The Gems

Bio:

The Gems demand attention. Crunchier than the lettuce in your Mum’s crisper, they create their own infectious pastiche of pop and rock that sits somewhere on the fence between face-meltingly edgy and vending-machine accessible, and do it with finesse. This Melbourne four-piece have been winning crowds over since forming in early 2008, and have gone from strength to strength since launching their debut self-titled EP to a packed-like-sardines crowd last November. It received airplay on RRR which led to a Live’n’Local spot at the St. Kilda Festival and was also featured on SYN FM’s Sweet Sixteen in February this year. The Gems have been a consistent, hard working unit since conception. The shows have kept coming, and each outing has been complemented by a drive to improve the performance and keep the salad fresh. This ensures a truckload of new material unveiled to lucky punters. The collection of songs that make up The Middle 8 is a Hundred Bars have been in production since mid ’08, and are a confident step forward from four determined young artists. e: thegemsband@yahoo.com.au ..

Member Since:

August 13, 2005

Members:

Arni Rey Paras- guitar n vox, Desperately Seeking Susan -bass n vox, Crispy Thompson- drums n vox

Influences:

we wanna thank our pets, our doctors, our lawyers, our pizza makers, our 6 fingered friends, and 70's n 80's fm pop, teenage fanclub, new york era rolling stones, beatles, pretenders, fleetwood mac, you am i, the carpenters, jayhawks, aerosmith, elvis costello, the black crowes, james taylor, roy orbison, primal scream, Xpensive winos, patti smith, etc etc.

Sounds Like:

The Gems !