reprinted from Westword Magazine- September, 2000

Self-supporting artists from around the globe have a friend in Wendy Rubin of joesgrille.com. Along with Christina Minicucci and Dave Corey, Rubin is the force behind a distribution network that specializes in quieting the hungry tummies of indie-music lovin' folks, all the way from the North Pole to Tierra del Fuego. Jointly based out of Boulder and New York, the internet retail outlet helps aspiring musicians as diverse as Q-bert and Dorkweed build a customized fanbase and promo kit for that ever-searching Argus known as the A&R rep, Rubin and company can also whip up a tasty blue-plate special-just the thing to grease your virtual gums.