Dave Matthies: songs, voice, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, etc.
Current members are Andrea Gruber and Brian Malloy PLUS on occasion: Karl Blau, Nate Ashley, Alex Parrish, Darrin Matthies, Angela Seguel, Rachel Satterfield, Steve Moore, Jeremy Hadley, Andrew Morgan, Jay Arner, Lisa Jackson, Bryce Weech,.....etc.
Influences
the Beatles, Built to Spill, Pavement, Silver Jews, Nirvana, the Beach Boys, Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Pink Floyd, Guided by Voices, Syd Barrett, D+, Karl Blau, Little Wings, the microphones, dame dulce, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Lee Hazlewood, the Band, Townes Van Zandt, etc., etc.,....
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
the gift machine is mainly the vehicle 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. the gift machine has released 4 full length albums and 4 EP's and numerous songs on compilations.
1999-Stuff Vol. 1, EP (out of print)
2001-Sooner or Later or Not CD
2003-...don't turn me off CD
2004-Fall tour EP
2005-S/T CD
2006-Slow Dancing w/ Your Shirt Off
2006- Mostly Water Songs EP
2006- Happy Happy Birthday to Me CD-R EP club
Dave also is a member of the Be Gulls (marriagerecs.com), helped Bret Lunsford run KNW-YR-OWN from 1999-2006, was a founding member of What the Heck Fest in Anacortes, WA, and is a jolly nice chap according to small group of elderly English academics.
we missed you guys last night. it was fun. I hope everything is going alright. my friend mike and I are thinking about setting up a party/show at his house in carlsbad pretty soon before you guys leave for the heck fest. it'd be fun, i'll do my best to make it happen. i'll let you know. take care.
dave, i spaced. hAppy hAppy late birfday. guy below me.....i love hypno-toad. dave again..... ive been sick and haven't surfed in a week. bummer. but this weekend sounds delicious. i will punch a shark in the shnozz who F's with us. also may 15th (friday) we(ORCA) have from 8:00 to 11:00 pm to fill with music at this new little spot called the spot down the street from my house. if you are interested let me know. i miss, love, and insanely want to surf, jam and eat with, you(and andrea and brian an..)
Ohhhh...sob.....sob... i feel so left out...how could you just ignore me. I had horchata and vodka ready and it has turned sour with tears and evaporated in the quiet air...I miss you....perhaps what the heck will bring you back??
Survivor:Superheroes- just think of it. Survivor but with superheroes. Much more entertainging seeing batman get pissed off becasue Superman is using his xray vision to watch him pee behind the giant palm.
I want you to know that your cd brightened my morning with the perfect mix of pleasant sadness as I painted a ceiling and pink rained down on my head. thank you.
i'm feeling hurt your drummer has not called me in forever and that she hasn't begged me to come with you guys to La tonight since i love watching you play. has the gift machine taken her hostage?
dave, barbosa-brothers-nose-pearl-sushi-overdose-jam-session. so nice to get out in the water and play music this weekend. lets keep the momentum. i will see you saturday for the show. mucho love, Luis
