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  1. Granite City Records Freshers Night - 8 Acts, 2 Rooms, 3!

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    Thanks to everyone who played and attended this. It is a shame there wasnt a bigger crowd and a lot of people didnt seem to get that they could move between the rooms when one band finished but for us, it was still a very enjoyable evening and hopefully this kind of thing of using both rooms at the same time can become a more regular thing.

    Thanks also to Scott, Jenny and Rob for doing a great job with the sound.

  6. Granite City Records Freshers Night - 8 Acts, 2 Rooms, 3!

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    A diverse line-up with something for everyone so we hope you'll all make it down...

    Vesuvian: Noisy, Dirty, Psych Rock Riffage MySpace.com - Vesuvian - ABERDEEN, UK - Progressive / Psychedelic / Rock - www.myspace.com/vesuvian

    Katerwaul: Epic, Ambient Rock Soundscapes MySpace.com - Katerwaul - Aberdeen, UK - Alternative / Ambient / Progressive - www.myspace.com/katerwaulmusic

    The Hijacks: Fast, Sing-A-Long Ska Punk Anthems MySpace.com - The Hijacks - Aberdeen, UK - Ska / Punk - www.myspace.com/hijackska

    Kitchen Cynics: Dreamy Psych-Folk Veteran MySpace.com - Kitchen Cynics - Aberdeen, UK - Folk / Psychedelic / Experimental - www.myspace.com/kitchencynics

    The Tijuana Sun: Laid Back, Country Tinged Rock MySpace.com - The Tijuana Sun - Aberdeen, UK - Acoustic / Blues / Indie - www.myspace.com/thetijuanasun

    Debutant: Shimmering Lo-Fi Pop MySpace.com - Debutant - Planet Neptune, UK - Experimental / Ambient / Pop - www.myspace.com/musicbydebutant

    The Locals: Catchy, Indie-Pop Gems MySpace.com - The Locals - Aberdeen, UK - Indie / Rock / Powerpop - www.myspace.com/thelocalsaberdeen

    Which Way Now: Melodic, Female Fronted Metal MySpace.com - Which Way Now - Aberdeen, UK - Rock / Metal - www.myspace.com/whichwaynowrocks

    @ The Tunnels 1 and 2, Carnegies Brae

    Wednesday 24th September 2008

    7.30pm

    3 Entry/FREE ENTRY FOR FRESHERS STUDENTS 08/09

    (plus we'll be giving out more copies of the Granite City Records vol 1 comp CD for those who still havent got one!)

  10. FREE Aberdeen compilation CD to be released March 21st

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    From today's Daily Record:

    "It's free and proves that it's not only Fife, Glasgow and Edinburgh has all the talent. Album opener, The Little Kicks' Don't Give Up So Easily, proves why they are are on the list of Scotland's best new acts. Don't Give Up So Easily has the breezy ramshackle beauty of Babyshambles at their best.

    Eddison's great synth rock Killer Scene tune is one we already know about.

    Fiction/Action's Missing Control is a blend of Bauhaus and raw emo angst, while Flaming Katy's A Shot At Glory is a twitching new wave belter.

    Other highlights include the Ska-influenced The Saint & The Satan from The Phoenix Band while Level Four's Furtherance ends the album with a swirl of rock pop. The FREE album is out now" - Rick Fulton

  15. FREE Aberdeen compilation CD to be released March 21st

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    This is great from the perspective of promoting Aberdeen bands and I really mean that, but why free?

    Free=inferior its how people think when they get free music or films.

    To manufacture 3000 CDs would have cost at least 1500 so I really dont think a charge of 2 quid to cover such costs would have Aberdonians running to the hills and with that money another CD could be financed and who knows maybe even make some profit to spend on one particular promising act.

    However its great to see an Aberdeen label pressing such a quantity and promoting the local bands. But I cant see how any label can survive on such economics unless your eccentric very well off music lovers.

    Haha, no we are certainly not well off, although probably eccentric. We received help from Aberdeen City Council with funding for the project so that were able to give them away free and money from the launch night covered all costs and left some more towards re-press.

    For us, there was so many promising acts that we wanted to share with people in Aberdeen that obviously like music yet for one reason are unaware of and of course to people outside of Aberdeen. Already at least 5 bands from the compilation have benefited by receiving radio airplay from I believe 4 different stations and we hope that number will increase in the next couple of weeks too.

    Because the CD is free, there is nothing to lose by people hearing it and the variety of bands will hopefully get people interested in other genres within the local scene too.

    There is possible plans to work with individual bands releases but right now it is early days so we just want to push this as much as possible.

    For those of you that weren't at the launch (and thanks to that were, it was a great night), the CD is currently available from Cafe Drummonds and we aim to get in many different shops, bars, venues etc within the city in the next week!

  16. FREE Aberdeen compilation CD to be released March 21st

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    Still wondering who's on the CD.....

    And the tracklisting is:

    1. The Little Kicks - Don't Give Up So Easily

    2. Eddison - Killer Scene

    3. Fiction/Action - Missing Control

    4. The Hijacks - Slow Down

    5. 10 Easy Wishes - An Historic Event

    6. Flaming Katy - A Shot at Glory

    7. Eskimo Blonde - Smile

    8. Lady Mercedes - Hey Lady Hey

    9. Kartta - Henri Got Cancer

    10. PVH - Outside is in the Morning

    11. Escape to Victory - Escape to Victory

    12. The Phoenix Band - The Saint and the Satan

    13. The Snake Temple Kings - Where Did You Go?

    14. Kitchen Cynics - Richard in Bedlam

    15. Eric Euan - The Continent

    16. Level Four - Furtherance

  25. Granite City Records Launch Night - Cafe Drummonds - 21st March

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    We are proud to announce that Granite City Records will finally release our free Aberdeen compilation CD, featuring 16 of the cities finest acts on March 21st at Cafe Drummonds. It's going to be a great night with live performances from:

    Eric Euan

    A flurry of jerky rhythms, searing guitars and anxious harmonies, not a one-trick pony Is this music?

    www.myspace.com/ericeuan

    Eskimo Blonde

    Always a popular favourite on the local scene with their infectious indie-rock

    www.myspace.com/eskimblonde

    Flaming Katy

    Aberdeen's finest exponents of hard rocking power-pop

    www.myspace.com/flamingkaty

    The Snake Temple Kings

    Epic, prog-rock. This lot have worked with members of Hawkwind and are masters of their craft

    www.myspace.com/thesnaketemplekings

    The Phoenix Band

    Technically a Keith band but we'll let them off. The Phoenix Band mix up jazz, indie, ska, funk and pop into a fantastic sound

    www.myspace.com/thephoenixband

    @ Cafe Drummonds

    Friday 21st March

    9pm - 2am

    4 entry

    FREE CD for all in attendance

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