Eisley is an American indie rock band from Tyler, Texas, consisting of four siblings (Chauntelle, Sherri Gilbert, Stacy, and Weston DuPree) and their cousin (Garron DuPree). They were all born in Texas. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 798 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2832 × 2128 pixel, file size: 1. ... Tyler is the county seat of Smith County in East Texas, United States. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... Record Collection is an American record label owned by Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... Chauntelle DuPree (born November 8, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is the eldest of six children. ... Sherri Kay DuPree-Gilbert (born Sherri Kay DuPree on December 3, 1983, in Houston, Texas) is a vocalist, guitarist and lyricist for the band Eisley. ... Weston Michael DuPree, born on May 17, 1986 in The Woodlands, Texas, is apart of the alternative rock/pop band Eisley as its drummer. ... Stacy Lynn DuPree (born October 7, 1988) is the keyboardist and one of the lead vocalists in the indie pop band Eisley. ... Garron Wade DuPree, born on December 4th 1989 in Houston, Texas, joined the alternative rock/pop band Eisley as bass guitarist at the age of 15. ... Jonathan Wilson (born December 3, 1983 in Tyler, Texas) is an American musician. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Tyler is the county seat of Smith County in East Texas, United States. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Chauntelle DuPree (born November 8, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is the eldest of six children. ... Sherri Kay DuPree was born on December 3, 1983, in The Woodlands, Texas. ... Stacy Lynn DuPree (born October 7, 1988) is the keyboardist and one of the lead vocalists in the indie pop band Eisley. ... Weston Michael DuPree, born on May 17, 1986 in The Woodlands, Texas, is apart of the alternative rock/pop band Eisley as its drummer. ... Garron Wade DuPree, born on December 4th 1989 in Houston, Texas, joined the alternative rock/pop band Eisley as bass guitarist at the age of 15. ...

History

Background

The band was formed in 1997 as Chauntelle and Sherri began working in their bedrooms on music together after being inspired by bands such as the Beatles, Jeremy Enigk^[1] and Radiohead.^[2] Younger sister Stacy (who was then 8 years old) became frustrated over their insistence that she was too young to be a part and wrote her own song without their help. She was immediately inducted. Their brother Weston (who was 10 years old) soon joined the band as the drummer.^[3][4] The band has had a difficult time keeping bass players over the years; after friend, Amy Whittaker, left in 1998, Taylor Muse, filled in as a non-member, contributing to the band's first name, Mos Eisley, but soon left to continue working with his other bands including Quiet Company.^[5] Good friend Jonathan Wilson stepped in to become their bassist in late 2001 but decided to step down in July 2005 during their tour with Hot Hot Heat. Jon remains a good friend of the band and lives in Eisley's hometown, Tyler, Texas. He was replaced as bassist by Garron DuPree, the DuPrees' then fifteen year old cousin in 2005.^[6] The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Jeremy Enigk (b. ... Radiohead are an English rock band who formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ... Jonathan Wilson (born December 3, 1983 in Tyler, Texas) is an American musician. ... Hot Hot Heat is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ...

The band's name changed several times in their early years. They began as The Towheads, before changing their name to Moss Eisley, named after Mos Eisley, a spaceport town in the Star Wars films, but when the band signed to Warner Bros. Records, there were worries of legal troubles with the name.^[2] After considering "Neverland" and "Sinclair", they eventually decided just to drop the "Moss" portion of their name, and became simply "Eisley". Mos Eisley is a spaceport town on the planet Tatooine in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... This article is about the series. ... Warner Bros. ...

After burgeoning on the Dallas scene in 2001, playing hundreds of shows throughout Texas and garnering a fan base as an indie band, Eisley was signed to Warner Bros. Records (Reprise) in 2003. The band won 'Best New Artist' from the Dallas Observer Music Awards in the same year.^[7] Soon after that they opened for Coldplay throughout their US tour of Rush of Blood to the Head and at the V Festival in England.^[8] Eisley has also toured with Brand New, Snow Patrol, New Found Glory, Hot Hot Heat, Switchfoot and label-mates Taking Back Sunday in Australia and the UK. The band has also toured three times as a headlining act, completing their "Final Noise" tour in late Spring 2006. Eisley also played a handful of shows at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas in March 2007. Warner Bros. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dallas Observer is a free weekly newspaper distributed around the Dallas, Texas area. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... For the North American spin-off of the rock festival, see Virgin Festival For the Australian spin-off, see V Festival (Australia) The V Festival is an annual pop festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Brand New (disambiguation). ... Snow Patrol are a Grammy Award-nominated alternative rock band who formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Bangor and Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American pop punk band, that formed in 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida and is currently based in California. ... Hot Hot Heat is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... {{Infobox musical artist | Name = | Img = SwitchfootConcert1. ... Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville, Long Island, New York. ... Downtown Austin, Texas, where SXSW is held each spring Bloc Party performing at Stubbs BBQ in 2007 Carrie Rodriguez, a SXSW 2007 performer Morrissey at SXSW 2006 South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that have taken place every spring in...

Eisley turned in their second album to Warner Brothers on April 7, 2007. On April 23, 2007, the Dallas Morning News announced that the album will be called Combinations. They are on an acoustic tour. ^[9] The song "Invasion" is the first single to be released from Combinations and there will be two videos shot. One will be a viral-type and the other will be more for television. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area. ... Invasion is the first single from the band Eisleys new album, Combinations. ...

The band had some early radio success with the song "Telescope Eyes" from the Laughing City E.P.. It was ranked top 25th most played song on The Edge in Dallas, Texas in 2003. Eisley has recorded videos for "Marvelous Things", "I Wasn't Prepared", "Telescope Eyes" (the version from Room Noises), and "Memories", which can be viewed on the official website but largely, the band's strong, steady, organic growth comes from touring and an aggressive online marketing approach. Eisley - Laughing City E.P. Track Listing: 01. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Room Noises is the first full-length album of the band Eisley. ...

Current status

The band is currently wrapping up an acoustic tour. They will then be touring with Mute Math this fall and winter and are expected to headline their own tour in the spring of 2008. Mute Math is a New Orleans rock band formed in 2003. ...

It has also been announced that there will be an Eisley/Macbeth Athletics collaborative show featuring Sherri's artwork in 2008. ^[10] Macbeth Athletics or Macbeth Footwear is a company started by Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus, and a friend. ...

In August 2007, they performed at the Carling Weekend Festival, held in Reading and Leeds, England. The Reading and Leeds Festivals, officially called the Carling Weekend, are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ...

They made their national television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien August 30, 2007, performing "Invasion." Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night talk show that is syndicated worldwide. ...

Discography

Albums

• Room Noises – (2005, Warner Bros. Records)
• Combinations – (2007, Warner Bros. Records)

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EPs

• Laughing City – (2003, Record Collection)
• Marvelous Things – (2003, Warner Bros. Records)
• Telescope Eyes E.P. – (2005 Reprise Records)
• Head Against The Sky E.P. – (2005 Reprise Records)
• Final Noise E.P. – (2006, Reprise Records)
• Sony Connect Sets - (TBA, Sony Connect exclusive)

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Independent recordings

Eisley's early independent recordings have been confusing for new fans. The track listings are: In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ...

• EP1 – "Pretender", "Dream For Me", "Blackened Crown"
• EP2 version 1 – "Telescope Eyes", "Over the Mountains We Go", "Head Against the Sky"
• EP2 version 2 – Version 1 plus "Dream for Me and "Blackened Crown"
• EP2 version 3 – Version 2 plus "Mister Pine" and "Laughing City"

Eisley simply added the best of each EP and carried them forward. None of these recordings were released officially but sold at hundreds of shows between 1999 and 2003. EP2 version 3 contains all of the songs from the previous versions, including EP1, except for "Pretender." All songs on the independent recordings are owned by Eisley and they have generously allowed their fans to offer them for download from various places on the web. ^[11]

Other songs

Like most bands, Eisley has recorded many old songs and B-sides that have yet to make it onto any of their CDs. Many live recordings of these float around the internet. Some have been re-recorded and released on the iTunes Exclusive EPs. A song titled "Sun Feet" was supposed to be released on Atticus: ...dragging the lake, Vol. 4, but the compilation album's release date has since passed with no sign of the CD; Boyd DuPree has said that the CD will no longer happen. A version of the song was released on August 14 on a limited edition EP sold at various indie record stores along with Combinations, but this version was not approved by the band and is not the version produced by Rob Schnapf or Mike Mogis. Rob Schnapf is an American record producer and musician. ... Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios (previously known as Dead Space Recording and, earlier, Whoopass Recording). ...

Samples

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Trivia

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• It was upon hearing OK Computer by Radiohead that the band immersed themselves in writing, creating and developing their own brand of music.
• Stacy and Sherri sang back-up for Head Automatica debut album Decadence on the track "Dance Party Plus". They also sang back-up on the Fair track, "Unglued", off of Fair's album The Best Worst-Case Scenario.
• Stacy, Sherri, Chauntelle and, their younger sister Christie contributed backing vocals on several tracks of New Found Glory's album Coming Home and most recently tracked background vocals for Bright Eyes new record while recording their own.
• Sherri also contributed backing vocals fo New Found Glory's cover of It Ain't Me Babe from their latest LP, From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Official Eisley MySpace page
• Synthesis.net interview
• Synthesis.net video interview on YouTube
• Strange Yellow Patterns Fansite (The latest fansite in the lineage of Straylight6.org and OrangeGoldAndGreen.net)
• Eisley Tablature
• Eisley Artist Main on Yahoo! Music
• Pictures of Eisley at the Silent Movie Theatre