Eisley

Eisley
Sherri DuPree-Bemis of Eisley performing live in Boston, MA
Background information
Origin	Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock, indie pop
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Equal Vision, Reprise, Record Collection, Warner Bros., Sire
Associated acts	Sucré, Perma, Say Anything, Mutemath, Bright Eyes, Rising Fawn, Jeremy Larson, Merriment, Quiet Company
Website	www.eisley.com
Members	Sherri DuPree-Bemis Garron DuPree Remington DuPree (live) Weston DuPree (studio) Elle Puckett
Past members	Jonathan Wilson Chauntelle D' Agostino Stacy King

Eisley is a rock band from Tyler, Texas, consisting of cousins Sherri DuPree-Bemis and Garron DuPree. Although the band's name translates to ice island in several Germanic languages, it was actually selected by the bandmates because of its link to the Star Wars saga (i.e. Mos Eisley). Since forming the band has released five studio albums: Room Noises (2005), Combinations (2007), The Valley (2011), Currents (2013), and I'm Only Dreaming (2017), along with numerous EPs.

The band was formed in 1997 when Chauntelle and Sherri began creating music together after having been inspired by bands like the Beatles, Jeremy Enigk, and Radiohead. Younger sister Stacy (who was then 8 years old) became frustrated over their insistence that she was too young to be a part of the band and wrote her own song without their help before she was inducted. Their brother Weston (who was then 10 years old) soon joined the band as the drummer.

Boyd and Kim Dupree, parents of the four DuPree siblings, ran a venue called Brewtones Coffee Galaxy by occupying the space of their Vineyard church on days when it was not in use. Eisley, then known as the Towheads, began years of service as the house band, giving them their first exposure. At Brewtones, the band played with many other acts such as Ester Drang, Midlake, Waterdeep, and others. The band played numerous weekend shows at the venue until they became too busy with other opportunities.

After emerging on the Dallas scene in 2001, playing hundreds of shows throughout Texas and garnering a fan base as an indie band, Eisley was signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2003. The band won 'Best New Artist' from the Dallas Observer Music Awards in the same year. The band had some early radio success with the song "Telescope Eyes" from the Laughing City E.P.. It was ranked top 25th most played song on FM 102.1 ("The Edge") in Dallas, Texas in 2003. Eisley has recorded videos for "Marvelous Things", "I Wasn't Prepared", "Telescope Eyes" (the version from Room Noises), "Invasion", "Memories", "Smarter", "The Valley" and "Currents", which can be viewed on the official website, but largely the band's strong, steady, organic growth comes from touring and an aggressive online marketing approach.