Grüvin' On The Rocks
Grüv just finished a really cool couple of nights at a new venue in Whitby Ontario called On The Rocks (227 Brock Road S). We went in as a 3 piece - Josh Horvath on Bass, Kevin Birch on drums, and Andrew Austin was doing his first show with us on guitar + vocals. Andrew was a top 18 finalist on Canadian Idol this season and is a really talented singer / songwriter. We've worked with him in a couple of other projects previously and are stoked that he has now brought his grüv into the funktion.
On The Rocks is divided into 2 separate venues. We were playing on the main floor which is a restaurant and bar (you have to try their martinis and nachos!), and then upstairs is a full out dance club. The place is definitely a hot spot in the area, and the crew at the door had their hands full with the long line of patiently waiting customers out on the street.
We kept things more on the acoustic rock & alternative side for this weekend, covering stuff like John Mayer, Maroon 5, Jamiroquai, Dave Matthews, Sublime, etc. The venue provides a nice intimate setting for band and audience interaction, and we were hit with a number of song requests from enthusiastic customers (and staff) that we did our best to accommodate. Talk about winging it though... We'd review the requested tunes that weren't part of our standard repertoire out in the van between sets. Thanks to whoever in that area is running unsecured wireless Internet - enabled us to find these new tunes online from inside the van ;-)
A big shout out to On The Rocks' co-owners Roxanne and Natasa - thanks for bringing us in! You have a great place there and we're looking forward to taking you up on your invitation to come play there again as soon as possible.
Check out our repertoire for updates as a bunch of new tunes were added this weekend. Stay grüvy...
On The Rocks is divided into 2 separate venues. We were playing on the main floor which is a restaurant and bar (you have to try their martinis and nachos!), and then upstairs is a full out dance club. The place is definitely a hot spot in the area, and the crew at the door had their hands full with the long line of patiently waiting customers out on the street.
We kept things more on the acoustic rock & alternative side for this weekend, covering stuff like John Mayer, Maroon 5, Jamiroquai, Dave Matthews, Sublime, etc. The venue provides a nice intimate setting for band and audience interaction, and we were hit with a number of song requests from enthusiastic customers (and staff) that we did our best to accommodate. Talk about winging it though... We'd review the requested tunes that weren't part of our standard repertoire out in the van between sets. Thanks to whoever in that area is running unsecured wireless Internet - enabled us to find these new tunes online from inside the van ;-)
A big shout out to On The Rocks' co-owners Roxanne and Natasa - thanks for bringing us in! You have a great place there and we're looking forward to taking you up on your invitation to come play there again as soon as possible.
Check out our repertoire for updates as a bunch of new tunes were added this weekend. Stay grüvy...
