GIFTSTAR is cooler than ever before because they have a logo now(thanks to Mallory for this)
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Melissa Parker:

Drummer and Lead Singer.
Comes from Albany, New York.
Melissa got her start in music by playing drums at her local high school. She played for leisure and worked with her older brother in the duo, Hello Hello Hello. She's still active with Hello Hello Hello but through her Brother she got an invite to a party. Which is where she met Samantha, Matthew and Elizabeth. They scheduled a couple of practices which led to a couple of live shows. After gaining a small amount of money they managed to schedule a time to record with underground producer Louie "Papa Doc" Tippens. That's where Token for Luck comes in.
19, December 19th

Samantha Gilmore(Peters):

Bassist.
Comes from Seattle, Washington. (Married to Matthew)
Coming from a rich family, Samantha has been all over the world. She hails from Seattle, Washington where she attended private school while 18. She'd been learning the flute for a long time but switched to Bass when her boyfriend Lyle asked her to join his band. They broke up a short while later but she still liked the guitar and began freelancing for several underground artists. This is where she met Matthew Gilmore, the guitarist for a band called "Oh No, Tokyo Destruction". Tokyo Destruction broke up after three or so weeks of underground touring and Matthew met Hello Hello Hello during those tours. Together Sam and Matt went to a party where they met Elizabeth Downs as well. The rest was as it is.
21, September 15th

Matthew Gilmore:

Backing Vocals and Lead Guitar
Comes from Seattle Washington. (Married to Samantha)
Matthew was born in Olympia(don't tell anyone) but moved to Seattle at the age of 1. By 10 he was enthralled by Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Nirvana. He picked up a guitar and put it down learning the trumpet for awhile. At the age of 15 he played with the Ska Band, "RuckusMakers". After a year with them he picked the guitar back up and began playing with 3 schoolyard friends in "Tokyo Destruction". He met up with Samantha Gilmore and Hello Hello Hello on tour(never really talked to Melissa until the party.). After Tokyo Destruction broke up, Samantha and Matthew began dating. They attended a party where at they met Melissa and Elizabeth. The four began their band and so on. Matthew and Samantha got married in Ithaca, New York on September 11th, 2009.
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Elizabeth Downs:

Albany, New York
Keyboards/Backing Vocals
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Currently they've got this weird Dirty Projectors/Animal Collective Experimental Rock sound that we're sure you might find weird. It's fun and everything. (Thanks to Osprey for reminding me)

Demo: Token for Luck
Released: Now: Buy in a place that might be right There
Songs:
Careful Words
Typical Lives
Token for Luck

Album: Melancholy Road
Released: September 14th 2010
http://www.therockstarga....aspx?g=posts&t=5444

TOURS:
Sub-
Warped Tour
I'm On a Boat Tour

Edited by user 30 September 2010 11:43:52(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Token For Luck was released today and we're quite indifferent about it. We sold a pretty good 15,480 units. That was good enough for us so thanks to people who support our music. We've been thinking about speeding up the whole "Make an Album" process so we're currently attempting to sign onto a label. We're also trying to come up with an Album Title that sounds snazzy enough for all of you cool cats. Stay frosty people who feel indifferent about us or...y'know don't?


(Token for Luck sounds like )

Edited by user 24 August 2010 10:13:51(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Yeah we were talking around and around and around until we came full circle and signed with this label.

SHOOTING STAR RECORDS is now a label we're proud to be a part of. We really don't have any other news so yeah. Oh wait I think we might be doing a couple of small time shows for a pretty cheap price in a bit.

Albums and Stuff

We just got a good number of songs out of the way and we're shooting for an Early to Mid September release date. Hopefully we can get the album out by then...

Lucy Tyrell: 4th Street Band and Melissa Parker have just finished our second day of rehearsals and I have to say I hope you guys know how lucky you are to have a vocalist like Melissa, she's incredible, such a beautiful voice.

Lucy: Yeah you make sure to do that, when she returns. Thanks, I'm glad you think so, most people only notice Max up there but we know he's the main attraction and we just get on with the job.

(OOC: Nice attention to detail, did you look at the 4th Street Band website? people don't generally know what instruments the other members play.)

Melancholy Road: Complete

We came up with a name for that new album, Melancholy Road. Oh yeah we also completed it. It might be awesomely horrible. We don't have a release date, but we do have prospective artwork:


Hope you enjoy.

OOC: I have no idea how to use Photoshop or Photofiltre so I did the completely unoriginal thing and chose the LAST SEVEN DAYS option on Flickr for an album cover. If anyone could help me or anything that'd be really awesome. On a sidenote Mallory did my Logo so another big thanks to her. The rights of this photo belong to findstuff22 of Photobucket.

Edited by user 04 September 2010 09:53:08(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Thanks for the positive feedback man, we really like to get in touch with the fanbase so things like this help us know if we're doing right.
-Matthew Gilmore

Thanks man, if you like our demo then you should like Melancholy Road. We've been talking to our webmaster and we'll be leaked a song on here before we release the album. Also if you like GIFTSTAR, catch Melissa Parker with the 4th Street Band, but don't stop there! We're going to be at some of the Jack Frost + 4th Street Band shows so if you wanna ever chat face to face, that's the place.
- Matthew Gilmore

Edited by user 05 September 2010 07:44:19(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I love experimental music. The only genre that breaks free from all the mainstream bullshit, all kiss-ass fans, and all the problems with the stalkers (paparazzi). This was a great choice of music to play, no boundaries, anything you want can be done. Expect me to come back here soon cause I know what I like when I see it.
-Troy Mascenon