the air is warm and people have their sunglasses on and it just puts me in a certain rock and roll mood. The kind of mood that's less goliath-sized beats and synth riffs and more wry lyrics, wistful harmonies and sun-drenched guitar work. Oakland, California based band Grand Lake are releasing their new album Nevermint on March 24th and it's chock-full of the kind of nostalgic production I pine for [...]

Mooie, bescheiden liedjes op het debuut Nevermint van Grand Lake. De band rond Caleb Nichols (ex- Port O'Brien ) komt uit Oakland, Californië. Het acht nummers tellende mini-album Nevermint verschijnt dinsdag in mp3-vorm en 21 april als schijfje. MP3: Grand Lake - Concrete Blonde on Blonde Grand Lake op MySpace Subscribe in a reader

Mooie, bescheiden liedjes op het debuut Nevermint van Grand Lake. De band rond Caleb Nichols (ex- Port O'Brien ) komt uit Oakland, Californië. Het acht nummers tellende mini-album Nevermint verschijnt dinsdag in mp3-vorm en 21 april als schijfje. MP3: Grand Lake - Concrete Blonde on Blonde Grand Lake op MySpace Subscribe in a reader
We mentioned a while back that Grand Lake is ramping up to a busy release week for their EP Nevermint . Well, next week the event will be upon us with three nights (3/26 - 3/28) of consecutive gigs at Amoeba, Lobot, and the Hemlock. It's a veritable Bay Area tour! We're really digging the EP, and it's having some definite staying power on our playlist. That being said, we're always psyched for new content. We were glad to see that the band has shot another video for [...]
"Concrete Blonde on Blonde" is a fabulous track from Grand Lake 's debut record, Nevermint , out next week on 500 Records . MP3 - " Concrete Blonde on Blonde" - Grand Lake

Last night we headed to Oakland to check out our first opportunity to see Grand Lake play live at a house in Oakland. The show was full to the brim, and pretty much diametrically opposite to your typical organized club gig. That being said, we were psyched to get out and see the band, and it was really nice to hear the material from Nevermint in a live setting. The songs in general were rocking a bit harder than on the album, and in particular Caleb [...]

We can't really tell you many specifics of how, but suffice it to say that when we got wind of this show, we were more than a little excited to hear of such a massive Oak-town love fest. Granted, with Noise Pop in effect, there's a fair dose going on in the city, so you may find yourself otherwise occupied. That being said, if you do find yourself in the East Bay tonight, or if the other available acts just aren't suiting your fancy, then this might be just your ticket. Tonight at 42nd and Market [...]
You may remember that a while back we mentioned that we were digging on the tunes of former Port O'Brien member Caleb Nichols' new outfit Grand Lake . Well, since then the band has been hard at work on a new record, and they've finally reached their goal. Nevermint hits the streets on April 21st, with a digital release a month earlier on March 24th. In anticipation of the album's release, the band has put together a string of live appearances the week of the digital-drop. It starts with a [...]
Nevermint from californiabobby on Vimeo . Shot by Bob & Joe on Super 8. Visit Grand Lake's MySpace .

Grand Lake [ Source ] I got a solid helping of local indie rock last week, checking out Geographer at Rickshaw Stop on Thursday, and then Grand Lake and Man/Miracle at the Uptown the following night. Geographer were opening up for Birds and Batteries and the Heavenly States at The Bay Bridged 's third anniversary celebration. I've raved about Geographer before, given that they released my favorite local album of 2008 , and I have seen them play a pair of N&UR-sponsored [...]

As a part of free First Fridays, The Uptown will be hosting some of Oakland's finest and a guest from LA. The line-up will be Grand Lake , Man/Miracle , Whispertown2000 and No's . If you haven't heard Grand Lake yet, it's about time to check them out. Fronted by Caleb Nichols, formerly of Port O'Brien , the band's songs are simple yet affecting. The Deli SF wrote, "At times rootsy and other times ethereal, the [...]

Picture from the HAD Archive We just got a nudge from a little birdy and discovered that Caleb Nichols (seen above in an HAD Archive photo) left Port O'Brien in June of last year to pursue his own musical endeavor. The product of that pursuit is the band Grand Lake , currently based out of Oakland. On first listen, we're liking what we're hearing - the band offers up some solid minimalist pop, with catchy melodies and solid hooks. It appears that they've [...]