Vending Machine Mention in Outside Magazine, June 2008

Our friend Jonathan Kiersky at the Hi-Tone Cafe put "Desert Sun Played" on his summer mix. Check out the side bar below from Outside Magazine's June 2008 issue.

The perfect party mix...doesn't exist. But some people know better than others. And few can be trusted more than the folks at the Hi-Tone Cafe, in barbacue capital Memphis, Tennessee. The pizza joint hosts about 1,000 bands for 300 shows a year--both local and national touring acts. "If a tremendous band is playing rooms our size," says owner Jonathan Kiersky (who suggests the rootsy starter mix here), "they will be playing the Hi-Tone."

1. "Honey, I'm Too Old for You" Jack-O and the Tennessee Tearjerkers
2. "Push and Pull," Viva L'American Death Ray Music
3. "T New," Antenna Shoes
4. "Desert Sun Played," Vending Machine [Buy on iTunes]
5. "Is There a Ghost," Band of Horses
6. "So Much Trouble," Matt Pond PA
7. "Ugly Things," Unknown Hinson
8. "The Cry of Melora," Black CObra
9. "Last Day of Winter," Pelican
10. "Veni Vidi Vici," Black Lips

New Mouserocket Record and Show

The new Mouserocket record "Pretty Loud" is coming out next week.

Check out more on the Tic Tac Totally website.

We have a show coming up next week too:

The Rockey Shuffle - Vending Machine does a song for the Memphis Redbirds baseball team

The new Vending Machine song AND dance, "The Rockey Shuffle" will debut as a part of this Sunday's (April 13th, 2008) "Baptist Pediatric Care Kids Opening Day" festivities at the Memphis Redbird's AutoZone Park.

As is the Sunday tradition at the park, kids will be invited to run the bases at the conclusion of the game, which will be followed by a special invitation for all to stick around and be a part of the making of the Rockey Shuffle video which we will use throughout the season both in-game and on the Memphis Redbirds website.

Sunday's first pitch is scheduled for 1:35 PM, and tickets are available at http://www.memphisredbirds.com/ or by calling (901) 721-6000.

The song was recorded last month at the new Easley McCain studio and features Robert Barnett, Quinn Powers, Doug Easley, Sean Faust and a cast of kids.

Check back here Sunday night as well to hear the song. We will be posting it here!






April 16, 2008 - Update! Take a listen here: http://drop.io/rockeyshuffle

Mouserocket at the WEVL Benefit - March 1st,2008 at the Young Avenue Deli

Listen to January 2008 show on Break Thru Radio

Listen to the January 2008 Vending Machine show on Break Thru Radio now.



http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=3053

Orginal Christmas Song mp3s by Vending Machine

For the whole month of December (and the last week of November) we are making 4 of our original Christmas songs available for streaming and download. Here's a quick rundown:

wot is nog - w/Shelby Bryant [download]

Have you ever wondered what is in egg nog? Old jelly rolls? Christmas lights? Find out what else!
Also - check out Shelby's great new record, Luscious, that just came out on Smells Like Records last week.

north pole christmas party band [download]

What happens when santa gets back from delivering all the toys? It's simple, a huge elf party with santa playing a double guitar solo all by himself.

candy powered sled [download]

A kid buys a sled from an electronics store at the North Pole that's got some cheap fuel.

fly on christmas dragon (with the yellow house singers) [download]

Santa needs help. Someone call the Christmas Dragon.

Play all of them together with the player over on the right column of the page.

Happy Holidays!

2 songs from Gonerfest 4 at Murphy's

Recording by Rocket Science

Snocap and Myspace

All the songs from two Vending Machine albums ("Chamber from Here to There" and "Kicked and Scratched") are now available via digital download on MySpace.

Look for the Snocap area on the page:


More on Snocap...

Vending Machine - Snocap Digital Downloads

Buy directly from us - digital donwloads from Vending Machine CDs:

Pics from the Feb 3 show

Here are some pics from the February 3rd show at the Hi-Tone. We have a recording of it that I will be posting in the next few days. Keep an ear and eye out.



More pics here

REVIEW: The cozy comfort of Vending Machine's homemade pop.

BY CHRIS HERRINGTON | FEBRUARY 1, 2007

FROM: The Memphis Flyer

So much indie rock these days can feel so insular -- consciously separated from the larger world. But King Cobras Do, the fifth solo album from former Big Ass Truck singer/guitarist Robby Grant and fourth under the Vending Machine moniker, makes insular work in its favor. Recorded at the attic studio of Grant's Midtown house, King Cobras Do doesn't sound estranged -- it sounds homey, cozy. It radiates a unity of production, tone, and content.

The cumulative impact of this intimate album is that of an energizing hymn to domesticity in both its subject matter and musical spirit. With images of dancing in the den to daylight, the second song, "Rae," is a hand-clap-fueled love song to Grant's wife. The memories here are charmingly lived-in: "When you developed photos there/And we hung out and I sat in the chair/Nervous and scared around you" and "Remember when our room was just a bed."

The album-closing "Tell Me the Truth and I'll Stop Teasing You" is a delicate tribute to Grant's 2-year-old daughter. "The animal noises that you make never sound all that fake/It feels like there's an elephant in the room," Grant testifies, before a great little moment where he catches her yawning. And Grant's 7-year-old son makes a more tangible appearance, contributing some free-associative lyrics to "Babies" and "Saturn National Anthem."

On "Good Old Upstairs," Grant expands the theme with a personification of the attic home studio where the album was recorded. ("In my sleep, she nudges me/To come up and play around some more.") And, with his one-man band bolstered by an extended family of siblings (Grayson Grant), former bandmates (Big Ass Truckers Steve Selvidge and Robert Barnett), and friends (Jared and Lori McStay), the intimacy of the record is more inclusive than most bedroom pop.

Even the songs that don't take domesticity as subject matter -- the gently melodic acoustic/electric "Runaway"; the relaxed, toe-tapping "Desert Sun Played" -- sound like testaments to the creative comfort zone that home provides. The album feels like a spring breeze blowing through an open kitchen window; a front-porch packed with family and friends. -- Chris Herrington

Link to review

PDF of article

Download the Vending Machine WEVL show

Thanks to Andrew (host of the Memphis Beat), Judy, Brian, and Stephanie at WEVL. We had a great time playing there on Tuesday. Most of the songs we played are from our new CD - King Cobras Do (order now).



Download the mp3s:
Runaway
Desert Sun Played
Tell Me The Truth and I'll Stop Teasing You
Rae

The players:
Quinn Powers - guitar
Grayson Grant - bass
Robert Barnett - drum and cowbell
Robby Grant - guitar, keyboards, and vocals
Five Grant - handclaps and pokemon handbook

Podcast: 10 Degrees of Dungen with Steve Selvidge

Listen to Steve play some Vending Machine in this podcast:
Rachel and the City: Podcast #4: 10 Degrees of Dungen with Steve Selvidge

He talks about how we collaborated on Saturn National Anthem.

Some great song pics. The download is really big and slow but worth it.

Lyrics and Chords - Babies from King Cobras Do

Babies
Vending Machine
From: King Cobras Do
www.chocolateguitars.com

Intro:
C#->A->Bflat->B->C->C#->C#->A->Bflat
E|---x---x---x-----
B|---x---x---x-----
G|---x---x---x----
D|---6---6---6----
A|---4---0---x----
E|---x---x---6----


C# A Bflat
the king cobras do
B C C#
and the mouths do to
A Bflat B C C#
watching every move that you are making with their hearing


C# Aflat
when you're inside
B
banging the bars
F# A E Aflat
on the cage it can't be heard unless you're just a few away

C# A Bflat
the king cobras do
B C C#
and the mouths do to
A Bflat B C C#
watching every move that you are making with their hearing


C# Aflat
now your babies
B
getting older
F# A E Aflat
and you let them out the door and they fall right onto their face

Aflat A B F# E G


C# A Bflat
the king cobras do
B C C#
and the mouths do to
A Bflat B C C#
watching every move that you are making with their hearing

Solo
C# B E D C# B C


C# A Bflat
with their guns and knives
B C C#
they will hunt your eyes
A Bflat B C C#
you bleed different colors it collects inside the gutters


C# Aflat
now your babies
B
getting older
F# A E Aflat
and you let them out the door and they fall right to outer space

Aflat A B F# E G

Outro:
C#->A->Bflat->B->C->C# 4X

Lyrics and Chords - Recording Your Thoughts from King Cobras Do

Recording Your Thoughts
Vending Machine
From: King Cobras Do
www.chocolateguitars.com

Intro: A F#m A F#m A F#m E

A F#m A

i sat behind you

F#m A

in the classroom

F#m E

the light from the sun was shining on your hair

I took a big chance now

During a fire drill

It gave me the chance

To tell you how i really felt

D Bm G F#m

I saw you laughing with your friends

D Bm G F#m

They said to never talk to me again

You tell me one thing

But are thinking another

I just wish you could

Be honest with me

So - I bought a new gadget

It records your thoughts

So I can just listen back

While slowing down when you think my name

I took all the tapes and

Make you say things like

“I really love you” and

“I like that show”

Invited some friends by

To listen when you cry

They really liked it

I felt so wrong

This is so wrong

Can’t stop myself

Now I know

Exactly where you will be

Sometimes you think things

I don’t want to hear

I tune them out

And hum you favorite song

I took all the tapes and

Make you say things like

“I’m really sorry” and

“Will you take me back?”

Invited some friends by

To listen when you cry

They really liked it

I felt so wrong

Order Now from ITunes

Click on any of the album titles below to open and purchase in iTunes.

King Cobras Do (iTunes)
2007


Kicked and Scratched (iTunes)
2005

5 Piece Kit (iTunes)
2002

The Chamber From Here to There (iTunes)
2000

Order Now - Buy the CDs

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King Cobras Do (2007)

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The Chamber From Here to There (2000)

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Vending Machine / Brad Pounders split 7" (2001)

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Kicked and Scratched (2004) (out of stock) available on iTunes

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5 Piece Kit (2002) (out of stock) available on iTunes

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