The Gift Machine
The gift machine is a band led by Pacific Northwest born Dave Matthies. Matthies has collaborated with many different people and the band has gone through several line up changes over the years. From 1998-2006 he lived in Anacortes, WA and ran a recording studio at the now defunct venue, the Department of Safety. He also worked with Bret Lunsford of the low-fi pop band Beat Happening, running KNW-YR-OWN records and putting on the annual What the Heck Fest. Matthies has worked live and in the studio with the Microphones/Mount Eerie, Little Wings, the Begulls, Karl Blau, D+, the Graves, Laura Veirs, Thanksgiving, the Murder City Devils. Matthies currently resides in rural North County San Diego with his wife Andrea Gruber Matthies, who also sings and plays drums in the band. The gift machine has released 6 albums, 2 EP's, and several songs on compilations since the band first appeared in 1999, on labels such as KNW-YR-OWN, Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records and PIAPTIK. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]