Greg Ashley

Hometown: California, US
Tags: folk, psychedelic, psych-folk

Along with fronting Gris Gris, singer/songwriter/guitarist Greg Ashley also performs as a solo artist, concentrating on the delicately trippy psych-folk that occasionally makes its way into his band’s louder, more unpredictable music. Late in 2003, Birdman released his debut album, Medicine Fuck Dream, which drew comparisons to Mayo Thompson and Roky Erickson. Ashley’s second solo album, Painted Garden, arrived early in 2007, and though it had considerably cleaner production than his debut, it shared the same free-flowing songwriting and surreal lyrics. Listen at Last.fm

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Austin Psych Fest 3 Day 2

Sat. 04/24 | 12:00PM @ Mohawk Austin (map)

Click Here To See Austin Psych Fest Day 1 Click Here To See Austin Psych Fest Day 3 Austin Psych Fest was founded in 2008 to honor the legacy of Austin's musical history as the birthplace of…more»
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- Featured Review from AustinChronicle
  April 22, 2010
  The annual Austin Psych Fest is slowly becoming the All Tomorrow’s Parties of the South, expanding to three nights this year with a lineup that traces a new psychedelic era.
  more at www.austinchronicle.com
- Featured Review from TheOnion
  April 21, 2010
  The Black Angels’ breakout debut, Passover, was a feverish hallucination of Velvet-y drone and ’Nam-era paranoia, inspiring plenty of other bands to set their Wayback Machines for the seedy side of the ’60s. more at www.avclub.com
(unofficial sxsw) FastFolks Day Party @ The Gas Pipe 3/20

Sat. 03/20 | 1:00PM @ The Gas Pipe (map)

20 bands on 2 stages! Saturday 3/20 from 1-10pmFastFolks is setting up an alley cat bike race that will start and end @ The Gas Pipe. Free Dulce Vida Tequila! (til it's gone) RSVPLineup incl…more»
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Greg Ashley Band

Thu. 03/18 | 10:00PM @ Jaime's Spanish Village (map)

Presented by: Blackout Booking Oakland CA With each successive album, whether solo or with his bands the Gris Gris or The Mirrors, Oakland’s Greg Ashley continues to both ref…more»
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The Dutchess and the Duke, Greg Ashley, Fergus and Geronimo

Sat. 12/12 | 11:00PM @ Mohawk Austin (map)
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Strange Attractors, Greg Ashley, Shapes Have Fangs, Followed by Static

Sat. 09/12 | 10:00PM @ Beerland (map)

The Strange Attractors' fuzzed-out psychedelia follows in the footsteps of bands like the Stooges and Spacemen 3 and The Velvet Underground. The Austin Chronicle called their self-recorded and…more»
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- Featured Review from TheOnion
  September 10, 2009
  If your favorite Beatles track is “Revolution No. 9,” you’ll find a lot to like in Greg Ashley’s trippy, randomly constructed psych-pop. more at austin.decider.com
- Featured Review from AustinChronicle
  September 10, 2009
  The Strange Attractors’ latest, Sleep and You Will See, elevates dystopian space rock to the 13th Floor. more at www.austinchronicle.com
Blackout Booking presents (free)

Fri. 03/20 | 11:00AM @ Cheapo Records (map)

River City Tan Lines (6pm), Lover! (5pm), Intelligence (4pm), Human Eye (3:30pm), Terrible Twos (3pm), Thomas Function (2pm), Greg Ashley (1pm), Brimstone Howl (noon), TV Ghost (11am)
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Greg Ashley Band (Rock)

Thu. 03/19 | 11:30PM @ Metal and Lace (map)

With each successive album, whether solo or with his bands the Gris Gris or The Mirrors, Oakland’s Greg Ashley continues to both refine and expand on his version of the New Weird American soun…more»
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Greg Ashley (Gris Gris) (Inside)

Sun. 11/02 | 8:00PM @ The Main (map)
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Crystal Antlers, Greg Ashley, Those Peabodys, Manikin

Sun. 11/02 | 7:00PM @ Beerland (map)
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- Featured Review from AustinChronicle
  October 29, 2008
  Psych-punk quintet Crystal Antlers busted straight outta Long Beach, Calif., this year with a raging self-released EP that got them signed to Touch and Go.
  more at austinchronicle.com
Greg Ashley

Sat. 03/15 | 10:00PM @ Room 710 - CLOSED
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Greg Ashley

Sat. 03/15 | 10:00PM @ Room 710 - CLOSED
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Modey Lemon / Howlin Rain / Lou Lou and the Guitarfish / Greg Ashley / Apache

Sat. 03/15 | 9:00PM @ Room 710 - CLOSED
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The Sonny Pop Festival

Fri. 03/14 | 12:15PM @ Sonny's Vintage (map)

Featuring: 5PM Paul Collins Beat (New York, NY) 4PM The Cynics (Pittsburgh, PA) 3PM Muck and the Mires (Boston, MA) 2PM The Breakup Society (Phoenix, AZ) 1PM Black Black Gold (Houston, TX) 12…more»
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VietNam and Greg Ashley (of The Gris Gris) / the strange attractors / the golden b...

Thu. 06/07 | 10:00PM @ The Main (map)

Brooklyn's darkly hypnotic rock outfit Vietnam is the brainchild of vocalist/guitarist Michael Gerner and guitarist Josh Grubb. Upon discovering that both were inspired by Bob Dylan, the R…more»
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Todd P Presents...at Mrs. B's

Sat. 03/17 | 2:00PM @ Ms. B's Authentic Creole Restaurant (map)

Todd P presents Hella (10pm), special guest (9:30pm), Land of Talk (9pm), Deerhunter (8:30pm), Matt and Kim (8pm), special guest (7:30pm), Medicine Fuck Dream (7pm), Dragons of Zynth (6:30pm),…more»
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Dusty Medical Records Showcase

Sat. 03/17 | 1:00PM @ Beerland (map)

Black Lips (5:30pm), CPC Gangbangs (4:45pm), JuiceboXXX (4pm), Live Fast Die (3:15pm), Goodnight Loving (2:30pm), The Strange Boys (1:45pm), Greg Ashley (1pm), The Get Drunk DJs at Beerland (2…more»
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Medicine Fuck Dream

Fri. 03/16 | 9:40PM @ Beerland (map)
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Blackout Booking Showcase

Fri. 03/16 | 8:00PM @ Beerland (map)

Beat the Devil 8:00 p.m. - Birthday Suits 8:50 p.m. - Medicine Fuck Dream 9:40 p.m. - Buffalo Killers 10:30 p.m. - River City Tanlines 11:20 p.m. - Jack-O and The Tennessee Tearjerkers 12:10…more»
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Vice Saves Texas Party

Fri. 03/16 | 1:30PM @ Longbranch Inn (map)

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Greg Ashley with Brian Glaze and the Medicine Fuck Dream Road Show

Wed. 03/14 | 11:00PM @ Club de Ville (map)
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Birdman Showcase

Wed. 03/14 | 8:00PM @ Club de Ville (map)

Apache 8:00 p.m. - The Time Flys 9:00 p.m. - The Nice Boys 10:00 p.m. - Greg Ashley with Brian Glaze and the Medicine Fuck Dream Road Show 11:00 p.m. - The Spider Bags 12:00 a.m. - Midnite Sna…more»
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The Sonny Pop Festival Showcase

Wed. 03/14 | 12:00PM @ Sonny's Vintage (map)

WED March 14th:--------Psychedelic Showcase--------4PM The Explorers Club(Charleston, SC)3PM Greg Ashley (solo)(Oakland, CA)2PM Spider Bags(Chapel Hill, NC)1PM Oh Pyramid(San Marcos, TX)12noo…more»
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