Looking for the perfect Christmas present (for someone you love or to treat yourself)? Look no further!! A Gathering in the Forest will encompass more good music than you can hope for. 30 excellent bands will play, and there will be food stalls and a lake to swim in, and we’ll be there too. You’re welcome 
Find out more info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/264816654033815/
We were asked by the lovely people at For the Rabbits what songs we love – turns out we love a lot of songs that are themed by water, rivers and the ocean.
Listen to our mixtape here:
https://fortherabbits.net/2017/12/05/bodies-of-water-a-mixtape-by-grawlixes/
Also how beautiful is this photo of us by Ebony Lamb?! A very talented lady ❤ ❤ ❤
We’re very excited about playing with Ben Salter next Thursday night (28th of September) at Meow in full trio form! Ben’s a lovely guy, like probably nicer than your Mum, and one of Australia’s best songwriters. So we would implore you to see him while he’s still charging pocket change 
Salter has collaborated, written and performed with artists as diverse as Mick Thomas (Weddings, Parties, Anything), Tim Rogers (You Am I, The Temperance Union), Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), Gareth Liddiard (The Drones) and Marlon Williams, to name a few. He has toured with acts including Cat Power, J Mascis, Gareth Liddiard, Counting Crows, Marlon Williams and most recently Built To Spill.
Since the release of The Cat, Salter has toured relentlessly both across Australia, throughout Europe, and most recently to Japan and New Zealand.
Plus, we’ll be there performing a daring, but utterly respectable opening set!
https://www.facebook.com/events/323649088087740/
After a delightful 7hr drive from Foxton to Auckland in the rain and snow we sat down with a surprisingly tall Marty Duda to talk about Set Free. Thanks The 13th Floor for the warm tea and the good times!
We’re delighted that our song ‘Been In Bed’ has been included in the latest Home Alone Music compilation, S P R I N G, which also features some of our very most favourite NZ bands!!
‘Been in Bed’, controversially, is Penelope’s favourite song we play and is a song we went to the trouble of tuning the guitar down half a step to record just to get that sleepy vibe.
But really it’s time to wake up, because it’s S P R I N G!
You can buy it here: https://homealonemusic.bandcamp.com/album/s-p-r-i-n-g
Oooweee! Grawlixes are #13 in the NZ Album Charts – 1 up from last week! Thanks so much for all the support! *Feeling the love* 💗💖💞
Thanks Peter-James Dreis from Music.net.nz for the flattering review! A compelling argument to buy our album
“I want the world to hear you, Grawlixes. Because behind your melancholy, there is a sense or happiness. Or relief. Or closure. Or some unnamed feeling I live to push down deep…Get out there. Keep going. Tour more, or sell-out (I know, a dirty word). Get your songs on TV ads…I’d say get your cinematic, emotion laden songs into movies, because your songs are too good to be hoarded in the minds of the Indie Kids alone. But by the same token, your music shouldn’t be relegated to background noise…But the full enjoyment of your music, not just of your vocal licks, needs attention, a dedicated listening session in a bean bag by a window, in a world where I have time to indulge is such pleasures. You don’t get that jay-walking or avoiding bicycles. If it wasn’t for this social anxiety I’ve often misinterpreted as misanthropy, I’d love to come and see you live…And Grawlixes aren’t *%#$.
We also played a delightful afternoon performance on Radio One 91FM a couple weeks ago. Thanks Radio One & Steven John Marr – Audio Engineer/Producer!
We’re back in Wellington now, earning money to pay for decadent band-related expenses such as new wiper blades and a reliable guitar tuner. In other highly readable news, When You Motor Away feature our album of their blog today!
https://whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.co.nz/2017/07/grawlixes-set-free.html
In other great news, Toby Blakey saw Grawlixes play at the Common Room in Hastings on Sunday night, then gave us a flattering review of our live performance. Thanks Toby!!
He even took a video of us:
Thanks again for supporting us and for keeping us at #14 in the NZ Album Charts waho0o0o0oo0.
And if you haven’t quite managed to buy the album yet it’s available
on iTunes – https://goo.gl/7ugtNy
and bandcamp – https://goo.gl/nAunhT
Grawlixes are the #1 “heatseeker” on the NZ Album Charts this week, and #9 overall! Thanks so much for all of your support to make this happen. We feel overwhelmingly lucky to have such amazing fans!
Not only that, but we’ve had amazing turnouts at our shows – Dunedin was packed to the brim at Dog with Two Tails. Plus we just supported the amazing Steve Gunn in Christchurch last night (at Blue Smoke) and will be supporting him again in Queenstown tonight (at The Sherwood).
In other amazing news, Jordan B Peterson tweeted about us! We watch A LOT of his YouTube videos, so we’re pretty stoked!
Grawlixes have made it down the South Island (through the snow storm) thankfully! A huge thank you to Tim’s Place (& his dog Monster) for being so amazing, and all the lovely people who came out! We’re playing at Dog With Two Tails tomorrow night with Julian Temple Band. Tickets from utr.co.nz or door sales on the night 
We’re also playing live on Radio1 tomorrow at 4:30pm
Our Album Release NZ Tour continues! Hooray!! We’re playing at the following places on the following dates. Please click on the links to find out more or, even better, buy tickets:
Wednesday, 12th of July, Marahau (with Tea Tree Duo)
Friday, 14th of July, Dunedin (with Julian Temple Band)
Saturday, 15th of July, Christchurch (supporting Steve Gunn)
Sunday, 16th of July, Queenstown (supporting Steve Gunn)
Wednesday, 19th of July, Auckland (with Michael Cathro)
Thursday, 20th of July, Titirangi
Friday, 21st of July, Gisborne (with Timothy Blackman)
Saturday, 22nd of July, Rotorua (with Famous Will)
Sunday, 23rd of July, Hastings
You can buy our album from Bandcamp or ITunes. Hooray!
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