grimace federation creates morphing, sonic, textured movements which groove and swerve pleasantly between the progressive and the old school. built from an improvisational fusion guitar trio (guitar, bass, drums), grimace used lush chords and raw drum n bass beats to develop a funky jazz tweaked indie-rock sound that rocked house parties across philly. in an effort to continually change, always staying dynamic and heavy, the band added a 2nd drummer, a new york vibraphonist and a fretless bassist. more recently, the band once again reformatted, getting a new bassist while the old bassist took on a new role as second guitar - forming the lineup that is grimace federation today. now the sextet crafts complex and subtle instrumental pieces that are as deep as they are classic; referencing radiohead, a tribe called quest, and stereolab as much as george harrison, ry cooder and art blakey. the sound is an aesthetic that is truly unique. the players ?chris wood // drums???jon wood // drums???wes schwartz // guitar???xack xweig // vibraphone/keyboards erik “ralphie” malmgren-samuel // guitar/theremin/samples ian voss // bass