Oh Canada!67 year-old Canadian grindcore artist and mom, GRINDMOTHER releases
debut album today.
Here at ChiIL Live Shows and ChiIL Mama we've been following the trajectory of 67 year-old Canadian grindcore artist, GRINDMOTHER'S rise to fame. Today she releases her debut album, "Age of Destruction" and makes metal history! The 10 song release is available for full streaming via http://thegrindmother.comand of course is also available to purchase in CD and digital format. Check out our prior Grindmother coverage HERE.
Left to Right: Rain Forest (guitars), Tyson Apex (drums), Grindmother (vocals)
Here at ChiIL Mama and ChiIL Live Shows we love to see mothers pushing the boundaries of what's socially acceptable and expected and making a huge success of it. There's an unlikely viral star on the decidedly young, male, grindcore scene, a 67 year old Canadian mom! Check out her vocals. She's not just a gimmick, she's good.
Never has a mother screaming at her son been so sweet.
-Refinery
All hail the Grindmother!
-Nerdist
She’s no mere novelty. Her vocals are paint-peeling face-rippers!
-Dangerous Minds
Band: Grindmother
Location: Ontario, Canada
Title: Age of Destruction
Genre(s): grindcore, punk, metal
For fans of: Napalm Death, Slayer, Sepultura, System of a Down
Label: Independent
Format(s): CD, digital
Tracks: 10
Release Date: April 28, 2016
An unlikely grindcore star, thanks to her impressively ferocious vocals!
-Daily Mail
We're literally watching a star being born in real time.
-OC Weekly
One of the coolest 67-year-olds you’ll ever come across!
-Alt Press
GRINDMOTHER is a 67 year-old grindcore vocalist! She got her start in early 2015, when an adorable, yet hilariously bad-ass video where she records guest vocals for her son's band, Corrupt Leaders, went viral. Later that year, Grindmother released a video for her very own solo track "Any Cost", which features music by her son Rain Forest. The video again went viral, and celebrities Ozzy Osbourne and Eric Andre posted the video on social media. Most recently, a video about herposted by New York Post reached 2.5 million views in less than one week.
In Feb 2016 Grindmother announced her debut album, "Age of Destruction", which is due April 28, and a brand new video for the album's title track has been released.
Check out Chicago's own new-wave quartetCalifornia Wives, upcoming debut full lengthArt History, arriving on September 4 via Vagrant. Working with producer Claudius Mittendorfer (Interpol, Neon Indian, Wild Nothing),Art Historyis eleven tracks presenting a cohesive gallery of modern-day pop portraits framed with a retro '80s fit. Art History tracklisting: 1. Blood Red Youth 2. Tokyo 3. Marianne 4. The Fisher King 5. Los Angeles 6. Photolights 7. Purple 8. Better Home 9. Twenty Three 10. The New Process 11. Light Year
Their album release party is 9/12 at Lincoln Hall, the guys will support the LP on a nationwide tour with STARS and Diamond Rings this September and October.
California Wives on tour: 9/20 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall 9/21 - Boston, MA - Paradise 9/22 - New York, NY - Webster Hall 9/23 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 9/25 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater 9/26 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle 9/27 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre 9/28 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 9/29 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge 10/2 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall 10/3 - Cincinnati, OH - 20th Century Theatre 10/4 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe @ Old National Centre 10/5 - St. Louis, MO - Plush 10/6 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note 10/9 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck 10/10 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom 10/11 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Room 10/12 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's Upstairs 10/13 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre 10/17 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues 10/18 - Los Angeles, CA - Mayan Theater 10/19 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre 10/20 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore *All dates with Stars and Diamond Rings
“I felt like I was asleep for years,” says California Wives’ lead vocalist / keyboardist Jayson Kramer of his decision in 2009 to leave behind a promising career in medicine for a professional go at music. Jayson's first experience with music began at age 6, playing classical piano up until he was 16. Along the way he started writing songs as hobby, taking influence from bands like The Smashing Pumpkins and Oasis, and later electronic music such as Autechre and Aphex Twin. The hobby continued through his undergrad years at Boston University as a pre-med student until, "a weird thing happened when I finished my MCAT and all the studying stopped. I was completely honest with myself for the first time in my life and recognized that I had no desire to go on to medical school. This is when I took a more serious turn toward music, which is something I realized I should have been doing all along." Around this time he moved back to his hometown of Chicago where he was introduced to drummer Joe O'Connor and bassist Dan Zima, who had be playing together since high school.
