NEW SECTION ADDED TO THE links PAGE!

It is a list of Alternative Media sources which I hope many of you will utilize!

In other news: We played at a wedding party yesterday for this guy that Philip works with. It was wierd at first because there were only old folks and little kids around, but as soon as we started setting up, the relatives started leaving and the friends started piling it. By the time we hit our first note...it was a party! We played about an hour and a half and ended with "Shout" just as four police cars pulled up to kill the noise. Perfect timing! It was a very fun night.

Posted: 10/28/03 - Ian

Ok everyone, ATTENTION! As you all know, we are releasing our CD on November 25th. But if you can't wait...there are ways you can get it. Below is a list of websites that you can buy our album off of. By pre-ordering your copy today you would really be helping us out. The first site, CD Universe is selling it for cheap, only $9.09 (the inland empire special price...909). So please order a copy or two or three or seven at one of these sites:

CdUniverse.com

Wherehouse.com

BestBuy.com

HepCatRecords.com

Amazon.com

Posted: 10/18/03 - Ian

If you couldn't make it out to last night's FREE show at Mugsy's...you missed out! There were great bands, including: One Way, The Antagonists, and Made on Malice. I was happy to see so many new faces singing and dancing. We started playing at around 8:15pm and your friendly neighborhood MxOxM finished the night off with a bang. What I loved most about the night was the fact that everyone was cool...and I don't mean cool like: "I wear my hat sideways and drive a raised truck, I'm Cool," but cool like: "we are all here to have a good time, and I don't care who you are or were, or what you dress like or smell like." Thanks to Made on Malice for setting the whole thing up. And thanks to each and everyone one of you who came out to see us, especially if you drove a long distance!

I will try to post some more pictures from the night soon...maybe...I think.

Posted: 10/13/03 - Ian

I just found this really old picture of us and Cory from Made on Malice singing our AFI cover and thought you'd like to see it.
Go to the show on Friday night and you might see this happen again!

MAY 2000

Posted: 10/11/03 - Ian

THIS FRIDAY is gonna be awesome. DO NOT MISS this FREE show at Mugsy's in Riverside. Grounded is playing with Made on Malice and One Way. Please tell your friends. If you want a flyer to pass out, e-mail me asap. You will be sad if you forget about this show...so don't!

Posted: 10/4/03 - Ian

Last night's show at Tremors was excellent. I'd say it was the most fun I have ever had there. Made on Malice went on at around 10:15pm and played a blistering set full of excitement and energy. Everyone was rocking out in their seat. We went on at about 12:15 and played for about an hour. I was happy to see a lot of crowd participation and energy. I had a great time and look forward to playing there again soon! Thanks to everyone who came out to support both bands and to those who cared enough to watch us even though they didn't know who we were.

Posted: (2:23am) 9/29/03 - Ian

Well, I just got off work about half an hour ago and decided to update everyone on this weekend's events. Well, we have kinda come up with this new technique that is going to make us famous. It is based on one very simple principle: What makes you want something most? Answer...When you can't have it! Considering the reality of this well known fact has led us to the immaculate conclusion that, the more shows we say we are going to play...and then somehow get cancelled...the higher our mass appeal will be. Soon, people will flock from all over the world (and possibly the Universe, if all goes as planned) to watch Grounded not play a show. We took one step closer to reaching this goal by planning on performing at this anti-frat (which was really just a frat in disguise) party on Friday night...and of course we couldn't play because of the "sensitivity of the atmosphere," whatever that means. By next month, we will be packing the house full of people who are dying to see Grounded perform just due to the fact that they will probably end up not performing. On this note, I leave you with 3 pieces of advice, 1.) Never assume that when someone asks you to do something, that they actually want you to do it. 2.) Never go to a party on Frat Row unless you are taller than 6 feet tall, rich, or can pull off the wearing-the-hat-sideways look. and 3.) When you get off of work at 2 in the morning, just go to sleep...never post updates. (When I wake up I am going to regret writing all this.)

Oh yeah, this morning's show at the SpeedWay was great fun...uh...yeah.

Posted: 9/24/03 - Ian

Ok, it's time for an update. Let's see...well, the Collet park show got shut down by the Man before we even got to take all of our stuff out of the truck...so I guess it saved us a little bit of work, but it was disappointing nonetheless. It would have been a fun show. Then we played in Encino, I think it was last Saturday. There were supposed to be 200 people there...there were not. (I think I've said something like that before). But anyways, we still tried to give a great performance to those few who did show. Our motto is "brick by brick," every person is worth 100% of our effort. But enough of the bull$#!t, we are playing an unadvertised show this Friday, it's actually a huge party in Orange County, it's on Frat Row for CSUF, but it's not a Frat party, we are kinda against the whole obsession over masculinity and the paying for friends thing. We'll probably play around 10pm and anyone who wants to come is welcome. E-mail us for more info.

Posted: 9/8/03 - Ian

Last Sunday's show in Huntington Beach was great. By far the best backdrop we have yet to play in front of. The view was awesome. The music stage was one of the best I've heard at the CORE TOUR. Bullets-n-Octane played right before us, I really enjoyed their set. We played our 45 minute set at 3:00pm and then stuck around for a few hours to talk to everyone we could and pass out free CD's and run our merch booth...you know...all the extra stuff hardworking bands have to do besides just showing up and playing. But it was all good and fun because Fishbone played right after us and those guys are always entertaining. We met a lot of new people and gave hundreds of free CD's away. Hopefully all of you who missed us can come see us play our next free show in Riverside on the 13th!

Posted: 8/4/03 - Ian

Hello all! GROUNDED is back from Northern California. We had a blast. There was a very good turn out at the iMusicast. There were at least 100 people watching us play, which is really good considering the fact that no one up there had ever heard us before. We made a lot of new friends and fans. The folks up there really enjoy new music and care about the scene. We gave out a bunch of stickers and free CD's so hopefully they don't forget us! Thanks to Agent records for hooking us up with the show and thanks to you NorCal kids for being so rad!

Posted: 7/29/03 - Ian

Hey everyone, we are back from New York. We had an awesome time. The CORE TOUR show at Jones Beach was a lot of fun. There were not quit as many people as there were at the Venice Beach CORE TOUR show, but we still made a whole lot of new friends and fans. New York is full of really cool people and we‚d like to say thank you to those of you who supported us Californians. We would also like to extend a huge thanks to Jason Darling, our tour manager for this trip. He showed us around town and made sure everything went very smoothly. Jason, you rock man!
I know we just got back and all, but we are leaving you again as we make our way up California to Oakland. We are playing a show setup by Agent records on the 1st of August. Check out the events section for additional information. Thanks for visiting the website and keep checking back for more updates!

Posted: 7/23/03 - Ian

Last Saturday's show at the Showcase Theatre went very well. A lot of people came to see us play. Unfortunately, not too many came to see the headlining bands, which means there were not as many new ears as I was hoping for. When all is said and done, we had a fun time, the crowd obviously had fun, and isn't that the point? We gave away a bunch of stickers and CD's. I better see those stickers all around town guys!
On another note, we are leaving for the CORE TOUR in New York on thursday morning. I really hate flying too, so hopefully we don't die...that would really suck. Anyways, keep checking back for an update from "The Big Apple."

Posted: 7/17/03 - Mike

Hi, just letting all of you people know that we have T-shirts for sale at all our upcoming shows for $10. Also, we just got a bunch of stickers so get ready to stick them all over the place! We are really excited to go to New York next week to play the Core Tour. I hope those NY folk take kindly to our west coast punk. From what I hear our music video for I'd Rather Not is almost done, we just need to take a couple pictures for one of the scenes. Our plan is to include the video on the album as an enhanced CD feature. Oh by the way the album is done, but we ran into a predicament with the cover art idea, i wont get into details but it shall be resolved soon. We hope to get the CD out to all of you by this fall. We also decided to start playing more all ages shows, recently the 21+ thing hasn't worked out so well. Oh and Ian posted I'd Rather Not on Epitaph's Demolition section, click the link under songs in the "Album Preview" box above. And Thanks A Lot to our family, friends and fans, we couldn't make it without you guys! Hope to see you at the showcase Saturday.

Posted: 6/16/03 - Ian

GROUNDED would like to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support us last Saturday. I was seriously amazed to see all the people who showed up to drive to LA at 6:00 in the morning and help us with our music video. That meant so much to us, thank you! Because of all the help we got from you guys, this video is going to turn out really good. I think we will add it to our album when we release it as an enhanced CD.
We also want to thank anyone who showed up for the Core Tour show at 3pm on that same day. It was a very fun show. We had a couple technical difficulties, but that kind of thing happens. There were hundreds and hundreds of people watching us play. We handed out free promo CD‚s during our performance and we ended up giving out every single one of the 1000 we started with.
An extra special thank you goes out to KEVIN CHANDLER who came back out to LA with us the next day to be in more of the video. You are awesome man!

Mike Gets Thrown In Jail: 6/4/03 - Ian

Last night's show at the DragonFly in Hollywood was far from boring. We began our 40 minute set at about 8:15pm. Since this venue is ages 21 and over, it was hard to get many people to show up, especially on a Tuesday night. Despite the small crowd, we had a great time on stage. But the real excitement began after we finished up and were about to leave. Mike and I were driving his car back around to the front of the venue so we could load our equipment up, but just as we were pulling over, we heard a loud blarring of a horn and bright lights flashing through our rear window. I guess we were kinda blocking a bus stop on Santa Monica Blvd. So Mike got a little startled and ended up driving around the next corner to get out of the way. Normally, this type of driving maneuver would be a great way to avoid collision with a bus and keep traffic flowing. But Mike didn't notice that the right turn he made was through a red light...you know the color that means stop...especially if there are cops around. Yes, Mike went through a red light and cut off a black and white Ford Crown Victoria. Of course we were pulled over, and of course Mike didn't have his current insurance in the car, and of course he was guilty of breaking the law...but all that isn't cause for being arrested is it? No, but having a $26,000 warrant for your arrest is! So I'm sitting in the passanger seat and Mike is getting cuffed and thrown in the back of the police car. Not a pretty picture. When we go to the station to bust him out, they tell us there is nothing we can do, his bail is $26,000 for not paying some ticket a year ago, and even if we paid it, he couldn't leave until he saw a judge the next morning or maybe even the morning after that. So Mike is spending a night or two in the Hollywood jail. All I could think of were drunkos, gangbangers, and lonely transvestites all eyeballing Mike as fresh meat (luckily he was wearing pants and not shorts). We hung out at Matt Roberts house for a couple hours and just as we were thinking of leaving, I get a call from Mike's cell. "I'm out," he says. What?!?! It turns out the Long Beach P.D. had to come pick up Mike (because the warrant was in Long Beach) but they didn't feel like driving out to Hollywood to get him so they just said to let him go. Thank God for lazy officers, Mike's corn-hole will be forever grateful.

Posted: 5/16/03 - Ian

After eight very long days of being jammed together with my stinky bandmates in a very confined studio room, the recording is done! Well, basically. We are going back next week to do all the mixing and to record an acoustic song. But we have three songs all mixed and ready for the promo CD which should be out in a couple weeks. Check out the songs right now and tell us what you think.
Also, the CORE TOUR show is gonna be really, really, really cool! Please mark your calendars and try to make it out. There's gonna be skate, in-line, bmx, and other competition stuff. It's totally free so bring your friends, it'll be a super fun afternoon in Venice beach...guaranteed.

Posted: 5/5/03 - Ian

Well, the past four days of recording were very productive. Were are doing it it in Venice beach at the Lincoln Lounge. It is being recorded by Steve Refling. We put a bunch of pictures up from this week so check it out. So far, the songs sound awesome. We have the drums, bass, and rythm guitar done for all 13 songs. The artwork is well in progress by Tim Cochran, and the title of the album is going to be " All-Too-Human ." It is being released under Surprise Truck Entertainment, a record label based in Hollywood. Keep checking back for more updates!

Posted: 4/29/03 - Ian

Announcement!!! Surprise Truck Entertainment will be releasing Grounded's new album "All-Too-Human" this summer. We are going into the studio this Thursday to begin the recording of the 14 song CD. We are all very excited to be able to get these songs out to you guys as soon as possible. The artwork is being done by Tim Cochran, cuz he is frigg'n talented. The songs are being recorded at The Lincoln Lounge in Venice Beach. So far we have had only great experiences working with this record label...the people really are about the music scene, and it shows.

We hope to have the new album finished by mid-June. We are setting up a CD RELEASE CONCERT at the SHOWCASE THEATRE which will be announced soon. To promote the new CD, Grounded will also be touring all over California for a couple of weeks in July. A lot is happening for us right now, but we will try to keep everyone informed because we think you guys have the right to know.

Posted: 4/20/03 - Ian

Thursday night's show at TREMORS was really fun. Thanks to everyone who came out on such short notice. Also, thank you to Tremors for providing a place for bands to play and people to come watch for really cheap. Tremors always treats us really good.
Friday's show at Roller City 2001 was both a lot of fun and really depressing. First of all, thank you so much to every single person that showed up, you guys made the night worth it. Sorry that you had to pay so much at the door. Secondly I want to thank all the bands because, like us, they have been bleeding themselves into their songs even though it seems like so few really care. I was just depressed because I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF BEING EXPLOITED. Local bands get used like little machines for wealthy business owners too often. The owners of Roller City are already very rich...but that's not enough. Before we played I asked one of the owners, named Donna, how much she was going to pay the bands. I wasn't asking for anything special, just a little gas money for all the bands, something to show that they are appreciated. She kept saying that she wouldn't pay any bands because Roller City was doing us all a favor by giving us a place to play. So I said, "then let's just charge a couple bucks instead of $6.50." She refused. So I asked her where all the money was going....no answer. So let's figure this out: 300 people x $6.50 each = $1950! Do you actually think we believe you are just helping out the bands Donna? Seems to me you were helping out yourself. I've never ever seen your parking lot full before in the 20 years I've lived in Riverside. You are a greedy capitalist like so many others who only see green and think there's nothing wrong with bettering your own pocket books on backs of the workers. GROUNDED is never playing at Roller City 2001 again, not because we did not get paid, but because we are tired of seeing bands get exploited, friends and fans getting ripped off, and previously wealthy people getting more money they don't need. Thanks so much for doing us bands a favor, Roller Cit! y...Enjoy you new Big Screen T.V.

Posted: 3/23/03 - Ian

Just to let you all know, we are heading back into the studio for recording next month and we will be recording a full-length CD--14 or 15 songs. So stay turned. Also, grounded stickers are available now at our shows. We don't mind giving them out for free, but they did cost us money so any donation (like 50 cents) would be much appreciated.

Posted: 3/18/03 - Ian

Alright, those of you who missed our show in Palm Springs...you are quite fortunate. It was one of the worst venues we have ever played at. Nothing was organized, the "sound guy" took over an hour to setup even though we were already behind schedule...and it still sounded horrible, I was sick, everyone was tired, we sat in traffic for who knows how long. The only good thing about the night was being able to hear our good friends Made on Malice. By the time we played, they were the only ones even watching us, along with a couple guys from Good vs Evil. A big thanks to the other two "ROCKSTAR BANDS" who had to play early so they could leave and go do whatever rockstars do when they are not playing the keyboard, we will definitely remember that if you ever need a favor. But seriously, thanks to MxOxM for making the night as enjoyable as possible, and thanks to Good vs Evil for staying long enough to hear the last bands.

Posted: 3/5/03 - Mike

Grounded has been on hiatis for a few months, but recently we have played at RoolerCity 2001 and Tremors in Riverside. I'll work on updating over the next week.

Posted: 11/2/02 - Ian

Let me start by apologizing to everyone about our website being down for the last month. Let me fill you in on what has been happening. We played at Mugsy's again on Oct. 25th, this time with our good friends Made On Malice. Unfortunately, it rained that evening so we had to cram everyone into this tiny room. But we still had a really fun time and were pleased to see many new, as well as familiar faces. There were probably 100 or so people in attendance. Thanx to all who showed up despite the weather! On the next day we played at downtown Riverside's annual Halloween Harvest Festival. It was a battle of the bands and we were lucky enough to walk away with first place, however, the real prize was our opportunity to share the stage with some awesome bands, the Antagonists and One Way. Keep an eye out for these two bands! Anyways, should be many more shows coming soon, so keep checking back.

Posted: 10/19/02 - Ian

Yesterday we played at our old High School's homecoming carnival. We were more than happy to donate our time to good old Norte Vista. I think it blew all of us away to see so many new faces. Has it been that long? Anyways, I think we got a really good response and hopefully those new faces will become more and more familiar over time. A big thank you to Kevin and the ANTAGONISTS for letting us play with them.

Posted: 10/8/02 - Mike

Grounded is heating back up. We played with Jon's new band, Red Letter Day, at a local coffee shop: Migzys! It was cool... it had been a long time since we have played For an audiance. Well we have a couple shows lined up. One at our old high school's Homecoming (Oct. 18th), and another lined up at Mugzies again with our old friends Made On Malice. Stay Tuned!

Posted: 7/17/02 - Mike

Yeah, been lazy over summer. I now live with Nick. We are working on some new songs including a cover of a classic we think you will all enjoy. Nick's neighbor called the cops on our last practice. So if you live next to a band... just turn the TV up and let them play!!! After hearing MadeOnMalice's new cd and being impressed with the sound quality, we are thinking of recording at "Studio 9." I think we are playing at the shack next month... i donno... hopefully the showcase (Ian and i will have to walk-in a promo kit). Anyway hope you all had a safe 4th! Stay Cool!

5/18/02 - Mike
The Pennywise concert lasst night at Long Beach Arena was awesome! After the show Ian and I got to talk with Byron and Randy. We also ran into our old friend from Stall #2, Darian. Maybe next time we will remember to bring our Demos to hand out.

Posted: 4/26/02 - Ian

Thinking about making some T-shirts or stickers, not sure how we can pay for them. Any ideas?

Posted: 4/21/02 - Ian

Well, I guess we have been slacking off a little bit lately. Sorry I haven't made any entries lately. Not much has happened in the lat month. We played at this place in Long Beach called Live Bait. It's a cool little bar near Cal State Long Beach. Not as many people showed up as we had hoped. We passed out about 150 free CD's with flyers and only like 2 people that got CD's came. Maybe the place was hard to find. In any case, we had a good time...by the way, the P.A. system we thought had died came back to life 3 days later. What is it about three days and ressurections?

Posted: 3/21/02 - Mike

Happy Belated Birthday Ian! I can't believe you're 13 already!! Now you can finally write some teenager songs. Keep up the good work.

Posted: 3/15/02 - Ian

R.I.P. Peavy P.A. System You gave us three beautiful years and many cumbersome splinters. May the scratches and dents of our truck bed serve as a reminder for the times we've shared. You will be in our hearts and old pictures forever.

Posted: 2/4/02 - Mike

Back to school for another semester. Isn't college fun? We are putting together some new shows and hopefully we will be able to play them.

Posted: 1/27/02 - Ian

Last night's show at the NEW REFLECTIONS in Victorville...ah, what can I say that is worth saying?

Posted: 01/21/02 - Ian

Our show at HOGUE BARMICHAELS last Sunday turned out better than we had expected. We did not pre-sale very many tickets since most people have been thinking up better excuses to turn down a good punk rock show. Luckily the other bands brought in a lot of people. We played at around 7:30pm for about 200 new faces and those few who we already knew. I think we got a good response from the croud and we sold some CDs so hopefully the night paid off. Bands we played with were Bluntside, Cross Town Rivals, 949, and my personal favorite of the night, Unjust Cause. Thanks to those who came to support us and those who bought CDs. Maybe soon we will start getting paid...ha ha ha.

Posted: 01/09/02 - Ian

Tonight's show at the CHAIN REACTION in Anaheim was one of the most fun ever. We only had about 6 days to sell the tickets and we were surprised that probably 60 people showed up just to see us. Thanks to all of you who came to support us. Two of the five bands that were supposed to have played flaked out so the Chain Reaction probably didn't get as much money as they were hoping for...I guess that happens when you do things for money. It's not like any of the bands were getting paid tonight, and they/we did all the work...so basically we all struggled just to make some guys a few extra bucks. BUT overall, everyone had fun and we made some new friends. That's what life should be all about. (Even if we are used as tools.)

Posted: 11/20/01 - Ian

Rest In Peace:
Lou Dog (1988-2001

Posted: 11/19/01 - Ian

If anyone has any pictures from any of our recent shows, fell free to e-mail them to Grounded@Groundedpunk.com.

Posted: 11/18/01 - Ian

We unexpectedly threw together a little Punk Show at our apartment complex on Friday night. It turned out surprisingly good for such short notice. The night started off at 10pm in the rec room with a new band in the area called Cedric Shoots. When Nick finally showed up at 10:30, we were able to play. At about 11pm we got on stage and played for about an hour for the 50-100 people who showed up on such short notice. It was obvious that everyone had a great time. Thank You to the UV's for letting us use the rec room. Also thanks to Mike for organizing this thing! Sorry to all of you who were not informed about this show...I didn't even know what was going on. Keep checking for new show dates coming soon! Happy Birthday to David, Sean, and Jake.

Posted: 11/12/01 - Ian

Tonight's show at the CHAIN REACTION in Anaheim was a lot of fun. We went on stage somewhere around 10pm and played our half hour set. There were about 100 people who stayed to watch us. The night was great, however, we did have a bit of conflict on the way to the venue earlier in the night. We were running late and then we went the wrong direction on the freeway and then when we thought it could get no worse, it started pouring buckets of rain. I did what I could to cover our equipment as we drove down the street with me in the back of Philip's pick-up, fighting the stinging needles of rain that were flying into my face. But after we unloaded the stuff and I got a change of clothes from the great sound man Byron, the night began to get better. Overall, it was another good experience and that's what this is all about. Thanks to all of you who helped sell tickets and especially those of you who came and supported us.

Posted: 11/6/01 - Ian

Our weekend tour turned out fairly well for free shows that we did no advertising for. There were not as many people as we had hoped, but that's OK. Friday night we played in Riverside at midnight for about 50 lucky people. Saturday afternoon we played two 25 minute sets in Rialto, the first set starting at 12:35pm and the second starting around 2pm. There was supposed to be 2,000 people there...there were not. But overall, we had a fun time, no one died, music sounded good, and we made 80 bucks on CD sales (better than nothing). A big thank you to David Meyer for helping us out this weekend with our equipment and the sales!

Posted: 10/14/01 - Ian

LAST FRIDAY's party @ Celia/Tom's house turned out really good. It was lots of fun and there was a very good size pit. We played at about 11pm with Gorgeous. Made on Malice played earlier at Celia's house but then the fuzz showed up. Thanks to David for helping with the flats. A very BIG thank you to Matt Nicholson for making two trips to Fullerton and helping us get the stuff to the party. You're a live saver.

Posted: 9/01

"We are all in college now, we feel that we will create some of our best work ever."

Posted: 9/01

Ian, Philip and Mike live in Fullerton, right by CSUF where Ian and Philip are currently enrolled. However Mike commutes to Long Beach State, and Nick is back home attending good old RCC. We practice every Thursday in the rec-room here at the UVs.