06/30/07 - Pretty Lake - IN
Last night's show was a great success and a perfect end to an excellent era of the band!  We played an acoustic set with highlights like Don't Ease Me In, and a surprise Shakedown Street that really got you all shakin' your bones. 

We really were honored to be playing with all the great talent at the Pretty Lake Acoustic Music Festival.  I can't think of a better setting for this performance.  Thanks to Jim Ellsworth for inviting us to come out.   

We are really going to miss Jim, Janelle and Troy.  Godspeed to all of you on your future journeys.  You will truly be missed!

Please stay tuned to the website as we make personnel changes and do some site updates.  There is a ton of stuff coming so keep coming on back for new music and video downloads, mp3s, YouTube vids, new merch and of course, new musicians. 

Until we reach furthur.....Michael

06/28/07 - PERSONNEL CHANGES
The band is undergoing some major changes after this Saturday's PLAMF show.  Troy, Jim & Janelle have all decided to leave the band to pursue a myriad of other interests.  Join with me in wishing them well on their future endeavors!!!!  We will ALL miss their spirit and talents in the band.   So, come out to PLAMF to catch the current Groove one last time!  Details will be forthcoming as to where we are headed lest we promise, Grateful Groove WILL continue "FURTHUR!" 

Hope to see you Saturday!
Michael

05/11/07 - O'sullivan's - Fort Wayne, IN
Hey now!  What an awesome time we had at O's Friday!  Despite some initial set-up and audio issues, we ended up starting right on schedule and rockin' the pub until 2am. 

Many people came out including all the O's regulars.  Thanks for enjoying what we do.  We are hoping to come back soon.

Stay tuned for upcoming shows in an around the area.  We will be at a couple festivals this summer so come out and enjoy all your favorite bands, musicians, and friendly folk.  Until next time....

05/05/07 - The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
Great time had by all.  We were truly fortunate to have Duane Eby and John Minton sitting in with us for the entire night!  Both Duane and John stewed some kickin' solos and jams for us.  Also, We welcomed Kevin Moran to the stage to blow some harp on Easy Wind.  Fantastic Kevin! 

We are saddened to have to leave The Loft, but wish the would-be owners all the best of success.  Not sure what will become of the space but I know everyone who ever utilized that space will carry fond memories!

There will be a DVD of this show available in the future.  I'll keep you all posted.  Thanks again Jen Hancock for your energy!

See you all next Friday at O's.

03/24/07 - The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
Another great night at The Loft!  More and more new faces all the time.  We love that.  Keep on coming!!!!!

A few new tunes tonight.  Jim busted out Rosalie McFall with a nice follow up of Brokedown Palace.  Troy then came out with On The Road Again and The Race Is On.  Second set saw a fair attempt at Looks Like Rain. 

Thanks for helping keep our living room nice and tidy.  Kudos to those whom helped pick up the cigarette butts out side and thanks to all for actually using the butt receptacle.

Sadly, we announce our next show May 5, 2007 to be the closing of The Loft.  The building is being vacated over the summer and it gets far too hot for us, let alone visitors.  Don't fret, we will find a new home by fall.  So, come one, come all to the closing of The Loft May 5.  Let's make it a memorable night by being good to each other and rockin' out with us until the wee hours of the morning.  It could just be a long strange trip!!!!

Look for more Groove shows outdoors this summer and in new locations around the globe.  We're beefing up for some hot shows at a venue near you.

SPECIAL THANKS TO JEN for sending me a boat load of photos of some of our winter shows.  The rest of you now have to catch up!  See you on the 5th!

02/17/07 - The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
RECORD SETTING CROWD!
Saturday's show saw a record setting crowd in attendance.  Many, many friends new and old.  Thanks for coming out to see us! 

We busted out a few new and old tunes.  Although a rough start on Beat It On Down, we seemed to get into the groove before long.  Happened upon a nice Drums/Space in the middle of Sampson.  That was pretty sweet!

Hope to see all of you and 10 new friends each at our March 24 show!!!  Come one, come all.  Also, we are playing at O'Sullivans pub on May 11 so mark your calendars now.  Until next time campers....

01/06/07 - The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
Hey now!  Hey now!  What a show last night was huh?  An exceptional crowd last night.  Thank you all for coming out to jam with us.  You are what makes it all worth while.  There were many, many new faces in the crowd.  Welcome! 

We had a great time playing for all of you.  Lots of great highlights.  Kickin' flute solo on Terrapin.  How about those drummers, Dan, Troy & Lynn keepin' the beat real?  Damn boys.  What a great time.  Larry's Little Red Rooster was a hot item too for sure.

PLEASE!  If anyone has pictures from last night, please send them to me!
michael@gratefulgroove.com

We appreciate everyone helping to keep our home clean and tidy.  If you pick up after yourselves, we are more inclined to keep on keepin' on.  Good job.

Look for more shows to be announced VERY soon. 

A shout out to our departed brother James Brown     1934-2007
           
Rest in peace!

11/25/06 The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
Wow, what a time we all had Saturday night!!!!  First and foremost, WELCOME BACK TROY!!!!!!!!  We sure missed having  you with us.  Troy made it out and played a bit both sets.  Thanks to Lynn and Mike for letting Troy sit in on their respective kits each set.  Also, a HUGE thanks to Lynn and Mike for doing a freekin' fantastic job the past few months.  You guys are awesome and we love having you with us. 

There were many, many new faces in the crowd Saturday.  Thanks to all of you for making it out to see us. The joint was jumpin' and the people went around and around.  Thanks for shakin' your bones!

I will again charge you all with submitting pictures of us, yourselves, and our scene to post on our PICS page.  I have had many updates lately only due to lack of material.  If any of you have pictures you'd like to submit, please send them to michael@gratefulgroove.com.  They don't have to be of us...family, friends, everyone out on the town.  We want to show the world who we, collectively, are.  Send them in. 

Please stay tuned for updates to our tour schedule.  2007 dates will be available soon.

Until next time.......

11/11/06 4D's Bar & Grill
We had a great time in the Fort Saturday night at 4D's.  A new venue for us, we were met with very receptive staff and were hosted by some of the Fort's very best.  Thanks to the friendly staff for making our set-up, performance, and tear-down a pleasant experience.

Thanks to everyone that made it out to jam with us.  It was great so many of you trekked way out north to join us. 

Everyone was in good form, especially Janelle on that kick-butt flute solo.  If you weren't there to catch that, you missed out.

We hope you all will be able to make to our Loft show on November 25.  We've hear rumors that our MIA drummer Troy McKee is making his return to us that night so come on out a give T a huge welcome back.  We've missed you brother!

Happy turkey day to all of you and we'll see on Saturday the 25th.

10/21/06 Halloween Bash
Our Halloween Bash was a kickin' good time this year.  We had a smaller crowd but the costumes, music, and company were excellent.  Thanks to everyone who made it out join in the festivities.  Rita the Riveter was the band's favorite.  Congrats!

We sure hope you can all make it out to 4D's on Saturday November 11.  It will be our first time out there and we have heard great things about the place. 

See you all on the 11th! 

10/10/06 Zierdt-Halferty Benefit
Thank you to everyone that came out to support Michelle.  I know she was very thankful to have all of you there sharing with her.  We certainly hope to see you all in two weeks at our INFAMOUS HALLOWEEN show on October 21. 

Cheers!

09/09/06 Rusted Root Campground
Saturday was a great show!  Our last outdoor show of the year saw a fair number of new faces and some familiar old ones.  Thanks to everyone who made it out despite some early afternoon showers.  The weather held off for the night and was quite pleasant for the duration. 

Thanks to Rich Litchfield for hosting us this summer!  Rich you're the best!

Next month we are making a road trip to Toledo, Ohio.  We hope some of  you will join us for the trip. 

Lots of stuff coming gang.  Hope to see you around.

08/12/2006 Grass Roots Music Festival
The second night of GRMF was a astral good time.  Beautiful people, beautiful surroundings...what could make it better?  Triplicity gave us an excellent show playing many of our John Prine favorites and others.  Thanks to Triplicity and Tony & Evan for opening for us this weekend.

Swimming, sun and fun were abound!  A great day to just hang out and relax.  Thanks to Rich Litchfield for making the weekend such a relaxed, safe, and fun event.  We couldn't have done it without your help. 

The music was hot tonight.  Our drummers and percussionists even got a chance to show their stuff during a very dark and dirty drums/space.  Many great moments tonight.  Gosh we love this music!!!!

Thanks to all the fans that made the trip for the weekend!  We love you all and you are the reason for us keeping on!  Thanks for the great vibes, positive attitudes, and generally being "good" people!   See you next time on September 9 at Rusted Root for the closing of the outdoor season! 

Peace!

08/11/2006 Grass Roots Music Festival
Give a big Wahoo for the first night of GRMF 06!  The joint was jumpin, goin' round and round!  The weather was perfect.  Sunny skies all day with a nice breeze.  The mosquitoes were a bit on the vicious side tonight but after the first set, it cooled off enough to keep them at bay.  Tony and Evan had a great opening set.  Their jams were clean and groovin!  Thanks guys! 

It was nice to see all the familiar faces tonight at Rusted Root.  You all sure know how to make us feel welcome.  Rockin good time tonight despite being stuck outside of Cromwell with the Albion blues again!  You kept us going strong and true!  The campfire jammin was fun too!  See you all tomorrow night. 

07/28/06 JAMZ Nightclub, Anderson, IN
Despite some minor tech issues, we had a great night at JAMZ nightclub.  Mike, you've got a pretty neat place there!  The setup was swank and reminded me of House of Blues a bit.  Plenty of room to get comfortable, even with two drummers.  We pulled out a few classics and some surprises.  Thanks to everyone who made it out.

Next week is GRASS ROOTS 11!  Can you believe it has been 11 years?  We sure hope you all will come out to Rusted Root Campground and enjoy the weekend with us, Tony & Friend, and Triplicity.  It will surely be an exciting, great music filled weekend.  Details are at left.  Just click on the old crow!

The set list will be updated shortly.  Please check back, as well as some additions to the music page for your listening pleasure. 

See you next week campers!

06/24/06 Pretty Lake Acoustic Music Festival
PLAMF was a great time this year.  Many, many great performers and primo company and folk.  Thanks to Jim Ellsworth for inviting us again this year and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

We had a blast playing with two drummers, Mike and Lynn.  They're going to be familiar faces with us until Troy is back to 100%.

Grass Roots HAS been MOVED from The Waterbowl to Rusted Root Campground.  Sorry for any misleading info that may have been posted in Whatz Up.  The info HAS been corrected in Whatz Up thanks to Jim!  If you need any further info, please call (260) 856-4476.

Next week we are traveling to Anderson to play at JAMZ.  A new venue for us, we're excited to play this hip and exciting club.  I hope you all are able to make a little trip down to Anderson to join us!  See you then!

06/02/06-GOD SPEED DEAR BROTHER!
On Friday June 2, 2006 our dear brother Vince Welnick left this earth of his own accord.  It personally saddens me to lose yet another friend to us all.  A wonderful man, a fantastic musician and a personal hero, Vince will be missed greatly by us all.  Our thoughts go out to his wife, children and family. 

This is a pic of Vince playing at Dear Creek in Noblesville, IN June 21, 2003.
 
God speed Dear Brother!!!!

05/27/06 - Uncle Fester's - Bloomington, IN
We had a great show down in B-Town at Uncle Fester's.  What a treat to play in a theatre setting with some great folks and fans in attendance.  We were very fortunate to have Lynn Nicholson sitting in with us on drums in Troy's absence.  Way to go Lynn!  You kept the beat trucking right along for a night of great music and merriment.

Thanks to everyone who made the long trip from Fort Wayne to help us make this great music.  A shout out to Megan for being a huge fan and keeping us amused all night.  We hope to see some of you at PLAMF this coming weekend.  There will be many familiar faces playing that night so come on out and support your local musicians with all of your friends.

Until next time friends!

05/20/06 - Rusted Root Campground
An absolutely beautiful night at Rusted Root last Saturday.  The weather couldn't have been more perfect.  The stars were amazing and the music hot!  It was great that so many of you came out to help us open the Rusted Root Camping season.  Our thoughts and prayers are out for our Drummer Troy McKee as he continues his speedy recovery.  We played in missing man formation but your spirit was with us all night Troy!

We certainly hope everyone who can will join us this coming Saturday in Bloomington, IN at Uncle Festers for a road trip gig down South. 

Keeping it short this week.  See you at the show!

05/13/06Band Aid '06' - Monroeville, IN
Thanks to all of you who came out to see us at Band Aid 2006.  Doug and Rose Watkins deserve mega kudos for all the hard work and effort in putting on the festival.  We all know how much it takes and you both did a bloody brilliant job!  Thanks!

A special thanks to Rich Lee for sitting in with us on drums for the night as Troy is feeling under the weather.  Great job Rich!  Troy, out thoughts a good vibes are out to you to feel better soon!

Be sure to come out and hang with us this coming weekend at Rusted Root Campground for some more great music and merriment. 

See you at the show campers!

04/15/06 The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
Well, gang!  Our last Loft show of the season was a smashing success!  Thank you to all whom made it out Saturday night.  A special thank you to everyone for helping make The Loft shows successful, safe, and fun.  We appreciate everyone pitching in to help out.  You know who you are!  When things cool down around the end of October we hope to see all of you back upstairs for some more Loft shows.

We had a great turnout Saturday and it was wonderful to see so many new faces young and old.  Thank you for helping us make this great music and shaking your bag-o-bones. 

Grateful Groove is heading out on the road now for summer so be sure to check out the site often for updates of our schedule.  We may even be playing in YOUR home town.  We want to see all of you out for the Marching Band Booster Benefit at Heritage Jr/Sr High School May 13.  We will be there along with many, many other great bands and performers.  To follow that up, we are kicking off the camping season at Rusted Root Campground on the 20th so be sure to mark your calendars.  Camping, music, food and fun will abound. 

Let the music flow my friends......

04/01/06 The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
Whoa Nelly!!!!!!  Hold the phone, Saturday at the loft was smoooookkkiiinnn!  We had a blast Saturday night at The Loft.  It was great to have  all of you out to celebrate the foolish season!  We had a few fools of our own!  Did you like the Kazoo jam?  He he he!  A few new faces and KUDOS to all the old folks who made it out to the show.  We are all looking forward to next week's show April 15, to celebrate Uncle Sam's robbing us all blind!  It will be our last show at the loft for the summer as the temp up there heats up even beyond what we can stimulate!!!!  Hope you all can make it out. 

We are going to be out on the road a lot more in the coming months so be sure to check back often for updates to the schedule.

Our condolences to Trace Polson in Marion on the closing of Beatnik's!   We will greatly miss jamming at your pad Trace!!!!!  We wish you the best!

Until next week Groovies!  Peace!

03/25/06 Player's Pub - Bloomington, IN
Well butter my bread!  Great time at Player's Pub Saturday night.  After our short hiatus filled with world travel and such, we returned to Bloomington for a fun night of music and merriment.  The band feeling the good vibes and put out three tight sets. 

There were truly some magical moments.  Our special thanks to Jack Wengrosky from the Army Ambassadors, who sat in with us on cornet for Eyes and Mexicali.  The playing between Janelle and Jack on Eyes was hair raising!  A truly great musician and a sincere delight to have jam with us.  Way to go Jack!  Come and play with us anytime. 

Next month sees us twice, yes, that's right, TWICE at the Loft for two shows to end our "Loft" season as the place is too warm to play in the summer.  Come on out and join us for a fooling good time next Saturday and get some tax relief with us on the 15th. 

Thanks to all whom made the long trip to B-Towne to see us.  Until next week........

02/04/06 The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
One more Saturday night!  Jumpin' Jeebers!  What a night!  We had an excellent turnout for our first show of 2006.  Many, many new faces.  We're glad you all could make it out!  There was definitely a whole lot of shakin' goin' on! 

We broke out some older tunes and some brand new ones last night.  Our diligence paid off as we kept the groove goin' and you all kept shakin' those bones!  We all enjoyed having so many folks, family, and friends come share this great music with us. 

Stay tuned as we are heading out on the road in the coming weeks. We are preparing a plethora of new material for all of you and fine tuning some old.  Please keep coming back and joining us for this wonderful celebration.  Be sure to check out our MERCH page and get the latest groovy stuff.  Until next time friends......Peace!

12/17/05 The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
Well the joint was jumpin' on Saturday at the Loft, literally!  We had a great time jammin' for you all!  Many, many new faces and many, many old friends turned out as well.  The first set saw newly honed "Stir It Up" which got the place in a good groove.  In the second set, we brought out "Around & Around" for the conga line and the building was shakin', rattling, and rollin'.  Wheew!  What a great time we had. 

Thanks to all of you who braved the cold and came out to celebrate our last show of '2005'!  We want to extend our thanks and gratitude to all of you for helping us keep this thing alive and growing.  May you all have a wonderful holiday season and VERY, VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Look for new '2006' dates soon!  Anyone with new places for us, please contact us with your ideas.  We will be bringing out some new tunes in the coming months so stay tuned in!  We look forward to seeing all of you next year!

Peace!

12/5/05 Beatnik's - Marion, IN
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!  Saturday's show was a great time.  We were glad to be back at Beatnik's after a long hiatus.  Thanks to Trace for providing us the cool vibe for the evening and shelter from the storm.  The snow didn't hinder us from heating things up though!  In fact, our first set was so HOT that we blew a fuse 30 seconds from the end of the set.  lol  What a climax!  It was great to see all the familiar faces.  A big welcome to our new friends from out east.  We hope to see you on our home turf on the 17th.  Bring all your friends.

A special THANK YOU to Jeff Lowe for his liquid light show.  It was definitely psychedelic and VERY cool!

Thanks to everyone who braved the snow and came out to support us.  It's a beautiful time for a sleigh ride.  Until next time!

11/26/05 The Loft - Fort Wayne, IN
We were all so thankful to have a great crowd on Saturday night.  Many, many new faces young and old.  We even had visitors from California.  Thanks for coming out to see us.

The first set was rather exciting, followed by a stellar second set, full of energy and good jams.  Nice versions of Loser (sung beautifully by Janelle) and super harmonies on Deal by everyone. 

The crowd was hot and boogieing all night long.  Thanks to all our faithful fans and those of you whom came out for the first time.  Be sure to make the trek to Marion next Saturday for a night of great fun an merriment at Beatnik's.  It would be great to see you all there.  Now that we're all back to work after a long weekend I'll bid you good day until next time fellow star gazers!

11/11/05 Player's Pub - Bloomington, IN
Whoopee and yahooie!  What a time we had in B-Town!  I may not go as far as to say off-the-hook, but, the bait was wiggling pretty good!

For our first trip to B-Town we had a great showing.  Many, many new faces and a few folks who came down with us.  It was great to have you all there to support us. 

Thanks a lot to Ryan and Zach for opening for us.  You both were great. 

Player's Pub, a great place!  Warm atmosphere, great food and drink....all in all a fantastic place. 

We threw out a few surprises for all of you on Saturday.  Larry's rendition of Maggie's Farm was a great first set closer and kept everyone around to what would happen next.  Way to go Larry.  Second set saw a great Loser and fantastic Stop That Train which really got the crowd moving.  We were told there had never been that many people at Player's Pub and I'm sure never that many people shaking their booties.  Of course I have to mention that Shakedown was slick and wiggly too.  Our encore of Cumberland Blues was definitely SMOKIN'! 

A special thanks to Arwen, Brian, and Suzie for providing a place for us to rest our tired bones after the show; much needed AND appreciated.

That's all for this road update!  We certainly hope to see you at the Loft on the 26th of November.  Bring all your friends and celebrate the Thanksgiving Season with us in Dead style! 

Keep on shakin' those bag of bones!

10/22/05 Halloween Costume Party - The Loft
Boooooooo!  Saturday's Halloween party was a ghoulishly great time!  It was great that so many of you made it out to get spooky with us!  It was a high energy night filled with great music, good food, and fantastic spooks!  We got to play a few songs we hadn't "deviled" into in  a while so be sure to check out the MUSIC page for the detailed set list. 

CONGRATULATIONS to our costume contest winner and runner up:

1st Place Kyle Bradshaw (Mr. T)
Runner Up: Brent Harney (F.E.M.A. Rep)

First place went home with a Grateful Groove CD and Runner up took home a SWEET Grateful Groove sticker.  If you want either of these items, please visit our MERCH page to get your very own cool Grateful Groove Goodies!

Thank you all for coming out!  We all had a great time!

We'd like to extend a special congratulations to Heritage High School Marching Band as well as Homestead High School Marching Band for their 2nd Place finish at the Indiana State High School Marching Band Competition!  Way to go!!!!!!

Some requests have come in about car pooling to shows outside of Fort Wayne.  Please stay tuned for further details of how you can conserve energy and car pool with your fellow fans to our up-coming shows!

Until next time.  Let the music flow!

10/17/05 Grateful Groove Fan Photos
Hey Groove Fans!!!!  We are seeking fan photos of the band and all our friends to post on the website.  If you have some new or old GG pictures, please email them to michael@gratefulgroove.com or send them to:

Michael Moore
1603 Alabama Ave.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805

We hope to see you all this coming Saturday night for a Costumed Halloween Bash at the Loft.
Peace!

10/0405 New Bloomington Show Added
Grateful Groove is proud to announce our first show with Rarely Wrong Promotions at The Players Pub in Bloomington, Indiana on Friday November 11, 2005.  We hope you all are able to come join us in B-town for a night of great music and merriment.  Also, be sure to check back often as we will be adding more shows and, maybe, coming to a town near you!

09/15/05 Beatnik's Canceled for Oct. 1, 2005!!!
Due to a situation beyond anyone's control, our performance at Beatnik's in Marion, IN for October 1, 2005 has been canceled.  We are sorry to disappoint our fans and do apologize for the cancellation.  However, Please come and join us at the Granola Bowl (The Loft) in Fort Wayne, IN on October 22 for our first Fall 2005 tour date!  Come one, come all!  More dates are to be announced VERY soon so stay tuned.  We may be playing in a city near YOU!    We WILL be returning to Beatnik's on December 3rd for those of you who are looking forward to us performing there as much as we are! 

Peace!

09/10/05 Rusted Root Campground
Beautiful weather, beautiful people, beautiful music!!!  We all had a great time at Rusted Root Campground Saturday near Cromwell, IN.  Rich and his crew showed us some fantastic hospitality.  Thanks for the tasty treats Rich! 

Kudos to all of our friends and fans whom made the trip.  The campground hopping with kind folk and we even had a Shakedown Street of sorts. It was GREAT to see all of you! 

We busted out a couple new tunes including New Minglewood Blues and Loser which we hadn't played in a coon's age by request. 

We certainly hope you are ALL able to make it down to Beatnik's October 1st and to our Fall Halloween Bash at the Loft on October 22.  We will probably do a carry-in for the Oct. 22 show so get your favorite recipes or snacks in the works!  

We'd also like everyone to send good vibes to our good friend Glen Nallenweg and his family as Glen took ill last week and was in the hospital for a spell.  A speedy recovery to you Glen!  We're thinking about you!

Until next time folks....Cheers!

09/07/05 JERRY STAMP
Please help support the "Jerry Garcia Commemorative Stamp" petition.  Click the link to view and sign the petition. 

08/28/05 New Merch!
Be sure to check out our MERCH page to get you very cool new Grateful Groove items.
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08/12-13/05 Grass Roots Music Festival 2005
Hey now, Hey now!  Grass Roots 2005 was huge success for us.  We had a phenomenal turnout despite the occasional inclement weather and a good time was had by all I think. 

Friday night produced some great music with nice treats like Sugaree and Samson & Delilah which were great crowd pleasers.  We managed to stave off the rain until after the second set and were swooned off to bed by our faithful fans with a great unison rendition of And We Bid You Goodnight.  I think that set the mood for weekend.  Gosh we sure do love you all.

Saturday was a bit more relaxed as we had clear blue skies by the time we took the stage.  Lots of bright stars and several meteors filled the night sky.  It only seemed fitting to offer Dark Star to those down front.  Troy did an awesome job on Greatest Story Ever Told, as well, a newer song for the band. 

Thanks to all the fans and friends that were able to share this special weekend with us!  YOU made the 10th year the best yet.

A special thanks to all who helped us out with set-up and tear-down over the weekend and to Doug and Rose Watkins and family for their valiant efforts this year.  It wouldn't have been nearly as enjoyable without the good help.  I trust everyone made it home safely and we hope you all will be able to make it to Rusted Root in September. 

Stay tuned for some new goodies to appear on the merchandise page and at our shows.  Also I bet there will be some tasty new grooves coming your way as well.

Peace! 

08/06/05 August 6, 2005 - Beatnik's
Whooooooowie!  Saturday was smokin'!  Things got REALLY heated up this weekend down in Marion, IN.  Not only was the music HOT HOT HOT, but the temp was balmy and scorchin'.  Thanks to all the folks that made it down from up north, and, to all the gals and chaps that were there celebrating their 10th high school reunion from Marion.  We sure appreciate the good feedback.  It was nice to see some old familiar faces that hadn't made the trip from up north in a while too. 

We busted out a couple new jams for the dedicated crowd with stellar performances by Jim and Troy.  I think everyone enjoyed!  Janelle also gave a sweet performance herself during Row Jimmy and I can't help but be moved by her singing on that one!

Special thanks to Jeff Lowe and Travis McKee for running sound and helping out Saturday.  We sounded GREAT and we heard many compliments about our overall balance and sound.  We couldn't have done it without you both.

I hope you all can make it down for Grassroots this coming weekend!  It is going to be our big blowout of the year and our 10th annual festival.  Come one, come all!!!
www.grassrootsfestival.com

08/05/05 Long Strange Trip
We sure miss you old friend!

God Speed!

07/09/05 July 5, 2005 Chain-o-Lakes
We had a groovy night jamming with all of you at Chain-o-Lakes State Park Saturday night!  It was super cool that so many folks came to join in the fun.  Too many new faces to count, plus, a large gathering of some folks from Russia joined in the fun.  "Happy Birthday again to Garlina!" 

The weather was more than perfect and the bugs didn't come to attack until after we were done playing.  We played some great classics; Althea, Shakedown, GDTRFB, Men Smart Women Smart, and Dark Hollow just to name a few.  A special thanks to Troy for embodying the Kiebler Elf for the night :)!  Be sure to check out some new pics on our pic page from Chain-O-Lakes.

We are looking forward to returning to the Chain again real soon.  Hope you are all able to make it out next Saturday as we lighten things up a bit a head out to the One World  Cafe for an evening of "almost" acoustic jams.  Until then fans.......

06/25/05 June 25, 2005 P.L.A.M.F.
One more Saturday night....and a fantastic one it was!  We had a really GREAT time at P.L.A.M.F. (Pretty Lake Acoustic Music Festival).  A big, wet, kiss and THANK YOU to Jim Ellsworth for inviting us to be part of the festival and a Happy Birthday to him as well.  Also, a big THANK YOU to all the other musicians that played before us: Bob Kyser, Cephas Sutton, Triplicity, Jill Mozena, Ellsworth & Halferty, Jeff Lipman and Aron Weinbrenner, Mike Conley and Gwendra Turney, Possom Trot, and Duane Eby!  You were all awesome. 

All in all, it was a pretty good show considering we hadn't played together for nearly 6 weeks.  Good jams and good people.  It was nice to see all the fans and friends making the trek to Pretty Lake to see us and the other fine musicians.  A big HOWDY to our new friends from Garret and all our old faithfuls. You are a driving force in helping us create this great music with you.  Keep on dancing!!!!!  See you at Chain-O-Lakes!

05/21/05 May 21, 2005 RUSTED ROOT
The weather was fantastic, the food scrumptious, the music sweet,  and the company top drawer.  A great time was had by ALL at Rusted Root Campground Saturday night.  Rich, you have a VERY NICE thing going on there!  It was great to see all the new faces from South Bend / Elkhart area!  You too Blue!  Glad you all could make the trip down to see us.  A special thanks to Doug and Rose Watkins for sharing the good eats.

We were honored to be the first to play on the new stage Saturday.  Lots of room and the sound was good from our vantage point.  Kudos to Tony Gibson for our satiating sound.  We busted out some tunes we haven't played out in awhile.  Larry's Maggie's Farm was especially poignant given our location for the evening.  Way to go Larry!  Lots of good jams and our musical communication was nearing telepathic levels.  We hope you all had as much fun as we did.  Hope to see you all at the PLAMF (Pretty Lake Acoustic Music Festival) June 25th.  Details coming soon!  Let the music play!

05/07/05 May 7, 2005 BEATNIK'S
Saturday night saw the band in rare form.  this had to be one of the rockin'est shows to date.  I think we all had some pent up aggressions to work out or something, or, we were just cutting lose after not having played together for nearly 6 weeks.  Either way, we kept the evening moving forward at a rocket's pace.  Shwooo! It was hot, hot, hot!!!

Lots of new faces in the crowd.  Thanks for coming out to see us!!!!  We love to see all the new people, young and old(er), coming to celebrate this great music with us.  Lots of dancing in the streets and such.  Keep it up! 

Please come and join us for our first outdoor show of the Spring tour at Rusted Root Campground.  (Details at left).  Hope you all are able to make it out and shake your tail feathers!  School is out!!!  Summer is on it's way!!!! 

Peace!

04/26/05 REST IN PEACE SCOTT LARNED

Dark Star Orchestra keyboardist and co-founder Scott Larned passed away of a heart attack on April 24th, 2005 in Fairfax, Virginia while on tour with the band.
Scott was a leader, co-founder and, for years, the band's manager helping guide this thing through some tricky waters in the early goings. His swirling Hammond organ and glassy piano trills captured the eighties-era sound backed up by a most effective growling Mydland-esque voice. He will be missed both on and off the stage.

04/09/05 APRIL 9, 2005 ONE WORLD CAFE
Several new faces at the Three River's Co-Op, One World Cafe show Saturday night.  A warm and special thanks to David Hawkins for calling out our set-list for the evening. Great to see you out and about Dave!!!  We had a few winners of our now infamous trivia game.  Congratulations to all of the winners who took home a copy of our latest Demo CD!!  Be sure to come out to our next show at Beatnik's in Marion on May 7th to have YOUR chance to take home a FABULOUS prize!!!  The rest of April sees some of us vacationing out of town so.....see you next month all! 

Peace & Love!

04/02/05 APRIL 2, 2005 LOFT SHOW
We all had a great time Saturday night at The Loft, our home place space!  It was great to see all the familiar faces and, again, some new ones.  We welcomed our new friends from Bluffton, Indiana with open arms.  I'm glad you all enjoyed the show!  We are so glad you found us!  We had a great show!  Hope to see you all next Saturday night at the Co-op!

03/14/05 MARCH 25TH,2005 BEATNIK'S SHOW
We had a double plus good time Saturday night at Beatnik's.  Trace Poulson and his crew did a great job keeping us supplied in great food and drink.  Cudos to you Trace!

It was great to have so many new faces at the show.  We're glad you all could make it out and we look forward to seeing you March 25th at the Firefly Cafe in Fort Wayne.  Show time is 8:30 and we will be striking up some great tunes for you with our low-carb format. 

Keep on Truckin!

03/07/05 MARCH 5, 2005 LOFT SHOW!  WOW!!!
Thanks to all the great folks that came out to support us at the Loft last Saturday!  What a show!  We all had a great time and we were glad to see so many familiar faces and some new ones. 

A special thanks to Duane Eby for sitting in with us on electric guitar!  You were awesome Duane!!   

A heart-felt good luck and best wishes goes out to Laura Hunter who will be leaving the USA for a two-year stint in the U.K.  We wish you the best and will miss you greatly! 

We want to encourage all our fans to make the trip this coming Saturday down to Beatnik's in Marion.  We are going to be rocking the house until the cows come home!  Hope to see you ALL there!

02/11/05 HEY GROOVIES!  CHECK OUT THE FRESH JAMS BELOW FROM OUR NEW DEMO!
Winter saw the band hard at work perfecting our grooves and laying down some sweet tracks to use as demo material.  If you would like a your OWN copy of our new DEMO, contact us and we will send one out for a nominal fee to cover costs of duplicating it.  Now that we have the demo we hope to see some of you at some new venues and new towns.  If there is someplace YOU would like to see the band play, please contact us and we'll get out a demo and promo pack right away.  The band is hard at work to bring some new material to your ears and we hope to see you all out on the road!  Keep on truckin'!
********Be sure to check out the ONLINE ONLY track on the MUSIC page!

01/10/05  ONCE AGAIN... NEW SHOWS, CHANGING OF THE YEARS / CHANGING OF THE BAND
New shows added for 2005.  Our soundman Tony Gibson and Leah have had added a new member to their family since we've last updated the site.  Please congratulate them on the arrival of their baby!  After a long period of finding just the right bass player we're finally ready to start playing out again.  He was under our nose the whole time!!!  Come on out and see the NEW lineup!

08/16/04  Upcoming shows updated

07/21/04  Upcoming shows updated

07/01/04  Please help us welcome our new bass player Alan Moon.  He's an awesome bass player and adds a fantastic dimension to the sound.  You'll love his signing too!  Upcoming shows updated. Added links for Grass Roots.  Our new demo is soon to be completed.

04/06/04  Upcoming shows updated. Bio page added for Tony Gibson our Sound Engineer.

02/04/04  Upcoming shows updated.

01/26/04
NEW SHOWS, CHANGING OF THE YEARS / CHANGING OF THE BAND

Shows added for all of 2004 with much more to come.

Happy New Year to all, best of wishes to you and yours.

We'd like to welcome a new and good friend to the Groove family.  Troy McKee is now the permanent drummer for Grateful Groove for at least the next year.  We are looking forward to more great times and music with Troy so please welcome Troy as we have.

Grateful Groove wishes Aren Weinbrenner a fond farewell.  He's left the band to expand his musical horizons and to spend more time with his family.  Aren played bass guitar for the Groove for the last two years.  Aren is a good friend and we wish him and his family the best.  We are in the process of holding auditions for the position of bass player so all interested should apply within...  if you think you can handle it.   :-)

10/06/03 Upcoming shows updated. Tolucas gigs added for October 24th and November 21st.

09/04/03 Upcoming shows updated. Beatniks gig added for September 6th.

08/13/03 Upcoming shows updated. Beatniks gigs added for October 18th and December 6th.  Lance Thompson is now officially the bands booking agent.  Please contact him if you're interested in booking the band.

07/11/03 Upcoming shows updated.

07/05/03 Upcoming shows updated.

06/26/03 Upcoming shows updated. One show added.  Added date for July10th.

06/07/03 Upcoming shows updated.

05/15/03 Upcoming shows updated.  Modified performance times for Edgewater dates May25, July 18 and Aug 16th.

05/12/03 Upcoming shows updated.  Three shows added.  Added dates for June 6th, August 2nd and August 3rd.

04/22/03 Upcoming shows updated.

04/02/03 Upcoming shows updated.

03/27/03 Upcoming shows updated.  Three shows added.  Added Capt'n Grooves Colossal Campout for June 27th.  Also added two for Edgewater on July 18th and August 16th. 

03/17/03 Upcoming shows updated.  Paul's Pub will not happen this Saturday but will happen at a later date.  Please check back.  Thank you!.

03/08/03 Upcoming shows updated.  One show at Beatniks Cafe for May 17th added.

03/07/03 Upcoming shows updated.  Three shows at The Loft added.  One for April 25th, July 11th and July 12th.

03/04/03 Upcoming shows updated.  Two shows at Toluca's added.  One for April 26th and one for May 23rd.  Also one date added for Edgewater for Sunday May 25th.  Also added set lists for the last two shows to the Music page.

03/02/03 Upcoming shows updated.

02/17/03 Upcoming shows updated.  The Meteor show for March 29th has been moved to April 19th.

02/17/03 One addition made to the Upcoming Shows section.  The March 8th show at Edgewater has been added.

02/10/03 Changes made to the Upcoming Shows section.  The March Josh's gig has been moved to March 28th.  The Firefly that WAS scheduled for that date will be moved to another date.  Check back later to find out when.  Correction made to links page.  Bio paged fixed.

01/29/03 MP3's have been added to the music page so please check them out and let us know if you have any difficulties with the download process.  Enjoy!  The location of Feb. 22nd's show has been changed.  A couple of confirmed dates have been added as well.

01/27/03 The schedule has been updated.

01/07/03 The schedule has been updated for part of our January '03 dates.  Also a link has  been added to the links page for Paul's Apartment.  Please check back later for the rest of our January dates.

12/10/02 The schedule has been updated for all of our December '02 dates.  Also some set lists from recent shows have been added.  Please check back later for our January dates.

11/21/02 The website is done! Thank you for checking it out, read some interesting information about the band members, see some groovy photos on our photo page, and feel free to drop us an email.

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