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Gabriel

About Me


I like making music. So I do. bla bla bla, yata yata yata.

"As long as I live, I will always be a work in progress" - Gabriel

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Member Since: 02/02/2007
Band Members: (Gabriel Surley) Vocal/Guitar/etc
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Influences: Life and art that captures it! Favorite music: Johannes Brahms, Brian Eno, Tv on the Radio, the Flaming Lips, Tracy Chapman, Radio Head, Pink Floyd, Fugazi, GodSpeed You Black Emperor, Mogwai, Pixies, Neil Young, NIN, Talking Heads, Bob Marley, Peter Gabriel, Roger Waters, Ween, Mazzy Star, Cat Stevens, Bjork, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, John Lennon, Depechmode, Frank Zappa
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

SKW and thoughts on recording

SKW:It's a pretty big place and the acoustics are nice. They have a huge japenese drum turned into a table and you can play it! They recently started serving food too. I recommend the hotwings.  I mad...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:39:00 GMT

Bay 839

Bay 839 was awesome! They are a restaurant/bar/lounge so there is something for everybody. The place has a spacious classy mellow vibe. The acoustics are amazing and everyone's friendly.The show:The s...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:24:00 GMT

Coffee Culture

Coffee Culture is more than a coffee house. I was suprised to see that they serve alchohol. The owners and staff were very nice and I look forward to playing out on the padio this summer. Soon they wi...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:46:00 GMT

6/3/9 Mundo

It was a good night and I got to visit with some good friends afterwards.I played alot of new stuff!!!  The falls, the ice, the ocean and the unknown is my newest work and it was a pleasure play it fo...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:52:00 GMT

trip to California and move to Corvallis

So I took a trip to California. I really enjoyed Venice Beach! The people were so interesting that I found myself just people watching. Hollywood was cool but over rated. LA has a real smog problem bu...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 15:05:00 GMT

Club 1216

It was very refreshing to play 1216. The acoustics made a good performance easy to achieve. 1216 had a very comfortable vibe that felt like playing in a bright open living room. Christie Burns made a ...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:05:00 GMT

Irish pub and Ryans 1st show

It was a good show and it was nice to have visuals again. I have not been able to show them since my projector bulb burned out until now. I found myself watching them while playing every once and a wh...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:49:00 GMT

The KJ's showcase in PDX

The songwriters showcase was fun! It was nice to have a sound man. Having friends go with me was nice too. I enjoyed seeing Katie Naylor perform. Her voice and songwriting was top notch. Eric John Kai...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:16:00 GMT

new accompanist!

Ryan LeBoss is quite talented. He is able to play my songs with his own interpretation and it adds sooo much! He is also an excellent songwriter, and I enjoy playing his songs too.  I am very much loo...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:53:00 GMT

My 1st Portland show!

    It was the first show for me to play in Portland and it was on a Thursday night so I knew I could not expect much of a crowd. I invited a friend to join me and she was happy to come along. This ma...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:40:00 GMT