Grubstake's ethos is simple: keep it dirty, sing about zombies, paranoia (sometimes in the same song), and don't be afraid to use unusual instruments - from accordions to toy pianos to kazoos. For the past 8 years that's what they've been doing in clubs all over Boston. Critics have noticed:

The Noise magazine calls Grubstake "Indie rock at it's best" and Amanda Nichols of the Weekly Dig says, "Like Andy Warhol attempting an Impressionist portrait of Elvis, Grubstake manages to mix the humor of Ween, Richard Hell's punk snickers and the 'dropout blues' of early Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band with charm, skill, and reckless abandon."

Since their inception, Grubstake has taken on many appearances, from two-man blues boogey, to five-piece sonic assault. They've been compared to a diverse cadre of bands, from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to T-rex, to Calexico. Since relocating back to his hometown of Philadelphia, head 'Staker Patrick McHugh has put the focus back on the lean & mean Maximum R&B punk rock boogie of the band's earlier work.

Grubstake's CD's are available online at www.cdbaby.com, and at local area record shops.