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About Me

What Others Are Saying:

"Mike Grubbs could speak for each and every one of us when he pulls at our heartstrings with tales of lost love and broken spirits. But he's more than just another poetic, tortured soul. Grubbs' combines some beautifully played piano with a voice so striking it resonates around the room galvanising everybody within earshot - both painful and beautiful in equal measure."
- Joel Crane (NME)
"Grubbs has the unique ability to transform a ho-hum venue into a futuristic circus."
-CMJ
"In a word: Wow. Ear to ear smiles. Seriously good stuff. Trust me."
-MTVNews.com Blog
"For those of you who have seen him live, you know what I mean when I say that when he plays, there is this energy in the air that can't really be described - he sings with such raw emotion, he pulls every single person in the room into the story he tells with each song."
-Gig Apple ..
"If you have ever been broken by love, the lyrics will tear at your heartstrings, yet leave you wanting more."
-Beyond Race Magazine
"His voice is like a smoke alarm in the dead of night: huge, dominant, unable to be ignored, maybe even life-saving. His singing commanded the room, but his songs resonated for more reasons than just the one."
-Pop Headwound
"Bob Dylan with a sense of humor or Ray Davies with an American accent. At first you might think he is just being funny, but then you realize that his brilliant lyrics are about serious issues, but he still makes you smile, without any fake heartache crap."
-Roman Games Diary


Check out the new video of Brooklyn, recorded by Larry Hyland, live at Joe's Pub...

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/11/2006
Band Website: wakeywakeymusic.com
Band Members: Mike Grubbs- Piano, Mojo, and Vocals.
Gene Back- Violin and Guitar
Anne Lieberwirth- Bass
Kristin Mueller- Drums
and sometimes Misty Boyce- Nord Electro, Melodica, Vocals
Cassie O'Sullivan- Accordian
Influences: A very disturbing chain of events, that just keeps getting more so...
Sounds Like: Sounds just like this!

Silent As A Movie (Dec. 2007)

Falling Apart/Messy Girl/LGA/Take It Like A Man/Honey Covered Hand/Cokehead/Chaotic Masterpiece/Car Crash/The River's Still ft Casey Shea/War Sweater/Blame You

We are skinny and need food so please support our eating habit by purchasing this one, and go download the other two below for free!

Wakey!Wakey! Wednesdays Covers Project (Apr. 2008)

01. Apology Song : (The Decemberists cover)
02. Two-Headed Boy Pt. 1 (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
03. Say It Ain't So (Weezer cover)
04. Maps (YeahYeahYeahs cover)
05. California Girls (Beach Boys cover)
06. New Partner (Bonnie 'Prince' Billie cover)
07. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Live) (Cyndi Lauper cover)
08. For No One (Alicia Keys cover)
09. Letters Home (Joei DBG cover)
10. Everlong (Foo Fighters cover)
Download For FREE here !

Live At Bowery Ballroom (Jul. 2008)

01 Brooklyn
02 Falling Apart
03 LGA
04 Blame You
05 Messy Girl
06 War Sweater
07 Crazy (Gnarls Barkley cover)
08 Away
09 Clinton Street Girl
Download For FREE here !
Record Label: Family Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Mel.opho.be reviews our Mercury Lounge show!

Mel.opho.be was at our last Mercury Lounge show. They're a site that reviews live shows. I like them because they're brutally honest. We were really flattered when we heard what they thought of our ...
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:22:00 PST

Mel.opho.be makes a wish we were happy to grant!

When the good people of mel.opho.be ask for something, it is our belief that they should get it. In the fantastic review of our Mercury Lounge show last month, they lamented that there was no record...
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:11:00 PST

Wakey!Wakey! Wednesdays download

Didn't get your hands on a physical copy of the Wakey!Wakey! Wednesdays cover album? Don't be sad... You can download the whole thing for free on the Family Records Website.We had a lot of fun making...
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:15:00 PST

Wakey!Wakey! Live at Bowery Ballroom available for free download!

You may remember that a few weeks ago (06.24.08 to be precise) we had our first ever show at the incomparable Bowery Ballroom. It had been a longtime dream of ours to play there, and we were not disa...
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:22:00 PST

Wakey!Wakey! featured on Spin.com!!!

We're excited to announce that we're the featured artist today on Spin.com's Buzzcatcher! Here's a piece of their excellent write-up:"With an audience that ranges easily from wet-eyed punk rockers to...
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:17:00 PST

Last night at the Bowery Ballroom!!!

Last night we had our first ever show at Bowery Ballroom.  This has been a goal of mine for about 10 years, and it was every bit as rewarding as I could have imagined.  Thank you thank you t...
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:51:00 PST

Press for After the Jump Fest!!!

Check it. I did these fun interviews...Pop Tarts Suck ToastedandMusic Is Art...
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:19:00 PST

Maxwells with Im from Barcelona and The Bloodsugars

That's what the stage looked like at the end of the night. We played with I'm from Barcelona and The Bloodsugars last week, and I have to say that start to finish, it was one of my favorite nights ...
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Tue, 06 May 2008 01:54:00 PST

WAKEY!WAKEY! in New York Mag!

I'm really flattered and confused that New York Magazine listed us in a post alongside Lil Wayne, Steven Malkmus (of Pavement), Bangers and Cash (Spank Rock and Benny Blanco's new band) and Coldplay.....
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:30:00 PST

WAKEY!WAKEY! and MTV News...

 Unannounced to us, MTV News was at our last residency show!  Here's just some of what they had to say... "Wakey! Wakey! (otherwise known as Mike Grubbs), Ladies and Gentlemen.  In a wo...
Posted by WAKEY!WAKEY! on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:16:00 PST