Member Since: 10/13/2005
Band Website: TheGrams.net
Band Members: ....................................................
THE GRAMS WIN IN THE 2006 SAN DIEGO MUSIC AWARDS!!
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..... THE GRAMS WIN! IN THE 2007 SAN DIEGO MUSIC AWARDS!!!...................................................
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................... The Grams......
chuck schiele: songs guitar vocals........
sweet elise: violin, vocals.......
craig yerkes: guitar, vocals.........
tony sandoval: bass........
billy coomes: percussion.......
rob garbo: percussion........http://TheGrams.net
You can also check out our electronic press kit:
View Chuck Schiele/The Grams's EPK.........Chuck Schiele (solo):
singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, promoter, music writer, soldier for the arts.....Bad Science Fiction......
Chuck Schiele, Michael Head, Rob Garbo, Simeon Flick, Kevin Irvin........
Influences: Inspired by: You, Three Chords & The Truth, a Kickass Soundman, Poets, A really freakin catchy song, What the Music Itself Wants to Be, anyone with the balls to get up there and sing because it feels good, my home and the beautiful people of 92107, nice people, a good smartass, Reality, True Original Thinking, Joanna's Kitchen, Good People, Peacemakers, The Beatles, Angelique Kidjo, Miles Davis, Michael Hedges, Daniel Lanois, Lawrence Juber, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello & Dianna Krall, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon, Colbain, Coltrane, standing in the Cardo of Old City Jerusalem, Erica Jong, Frederic Niezschte, Martin Scorcese, YoYo Ma, Vanessa Daou, Richard Thompson, Queen, Aerosmith, Sting, Pink Floyd, Spinal Tap, The Meters, The Subdudes, Rave Music, The No Quarter Album by Page and Plant, Johnny Cash, my Dad, Birdie Carter, my Grandmother & Grandfather who knew I was an artist as soon as I did, Donald Seetoo, God, World Music, Rock Music, Orchestral Music, Jazz, Americana, Tom Dowd, Daniel Lanois, George Martin, Quincy Jones, Rick Rubin, Craig Yerkes Elise Ohki, Billy Coomes, Rob Garbowski, Tony Sandoval, Peter Sprague, Christopher Dale, Michael Head, Dave Gladdish, Tom Griesgraber, Simeon Flick, Pablo Neruda, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jesus Christ, The book of Taou, humble people who try really hard while possessing no sense of self-entitlement, the odds against me when presented, Rosa Parks, Fibonacci, Martin Luther King Jr for reminding us that "a man can't ride your back unless its bent," underdogs in general, The Miracle Mets, the following phrase: "Good enough isn't enough for those who strive to be their best", Charles Swindoll's essay on persistence, the guy who tried to tell me that his band was the best band I've ever been in as a warning, the open road, food I cannot pronounce, a change in the weather, kids cuz they say it like it is, the elephant in the storm, sex-god-and the fine line that connects the 2, anyone who is truly funny, people with class (are usually the one's who don't realize they have it), quiet time, the noise and music in my own damn head, science, simplicity, serendipity, sunrise, Those who listen as opposed to waiting to talk, The stranger who prayed for my Grandfather's better health, Paul Cezanne - for telling the Salon to jump in the lake, Pablo Picasso for taking Paul's idea even further, all the rock and roll records that scared the hell out of my mom, Tony Bennett who remains ultra cool even though he's like 187 years old by now, James Brown, Luke Oscuro who made me believe in my art like no other, Chelsea Flor, Johnny Janiga, Jane Lui, Aaron Bowen, Andre Balasz, my favorite bartenders, the angry/fearful knuckleheads who remind me of the example I have not become ... and those who do this for more than self-affirmation.
Sounds Like: sounds like we're having fun.
Record Label: http://myspace.com/studiOB92107cs
Type of Label: None