We've Been 'tooned!

We love our Graymatter caricature! This was done by Erik Huffine, who created some really impressive pieces last night at the Kick Cancer's Butt event, which raised funds for the V Foundation. Interested in having him at your event? You can find him at www.facebook.com/erikdrawspage. Thanks Erik!

June 2016 Calendar

Throwback to the 1970's

Bev & Dave are visiting from Boone.

Time for a jam. Show me what you've been working on...

Wait, where's Brad?

May 2016 Calendar

Have You Seen Our Scrapbook?

We're just loving our event promo posters this year - so much so that we've created a digital "scrapbook" so we can keep our collection all in one place and can admire Dave's work whenever the spirit moves us. It's a real thrill to see our promos picked up on other websites and to get such great feedback from the venue and webpage owners! Thanks for making us look so good Dave!

To see our growing collection, just hit the "scrapbook" tab on our webpage or click here.

 

April 2016 Calendar

Who's Ready?

Who’s ready for warm weather? We are! We're busy lining up a really fun, outdoor music event schedule including (so far) Musical Chairs (Burlington), 4th Fridays (Burlington), Everybus (Pleasant Garden) Peace Love & Muddy Creek (Winston Salem), Bynum Front Porch Music Series (Bynum), Festifall (Chapel Hill), and there's even more to come!

 

We've worked up a lot of new songs for our setlist this season and have just started rolling them out at the last couple of gigs, so come out and enjoy the new additions!

Below is a photo of a previous Musical Chairs performance, with nearly 2000 people coming out to enjoy the evening. Happily, we’ll be playing in that great series again this June and we’re really looking forward to it!

We've also added something special to the calendar in April. On the 2nd, we'll be doing an all-originals show at Muddy Creek Music Hall...and recording it live! If all goes well, we'll use this recording to produce the cd that you've been asking, and patiently waiting for. We'd love for you to come out and be a part of the audience that evening, so click here for more information and to check out our performance schedule. We're adding to the calendar every week so keep checking back!

We look forward to seeing you soon and often!

March 2016 Calendar

For the Love of Alj

At 4 months of age, Alj (pronounced AL-Jay) was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle. The doctors predicted that he wouldn’t survive overnight because his heart muscles just weren’t constricting as they should. But Alj was strong, a special kind of kid, and now at 13 years of age, he's an honor roll student at Broadview Middle School. Unfortunately, that diagnosis at 4 months of age was just the beginning of a long journey that has included many hospital stays and a much restricted lifestyle, having to avoid any activity that would put any kind of stress on his heart. After a decade of hospital stays, testing and treatment, his heart can no longer keep up and he’s now remained in the hospital for over 8 months. The only option at this point is a heart transplant for Alj. Dr Buck, the cardiologist at UNC who is spearheading Alj’s care, says that waiting for the new heart is inherently unpredictable. Additionally, the wait is peppered with sadness, knowing that the miracle gift comes at the expense of another family’s tragedy. Alj and his mom both grapple with this, but are so appreciative and determined to stay strong. As for Alj, he has big plans for his new heart. When interviewed by Fox8 News back before the holidays, Alj proclaimed:  “That will be amazing. I’ll get to experience being happy and doing whatever I want to do. I think I’ll play football when I get a new heart. I’ll probably be able to run or ride my bike, do a lot of stuff!” he explained.

There is a fundraising event on Saturday, February 27th, held at Broadview Middle School in Burlington. The family-friendly benefit runs from 6pm-9pm. Graymatter performance time is 7pm-9pm so come hang out with us for lots of singing and dancing – all for a terrific cause – support for Alj and his mom. There will be raffle prizes, vendors, dinner by Texas Roadhouse (grilled or BBQ chicken, baked potato, salad, & bread for $12/ half goes to Team Alj) and 100% of the proceeds of this event goes towards living expenses and medical bills. The evening will be live-streamed so that Alj can watch from his bed at UNC. Let’s show him just how much the community is rooting for him!

Here's Where We'll Be in February 2016