Grindig - January/February 2003
Monday, January 6th, 2003by Julian Mainprize
Who: Grindig
What: Adrenaline rock with global influence
Where: Toronto, ON
To Contact: Shoreline Records Inc., www.shorelinerecords.com.
Have you ever gone to see a great live show, run out to buy the album and ended up disappointed with what came out of your speakers? Wasn’t quite the same was it? That’s because successfully recreating the energy of a great live band in the recording studio can be a challenge at best. If you want to hear how it’s done well, take a listen to Grindig’s recent self-titled release. One listen to the CD incites an urge to go out and see this band live - once you’ve finished practicing your stage diving off the couch. Toronto’s Grindig play a contemporary brand of aggressive but fun guitar-rock injected with a multitude of other musical styles that include Latin, Ska, and Funk amongst others. Their music is reminiscent of Fishbone when they were still in their heyday: raw energy mixed with stylistic versatility and solid musicianship. Like Fishbone, there is no denying that Grindig have character. What else would you expect from a group of Kensington Market butchers who got together and named their band ‘Grandpa’. [Grindig is Japlish for Grandpa.] This is a band with a ton of energy, a keen sense of humour and a level of musicianship that reveals a real desire to eventually hang up their cleavers and quit their day jobs.