Artist description Infectious indie pop

Music Style indie pop, alternative, emo

Musical Influences Pixies, Sugar, Weezer, Super Furry Animals, Promise Ring

Similar Artists Weezer, Pixies, Promise Ring, Get-Up Kids, Sugar, Gay Dad, Jets to Brazil, Jawbreaker, Lagwagon, Anniversary, Reggie and the Full Effect, Adventures of Jet, Ultimate Fakebook, Burning Airlines

Artist History The guys in Prize Money never intended for their music to travel too far from the speakers of small art-film theaters. And yet, here they are with their debut CD, All Eyes On The Prize, a fully realized set of indie pop gems and sprightly rock anthems. In the fall of 1995, Gibson, a film major at the University of Texas, met Brent Dunham at a Sebadoh show. The two soon found themselves collaborating on an assignment for their advanced film class. Soon they recruited bassist Corbett Guest, who at the time was scoring the music for some of the university's theater productions. The band, Slowpoke, began to materialize. As fate would have it,the film's music drew rave reviews, and Slowpoke suddenly morphed from the soundtrack to an art-house film into a locally respected rock band. Slowpoke quickly built a following around their energetic live shows and recorded a full-length, Virgin Stripes, for Wind-Up Records in 1997. The record was eventually acquired and released by Geffen Records. Virgin Stripes was recorded at Fort Apache Studios in Boston with producer Wally Gagel (Tanya Donnelly, Folk Implosion, Superchunk) and mixed at South Beach Studios in Miami, with Chris and Tom Lord-Alge (Green Day, The Wallflowers, Live). The CD was released in April 1998. As the band was set to start touring and begin its rise to global pop domination, they were plagued with the many changes that would come with the Universal/Seagram merger. Soon after, they decided it was time to call a time-out and lay low for awhile. After a short breather, the band regrouped as Prize Money in the fall of 1999 with producer Matt Pence (centro-matic, Old 97's, Slobberbone) helming the boards. The result is the band's bracing effort, All Eyes On The Prize, an invigorating record sure to win the esteem of indie pop fans everywhere.

Group Members Dave Gibson - vocals, guitar, keysBrent Dunham - guitarCorbett Guest - bassJerry Saracini - drums

Instruments Guitar, bass, drums, analog keyboards

Albums All Eyes On The Prize, Virgin Stripes (as Slowpoke)

Press Reviews Acclaim for Virgin Stripes:Dallas's Slowpoke makes crisp, clean, straight-forward rock that houses themes of love, relationships and the ups and downs of both on its major label debut, Virgin Stripes. "I Can't See You Anymore" is about a bitter, angst-ridden lover who cuts off his relationship with his partner, but it's delivered over such an infectious guitar hook that the heartbreak turns melodic and addictive. Slowpoke singer Dave Gibson's voice is sufficiently smooth and deep to express both quiet affection and burning anger. Produced by Wally Gagel (Folk Implosion, Superchunk, Tanya Donnelly), Virgin Stripes has all the crucial elements that add up to pop success. Take any one of these 12 songs (especially "Valentine" or "Broadcaster"), play it on the radio, and let the band's instant likeability take over.Brenda LinguitiCMJ Monthly

Location Dallas, TX - USA

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