LATIN FUSION AT EL SOL Y LA LUNA

First showcase,.... an incredible venue, El Sol Y La Luna, on 6th and Red River, the newest venue of the Gridlox local music circuit,..embraced Gridlox talents with open arms and an incredible  set up for sound. First up was The Undergrowth,....Rachel Gonzalez on bass, Adam,(drums), mike, (lead guitarist), with intricate, mathematical riffs, and  calculated, but obscure changes that would normally seem impossible, but with these guys,...  it flowed flawlessly, fluidly, ... almost, a rhythmic stellar alignment of melodic vibrations.
The next set were two guys,  new to our organization, Chris Rains,(cello), Adam, (Acoustic guitar) showed up, to fill a cancellation. Best choice I've made in a long time... these guys played heavily influenced by many of my most iconic influences, originals and covers, left us all with a new decipherment about how I hear music. I discussed  producing with Chris and incorporating the Cello in music from other Gridlox bands. Cello just happens to be my absolute favorite instrument, and believe it would add romance to an insurance convention, or a funeral. I decided to ask Chris to improve with the next band, Tiny Purple Fishes. He agreed. The outcome?????... Nothing less than legendary!! Chris pulled off a lead solo on his cello that almost suspended existence for 45 minutes, all eyes focused, ears in euphoric transcendence, one of the best performances, according to him, he's ever pulled off. TPF, shocked, kept looking back at this modest looking musician, refusing to believe what they were absorbing, and connecting with each other in mutual contempt, obvious on their faces,.. this was a match made in GRIDLOX!!!!!

EVER HAVE ONE OF THESE DAYS?

As I sit here at Coco's Cafe, http://www.cocos-cafe.com/index.html  listening to Cocorosie,  eating my fried chicken/curry with rice, I think to myself, ' why is there potatoes in my Asian food?' Ok,.... that's not whats really on my mind... Life has been pretty hectic,....I would dare to say, even chaotic  for the Gridlox household. My roommates and I are moving out of our home, and having to split up temporarily, which is difficult, since we are family. In addition, we are having to  transition from one company to another, which is difficult, especially with the hurdles we've had to jump. I think about Gridlox Productions and our goals constantly,... consciously, and in my dreams. I've sacrificed so much and I am driven, almost obsessed with making this happen, for all of us.
Last night made me think a little harder about why I exist. I attended a party in west Austin, thrown by my boys from Tiny Purple Fishes. I showed up with my friends, Audrey Cambell, and Chris Pashia (Before Dishonor). We ate, drank, played beer pong, (I know,....a little old for that shit), spent time with old friends, and made new ones. Jeremy Davis of ATX Music Mag, brought a friend, a really talented acoustic guitarist who entertained and spread intoxicating bless on a drunken entropy. Suddenly,... the party went from tumult,.... to harmony.
My point????... No matter how much drama, ... no matter how much stress, and turmoil,....drink, music, and good friends make you realize that nothing else matters as long as you have your own personal paradise.
Thank you Abel, Adam, Bobby, Jeremy, Audrey, Pash, Kimbo, Jennah, Brithe, Dirty Arn and everyone else that makes me happy to be alive.
Zig

DISTORTED SHADOWS

Seductive melodic blasphemy, a holy cathedral under siege, by sensual rhythms, this web woven by four of the darkest yet most beautiful sirens in the Texas industrial circuit.

Distorted Shadows thrilled the audience at Austin’s legendary dance club, Elysium, on August 7^th.  Jodi War’s, haunting vocals, hypnotized, and left onlookers with spine tingling chills not to be forgotten. Marla (bass) and Gunvor  (drum program) pumped the blood through this soulful calculated darkness, while Meredeath united ebony and ivory, black and white, good and evil on a whimsical structure of keyboards that made up this symphony of the macabre.

Gridlox Productions proudly thanks you Distorted Shadows, for bringing your talent to Austin.

Zig