Biography
New York’s Gemstone Evenings features Morgan Phalen (vocals/guitar), Rob Laakso (guitar/synthesizers), Seth Rumsey (bass), and Tim Traynor (drums). The freewheeling indie rock and roll foursome shaped in 2003, and collectively they develop a brash, hard rock-inspired, song-driven sound customized for enthusiasts of Queens from the Rock Age group, Priestess, and Jeff Buckley. In March 2005, Gemstone Nights released the AFTER WE Were Gemstones EP, their 1st launch for Kemado. Their full-length Popsicle found its way to September. Western tour times with Mando Diao adopted into springtime 2006.