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About Me

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How ya feeling, everybody?
First off, we don't care how you look. We don't care what you listen to. We don't care what your hobbies are. We're not a "scene-driven" band. Everyone is welcome in this scene. Come to a show and you'll see kids with tight pants and eyeliner next to kids with baggy pants and large hooded jackets. Jocks groovin with stoners, hipsters chillin with preps. It really doesn't matter to us. We're cool with everyone. So be your self and enjoy the music. Let's have a good time.
The Seattle, WA band known as Bench Grinder is bringing back the best of the 90s surge of the alternative rock that was born at the hands of Nirvana, Weezer and Smashing Pumpkins. Members Chris, Bo, Ryan & Tommy take pride in this assertion and the result is some of the most refreshing music on the scene today.
There is a sense of play in the songs of Bench Grinder that has gone missing among some of the more mainstream artists in this genre. â€œMusic has become a lot like organized religion. Everyone takes themselves so seriously they forgot what its all about.
We just try to entertain people and have a good time doing it. And so far, so good!â€ says the band.
Drawing comparisons to Fountains of Wayne, Foo Fighters, The Posies and Jimmy Eat World, Bench Grinder stands poised to make a mark in this sub-genre of music that has the potential to breakthrough in a big way. The band has already played on the main stages of some festivals like Hempfest and The Core Tour as well as licensed their music to MTV and The Oxygen Channel for use in various programs.
Currently, the band is about to release their CD â€œPushâ€ on August 24 and they plan to tour the northwest in support of the record. You can find out more about Bench Grinder at www.myspace.com/benchgrinder and you can purchase their music at the iTunes Music Store and CDBaby as well.
ATTENTION: MUSICIANS! check out these links! [ BROADJAM ] [ HOSTING ] [ DIGITAL ]
Click the album art to buy the CD - Click Here to Buy individual songs at iTunes
Click the album art to buy the CD - Click Here to Buy individual songs at iTunes
Click the album art to buy the CD - Click Here to Buy individual songs at iTunes
Click the album art to buy the CD - Click Here to Buy individual songs at iTunes
ATTENTION: MUSICIANS! check out these links! [ BROADJAM ] [ HOSTING ] [ DIGITAL ]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/11/2005
Band Website: bgrocks.com
Band Members: Bench Grinder is: CHRIS , BO , RYAN , and TOMMY .

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Influences: The forefathers of popular music.
Sounds Like: Treble Charger, Super Deluxe, Foo Fighters, The Who, Alien Crime Syndicate, Green Day, The Posies, R.E.M., Elvis, The Ziggens, Everclear, Jimmy Eat World, Presidents of the United States of America, Soundgarden, Fountains of Wayne, Sublime, Mason Jennings,Weezer, Ben Folds, Blink 182, Ben Kweller, Bad Company, ACDC, Eels, Smashing Pumpkins, Audioslave, The Police, Nirvana, Fountains of Wayne
Record Label: Angry Chone Entertainment
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Busy week

Big week this week!We got a new contest a-goin' on! It's sponsored by Gretch musical instruments. Click the banner below!Also, we're playing on the eastside this Friday night at Waldo's!&n...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:08:00 PST

BG NEWS 06.12.08

Hey, Friends!The summer hasn't even officially begun yet and already we're busy as hell! We're playing a private party tomorrow with an exclusively covers set. It should be fun and hopeful...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PST

THE NEW RECORD

We've begun preproduction on our new EP which we decided will be called "CLEAN IS THE NEW DIRTY".The album will contain 4 brand new songs recorded with Grammy Winner Matt Shaw and 4 remastered songs f...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:42:00 PST

Take back the music!

To all of our Friends, Family and Fans on MySpace:I'm writing to tell you about an amazing (relatively) new website that is changing the face of the music industry. Some of you have already hear...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:26:00 PST

It Must Be Summer

Wow! It's already Summer!For the first time in a few years, I feel that Bench Grinder has their shit together. We've undergone so much change since we released "Bright Lights & Shiny T...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:02:00 PST

CONTESTS!!

Hey Everyone!Since you’ve all been so cool about voting for us, we decided to put together a contest to reward you for your help!If you vote every day this week (add a comment to show you were ...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:00:00 PST

Never Give Up

Hello, everyone. We’re still fresh into the month and we already have experienced a wealth of change. While not all of it is positive change, I feel we’re prepared to handle an...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:50:00 PST

Get Ready... its almost time!

Happy Saturday, boys and girls!March is almost over. Bring on the April showers! We’ve got a lot going on in the upcoming months and we’d like all of you to be a part of it!I’ll le...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:35:00 PST

Pushing Forward!!

Hope everyone had a good Easter! This weekend, we decided it was high time we put together an online merch shop. With Bo at the wheel, we all kicked around some ideas and came up with some...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:04:00 PST

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT (it pays off)

As we prepare to record our first EP as a 5 piece it seems as though our future is already taking shape!We found a website that will provide us an opportunity to record a professional full length reco...
Posted by Bench Grinder on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:46:00 PST