Thats's right we have finished a full length cd with the best of the old and the new songs. It has been a long time coming and we couldnt have done it without our old bass player Tony Howard who recorded it in his new basement studio.
We are going to be releasing it on Thursday August 211 at The Goodfoot in SE on 2845 SE Stark at 9 PM. We will be celebrating with members both old and new, its too soon to announce everyone but you can certainly expect the return of Scott and his songs!! He's not dead believe it or not.
Please come out and represent for The Grokkers and pick up a copy, we want to look good in front of our excellent compatriots Cicada Omega, Vanderbuilte and Hello Cleveland!!
Hope we see you all there!!




The Grokkers at Green Dragon from The Penny Jam on Vimeo.

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE****

The Green Dragon Bistro and Brewpub Saturday May 31st @8 pm
Ninkasi Brewing and Pop Tomorrow Present a live concert and music video release party by local Indie band The Grokkers and a meet-the-brewer event all in one.

Jamie Floyd of Ninkasi will be bringing a ton of special Ninkasi beers made exclusively for this show. So dont miss out on a rare opportunity to drink some unique beer and to meet the brewmaster himself.

About The Grokkers:

The Oxford English Dictionary defines grok as "to understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with" and "to empathize or communicate sympathetically (with); also, to experience enjoyment." Other forms of the word include "groks" (present third person singular), "grokked" (past participle) and "grokking" (present participle).

In an ideological context, a grokked concept becomes part of the person who contributes to its evolution by improving the doctrine, perpetuating the myth, espousing the belief, adding detail to the social plan, refining the idea or proofing the theory.
We believe this translates perfectly to music and beer, each one communicates their creators intentions in an immediate and natural way like few other mediums and their partnership should go hand in hand.

"What excites me is people being stoked about knowing who makes their beer and who makes their music and becoming even more discriminating in their tastes" says Scott Wray The Grokkers band member and Belmont Station employee.

"You dont buy a cd because their album is the most mass produced and you dont by a beer for the same reasons. At the same time you want to bring these things to the most people possible without losing your craft and thats what Ninkasi does and why we are excited about teaming up with them"--says Ezra aka Samurai Artist the band manager, Belmont Station employee, Pop Tomorrow member and local brewing artist.

The Grokkers will be premiering a live music video that was filmed in the Green Dragon brewhouse by The Penny Jam.
A weekly podcast filming local bands in unusual settings at no cost to anyone but themselves. They allow music the ability to be seen by an even larger audience and to escape the confines of music venues.

You can see The Grokkers at the National Organic Beer Festival and the Brewers Summer Games in Pacific City both in June and you can find Ninkasi beers in stores now like Belmont Station and New Seasons Markets.

Special thanks to Maletis and Morgan Miller, Scott from The Penny Jam, Angelo De Leso, LoLo Lancaster and of course Jamie Floyd.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Grok (IPA /g....k/ (GA) or /g....k/ (RP), both rhyming with rock) is a verb that connotes an internalized way of knowing -- knowledge greater than that which can be sensed by an outside observer. It is an understanding beyond empathy and intimacy. In grokking, one experiences the literal capabilities and frame of reference of the subject. The verb can be used both transitively and intransitively; in the transitive sense the Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "to understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with", while in the intransitive sense it is defined as "to empathize or communicate sympathetically with; also, to experience enjoyment." The OED also lists the alternate spelling "grock".

Robert A. Heinlein originally coined the term as part of a fictional Martian language in his 1961 novel Stranger in a Strange Land, where it literally means "drink" and figuratively refers to the merging of essence that encompasses the theme of the book. The term has become part of the English language, attested in dictionaries and used mostly by certain counterculture groups and in hacker culture.

When the sun goes to sleep tonight it's gon'na leave behind the heat.

Ruthless rulers stake their turf and coat the Earth in concrete.

And no police to be found they're paid to protect the elite.

What the tax payers don't know won't kill them.

 

Cheap thrills abound for ones with the means to pay.

While the police pick on the colored folks the mayor looks the other way.

Political wholesalers all sit around and say,

"If you can't beat'em, join'em!"   

 

Preachers preach repression to impressionable youth.

Teachers teach from textbooks containing half the truth.

The ones who call the shots are way too long in the tooth.

You better get yourself a sturdy umbrella.

 

Radioactive wasteland women pour salt on open wounds.

Police put the poor in prison with the druggies and the loons.

So I'm on the run from J. Edgar Hoover and all his worthless goons.

Yeah I hear he's a tenacious type of fella.

 

Bedridden breadwinners force fed on foolish pride

Come to cope with fickle fate and the weight of bitter brides.

While refugees and saintly sinners refuse to choose sides,

Purists extol the virtues of marriage.

 

Death's hand is quicksand in an hourglass or time.

All you poets, priests and prophets confess your sins and crimes.

Now all I can say you're just a sign of the times.

Haul my corpse away. Where's my horse and carriage?

Written by James Chan

I walk a thin line between love and lust,

Just ask my last love.

She was a good love. One that I could trust

But I'm not thinking of.

 

I'm still thinking of the one that got away.

I saw her walking down the street the other day.

As soon as I caught her eye she ran the other way.

What can I say?

 

Pretty little girl sitting in the back row of the show,

I want to know, how'd you like to maybe come home with me?

Do you think your daddy would let me?

 

(Chorus)

Between you and Suzie Q I don't know what to do.

Julie baby, Julie baby, Julie baby,

You drive me crazy.

 

Pretty little girl how'd you like to sit by my side,  

And confide all the secrets you hide from me.

You got me swimming in ecstasy.

(Chorus)

 

Written by James Chan

Sweet Samantha makes me smile with the greatest of ease,

Please don't tease me.

You know I'll only get down on my knees for one that needs me

Can you see me?

When I'm looking at you, wondering,

Wondering what you're thinking.

 

When I watch you strut your stuff you're like a diamond in the rough,

I can't get enough of you.

Everything you say is just so off the cuff, I'm not bluffing you.

Am I blue?

Or is it vertigo again,

'Cause your gravity has got me reeling.

I was never any good at this sort of thing.

 

(Bridge)

My patience wears thin, could you spoil the end?

'Cause the suspense is just killing me.

If you could pretend to be my special friend,

It just might make me as happy as can be.

 

(Last Verse)

Now the time has come near for me to leave you my dear,

I've got to get out of here.

I wish I could stay and play this song for you to hear. It's my souvenir.

I was sincere.

Have I made it clear?

That I wish you were here with me.

 

(Outro)

Sweet Samantha (Repeat)

 

Written by James Chan