 the gift machine's Profile |
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| Last Login: | Jan 7, 2009 (326 days back) |
About Me |
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the gift machine is mainly the moniker for the songs of Dave Matthies, but has featured many different people over the years. Past members include Karl Blau, Phil Elverum (the Microphones, Mt. Eerie), Nate Ashley, Alex Parrish (Dame Dulce), Lisa Jackson (the Crabs), Steve Moore (Stebmo, Laura Veirs, Mount Analog, etc.), Jeremy Hadley (Vellela Vellella), and many more. . semi current discography: 1999-Stuff Vol. 1, EP (out of print) |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 27/11/2005Band Website: www.knw-yr-own.com/giftmachine Band Members: Dave Matthies: songs, voice, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, etc. Andrea Gruber: voice, drums, percussion Luis Monne: bass, ukelele Brian Malloy: guitar, bass, keyboards Influences: medicinal jelly Sounds Like: your loved one resting his-or-her head in your lap under the evening glow of Christmas lights that have been up since last year Record Label: has released stuff KNW-YR-OWN, PIAPTIK, HHBTM |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Psychedelic / Pop / Experimental) |
My Blog |
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New News 2009 |
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| Ola comrades and kemosabes,We are terrible about keeping abreast of our blogging so here is an attempt to keep you up to date with our recent ramblings:KNW-YR-OWN has released our CD "goodbye/goodluck... Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:27:00 GMT |
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gift machine interview with Edgar "Frankenstein" Winters in SPIN |
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| The following is an excerpt from an interview dave and andrea did with rock and roll legend Edgar "Frankenstein" Winter for an upcoming issue of spin magazine! Sweet! EW: Your new album "goodbye/good... Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:54:00 GMT |
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new news 2008 |
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| sweet salutations and digital declarations from the southern climes. surfing at sunset with dolphins makes February not such a bad idea....much to report:Firstly: Show tonight at the Cafe Muse in Hol... Posted by on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:08:00 GMT |
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NEW SONG LYRICS |
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| porto...stealing of lemons by moonlight....midnight skateboarding in mercury vapor alleys...grandparents reincarnated as a ceramic owl and red baron snoopy music box...what's the catch, i don't know, ... Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:37:00 GMT |
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full interview from thehippodrome.org feature |
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| www.thehippodrome.org did a feature on the gift machine from an "interview" I did with their editor ben. I was in a bit longwinded and overly emo mood, but whatever.1. Who are your biggest influences... Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:19:00 GMT |
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Jack Keroauc Essentials for Spontaneous Prose |
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| BELIEF & TECHNIQUE FOR MODERN PROSE1 .Scribbled secret notebooks, and wild typewritten pages,for yr own joy2. Submissive to everything, open, listening3. Try to never get drunk outside yr own house4. ... Posted by on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:59:00 GMT |
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the ghost of lee hazlewood |
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| um,yeah...Last night [Sunday, September 9, 2007] i pushed record and was just strumming through a few chords when suddenly I had a vision of a very mustachioed Lee Hazlewood appearing emblazoned over ... Posted by on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:39:00 GMT |
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CALIFORNIA UBER ALLES |
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| For those of you who don't know, i have been living in Oceanside, California for the last year and a half. I have been working editing TV show promos for a company in Los Angeles and also helping to ... Posted by on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:20:00 GMT |
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New EP available NOW!!! |
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| The gift machine has a brand new ep of six entirely new songs available now! It is called "Mostly Water Songs EP" and was recorded mainly in Oceanside, CA in the last two months between surfing a... Posted by on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 23:56:00 GMT |
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New New CD/May 2006!!! |
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| Well our friend Dave of the gift machine has been a busy little buddy this winter and in the matter of only a few months has written and recorded an entire new CD! Originally recorded as "demos" with ... Posted by on Mon, 01 May 2006 23:29:00 GMT |
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the gift machine's profile has been tagged with the following keywords. Click a tag to search for profiles with the same tags. nate ashley, andrea gruber, brian malloy, anacortes wa, karl blau, drums percussion, happy happy birthday, what the heck fest, bass drums, evening glow, lisa jackson, monne, colored vinyl, laura veirs, matthies, slow dancing, machine music, christmas lights, steve moore, tour ep |
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