Tragic news:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kevin-garcia-grandaddy-bassist-and-co-founder-dead-w480373
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 04:04 (seven years ago) link
Damn. RIP Kevin.
― wtev, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 05:52 (seven years ago) link
GoFundMe page set up to help his family pay for medical/funeral expenses, etc.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 20:42 (seven years ago) link
whoa, RIP. I hung out for an afternoon on Grandaddy's tour bus a million years ago and they were all super friendly guys.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 20:54 (seven years ago) link
Wow, just found out about this. He recorded one of my band's first studio session probably a good million years before tylerw was on their bus.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 31 May 2017 05:12 (six years ago) link
New interview (and, separately, new song video) with Jason L.
http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/06/20/533045354/with-new-video-grandaddy-finds-humor-in-grief
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 June 2017 13:39 (six years ago) link
new Grandaddy song, released last Month
https://www.facebook.com/jasonlytle/videos/vb.64053877826/450247192595652https://jasonlytle.bandcamp.com/
― StanM, Sunday, 5 January 2020 14:35 (four years ago) link
I like the new song.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 5 February 2020 18:47 (four years ago) link
Sounds nice enough, haven't quite decided whether I'd throw Lytle $10 though ...
https://jasonlytle.bandcamp.com/album/the-sophtware-slump-on-a-wooden-piano
(That sounds really snarky of me, it's not really meant to).
― djh, Tuesday, 29 September 2020 17:45 (three years ago) link
awwww
― imago, Tuesday, 29 September 2020 17:49 (three years ago) link
Whoa.. This is good! He'll get my $10 no problem.
― Monte Scampino (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 30 September 2020 07:03 (three years ago) link
Oh, it's happening as a physical item now.
http://eustore.dangerbirdrecords.com/products/677628-grandaddy-the-sophtware-slump-on-a-wooden-piano-cd-bundle
― djh, Friday, 23 October 2020 13:11 (three years ago) link
don't give in 2000 man
― mookieproof, Friday, 2 July 2021 04:20 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZxvjMPZeZE
they kill me every time <3
― imago, Friday, 17 November 2023 21:49 (five months ago) link
should never have left the crystal lake
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 17 November 2023 22:39 (five months ago) link
hope there's some sad robots on the album. but I'll buy it either way, it's what they deserve.
― organ doner (ledge), Friday, 17 November 2023 23:15 (five months ago) link
Blu Wav is out there and it's very nice.
― StanM, Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:57 (two months ago) link
such a lovely album yeah
― imago, Thursday, 22 February 2024 13:45 (two months ago) link
bought it, listening now, suddenly feeling really depressed. coincidence?
― ledge, Thursday, 22 February 2024 14:46 (two months ago) link
it's more melancholy than depressing to me but I can see it could be, yeah
― StanM, Thursday, 22 February 2024 19:48 (two months ago) link