Podcast appearances and mentions of kris gruen

While nepotism in Hollywood continues to give the questionably talented mainstream opportunities, it really doesn’t exist like that within the music industry. Like, if a performer’s truly not up to snuff, a familial claim to fame ultimately won’t get them all that far. Case in point, son of iconic rock ‘n’ roll photographer Bob Gruen, […] The post Kris Gruen & Kendall Jane Meade: “Heaven On A Car Ride” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Kris GruenIt was in Vermont's rural backcountry woods, mountains, and fields that surround his family's organic farm, that Kris Gruen began writing his fifth studio album, Welcome Farewell."I felt like a naturalist," says the alt-folk songwriter, who had spent much of the previous decade on the road, strumming his songs to crowds on both sides of the Atlantic. "For a traveling musician, it can be rare to choose a place in the world where you can put down your roots in this most concrete of ways. I now have a big physical commitment to home — to the farm that my family built from scratch, where my wife grows Brussels sprouts and my grandmother is buried. It was while hiking in the nearby woods that I found the reflection and context needed to write about the people and relationships that make up my family and community life. When I removed myself physically from my home to write, I could write about home more genuinely."

In this episode Jerrell speaks with singer-songwriter Kris Gruen. "Welcome Farewell finds Gruen spinning autobiographical stories of family, community, and the farm life in Vermont's rural backcountry woods within which he is immersed. The central characters who occupy Welcome Farewell's songs are real people, including his late grandmother -- whose influence is honored with tracks like "Apple Tree" and the cinematically-arranged "Skyline Drive" -- and his wife, who invites her husband to join her in the fields in "When She Says”. All the songs on this album are made earnest by the writer and producer's allegiance to their acoustic soul, but are energized and affirmed by the swooning pedal steel, horns, keys and rock-solid rhythm section that deliver stellar and personalized performances throughout. The result is an album that's both intimately conceived and collaboratively presented, a fitting combination for songs that take stock of Gruen's place within his family, his town, and the wider world." [Description by Devious Planet] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 76 features an in depth conversation with New York City music producer and engineer, Charles Newman. Tune in to hear all about Charles’ long history in music, which includes working with Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, playing in various bands, and starting The Deli Magazine, which remains an important music publication in New York City. Charles also discussed his role as music supervisor on the independent film, All These Small Moments, which involved working with the composer of the film’s score, Dan Lipton and the film’s creator/director, Melissa Miller Costanzo. Charles hand-selected the tracks on the soundtrack, which is an indie pop rock retro-americana mashup, with a dash of 80’s and shoegaze thrown in for good measure. The episode features some of the standout tracks from the soundtrack, including songs by Kris Gruen, Slowrunner, Echo Courts, Aloud, and Tom Shaner.You can purchase the soundtrack to All These Small Moments via Amazon. The soundtrack is also available to stream on Spotify.

Kris Gruen writes songs about grownup life infused with a mystic wonder, softening the world’s sharp edges like a glass of exceptionally fine bourbon. Kris grew up steeped in classic records. His Americana influenced new folk is grounded in the tradition of great narrative songwriters like Cat Stevens and Paul Simon and yet Kris’s voice is strikingly current. A New York City native who’s put down roots in Vermont, Kris effortlessly blends sagacious wit and emotional depth. The new album Coast & Refuge is an album both about and created by partnerships where the sonic and thematic threads feel constant, equally at home in the old townships of Vermont where the new folk- artist lives, as it is in the new frontiers of Scandinavia, and the California coastline where much of it was written. The songs retain folk roots, but bring a contemporary urgency and a big sound. The result draws comparisons to Matthew Perryman Jones, Pete Yorn, Elbow, Griffin House and Ryan Adams. Over a four year period Kris worked with LA writer/producers Brad Gordon (Vance Joy, Dan Wilson),Justin Gray (James Bay, John Legend,) and Ramin Sakurai (Supreme Beings of Leisure), Finnish singer-songwriter Peppina, and LA artist AM. During his 2015 European tour supporting Jesse Malin, Kris was led to Stockholm to work with Peter Morén (of Peter Bjorn and John). Gruen also collaborated with filmmaker Melissa Miller- Costanzo on the song “Coming Down Around Me” for her feature film “All These Small Moments” starring Molly Ringwald and Jemima Kirke, which premiered at The Tribeca Film Festival this past April. Longtime producer Charles Newman (The Magnetic Fields, The Bones of J.R. Jones) produced the track in his Brooklyn based Cottage Sounds studio, as well as The Morén duet and the album closer, “2008,” a beautifully nostalgic ballad co-written with Los Angeles based artists Jim and Sam.  

Kris Gruen joins Zach & Ed for a live in-studio session performing songs off his latest release, Coast and Refuge, released on June 22, 2018.

We had an Interview with Kris Gruen, during touring in Europe, about his trip and of course, his ambitions and goals in life.

We had an Interview with Kris Gruen, during touring in Europe, about his trip and of course, his ambitions and goals in life.

We had an Interview with Kris Gruen, during touring in Europe, about his trip and of course, his ambitions and goals in life.

Kris Gruen writes songs about grown up life infused with a mystic wonder, softening the world’s sharp edges like a glass of exceptionally fine bourbon. Kris grew up steeped in classic records. His Americana influenced new folk is grounded in the tradition of great narrative songwriters like Cat Stevens and Paul Simon and yet Kris’s voice is strikingly current. A New York City native who’s put down roots in Vermont, Kris effortlessly blends sagacious wit and emotional depth. Americana UK writes "There is the sense of theatre that artists such as Sufjan Stevens achieve, and Gruen's music certainly stands al While often garnering comparisons to contemporaries like The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams, and Andrew Bird, Exclaim! Canada’s Music Authority aptly notes, “Kris Gruen is no mere imitator. He possesses a sound all his own.”Building off the success his critically acclaimed albums Lullaby School and Part Of It All, Kris released his third studio album,New Comics From The Wooded World, in the summer of 2013.New Comics From The Wooded World finds Kris Gruen’s voice seasoned, soaring, and at the height of his craft. The album was recorded in San Francisco at John Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone Studios and at producer Charles Newman's  Mother West Soho digs in NYC. It features contributions from drummer Butch Norton, Anais Mitchell, Sean Hayes, Shiben Bhattacharya, The Bowmans, Nashville's Jason Gofort and more.In 2015 Kris did a short run release of the Duos and Trios EP which included some and co-writes from friends iJim and Sam, The Bones of J.R. Jones, Rachel Ries and Peppina. This coincided with and 8 country European tour supporting Jesse Malin and Brothers of Brazil. He's currently working on his next full length titled Coast and Refuge, It's slated for a fall 2016 release.

Kris Gruen started out in NYC, but has been fed and thrived in the natural world, including Vermont with his farmer wife and as station director of WGDR/WGDH, Plainfield, VT. Kris has a style all his own, combining mystic poetry with new folk influences, and with the Kris Gruen secret ingredient.

Singer-songwriter, Maggie, is a small town girl with a big voice and an even bigger dream. A native of Ontario Canada, Maggie grew up to play music, inspired by  Bonnie Raitt, Etta James, and Aretha Franklin.  She crafted her own unique, bluesy vocal style that deeply sets her apart. Her debut album “Now Hear Me Out” quickly rose up the charts in Canada, and she began playing alongside artists like  Carly Rae Jepsen, and The Bangles. And she talks with us at 2:05 pm ET. Self-taught multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and poetic lyricist Kris Gruen has soaked in the sounds of celebrated artists throughout his life and has emerged as a growing talent.  His third  new alum, New Comics From The Wooded World his third after the critically acclaimed, Lullaby School, and Part Of It All, is a masterpiece.  We listen to it and talk with the amn himself at 2:30 pm ET.