Gardener

MEMBERS:
Aaron Stauffer – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Van Conner – electric guitar, 12-string acoustic, sitar, meelotron, drums

WHERE FROM:
Seattle, Washington

WHERE NOW:
They put out a seven inch on the Seattle-based brown paper bag label. It includes their cover of “Boys of Summer.”

DATE FORMED:
1996

HOW FORMED:
Out of Screaming Trees and Seaweed.

HIGHLIGHT:
In a year when Seattle’s nightclub and music scene went through a constant action-reaction phase, Gardener’s anti-cool shack rock stretched the boundaries of the post hard rock set, pushing it towards a welcome whimsical minimalism.