the gift machine is mainly the moniker for the songs of Dave Matthies, but has featured many different people over the years. Past members include Karl Blau, Phil Elverum (the Microphones, Mt. Eerie), Nate Ashley, Alex Parrish (Dame Dulce), Lisa Jackson (the Crabs), Steve Moore (Stebmo, Laura Veirs, Mount Analog, etc.), Jeremy Hadley (Vellela Vellella), and many more. .semi current discography:
1999-Stuff Vol. 1, EP (out of print)
2001-Sooner or Later or Not CD
2003-.don't turn me off CD
2004-Fall tour EP
2005-S/T CD
2006-Slow Dancing w/ Your Shirt Off
2006- Mostly Water Songs EP
2006- Happy Happy Birthday to Me CD-R EP club
2008-4-way Split with Karl Blau,Nate Ashley,Graves on colored vinyl PIAPTIK
2008-goodbye/goodluck
Dave also is a member of the Be Gulls (marriagerecs.com), helped Bret Lunsford run KNW-YR-OWN from 1999-2006, was a founding member of What the Heck Fest in Anacortes, WA, and is a jolly nice chap according to small group of elderly English academics.
