***GRABASS CHARLESTONS played their first show on December 30, 2000 in a little box of a house nestled in the heart of Gainesville’s student ghetto. At the time of this writing, the band has never once taken a hiatus and has played 551 more times (yes, they’ve kept count) all over America and nine other countries. From its inception, the band existed as a trio until WILL THOMAS, who served as both drummer and lead singer, passed the sticks to RYAN QUINNEY in late 2010. Since, Quinney’s fluid yet spot-on drumming and bassist DAVE DROBACH’s crawl-across-the-floor, flowing tones have melded to form a solid, lock-step rhythm section. Guitarist PJ FANCHER’s distinctive, soaring style has only been bolstered now that Will has moved to the front and picked up a second guitar. The measured effect of this role shift is one of breadth—not just in the overall sound of the band—but in its ability to paint in broader strokes, to really dig deep and bring more intricate structures and disparate deliveries that help the songs breathe and move in new ways. Ten, even five years ago, it would have been relatively easy to simply dub Grabass a really great punk rock band. Today, this would be somewhat of a misnomer. This is not because the band itself doesn’t have its roots firmly planted in that soil, because without question, it does. But in rock and roll as in life, there’s far more than one ingredient in the stew of Grabass’ sound....
LP $16.00
11/13/2012
CD $13.00
11/13/2012
***“Prototypical (not to be confused with predicable) Gainesville punk—and what that means to you is that they’ve got an inherent love (either subliminally or explicitly) of Leatherface. They fit right into the pantheon/fireside ruckus of Panthro UK United 13, Radon, Dillinger Four and The Beltones. The music zings and crashes around like a drunk, sloppy, happy gang of friends that stomp on fires holding uncapped gas cans above their heads. Happy, strong combustion, pure and simple. It’s made by people who could give a fuck about being fashionable. (Join along in this exaltation if you consider your generation having nothing to do with mall mentalities, music on the radio, moving units or Soundscan, just the love of loud, raw, fun music that ain’t afraid of thinking as much as drinking.) I can’t think of a higher recommendation for this CD.”—Razorcake
LP $16.00
08/01/2005
CD $13.00
08/01/2005
***Another whiskey-drowned blast of super-propulsive working-class punk rock from down-n-dirty Florida faves the GRABASS CHARLESTONS. Ultra-articulate vocals blend with tight and explosive guitars to create some seriously combustible tuneage. Hard drinking, hard rocking, and catchy-as-hell.
LP $16.00
12/02/2003
CD $13.00
12/02/2003