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The Grip Weeds
The Grip Weeds are an American rock band from Highland Park, New Jersey. History The Grip Weeds were formed in 1988 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, by brothers Rick Reil (guitar) and Kurt Reil (drums). The band is named after the fictional character “Musketeer Gripweed”, played by John Lennon in Richard Lester’s 1967 motion picture ''How I Won The War''. The Reil brothers are joined by guitarist Kristin Pinell, a veteran of New York City's The Rooks. and bassist Dave DeSantis, who joined the band in 2012. Their music is often classified in the power pop, psychedelic rock and garage rock categories. Influences include The Beatles, The Who, Big Star, Buffalo Springfield, The Yardbirds, The Smithereens, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, and others.The Grip Weeds Web Site Bio http://www.gripweeds.com/bio/bio.html The Grip Weeds began their recording career with the 1992 three-song independent release ''See You Through'' on their own Ground Up Records label, followed by the single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland Park, New Jersey
Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States in the New York City metropolitan area. The borough is located on the northern banks of the Raritan River, in the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 15,072,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Highland Park borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey , . Accessed May 1, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
