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Gems

Rank #20 Seattle, WA Electronica / Rock

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Members: Gary Palmer, Adrian Van Batenburg, Daniel Rapport, Jacob Evans

Bio: Gems, a Seattle based rock band, lays down deep danceable grooves full of twists and turns underneath a canopy of haunting synthesized mayhem unlike anything you've ever heard. Two drummers, Adrian Van Batenburg and Jacob Evans, provide the foundation of syncopated interweaving rhythms, while two... See Full Bio

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: Gems will be @NWFolklife this saturday 7pm on the @veraproject stage. Come say whattup if yer in the area #seattlemusic

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“A promising new instrumental act has popped up in Seattle, and it goes by the name of Gems. Sporting an unconventional setup of two drummers and two synth operators, Gems hit you with heavy grooves and polyrhythmic interplay while Moog-generated liquid-sex bass lines and champagne bubble-leads seduce you to the dance floor. If you need references, think DJ Shadow harvesting the love juices of a Kraftwerk-lubricated ménage à trois between Tangerine Dream, Funkadelic, and Boards of Canada. If you need a genre label, call it Fantasy-Beat.”

— BRYCE SHOEMAKER , The Stranger (online)

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Sunset Tavern
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Seattle, WA, US
Fri Apr 19 9:00pm
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Apr 6

New Frontier Lounge
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New Frontier Lounge
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Feb 9

Sunset Tavern
Seattle, WA, US | 9:00pm
Sunset Tavern
Seattle, WA, US
Sat Feb 09 9:00pm
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Nov 3

The Comet Tavern
Seattle, WA, US | 8:00pm
The Comet Tavern
Seattle, WA, US
Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:00pm
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Oct 27

Skylark Café & Club
West Seattle, WA, US | 5:00pm
Skylark Café & Club
West Seattle, WA, US
Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:00pm
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Skylark's 6th Annual Come As You Aren't (the battle for the Golden Cowbell). Fourteen local Seattle bands playing 3 songs as a well-known band of their choice! Sponsored and backlined by Ampeg.