Lots of GRIP News! Keep scrolling......

08/29/11 - GRIP will be performing thier Original set at the HOTTEST club in North Georgia 37 Main for their All Orignal Bike Night hosted by New York Nick. Wednesday September 28th. Show starts at 8:30pm!


08/05/11 - NEW SHOW ADDED! This Saturday August 13th at Little River Grill! Show starts at 8:00pm


07/18/11 - Congratulations to GRIP Lead Guitarist Troy Wells who picked up a sponsorship from Sfarzo Strings! Troy is featured on their Artists Page, check it out!

Troy Sfarzo Strings


07/17/11 - GRIP's 3rd Annual boat bash will be held at Aquapalooza at Wilderness campground and Five Fingers this Saturday July 23rd from 3:00-7:00pm! Come GRIP Wet with us! Wilderness Camp Marina is located  off of Hwy 20 on Wilderness Camp Road, it's across from Park Marina in White, Georgia on Lake Allatoona.

06/06/11 - Bad News- GRIP Good News! Tom's had double booked us by accident for this Saturday so it's cancelled. Good News PLAYERS called and needs us Saturday!
GRIP Players this Saturday Night!

05/16/11 - Major GRIP Announcement! Hey we're happy to finally announce the arrival of David Faulkner on Bass. David has been writing and playing out with us for a few months and we like him so much we didn't want to jinx it by announcing him. LOL!! David brings over 30 years of experience with him. He has played with Atlanta Icon Rick Richards, blues and R&B legend Lottsa Poppa for 10 years, Bobby Rush, Chick Willis, Willie Hill, Lenny Willams of Tower of Power, Bobby '"Blue" Bland, Francene Reed, Bob Seager, The Allman Bros. and so on and so on, over a thousand gigs! He has extensive studio and sound experience, his influences are Victor Wooten, James Jamerson., Willy Weeks, Will Lee and Motown, R&B! He has 2 daughters and is married to love of his life Lindsay.

03/17/11 - WOW there has been lots of progress with the new Originals. We wrote quite a few and settled in on 5 that we really liked, Trash, Little Blue Jeans, Ride The Wind, Chrome Diggers and Little Prisons. These songs compliment the other songs we have been playing since 2010, Eve Got Adam, Daddy's Shotgun, focus, Believe and of course Southern Boyz. There is also a remake of one of Chip's songs called Alana. We are playing them all when we play out so come on out and let us know what you think? We'll have a NEW announcement later this week!


01/22/11 - In case you didn't notice the website has been updated!


01/21/11 - Another very productive song writing session last night with Troy. Maybe we should dub these the The Crown recordings? We finished up our new one Trash. I found a little diamond riff in our Troy's creative riff dump recordings and it fit perfectly (with a little modification help from Bill). We also finished the structure on Ride The Wind, which I think will be THE sleeper song, I really like it.


01/19/11 - We're is SUPER excited to announce that our Original brainstorm songwriting voyage on The Ship is complete! We have 15 Original tunes we are very proud of and only 8-10 will make the cut for the LP. Sailing into bootcamp to get them ready for the studio. Girls are dancin' and cryin', that always a great sign!


01/17/011 - WOW was just going through all the photos of GRIP over the years (about 12000) What an honor to play with such great musicians and to such great people! Thanks to everyone who has been a part of the last 5 years and CHEERS to the next five! GRIP the Family Tree! Adam Bomb Zisser, Jeff Brashears, Dave Sams, Chuck Ingram, Mitch Marcello, Doug Mowery, Ross Nuckolls, Steve Stone (cowbell), Stuart Settles, Troy Wells, Danny McCormack, Thomas Hutch Hutchens and Bill Thomas! Thanks guys!



12/08/10 - OK it's happened again! Players in Marietta talked us out of breaking anchor on The Ship! We'll play January 7th for TJ and the gang before hitting the high seas until March or April!


11/29/10 - We had cancelled all remaining shows for 2010 to get on The Ship (our studio) and start writing and recording but the Spotlight twisted our arm and we will do our last show of 2010 this weeeknd. Should be fun! Tom's Place is moving so the December 16th show has been postponed till he gets into his new place! Have a great Holiday and we will see you again in 2011 with brand new Originals and covers! We hope to have our demo out by March 2011!


10/25/10 - WOW $200 Cash for the Costume Contest at Little River Grill!


09/05/10 - GRIP recently did a new photo shoot pics are coming soon! Eve Got Adam is coming along we are taking our time on it and will hopefully have it finished up soon!


08/06/10 - GRIP is very pleased to be back at Atlanta Motor Speedway this Labor Day Weekend for the Great Clips 300 ~ Saturday September 4th for 3 shows on the Coca~Cola Fan Stage in the Vendor area by GATE 15. Shows are at 12:00pm, 2:40pm and 5:15pm!

08/04/10 - GRIP two new shows! Thursday August 26th at Hooter's Cartersville for the Full Throttle Bike Night! And a FULL WEEKEND Friday and Saturday September 17th and 18th at Little River Grill!!

07/31/10 - Sorry folks due to circumstances beyond our control we have to postpone our 2nd Annual Illinois Creek Boat Bash! we'll let you know the new date soon!

07/20/10 - ** Major GRIP Announcement ** GRIP is super pleased to announce the addition of Keyboardist and Volcalist Bill Thomas! Bill brings excellant musicanship and harmonies into the group and will really add a rich full sound to the Originals and Cover songs and really expand the songlist!

7/01/10 -Very pleased to announce that Comedian 'One Take Willie ' will be performing at our Little River Grill gig on July 17th. One Take Willie has performed on Comedy Central and the Animal Planet!

7/01/10 - Bringing down a gal from Nashville do do the backups for Eve Got Adam as well as some local girls, should be cutting that next week.

6/21/10 - Chip got his lead vocals laid down on Eve Got Adam. We'll be going back in this week to lay down some fills, piano, and backup vocals and should hopefuly start mixing next week. All of the new originals and covers went over great this past weekend at LRG, Eve Got Adam, L.A., and focus. The band is currently working on 4 new originals as well, should be playing them by our nexy gig at Little River July 17th!

6/10/10 - GRIP is making good progress on their recording of Eve Got Adam! Chip just needs to lay down his vocals, a few more backing tracks and it will be ready to go to Mixing. GRIP is pleased to be playing July 30th at the Gwinnett Braves complex, 5-7:00pm before the game!


3/28/10 - ** Major GRIP Announcement ** GRIP is very pleased to announce the addition of Troy Wells on Guitar and Vocals! Troy's great guitar licks, showmanship and enthusiasm earned him a spot with GRIP! Troy has over 25 years of performing under his belt with local bands Twist of Fate, Redline and White Collar Crime. Very excited to start writing some songs and performing with Troy!

Click Troy's pic to go to his Myspace page

3/28/10 - ** Major GRIP Announcement ** GRIP is very pleased to announce the addition of Thomas (Hutch) Hutchins on Bass Guitar! Thomas did an excellent job of learning new material for his first Gig with GRIP at Little River Grill! Hutch brings lots of playing experience to GRIP as well from his stints in bands, Sixes Road, Big Frank and Heritage! Looking forward to playing with Hutch!

Click Hutch's pic to go to his bio

3/15/10 - ** Major GRIP Announcement ** GRIP is very pleased to announce that Danny McCormack is the new drummer for GRIP! Danny brings lots of experience to the table from his time with Voyager, Onetrybe, Stronghold and most recently Slamyn' Ethyl! Neil Pert, Tommy Lee and of course the infamous one armed drummer Rick Allen are a few of the musical influences who have molded his style. Danny is a Pro with a great attitude and he is Super enthusiastic about GRIP's direction! Welcome aboard Danny!

Click Danny''s pic to go to his Facebook page

3/6/10 - GRIP Eve Got Adam, GRIP's HOT new Single ~ SPRING 2010!

3/06/10 - THUNDER ON THE ROCK!


***MAJOR GRIP ANNOUNCEMENT ***

2/25/10

Hi Folks!

As GRIP celebrates it's 4 year anniversary this week, you may or may not have heard GRIP has lost Chuck, Mitch and Ross. It's a sad day in GRIPLAND on one hand, liberating on the other. They decided that they didn't want to pursue Original songs, nor stand in the way of my goals and that's OK and appreciated. People and minds change but the vision of GRIP was, is, and will always be great Covers and Original material.


I have enjoyed playing with each and everyone of them and there is no doubt that without their combined efforts GRIP wouldn't be where it is today. Along with the contributions of Dave Sams, Doug Mowery,and Jeff Brashears, ALL talented musicians and great showmen! Please support these guys in all of their future projects!

Just goes to prove Southern Boyz will even fight over songs! LOL

Lets celebrate and focus on their accomplishments!

The song Southern Boyz is currently #1 on allsouthernrock.com and has been for two weeks since it went up! The site has 5000 songs on it.

Southern Boyz has been picked up by garage71.com as the theme song for Full Throttle Nation with Randy Snyder Thursdays 8-9 starting March 4th.

We have almost 30,000 unique web site visits!

Gave back by playing FREE benefits for MDA, Bikers for Boobs, Calvin Price and his quest for a kidney, United States MilitaryVeterans, Lana Turner, and many more!

Almost 10,000 pictures!

2500 myspace friends

386 Facebook fans

500 Biker or Not Friends

Twitter and Broadtext fans

The BEST fans (GRIPPIES) in the business!

The GRIP logo is one of the most recognized logos in the Southeast Biker world.

Many musical accomplishments, Battle of the Bands, NASCAR, Daytona Bike Week, Thunder Beach, Bama Bike Fest, Rumble on Noble and have enjoyed opening for some great bands such as The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, Mothers Finest, Chris Young, and recently Drivin and Cryin and Ric Richards!!

The Future

Not sure what we'll (me and my mic) will do about our upcoming shows? I'm disappointed that some members decided not to honor their commitments to the club owners, but more importantly to the fans. Sorry.

With that said, I'm looking for some new players! If you or someone you know thinks they fill these big shoes, please send them my way.

I'm looking for a Male or Female Guitarist, Bass player, Drummer and Key Board player, hell we may throw in some backup singers!

chip@griptheband.com or thunderhead21@comcast.net

678.492.6314

G.R.I.P.

Guys/ Gals Really Into Playing!

LET GRIP GRAB YOU!

THANKS!


02/14/10 - Southern Boyz is currently #1 on allsouthernrock.com please check it out and request it!


02/02/10 - You can now GRIP Videos on Youtube!

GRIP us on

01.27.10 -

Hi Folks we hope everyone is having a great 2010 so far!! 

As GRIP get's ready to celebrate our 4th Anniversary in February we wanted to give you an update in 2010.

We are very proud that we accomplished all of our goals last year !  We put out our single Southern Boyz which was a lot of fun recording with Stuart Settles and Kim Kirkwood. Got to play with Steve Stone from Atlanta Rhythm Section (he played Cowbell on it)  had the song mastered by Rodney Mills of Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special Fame. We played the Daytona Spring Bike Rally at Full Moon Saloon, Cowboy's, Wild Bills, Wild Wing Alpharetta, Rumble on Noble, Bama Bike Fest, Atlanta Motor Speedway as well as the Spring and Fall Thunder Beach Rally at the Boardwalk Beach Resort in our usual timeslot right after the Ms. Thunder Beach Finale, and many places in between.  

We scheduled some time off in December for Ross to get his shoulder fixed from his motorcycle accident. He wasn't able to get it so he's still hurting. Then Chip got Pnuemonia and we had to cancel some shows (first ever). We took the holidays off and finished our new Studio (The Ship) Yes, it all rhymns. We will be playing through a Jamhub Tourbus which allows us to all hear eachother mixed perfectly. We will be working on becoming even tighter musically and our vocals and harmonies should really take off! We will start writing some new material on top of the new stuff cover and original that we have been working on.

GRIP gave back and played quite a few Benefits last year, Biker's for Boobs, MDA, St Judes, Calvin Price and for our Veterans and have been invited to open  a benefit at Peachtree Tavern on Feb 13 for Lana Turner whom is the daughter of Brit Turner of Black Berry Smoke. Lana has stage 4 cancer and she and her family are in need of some community support. GRIP will open the show and the guys graciously agreed to supply the back line for all the guests appearing to raise money. Kevin Kinney and Drivin and Cryin, Jesse James Dupree from Jackyl, Ric Richards from The Georgia Satelittes, Katy Kiely, and many more. This is a great cause and one we are very proud to be involved in. Tickets are $15 and benefit Lana directly.

We have set some goals for some other shows around the Southeast (if we can find the holes in our schedule) and will be working towards accomplishing them as well as throwing on even more new originals, covers, a new website and new GRIP Merch. We went from being virtually unbooked in 2010 to being almost completely booked in less than two weeks. We only have about 5 open slot's left for the year. Thanks to all of you!

We booked a year of shows at Little River Grill and are really looking forward to some great lakeside parties and Summer fun. Tom's Place in Cartersville is  moving one exit up to 296 Cassville/White Rd to the America's Best Inn. The bar is HUGE complete with a concert room and a pool! It is going to be Crazy and a lot of FUN like it always has been but even BIGGER! We'll back at Thunder Beach maybe at some new venues, as well as Boardwalk, Black Diamond Grill and Spotlight Saloon in Hiram...be sure to check our schedule at griptheband.com. NEXT SHOW: Black Diamond Grill this Saturday Night!

Tami McCain did our GRIP modeling last year and came in 2nd runner up in the Ms. Thunder Beach contest. Tami was super enthusiastic and really worked hard!! She even publicly arrested the Mayor of Anniston at Rumble On Noble!  

A huge part of our sucess is though you! THANKYOU to all the folks who have helped us out!! So now we have to give some shoutouts. To our wives and families, Sandi, Brandi, Lori and Jenny. Original members, Jeff Brashears, Dave Sams and later Doug Mowery. Randy and Vivian from Full Throttle Magazine , the whole full throttle gang, Paul, Vickie, Fat Dog, Ric, Willie, Jay, Crystal Swygert and Cajun Karen! Tami and Adam McCain, Chuck Watwood at lawbike.com for the many sponsorships and gigs! Ted Austad Atlanta Motor Speedway, Holly Neal-Ford, Michelle, Denver, Connor, Fast Eddie, Therese Doan, Lisa Herman, Heather, Ken, Gingers, David McGraw, Tiffany, Shannon, Sandi, Gyro, Danny, Rhonda, Shirley, Mike, Annette, Copperhead Loge, (Julie, Dave and the gang miss ya!) Dusty, Val King, Lloyd and Mike from Little River, Tom and Dean, Rich Law from Boardwalk, Dean Tapp and many, many, many others!  

THANKYOU! Looking forward to seeing YOU again in 2010.

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http://www.myspace.com/griptheband

and follow us on Twitter! griptheband

Let GRIP GRAB YOU!

01.20.10 - GRIP our new shows at The Spotlight Saloon April 2nd and 3rd and Tom's NEW Place throughout 2010!

01.16.10 - GRIP is pleased to announce that we have booked Little River Grill from Spring to Halloweeen!! See our Show's page for all the dates.

12.05.09 - Where's GRIP?

Hi Folks! We're still here. We had blocked out some time in November and December for Ross to get surgery on his shoulder and never filled in the hole when he elected not to have it. Chip got Pnuemonia in November and that resulted in a cancelled show.

We are busy setting our goals for 2010 and in the process of setting up a new practice studio at Chip's House that should be completed before Christmas. We will be working on some new cover and Original songs and changing up the show a bit. There are some exciting recording sessions coming up in 2010 so we will be working towards those, enjoying some time off with our families and should be back up and running in January so check back often!

We are proud to say that we accomplished all the goals we had set for 2009. Releasing Southern Boyz, playing Daytona Bike Week, Wild Bills, Cowboys, Bama Fest, Rumble, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Wild Wings and others. We did a lot of out of town stuff and are planning on sticking a little closer to home in 2010.

We want to thank everyone who has supported us in 2009 and we look forward to playing again for you soon, we think you'll like the new tunz!!

Merry Christmas, Happy GRIPCHRISKWANZAHANAMAS and Happy New Year!

Thanks Folks!

10.27.09 - Support The Silver Tongue's compilation CD to benefit Autism with our song Southern Boyz and many other GREAT local artists!

09.29.09 - Congratulations to our GRIP Girl Tami McCain for placing 2nd Runner Up in the Fall Ms. Thunder Beach Contest!! Pics to come!

09.05.09 - The Location of the Boob Ball to benefit Bikers Battling Breast Cancer will be at Big Daddy's in Hiram Georgia. (The Old DoubleVision)

09.04.09 - Two new shows added at Little River Grill! Saturday Rocktober 24th and New Years Eve! The River is Gonna ROCK!

07.26.09 - Southern Boyz is now available on iTunes!!

06.02.09 -** The start time of the Illinois Creek show on Lake Allatoona has been moved up to 1:00PM!

05.29.09 - GRIP was honored to receive a special plague from the US Military Veterans of Cartersville for our benefit last year! We're doing it again the Last Saturday Of Summer on September 19th at Tom's Place. It was the best Biker party of the year last year! Don't miss it!

05.25.09 - Southern Boyz is now available for Download on Amazon.com!

*** Major GRIP Announcement **

05.21.09 - It with with upmost respect, admiration and brotherhood that GRIP announces the departure of Rhythm Guitarist Doug Mowery. Doug joined GRIP in Rocktober of 2008 and did a great job playing Guitar, running sound and giving his input concerning our new original material! His excellent musicianship, showmanship and friendship will be missed greatly! We're sure you will still see Doug with GRIP as his schedule allows and we will be glad to have him sit in anytime! We wish Doug the very best in all his future endevors! Thanks Doug!


05.21.09 - GRIP is VERY pleased to announce that we will be playing Tom's Place for the Cartersville Veterans Motorcycle Club's 'Last Saturday of Summer' Bash September 19th! You will NOT wanna miss this PARTY folks!

05.14.09 - GRIP will be playing a FREE Concert on a houseboat Sunday June 7th in Illinois Creek on Lake Allatoona. This going to be one FUN Party Folks! This show is weather dependant and will be cancelled if there is a big chance of rain in the area! Will keep you updated. Join our Broadtext Phone updates on our Shows page for up to the minute info regarding that show!


05.06.09 - NEW SHOWS ADDED!! We are very excited to announce the following GRIP shows! Wild Wings Alpharetta July 18th, Motorcycle Madness at the North Atlanta Trade Center July 18th and 19th, and Uptown Loft August 15th and Nov 14th!

05.06.09 - We are very proud that there were over 1500 downloads of Southern Boyz during it's FREE Download Release! Thankyou! NOW, send it to 10 of your friends, LOL!

04.27.09 - Southern Boyz has been released for preview on our Myspace and Facebook sites. 95.9 The Arrow in Panama City Beach will be spinning it this weekend at Thunder Beach,as well as doiong a LIVE interview on Thursday night. Time TBD!

04.27.09 - New show announced at Wild Bills Wednesday Night June 10th in the Crown room. This is our audition to see about getting in the Main room on a Friday or Saturday night so we need your support! Send us an email if you would like some tickets, it's FREE!

04.22.09 - Happy Earth day! Now follow GRIP on Twitter, twitter.com/GRIPTHEBAND! Well almost having problems with Twitter right now. LOL

04.19.09 - WOWWWWW! 37 Main in Downtown Buford ROCKS!! It's the NEW GRIP Favorite and this comes from a band that KNOWS Clubs! Check out the photos in our Photo Section!

04.17.09 - GRIP'S hit single Southern Boyz is almost complete. We have some Keys to lay down and then the final mix and mastering. We had a very special guest lay down some Cowbell because all good Southern songs need more cowbell! We are on target for our May 1st release!

04.17.09 - GRIP is very pleased to announce that we will be playing Full Throttle Magazine's 'Get Freaky At The Tiki' Party Friday May 1st from 1-5 at Thunder Beach and The Boardwalk Beach Resort with Special Guest JB Walker! It's going to be a FULL DAY of GRIP as we will stick around and play The Boardwalk that Night after the Ms. Thunder Beach Finale! Get Ready to Rumble!

03.30.09 - TWO NEW SHOWS ADDED! 37 Main in Buford GA. Kickstarts their Sunday Bike Day Sunday April 19th with GRIP and GRIP returns to Little River Grill June 13th!

03.29.09 - Southern Boyz is really starting to come along. Ross did a great job laying down his Drum tracks, Mitch's Bass line is REALLY good and Chuck made it PHAT with all of his Guitar Parts. Thanks to Steve Stone for lending a production ear and Stuart Settles and Kin Kirkwood for all their Hospitality and input! We are on Track fro a May 1st release!

03.27.09 - GRIP is sorry to announce that our show at Harbor Lights in Gainesville has been cancelled. We were looking forward to seeing all our friends in Cumming and Gainesville! Come GRIP Hooters on April 16th at Hotters in Cartersville!!

03.04.09 - GRIP is pleased to announce a new show at Hooter's Bike Night in Cartersville Thursday April 16th at 7:00pm Come GRIP Hooters!

*** Major GRIP Concert Announcement ****

03.01.09 - Just announced! A show at Cowboy's in Kennesaw this Friday night March 6th! Show starts at 9:00pm.

02.02.09 - It's a very sad day in the GRIP family today. Chuck's grandmother passed away on Sunday, Chip's Dad is in his final hours of terminal cancer and we just found out that Steve Ballew the drummer and exceptional human being of Lisa Asbury's Crossplains has died of a massive heart attack.....Keep us in your thoughts and prayers in this difficult time........

01.27.09 - GRIP is pumped about being asked back to TRILOGY on April 25th! Thanks everyone for coming out and supporting our effort there!

*** Major GRIP Concert Announcement ****

01.24.09 - GRIP is very excited to have been asked back to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Kobalt Tools 500 and their Junior effort at AMS NASCAR events! GRIP will again be playing the NASCAR PARTY Saturday Night March 7th between the American Commercial Lines 200 Truck Race and The Kobalt Tools 500 on Sunday!


*** Major GRIP Concert Announcement ****

01.13.09 - GRIP is honored to have been asked to play the Spring Rally in Daytona Beach Florida at the Full Moon Saloon February 27th-28th!

01.10.09 - GRIP is pleased to announce two shows at Harbor Lights in Gainseville, GA. Saturday February 21st and March 28th!

01.09.09 - Just Announced! GRIP will be returning to Full Throttle Magazines Rumble on Noble on August 29th, 2009! This will be one show you don't want to miss!

12.05.08 - Venue change for our New Years Eve Bash!! We will be moving it from Lorena's to Little River Grill on lake Allatoona! Where you there last time we played? Oh Man! So come get cozy with all the GRIPPIES and let's usher in 2009 right!

12.02.08 - Just Announced!! A show with JB Walker and The Cheap Whisky Band at Copperhead Lodge's Winter Bash sponsored by Chuck Watwood at lawbike.com! Saturday January 31st to benefit Bikers For Boobs! Check bikersforboobs.org for details on how to help this great charity!

11.16.08 - We're very pleased to be playing the Bikers For Boobs Benefit on July 26th 2009! Location and time TBA. Check bikersforboobs.org for details on how to help this great charity!

11.15.08 - THANKYOU to all the folks who came out to Little River Grill for Calvin Price's benefit! YA'LL are CRAZZZZZZY! Thanks for making it OFF the Hook! There were alot of GRIP'N Hearts! Calvin can still use your help he has a long way to go, to Donate please send us an email and we''ll get you in touch! THANKYOU!

11.01.08 - Thanks to everyone who came out to see at Lorena's, we had a lot of FUN! Be sure to get your tickets for the News Eve Bash there! Please join us November 15th at Little River Grill as we raise some money for a our friend Calvin Price. Calvin is in need of a new kidney and needs help from the GRIP family! Help us GRIP a New Kidney for Calvin!

10.21.08 - GRIP is proud to announce the debut of their first CD due out 04.01.09.

10.12.08 - Check out the Full Throttle Magazine article about our perormance at Rumble On The Noble in Anniston, AL. with Mother's Finest on our Media page. Thanks to Randy Snyder and Fatt Dogg! We alsi recieved a sponsorship from Chuck Watwood at lawbike.com for our performance at the Pep Boys 500 Saturday Rocktober 25th at Atlanta Motor Speedway! Thanks Chuck!

10.12.08 - Thanks to everyone who came out to Lorena's we had a great time. Happy Birthday to Janie and Carol. Special shoutout to Doug Mowery for providing excellent sound and Ross has been a real trooper playing injured since his motorcycle accident! GRIP begins a new chapter working hard on our 10 originals getting ready for our rec ording session in January! The album is tentively called GRIP This!

09.21.08 - GRIP Major Concert Announcements! Two news shows added - Hooters Bike Night in Cartersville, Thursday Rocktober 23rd and Trilogy January 16th! Two great new Venues!

09.04.08 - GRIP this Breaking News! GRIP Drummer Ross Nuckolls was involved in a motorcycle accident Friday night when three deer ran in front of him. Luckily Ross and his Harley won but not without lots of bumps, bruises and a totalled bike. After striking the deer Ross was able to manuever his bike to the side of the road before laying it down. From what Chuck reported the front tire and an engine guard are now under the bike, the fairing ripped off. Ross said Sunday morning, "I feel like I jumped out of a plane without a parachute". Thank goodness Ross is OK and nothing is broken or worse. It's a reminder to all riders to be extremely careful on these beautiful Georgia country roads at all times! We have a huge population of deer that like to graze on the side of our highways! Be careful out there!

09.04.08 -In case you haven't seen it yet we are very pleased to share our Southland Full Throttle Cruisin' with Crystal Magazine review with you. Thanks to Crystal Swaggert ann Full Throttle Magazine!


08.31.08 -We wanted to GRIP everyone and thank for your support and dedication over the few weeks in Anniston, Al., Lorena's, Copperhead and Little River! It really means alot to us and as always we really aprreciate all the kind comments and encouragement. With the Doubleshot closing it gives us a little time to practice and we have some great new Covers and Originals we will be working on! Tom's Place is FUN folks if you want to come to an all outGeorgia HO Down come out to Tom's Place Sept 20th and support our veterans! GRIP You Soon!

08.27.08 -GRIP is very BUMMED to inform you that The Doubleshot Saloon in Cumming, GA. has closed...possibly for good. So our Sept. 5th and 6th gig has been cancelled. We loved that Ol' Smelly Honky Tonk Roadhouse and all the great people and great times we've had there! Luckily we do have shows scheduled closein 2008 at Lorena's in Dawsonville including Haloween and New Years! So join us in Two Shots for the Doubleshot Saloon! SaaaaaaaaLUTE and Cheers we'll miss you!!

08.20.08 -GRIP is very pleased to Announce our New Years Eve show at Lorena's in Dawsonville on December 31st! Make plans now to come GRIP 2009 at Lorena's! Details TBA!

08.18.08 -Check out RoadRrash Magazine's Review of our show with Jeff Bates on the Media Page! Special Thanks to Copperhead Lodge and Todd Pritchett!

8.05.08 - Shame on us for not mentioning this PARTY! We our proud to announce that we will be playing the Annual Unites States Military Verterans Party at Tom's Place in Cartersville Saturday September 20th! Have you ever been to Tom's Place? CRAZZZZZZZZY! Come out and show our men and women just how much we appreciate them! Freedom - Earned by few, GRIP'D by many!

07.30.08 - We regret to inform everyone that we are cancelling our regular 1st Wednesday of each month Bike Night Slot at The Alley in Woodstock! We really enjoyed playing the Full Throttle Magazine Bike Night and Bikini Contest with Cajun Karen, Willie and Jay for the past year and half! We met so many wonderful folks and hope to see youall out and about Woodtsock and Canton!

07.24.08 - MAJOR CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT!! NEW SHOW'S ADDED! At Little River Grill Saturday November 15th, 8:00pm and Atlanta Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Party at the Pep Boys Auto 500 Saturday Rocktober 25th, 7:00pm!

07.19.08 - Don't miss the debut of GRIP 3.0 with Doug Mowery and Ross Nuckolls at the Atlanta Harley Bikes and Beauties show July 26th at 11:00am!

07.16.08 - Ever been bored wondering if, where and when GRIP was playing that night? Sign up below to have GRIP Concert Reminders sent right to your phone, we promise we won't bug the GRIP out of you!

** Major GRIP Concert Announcement **

07.13.08 - GRIP is very pleased to announce a performance at this years Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA., Saturday Night Rocktober 25th at 7:00pm!

** Major GRIP Announcement!! **

GRIP Now has FIVE Fingers and Nuckolls!

07.03.09 - We're very excited to announce a new GRIP lineup. Please GRIP our new drummer, Ross Nuckolls! Ross was raised in a family of musicians  and taught to play various instruments from an early age, he became a "Contract Drummer" at age 18 and played and toured nationally for numerous groups and studio sessions during the next 10 year period. He took a long 15 year break from music and the road and came out of retirement when he heard of the GRIP opening. He impressed GRIP with his hard hitting style and attitude and he say's he is "looking forward  to havin a Great Time, Playing some Great Music and Rockin the some of the best Fans out there!  

Click here to Welcome Ross on his Space!!

GRIP is also very excited to announce the addition of Doug Mowery. Doug will be running sound, playing Rhythym Guitar, and singing backups. Doug is a very accomplished musician playing Bass with local groups Six Figures, Blindspot and Mark Cooks Cookin' Blues. Doug did an excellent job running sound for us at The Doubleshot Saloon and he's been wanting to transition to Guitar, so it's a great oppurtunity for all of us. If you thought GRIP Rocked before? Get Ready to get Rocked and Socked with GRIP's fifth finger and Nuckolls!

Click here to Welcome Doug on his Space!!

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** Major GRIP Announcement!! **

06.30.08 - In case you haven't heard, it is with great sadness, respect, admiration, love and friendship that we officially announce the departure of Dave Sams. Dave  has been an integral part of GRIP and has helped chart and forge GRIP's path of success over the last two and half years! From his knowledge of Rock and Roll and Trivia, his off the wall comments, ("It's Friday!!!!" No matter who says it, it just won't be the same...!) and Dave's musicianship. His meter is one of the best in the business and he can tell you what key any song playing is in! Test him! ; ) We wish him all the best in his new endeavors and know in our hearts he will be a busy man! Thanks David!

06.30.08 - Show Announcement!! 5 additional shows added at Lorena's Food and Spirits in DAWSONVILLE GA.! We know the DAWSONVILLE GANG will be as very happy to hear that as we are announcing it! August 8th, Rocktober 10th and 11th, Halloween Rocktober 31st and November 1st! Can't wait!

06.29.08 - 5, 5, 5, 5 New Shows added!!! Labor Day Bash at Copperhead Lodge, August 30th! The Doubleshot Saloon September 5th and 6th and December 19th and 20th! Two of our FAVORITE places to GRIP!

06.21.08 - New Show added at Atlanta Harley Davidson ~ Bikes and Beauties ~ Calender Contest!~ Opening for JB Walker and The Cheap Whiskey Band - 11-3:00 pm

06.21.08 - New Shows added at Taco Mac in Douglasville for Full Throttle Bike Night, Thursday July 17th and July 31st!!

06.11.08 - New Show added at Taco Mac in Douglasville for Full Throttle Bike Night, Thursday June 12th!!

05.02.08 - U.S. Rider News will now be sponsoring Bike Night at The Alley in Woodstock each Wdednesday night. We look forward to working with Jana and Danny!

** CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT **

05.16.08 - Just announced! GRIP will be opening for Jeff Bates at Copperhead Lodge, Saturday July 12th at 7:00pm! The best of both worlds! A little bit country and whole lotta Rock 'N' Roll!

** CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT **

05.16.08 - Just announced! GRIP will be playing the Alabama State Trooper Memorial Ride at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery AL. ~ SaturdayMay 31st opening for Blackfoot and Molly Hatchet!

05.04.08 - THANKYOU to everyone who made the trip down to Thunder Beach and came to see us!! We met so many nice people and we really appreciate your kind comments! Make plans now to come see us during The Autumn Rally at The Boardwalk on Friday Night September 26th after the Miss Thunder Beach Contest!! 

04.23.08 - The Rolling On For MDA website is up. Please click n the pic below for all the Ride and fundraising details!!!! Let's all make a difference together!!  


04.05.08 - Just announced! The Rocker Brandon Seay will be opening for GRIP at the Summer Kickoff Bash and Pig Roast at Little River Grill Saturday April 19th! Brandon is a one man band and will really help kick the party off to a great start!! Check Brandon out Brandon's Original Material at http://www.myspace.com/therockerbrandonseay  

04.04.08 - We're very pleased to announce our schedule for the Spring Thunder Beach Bike Rally. GRIP will be performing Thursday-Saturday at Sharky's Beach Club and Tiki Bar at 8:00pm each night and Saturday afternoon at The Boardwalk Beach Resort from 1:00-4:00pm!

03.10.08 - THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by our performance at Atlanta Motor Speedway! We overcame the cold and some system gremlins to put on a pretty good show! We had a BLAST! Thanks for your support and hospitality!

03.08.08 - New show announced!! - Queens Reception Ball - December 13th - Orange Beach, AL.

03.08.08 - New show announced!! - Full Throttle Magazine's Rumble On The Noble- August 23rd - Anniston, AL.

02.23.08 - New show added at Ethyl's Bar and Grille in Andretti's Indoor Karting Center for our Pre-Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Party....10:00pm!

02.18.08 - Randy Snyder's 50th Birthday Party will be a public event held at The Alley in Woodstock on March 1st, 9:00pm! Come out and help the Full Throttle gang and Randy celebrate the big 5....0!

02.13.08 - Check out our write up in the February Edition of Thunder Roads Magazine! www.thunderroadsga.com

01.28.08 - We are very pleased to announce a benefit Concert for the Rolling On For MDA Bike Ride - presented by United Service Association for Health Care Saturday June 7th in Marietta Square. Call the Muscular Dystrophy Association office at 770.491.6045 for more information!

*** Major GRIP Concert Announcement ***

01.21.08 - We are very pleased to announce a show at The Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Party at Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday Night March 8th, 2008. 100% of all NASCAR drivers said they wanted GRIP and they are going to get it! Reserve your tickets at atlantamotorspeedway.com

01.19.08 - We debut'd our new Original song Southern Boyz and we're extremely pleased that it brought 1/2 the folks back to the dance floor and made money makers shake all around Doubleshot! That was exciting!

01.19.08 - We're very pleased to announce we will be playing Randy Snyders 50th Birthday BASH! at a public Full Throttle Event Saturday March 1st! Location TBA!

01.19.08 - We're extemely pleased to continue playing our regular slot for the Full Throttle Bike Nights at The Alley in Woodstock the first Wednesday of every month starting again in March. See ya there!

01.08.08 - New shows added.... Copperhead Lodge Saturday January 14th and Pinhook Nitro Dirt Drags, Fathers Day Weekend, Saturday June 14th! We also will be playing The Boardwalk Beach resort at the Spring and Fall Thunderbeach Rally in Panama City, FL. Details TBA!

01.05.08 - Tonights show at The Alleyin Woodstock has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. See you at Copperhead Lodge next Saturday!

12.31.07 - The Benefit and Ride for Memphis Lafferty has been moved to April 19th. Happy New Year!

12.19.07 - GRIP announces a Benefit Concert and Bike Ride for Memphis Lynn Rafferty at Tony's American Grille and Tap, April 26th, 2007 at 12:00pm. Click his name for all the details!

12.16.07 - Thanks to everyone who came out to Slapshots for GRIPCHRISKWANZAHANAMAUS! We're glad we were finally able to giveaway a T-shirt t0 someone who could say that! How did you like Sanders Sattlers Wall of GRIP sound last night? Get ready folks! GRIP is going into the Bubble and getting all of these Originals down. We hope to doing them all by our gig at The Alley in Cartersville but we'll be sprinkling new ones out as soon as our next Gig at The Alley in Woodstock Saturday January 5th!

12.10.07 - GRIP Little River concert series announced, check the Shows page!

12.09.07 - New GRIP promo pics in the Photo section and on GRIP myspace site.

12.09.07 - DOUBLESHOT! Thank you for such a great weeekend!! We want to thank everyone who came out and obviously brought someone! We had a great time and are really looking forward to getting back and partying with Jan 17th and 18th! You still hold your crown as most enthusiastic crowd! New shows added June 20th and 21st!

12.03.07 - New shows added at The Alley in Cartersville and Wild West Bar and Grill in Canton! Check the Shows page!

11.17.07 - GRIPPIES!! What a way to send Jeff off! Thanks to everyone who came out for Jeff's farewell performance! Michelle won GRIP trivia with a little help and I think Jeff won against the band but it was real close, they may have all tied! If you've been a loyal GRIPPIE over the last year and half (you know who you are!!) we have a special gift for you to commemorate Jeff's time with GRIP, signed copies of our GRIP promo. So be sure to pick yours up at one of our future shows!!! I'm sure we'll still see Jeff from Time to Time? ; )

11.13.07 - There are new Bike Night pics up featuring our new Bass player Mitch Marcelle, as well as our Rocktober 13th show at Slapshots!

11.07.07 - Want to thank everyone who came to Bike Night last night and made Mitch feel like part of the family! We're very excited to have him in GRIP and look forward to turning you all on to our new Originals, so far we have 7 and we should be doing them all very soon! Look for us the first Wednesday Bike Night of each month at The Alley in Woodstock and the first weekend of each month at The Alley's, alternating between Cartersville and Woodstock throughout 2008!

** Major GRIP Announcement!! **

10.31.07 - It is with great sadness, respect, admiration and friendship that we officially announce the departure of founding GRIP member Jeff (Brash) Brashears. Jeff has been integral part of GRIP and has helped chart and forge GRIP's path of success over the last year and half! From running sound (one of the best), his great showmanship and musicianship, and working on our myspace site, his GRIP purple blood and sweat (lots of it) cannot be measured and he will be be missed dearly! We wish him all the best in his new endeavors and will miss his presence on the GRIP stage! Jeff will play with GRIP through November so be prepared to come out to wish Jeff the best and for some major partying to celebrate all Jeff has done for GRIP!

** Major GRIP Announcement!! **

10.31.07 - It is with great pleasure that we announce Jeff's replacement, Mitch Marcello formerly of Southern Crush! Mitch's Bass skills, Stage Presence and Enthusiasm will be a perfect fit for the direction GRIP is charting. We have some big plans for 2008 and are looking forward to working along side Mitch to accomplish them! Mitch will take over fully December 5th at The Alley but I'm sure you'll be seeing and hearing him along the way as Jeff passes the Baton!

Click here to welcome Mitch!

10.13.07 - Wow Slapshots that was one of our craziest nights ever...what were ya'll on? We've never autographed that much skin in our lives! What a blast! We know some people are gonna wake up and go WTF? Thanks to Vic from ShyAnne fame, Reed from 700 South and Adam from RATL for playing with us and Ken for all the help unloading and loading, you're hired! Special thanks to all the GRIPPIES (We love you!) and everyone else who came out! These pics should be pretty juicey!

10.02.07 - Thanks to everyone who came down and out to Sharkys and The Boardwalk at Thunder Beach in Panama City!! We had a fantastic time and look forward to going back down for the Spring Rally!!! Details TBA soon! Start throwing some money in that PARTY jar!! Look forward to GRIP'N YOU again soon!

09.12.07 - Two new show's added at the Doubleshot Saloon, January 08!

09.05.07 - Thanks to everyone who came out and made the Bike Night Bikini contest such a success! We're very pleased to let you know that Full Throttle and The Alley will having those GRIP Bikini contests the first Wednesday of each month when GRIP plays!

08.27.07 - GRIP will be auditioning at The Dixie Tavern, Monday Rocktober 8th at 9:00! Come out and support us!

08.26.07 - New Thunderbeach show added at The Boardwalk Beach Resort 1pm-4pm, Saturday September 29th!

08.14.07 - It's official we're booked for Thunderbeach Bike Week at Sharkey's in Panama City!!

08.11.07 - WOW! We want to thank everyone who came out too Slapshots for the GRIP DVD promo party! It was the Biggest and Best GRIP show ever at Slapshots. Special thanks to Shimmy for a spectacular job on the DVD! It's up on the media page and our myspace!!

08.01.07 - Thanks to everyone who bought a GRIP T-shirt to support the Georgia Special Olympics!

07.30.07 - Come out to Slapshots in Woodstock for one HUGE GRIP party and the debut of our GRIP DVD/Promo Friday August 10th!

07.29.07 - Thanks Copperhead Lodge! We had a great time playing for you and can't wait to get back up there and party with you Labor Day weekend with the Atlanta Rhythm Section. Check out all the pics!

07.18.07 - DVD/Promo will be make it's debut Aug 10th at Slapshots. Check out our LIVE MP3's in the media section of our webpage. The GRIP spandex Camisoles and Tanks are in! We'll be selling them for $15 in honor of the Iron Torch Riders and their ride for the Georgia Special Olympics until Full Throttle Bike Night August 1st at The Alley in Woodstock. Help a great cause and get something kewl! See you again soon!

06.20.07 - Two new shows added at Bogeys for 2007. Check the shows page!

06.20.07 - Lot's of news. The DVD promo should be ready in two weeks! We may have a watching party at Slaps or something? ~ We ordered the much anticipated GRIP Spandex Camisoles and Spagetti Tanks and they will be available July 20th. We will be donating 5 dollars from each sale on July 20th, 28th and Bike Night August 1st to the Special Olympics! ~ and there's even more news we can't tell about until a lil later...check back soon!!

06.16.07 - Thankyou Pinhook Creek!! WHAT A PARTY! We really appreciate your hospitality and friendship we had an absolute blast playing for all of you! Hope to see you again next year! Be sure to subscribe to our mailing list or hit us up on myspace!

06.10.07 - Check out our LIVE recording at The Alley in Woodstock on our Media page!

06.08.07 -4 New shows at Slapshots have been added for 2007!

05.20.07 -We got the full length DVD back and it's GREAT! We are getting ready to slice it and dice it and put it up. We're working on getting the promo together should have it in a few more weeks! It's hard to cut 45 great minutes down to 5 minutes!

05.20.07 - Little River! Holy crap we've never felt a deck rocking like that!! What a PARTY! We think we can make itback in July, get ready for some more heat! Alley what can we say? As always thanks for all the Dancin and hospitality it was great to see some old friends!

05.04.07 -LOMG we had a great time at Doubleshot Saloon Cinco de Mayo, Thanks folks! Make plans to be at Little River Grill May 18th! We have had some MAJOR parties there and this night is a special engagement management asked us to do!

04.19.07 - Check out the pictures from Copperhead Lodge http://www.tpritchphoto.com/layout/0001/index.cfm

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04.18.07 - New shows added for Little River Grill Friday May 18th! Sundown at Thundercreek Harley-Davidson Friday June 8th!

04.14.07 - GRIP Wins Copperhead Lodge Battle of the Bands!

04.14.07 - OMFG the PARTY at Little River keeps getting bigger, better and HOT!! Thanks to everyone who braved the weather to cme out and have an absolute PARTY with us at Little River Grill. We're working with management to set up some new dates TBA!

04.13.07 - DVD Update. We will be editing it this week, should have in up in a couple of weeks!! Keep checking back! ; )

03.18.07 - GRIP debuts new web site!

03.06.07 - Summer Concert series at The Cooperhead Lodge Announced ~ See Shows!

02.25.07 - Opening for the Atlanta Rhthym Section at Copperhead Biker Resort in Blairsville Sept. 1st

02.24.07 - Won best Rock Band award and will be included in the Whiskeystock Music Festival lineup, Labor Day Weekend in Cookeville, TN. See Shows!

02.07.07 ~ Check out our New Video in our media section or on our myspace page

02.07.07 ~ GRIP plays Full Throttle Bike Night at The Alley Woodstock the first Wednesday of each month!

Looking foward to GRIPPING you again soon!

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