RTP-area local music and culture

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After 10 years of making new wave pop music, the group known as Gerty!
have decided to call it a day.

As sad as this may seem, the nucleus of the band, Shirl=E9 Hale and
David Koslowski have decided to join Melissa York, who had been sitting
in with Gerty! on drums to form a brand-spanking new band. The trio has
dubbed themselves The Ex-Members and will make their debut  Thursday,
March 23 at the Duke Coffeehouse with Lesbians on Ecstasy and Robo
Sapien.

The final Gerty! performance will take place Sunday, March 12 at the
Local 506 with Beggars Banquet's The Rogers Sisters (featuring
original Gerty! drummer Miyuki Furtado on bass/vocals) and 4AD's
Celebration. The show is an early one, starting at 9:30 p.m.

Shirl=E9 and David would like to thank everyone who has played in the
band, came to shows, bought merch, put out our records and let us play
at their venues.
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Come join The Ex-Members revolution. www.myspace.com/theexmembers