This Wednesday, July 1st, we are deviating from our standard Americana, alt-county, bluegrass, blues tendencies and planning to watch
The Guggenheim Grotto perform at our local club,
Jammin' Java. The Guggenheim Grotto is an Irish "alt-pop" duo, consisting of Kevin May and Mick Lynch. We are not exactly sure what alt-pop refers to, but that is how they are labeled in a recent press release. They emerged from their native Ireland a few years ago after releasing their debut album
...Waltzing Alone
, which spent considerable time at the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Folk Chart. Earlier this year, they released their second album,
Happy the Man
, which also hit No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes Folk Chart soon after its release. The Guggenheim Grotto conducted a national tour in support of that album and is just starting a summer tour of several American cities - starting in Vienna Virginia at Jammin Java. See complete schedule below. We look forward to hearing what other iTunes listeners have already discovered.
- Guggenheim Grotto - Jammin' Java Vienna, VA: Wednesday, July 01, 2009
- WTMD First Thursday Concert - Guggenheim Grotto - West Mt. Vernon Park Baltimore, MD: Thursday, July 02, 2009
- Ani DiFranco w/Guggenheim Grotto - Rex Theatre Pittsburgh, PA:Wednesday, July 08, 2009
- Ani DiFranco w/Guggenheim Grotto - Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD: Thursday, July 09, 2009
- Guggenheim Grotto - St. Clair Park Greensburg, PA:Friday, July 10, 2009
- Ani DiFranco w/the Guggenheim Grotto - Boarding House Park Lowell, MA: Saturday, July 11, 2009
- Guggenheim Grotto - Black Crystal Cafe Ann Arbor, MI: Sunday, July 12, 2009
- Ani DiFranco w/The Guggenheim Grotto - Artpark Lewiston, NY: Monday, July 13, 2009
- Guggenheim Grotto - SPACE Evanston, IL:Tuesday, July 14, 2009
- Comcast Songwriters in the Park - Guggenheim Grotto - Riverside Gardens Park Red Bank, NJ: Friday, July 17, 2009
1 comment:
The July 1st show at Jammin Java was pretty good. They follow the KISS approach - keep it simple - with just two guys on stage and sometimes just one instrument. The combination of keyboards and acoustic guitar is interesting. They drew a decent crowd who were obviously fans, noticing songs after a few chords were played or singing along. For me, I enjoyed the ukulele.
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