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What Others Are Saying:

"Grubbs has the unique ability to transform a ho-hum venue into a futuristic circus."
-CMJ

"In a word: Wow. Ear to ear smiles. Seriously good stuff. And good dude. Get thee to his next show. Trust me."
-MTV News You R Here Blog

"Wakey! Wakey! drifted between singer-keyboardist Mike Grubbs? catchy indie pop and powerful balladry, filling the room with lilting piano and rich violins. The band started out strong with an up-tempo song that included an a capella handclap break, then began a powerful ballad with vocals that both push through the drum beat and immediately fall to a whisper."
-PopMatters

"For those of you who have seen him live, you know what I mean when I say that when he plays, there is this energy in the air that can't really be described - he sings with such raw emotion, he pulls every single person in the room into the story he tells with each song."
-Gig Apple

"If you have ever been broken by love, the lyrics will tear at your heartstrings, yet leave you wanting more."
-Beyond Race Magazine

"His voice is like a smoke alarm in the dead of night: huge, dominant, unable to be ignored, maybe even life-saving. His singing commanded the room, but his songs resonated for more reasons than just the one."
-Pop Headwound

"Bob Dylan with a sense of humor or Ray Davies with an American accent. At first you might think he is just being funny, but then you realize that his brilliant lyrics are about serious issues, but he still makes you smile, without any fake heartache crap."
-Roman Games Diary

"Its pretty easy to compare Wakey! Wakey! to Ben Folds, they both play piano, they both sing, etc., etc.; but, leaving it at that would be a damn crime. Equal parts funny and emotional, Mike Grubbs (aka Wakey! Wakey!) is an excellent song writer that builds songs of relationships and keen observations, sets them to piano, and then belts them out with his powerful voice."
-Poptarts Suck Toasted

"There's a faint, growing buzz throughout the lower east side about a tall, Williamsburg-skinny guy that can hush a room with a single note and plays piano with such fervidly that he breaks the bass strings of pianos. His name is WAKEY!WAKEY! and if you haven't heard of him, you will very soon."
-Urban Folk