CONTEST OVER Win tix NOW to Tuesday Grey Eagle show: Golden Bloom, Grownup Noise & comedian Timmy Williams

Jason Sandford

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Make plans for Tuessday with this eclectic show at the Greagle:  Golden Bloom, Grownup Noise & comedian Timmy Williams

The first commenter to tell us one of the two traditional Grey Eagle ticket outlets gets two tix to the show. Please use your correct first and last name so we know who to tell the Grey Eagle to hold tickets for.

PS: Our next giveaway, happening Friday, is Langhorne Slim.

Golden Bloom
http://www.goldenbloom.net/

Golden Bloom is Shawn Fogel’s soaring vocals, shimmering guitar hooks; whizzing keyboards and twinkling sounds. In fact, Golden Bloom is all Shawn Fogel. Under the moniker Golden Bloom, Fogel constructs intelligent contemporary indie power pop that rivals like-minded peers such as Wilco, Matt Pond PA, and Ben Kweller. The singer and multi-instrumentalist is so fully committed to his music that when he records an album, he plays nearly every instrument himself; tracking layers of his own vocal melodies for some of the purest and most encouraging indie pop out today.

The New York native, currently residing in New Jersey, Fogel is a one-man music-making machine. Fogel’s latest EP is March to the Drums, which was released on August 16, 2011.  In 2009, he released his radiant album Fan the Flames. Since Fogel records the instruments himself, he brought in various producers to round out his sound. “A great album is only as good as the sum of its parts, so I like to focus on one song at time rather than thinking about the album as a whole until it’s pretty much done,” Fogel explains. Producer Peter Katis (The National, Mates of State), Roger Greenwalt (Ben Kweller), Dylan Magierek (Mark Kozelek) and Ryan Ball all worked together to make Fan the Flames energetic, exploring, personal, whimsical and fantastic.

In January of 2009, SPIN magazine featured Golden Bloom as an “undiscovered band worth a listen”, while MAGNET, Under the Radar, and The Big Takeover have all highlighted Golden Bloom’s unique variety of power pop as well. Fogel has shared the stage with Guster, Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3, Eef Barzelay (Clem Snide), Rocky Votolato, as well as his other side projects including The LeeVees, The Macaroons and The Zambonis. With a mind that’s always moving and a toe always tapping, he’s probably working on a new endeavor right now. With each new recording and project he releases, Fogel showcases another piece of his talent, proving music courses through his veins.

Timmy Williams
http://www.timmywilliams.blogspot.com/

Timmy Williams is a comedian, actor and writer. He is one-fifth of the Whitest Kids U’ Know, who made five seasons of their TV show on IFC. He also appeared on IFC’s “Z-Rock,” Adult Swim’s “Fat Guy Stuck In Internet,” and had his face cut out of a Target commercial. Timmy also does stand-up comedy all over the place and has written funny little things for Live Wire Radio and UGO.com. You may recognize him from Golden Bloom’s “Rhyme the Reason” music video. He talks about cookies a lot on his Twitter feed @timmyisanerd. He lives in Los Angeles with his family and cat t-shirts.

The Grownup Noise
http://www.thegrownupnoise.com/

Since releasing their self-titled debut in 2007, Boston’s The Grownup Noise have evolved into a rousing indie- pop outfit, bridging the gap between americana and indie, who’ve shared stages with everyone from comedian Patton Oswalt to fellow avant-baroque musicians like Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down(Kill Rock Stars), and acclaimed Canadian barnstormers Rock Plaza Central. Fast forward several years and various enriching personal pursuits, and the band is finally gearing up for its playful, poignant new LP, This Time with Feeling, set for release in late spring, 2011. Described by the Portland Press Herald (ME) as a combination of “smart lyrics with keen vocals,” adding that “its songs are doses of melodic sunshine,” The Grownup Noise has maintained and built on its fanbase during the intervening years through a savvy combination of eccentric pop songs, natural talent and determination.

This Time With Feeling was recorded throughout Boston and New England recording studios, a cabin in Maine, and even vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Paul Hansen’s bathroom, where the band laid down some final vocal takes. The record was mixed in North Carolina by studio wizard Scott Solter (John Vanderslice, Spoon, Okkervil River, St. Vincent, Lost in the Trees), who also performed on several tracks, adding important finishing sonic touches and polishing their textural landscapes.

All five members of The Grownup Noise (Paul Hansen – vocals, guitar, keys; Adam Sankowski – bass, keys, vocals; Rachel Arnold- cello, vocals; and Aine Fujioka – drums, vocals), Todd Marsten (Accordion, Keys) are multi-instrumentalists and equal contributors to Feeling’s umbrella of styles. The quartet came together in 2005 at the famous Berklee College of Music, when Paul and Adam first met.

8pm. $8 advance / $10 day of show.

Advance tickets available online and at our local outlets.

Limited seating available.