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Gruvenwood

About Me

Grüvenwood: We heartily endorse Twisted Tea.

Floven from the ashes of McDugan, Grüvenwood formed to create a place where we could all get together to jam, drink, create, hang-out, play-out, and most of all enjoy each other and the music we make.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/17/2007
Band Website: www.gruvenwood.com (under construction)
Band Members: Jamie Buonaiuto

- Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics

Courtney "Q-Dogg" Babbidge

- Keys, Guitar, Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals

Andrew "ANDO" Orr

- Bass, Vocals

James "Jimbo" Loveitt

- Saxophone, Guitar, Vocals

Justin Pizzolato

- Drums, vocals

Gracia Babbidge
- Madam Merch, Queen of the Street Team, Sound Board Whore, PhotoPimp, Vocal

* THE SHOWS SO FAR *
02.24.07-MJ's Tavern-Brunswick, ME
03.17.07-MJ's Tavern-Brunswick, ME
06.29.07-Little Dog Coffee Shop-Brunswick, ME
06.30.07-MJ's Tavern-Brunswick, ME
08.19.07-The Lookout-Belfast, ME
08.25.07-Old Orchard Beach-OOB, ME
09.14.07-Montsweag Roadhouse-Woolwich, ME
02.23.08-Montsweag Roadhouse-Woolwich, ME
04.05.08-Andy's Old Port Pub-Portland, ME
04.25.08-Andy's Old Port Pub-Portland, ME
06.06.08-Guthries-Lewiston, ME
06.27.08-Amigo's-Portland, ME
06.28.08-Somewhere In Bowdoin, ME
07.12.08-Amigo's-Portland, ME
07.17.08-Gelato Fiasco-Brunswick, ME
08.02.08-MJ's-Brunswick, ME
08.09.08-Amigo's-Portland, ME
08.31.08-High On The Hog-Bowdoin, ME
09.13.08-Montsweag-Woolwich, ME
09.20.08-MJ's-Brunswick, ME
10.11.08-Buck's Naked BBQ-Freeport, ME
11.22.08-Phoenix House - Bethel, ME
11.29.08-MJs - Bunswick, ME
01.10.09-MJs - Brunswick, ME
01.16.09 - Bucks Naked BBQ - Freeport, ME
01.24.09 - Brian Boru's - Portland, ME
02.28.09 - Drinks On Matt - MJs
03.07.09 - Montsweag-Woolwich, ME
03.14.09 - Muddy River-Portsmouth, NH
* OTHER APPEARANCES *
05.19.08 WCLZ 98.9 - Music From 207
05.21.08 WCLZ 98.9 - Music From 207


Influences: Lots of influences here in no particular order: Phish, Stone Temple Pilots, Dave Matthews Band, CCR, Jack Johnson, Smashing Pumpkins, Grateful Dead, Sublime, Coldplay, Beethoven, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Gershwin, Led Zeppelin, Stones, Buddy Holly, Green Day, Cream, Johann Sebastian Bach, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Nirvana, CSNY, Victor Wooten, Neil Young, Ben Folds, Tom Petty, Mozart, Pink Floyd, Widespread Panic, Old 97s, Santana, The Specials, String Cheese Incident, Tool, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, 80's pop, The Who, The Sex Pistols, Bob Marley, Tenacious D, Rage Against The Machine, Bruce Springsteen, The Band, Stevie Wonder, John Lennon, Wings, Paul Simon, Ani, Marvin Gaye, STS9, John Williams Soundtracks, U2, Guster, Strangefolk, The Police, Life of Agony, Your Mom, Al Green, Snoop Dogg, GNR, MMW, Arcade Fire, A Tribe Called Quest, Counting Crows, Rachmaninoff, Dropkick Murphys, Wilco, They Might Be Giants, ELO, Bobby McFerrin, Elton John, Radiohead, Buffalo Springfield, Steely Dan, Dire Straits, Disco Biscuits, Duke Ellington, Weird Al Yankovich, Alice in Chains, Marvin Gaye, Keith Jarrett, Dispatch, Primus, G. Love and the Special Sauce, Bad Religion, David Bowie, NIN, Chopin, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Pearl Jam, Umphrey's Mcgee, The Clash, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Blind Melon, The Doors, Talking Heads, Soundgarden, Bright Eyes, Toots and the Maytals, Beastie Boys, McDugan..... the list could probably go on and on and will.
Flovina R.I.P
Sounds Like: Knotty Astronauts in Trees
Record Label: IEM
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Happy Holidays

Thank you everyone for your continued support and love.  We appreciate everyone who is a part of this project, you are all pieces of this band and just as responsible for the success and movement of i...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:25:00 GMT

Tracking

After a few recent purchases Gruvenwood has come up with a suitable studio for the barn, last night was the official first night of recording at The Channel Six News Tower Studio, and we made some rem...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:11:00 GMT

Open Spaces

Hey guys just wanted to give a big thank you blog to our friend Mike, from The Bumpin' Uglies, he worked all day on Mon. and tore down a wall and put up a door in the barn.  We now have doubled t...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:39:00 GMT

Buck’s Naked BBQ

Hey everyone try and make it out this weekend to Buck's Naked BBQ, it is right off the highway in Freeport (exit 65), it's three day weekend for most of you so you've got plenty of time to recover.We'...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:41:00 GMT

Gobble Gobble

Heads up for Thanksgiving everyone, after the turkey is gone and the turkey sandwiches are all that remain, Nov. 29, the Sat after the holiday, Gruvenwood is going to be home for the holidays at MJs w...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:17:00 GMT

Getting Out

As we descend into another black and white and gray season, be sure not to suffer from hermititus.  Make sure to get out, I know the sun will be but a sliver on the horizon, the car needs to be d...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:08:00 GMT

The Studio Life

Slow going, but satisfying.  While we've only been recording one day, we all get the sense that although it is going to take a while, many whiles, this is what we've been building up towards.&nbs...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:22:00 GMT

Thanks for a Great Summer

Hello everyone who attended shows and supported us all summer.  It's been busy.  We just wanted to give our thanks to you all, we feel we made some big steps, gained new friendships, and pro...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:55:00 GMT

NEW TOYS

Hey all weeeee got some new toys, actually a new toy, a nice little recording device so we can now record our practices.  The thought being archiving and song-writing but another thought was had....
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:27:00 GMT

DEMO............done

Hello all thank you for your patience with our lazy and very disstracted  band.  We have finally finished a demo.  This being the third...maybe fourth time in the studio (Thaks for your...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:12:00 GMT