Chris Staples
Musician
TwothirtyeightIn 1999, Twothirtyeight released their first full length album Missing You Dearly on Takehold Records. The band line-up featured Chris Staples, Kevin Woerner, Owen Grabo, and DJ Stone. The album was dedicated to Kevin Glass, the band's... In this article: Twothirtyeight, Regulate the Chemicals, Tooth & Nail Records, Dashboard Confessional, Chris Staples, Jake Brown, Further Seems Forever, and You Should Be Living |
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National Public Radio | September 21, 2009
Telekinesis: Tiny Desk Concert
...that makes it almost ridiculously easy to like. Reduced to two guys (singer-songwriter Michael Benjamin Lerner and guitarist Chris Staples) for this charming Tiny Desk Concert, Telekinesis is all heart here. Without the insistent crunch...
In this article: NPR
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Wikipedia | August 26, 2009
Chris Staples
Chris Staples is a singer and songwriter from Pensacola , Florida, currently the frontman and main musician for Discover America. Previously, he was the vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Twothirtyeight. One of the founding...
In this article: Psychology, Taken from You, Tooth & Nail Records, Blackest Hair, Bluest Eyes, Twothirtyeight, Pensacola, Seattle, Washington, Florida, and Panama
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Wikipedia | April 29, 2009
Taken from You
...called Computer Club Records and put out the band's first two releases Dying for Change and We Sing the Body Electric (recorded by Chris Staples of Twothirtyeight and Discover America). Eventually singer/bassist Thomas Samuel left the band...
In this article: Moments in Grace, Taken from You, Twothirtyeight, Pensacola, Florida, Jake Brown, and At the Drive-In
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 12, 2009
Students, seniors to use new computers
...that you can influence who will always remember you and thank you." Three representatives from Target attended the dedication. Chris Staples, district team leader for Target stores, said the stores donate 5 percent of their profits to...
In this article: Salvation Army, E mail, and Target stores
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National Public Radio | May 12, 2009
Telekinesis: A Frenzy Of Intensity And Joy
...Telekinesis!), helping to give it some early and much-deserved blog buzz. When Lerner stopped by the KEXP studios with a live band - Chris Staples and David Broecker on guitars, with Jonie Broecker on bass - the resulting performance...
In this article: Chris Walla and Death Cab
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
Telekinesis (band)
Michael Benjamin Lerner performs and records indie rock under the moniker Telekinesis; however, while on tour he is joined by Chris Staples, David Broecker, and Jonie Broecker. All of the band members reside in Seattle, WA. The band...
In this article: Merge Records, Seattle, Chris Walla, and Death Cab for Cutie
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Wikipedia | September 10, 2009
Rethink Communications
...based in Vancouver, British Columbia that currently employs 60 people. The agency was founded on November 1, 1999 by Chris Staples, Ian Grais and Tom Shepansky. All three were formerly employed at Palmer Jarvis DDB (now DDB Vancouver).
In this article: Coast Capital Savings, BC Lions, American Marketing Association, Marketing Magazine, Solo Mobile, and Cbc-tv
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Wikipedia | August 18, 2009
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Chris Staples is a singer and songwriter from Pensacola, Florida, currently the frontman and main musician for Discover America. Previously, he was the vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Twothirtyeight. One of the founding members in 1995, Staples stayed with the band until its split-up in April 2003, due to members' individual ambitions. He subsequently pusued his own solo career, recording the acoustic albums Panama and Burned and Blistered. In 2004 Staples released Blackest Hair, Bluest Eyes on Makebreak Records, including recordings from his earlier releases and two additional songs. In 2005, Staples moved to Seattle, Washington and formed a separate project he called "Discover America". Psychology, the project's first album, was released on Tooth & Nail Records and was engineered, produced, and recorded in Staples' home studio. In 2007, Discover America independently released an eponymous EP, containing five previously unreleased songs and a remix of "Green Eyes" from Psychology. Staples has also worked with several other bands in his home studio recording albums for bands such as Legends of Rodeo and Taken from You.
- Name At Birth:
- Christopher Staples
- Occupation:
- Musician
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion
- Record Label:
- Takehold
- Makebreak
- Tooth & Nail
- Years Active:
- 1995 - Present
- Associated With:
- Discover America
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