Wakey!Wakey! , an indie pop/rock band from Brooklyn, New York, is an up-and-coming group worth checking out. Led by frontman Mike Grubbs , Wakey!Wakey!'s music combines a number of instruments including the piano, guitar, drums, violin, trombone, and accordian to achieve a catchy and matchless sound. Last year, Wakey!Wakey! embarked on a worldwide tour that excitedly brought them to Toronto. The intimate Drake Hotel setting allowed Grubbs to hang out with his fans at the merchandise table after the [...]
Wakey! Wakey!'s "Twenty Two," from their 2010 release Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said The Last Time I Saw You... [Family Records], is featured in a new spot for the Honda CR-V... along with Matt Singer's mad whistling skills. Check out the spot below. And if you catch a video of ...
photos by Eric M. Townsend "Went to The Hold Steady & Titus Andronicus at the BK Bazaar. Effing brill." - Kevin Plunkett Craig & Patrick @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar The Hold Steady , Titus Andronicus , Wakey! Wakey! , and W/O played the final night of Brooklyn Bazaar on Saturday (12/17) . Like he's done [...]
Holiday season is undoubtedly upon us, and we all know what that means... LOTS OF HOLIDAY PARTIES! While some people may have taken offense at the lack of "Christ" in Christmas (see Jon Stewart's take on the phenomenon), others are relishing the all-inclusive festivities, and none more than in the ...
The Family Records Holiday Show (12/15/11) The good folks at The Family Records are putting on a little big holiday shin dig this Thursday ( Dec 15 ) at the Bowery Ballroom featuring some of bumpershine favorites including Pearl and The Beard , Wakey!Wakey! , Casey Shea and new signee Rosi Golan . In addition to some great music, we can also expect some fun holiday-themed activities and swag including: The Awkward Holiday Family Photobooth, a social media scavenger hunt, Family Records Temporary [...]
Oh Land at SXSW 2011 (03/19/11) Photo : Jon Klemm ( more ) Nov 1 Tue WIM Mercury Lounge New York , NY 06:30 PM Buy Tickets [...]
Live music picks for WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5 through TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 2011 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5 / LADYTRON / THE PHOENIX / 410 SHERBOURNE / $20 / 19+ Brian Eno once called Ladytron "the best of English pop music," and once you've heard the band's signature blend of electro-pop and experimental riffs, you'll understand why. Their fifth album, Gravity the Seducer, was released last month to much acclaim. Check out the band as they take the stage at the Phoenix — you might even hear a song or two [...]
Wakey!Wakey! : New single and UK debut! Mike Grubbs (Wakey!Wakey! is not his real name!) and his band are based in Brooklyn, New York. He has so far released 'War Sweater EP' (May 2009) 'Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said The Last Time I Saw You' (2010), which also will be rereleased in UK today. [...]
Wakey!Wakey! strip down Beach House's dream pop tune 'Zebra'
A couple of months ago I featured Feral Love by Wakey!Wakey! after being bowled over by the gorgeous tones of Michael Grubbs' voice. I was rather pleased, then, when I received an email today pointing me in the direction of their cover of Beach House's Zebra . More stripped back than the original it completely draws focus onto the lyrics of the song and the aforementioned purely brilliant vocals of Grubbs. If you're a fan of pitch perfect harmonies and original sounding covers this is definitely one for you.
Het gerucht ging dat Prince zou komen, maar daarvoor waren wij niet naar Paradiso afgezakt. Gezien de Diary geen bericht had onvangen van 'le petit prince', was het voor ons geen verrassing dat hij vroeg naar bed zou gaan om fit te zijn voor North Sea Jazz. Daarom waren we maar al te blij dat de leadzanger van Wakey Wakey en zijn charmante achtergrondzangeres ons wilden entertainen in een broeierige kleine zaal. Wakey Wakey is nog niet bekend bij het grote publiek, maar dankzij onder meer deze song in One Tree Hill hebben ze een aantal vrouwelijke fans [...]
This is Conceptualism, the second mixtape and featured tracks from Acuvi. All the songs are taken from artists who previously have been featured on the site, plus some new and exciting acts to watch in the time to come! It can be streamed (in podcast form) from this RSS and iTunes, and separately here! For a [...]
And speaking of RAC's latest compilation , here's the new remix that the collective's Andrew Maury has done for Brooklyn's Wakey!Wakey! . Wakey's debut single "Light Outside" is out July 18. Wakey!Wakey! - Twenty-two (RAC Maury Mix) Download
The latest from the Remix Artist Collective. This time its NYC-based Wakey!Wakey! that gets that special RAC lovin. You already know what it is. Wakey!Wakey! - Twenty-Two (RAC Maury Mix) Wakey!Wakey! : ( Official ) ( Myspace ) Rating: 8.1
Feel good, uplifting, key tinkered soul-pop-indie is delivered in a soaring manner with belief, a dreamy toe and sincerity by Michael Gubbs. 'Light Outside', builds from a weaving key intro, it provides a red carpet for the slightly stammering delivery of the life enhancing lyrics. A lobbing feel adds to the chilled out impact, as the eclectic influence of Gubbs start to pay off and the door is well and truly closed on any feelings of falseness. All that's needed is a chan
It's time once again for another Weekly Roundup , featuring some new tunes & videos we've been digging lately.
Welcome to Mixtape Monday by Mark Green. Music Music Music. It's what we love, and we love giving it away to our lovely readers. Some superb new musicians doing what they love - making the world a better place in an MP3 stylee - Get em in your ears people! That's a lot of loving right there! --- Artist: Breton Track: Pace... Read more..
Our top 25 band names of 2011 (so far...) really made us smirk just reading them. As we mentinoed in our 25-50 best band names, band-name creativity is something that will be the band's trademark. Sure, the band could break up, dive off in a different direction and create a whole new pseudonym. But a band name lives on forever and depending on the band's stardom, becomes a household name. Just as we all have done in the past (and still do), creating a band name is almost as much fun as making the music itself. These bands [...]
Every weekday, MUF offers five (5) daily downloads of free and legal MP3s. We chose these songs for you to discover, download and explore more about the artists behind them. 'Daily Downloads' via Twitter , Facebook or RSS ! (For more information on what our Daily Download is and what they mean to you go here ) Today's Free MP3s: The Active Set - It Multiplies [ Artist Page ] Cloud [...]
This new Wakey! Wakey! track is awesome. You don't hear about too many indie artists that grew up on classical music, but Michael Grubbs cites Gershwin as one of his main influences, and it makes for a really cool, unique sound. "Free Love" starts off strong with a simple melody and sparse accompaniment and slowly adds elements to form a full-bodied composition boasting some "baroque orchestral touches". Very cool stuff. Shoutout to Gershwin. Brooklyn-based Michael Grubbs' project Wakey!Wakey! will release their first full length studio album Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said The Last [...]
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