September 3, 2008 – 8:43 pm
Brendan and Val will be among the songwriters pioneering a new concert series, “Sagebrush Valentine,” on Wednesday, September 10, at the Zipper Theatre in NYC. From the Sagebrush Valentine Myspace page: “What began as a game played religiously in living rooms by Nathan, Chris, and Maddy has become a gift they want to give to [...]
September 3, 2008 – 8:44 am
As we release our 15 home demos each week, leading up to Pittsburgh opening night on October 29, there will be several 2-song Wednesdays; today is the first. Something helpful to know about this show, and about the play it’s based on (“An Infinite Ache” by David Schulner): there are sudden, frequent jumps forward in [...]
August 27, 2008 – 8:16 am
This blog entry may bore some of you to tears. If you don’t have any interest in a discussion of song form, I suggest you visit some other part of the site, or go out and play in the sunshine. For the rest of you — this came out of the comments that were posted [...]
August 27, 2008 – 8:02 am
Okay, here’s demo #2. Thanks so much for all your great feedback on #1. To quell any vestigial confusion, let me reiterate that we are *strictly* the writers on LONG STORY SHORT: the characters are an Asian woman and a Jewish man, to be played by the wonderful actors Pearl Sun and Ben Evans. We [...]
August 20, 2008 – 8:51 am
So here’s something we’ve never done before – we’re releasing home demo tapes as we make them. We begin with a collection of home demos from LONG STORY SHORT – Brendan and Val’s brand new 2-person musical premiering in Pittsburgh and Palo Alto this fall. The recordings will appear here song by song *every Wednesday* [...]
August 19, 2008 – 9:45 am
We were delighted to see this on the front page of Playbill.com this morning: GrooveLily Revamps Its Website and Offers Preview of New Musical Long Story Short By Kenneth Jones 18 Aug 2008 The rock band/musical theatre trio GrooveLily — creators of the cult hit musical Striking 12 — relaunched its website Aug. 17, offering [...]
August 15, 2008 – 1:51 pm
Thanks for your interest in Petal Pushers! PPs are the GrooveLily street team, a community that started back in October 2001; there are over 250 members, ranging in age from 10 to 65, throughout the US and Canada. In the past, PPs have done things like: put up posters and flyers, request us on the [...]
August 13, 2008 – 11:35 am
We’re so happy you’ve come to visit our revamped website, officially launching August 18, 2008. Some exciting features: If you’re just getting started with GrooveLily, the New? Start Here… section can be really useful; there’s a FAQ link as well as Listening Suggestions to help you get your bearings. The Songs section is what we’ve [...]
August 12, 2008 – 12:08 pm
This previous gig archive currently holds gigs back to when we revamped the site in 2008. For older archived previous gigs, see the older archived previous gigs page.
Frequently asked questions: So, why don’t you guys tour as much as you used to? When are you coming to my town? What’s with all this musical theater stuff? Didn’t you guys used to be a ROCK BAND? Are you really letting us stream all of your music for free? Why should I buy mp3′s [...]