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sean and matt |
dave |
tim |
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1989
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Oct. 31, 1989: sean and matt meet |
ca. 1989: dave joins steve, josh and dan to form 'wizdom' (cheesewhiz) |
1989: tim played 'keys' in a band called 'vengeance' with friends andrew, matt, and
kenzo |
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1990
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ca. 1990: herb joins on bass 'crown of thorns' forms |
ca. spring 1990 - jamming in dan's basement on mostly metallica and g.n.r. covers
ca. summer 1990: backyard parties + bars; new drummer phil |
(nothing noteworthy...) |
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1991
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ca. August 1991 - 3 song demo
ca. Sept. 21, 1991: first show - kerr park, dwningtown, pa |
ca. '91: new name - 'sister joshua' |
'91: tim bought a bass and started playing with andrew, john, and tom in 'VIR' |
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1992
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ca. Feb: c.o.t. discovers 'alternative music', ditches the thrash, new 'nth degree'
ca. Memorial Day: nth degree does 1st show @backyard bbq |
'92-'94: dave plays bass for 'digital bob' and 'plaid myth' |
tim met giancarlo and dan. tom quit and 'caustic potash' began - 1st original band |
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1993
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ca. July: record 6 song demo
ca. Oct.: eileen joins with harmony vocals and percussion |
'digital bob' and 'plaid myth' |
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1994
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ca. june 19, 1994: sean and matt graduate from high school |
'digital bob' and 'plaid myth' |
giancarlo and dan left to form 'the Concubines'. tim started jamming with micha,
neil, boaz, and pete in 'hey seuss' |
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early 1995
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ca. august: 1st show at la tazza d'art
ca. early sept.: eileen and herb split, leaving matt and sean back where they started |
ca. Jan: new drummer-scott. 'lipstick ovary' formed (heavy pop); record 4-song demo
ca. May 21: dave graduates from WCU- pomp without a circumstance
ca. May 22: dave moves (on his b-day!) to Syracuse, NY with band
ca. early sept.: dave moves back to PA |
tim started jamming with T and john (from CP) in 'rice, potato, pasta' |
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late 1995
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ca. late Sept. '95: sean, matt and dave form the (original) mighty triumvate
ca. late October: the band, now known as 'somebody's sweetheart' opens for edwin
mccain @Duke Univ. in Durham, NC
ca. mid-Nov.: record 'don't take this out on me' for dwarf records compilation 'sam' |
in West Chester, PA, tim met dave and matt and jammed some good tunes in the basement |
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early 1996
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ca. Jan: record brand new 3-song demo
ca. Feb. 15th: new name- 'the gilroys' |
things slowed down until... |
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late 1996
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early Sept.: Dave departs to pursue other things (sniff) |
ca. late Sept.: tim responds to a flier and a week-and-a-half later joins the band
as new bass player |
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sean, matt, and tim |
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late '96 + '97
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ca. Fall/Winter: Jason Gross befriends the gilroys; records live
shows
ca. Jan 3, 1997: the gilroys begin recording in jason's home studio for a full-length
CD (available soon!)
ca. feb. 17th, 1997: trish gdowik creates the first-ever gilroys website!
...and more to come!!! |
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about 4/26/97:
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Matt's last show at Rex's |
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about 5/97:
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Dave Doran joins on as new drummer of Gilroys... band takes some time to regroup...
6/97: Gilroys resume more full schedule with Dave Doran as drummer |
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sean, tim, and dave doran |
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5/97 thru 7/97:
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the gilroys record their first full-length cd, 'knit'! |
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sometime around 7/97:
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the gilroys add a full-time keyboard player - Ben - to their project |
