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Pinstripe
Genre: Rock Hometown: Bristol UK
www.pinstripe.mu
Wednesday, March 12   10:00 p.m.
BD Riley's   (204 E 6th St)
  Pinstripe - Closest Thing to Heaven
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Pinstripe are based in South West, UK.
The band are one of the hardest working young bands in the country, to date the four seventeen-year-old musicians have played more than 150 gigs since their debut show in April 2005.

In February 2006 the band released their self-produced Critic Killer CD single which features their self penned songs, "Critic Killer", "The Only One" and "This Feeling Inside".
Pinstripe have played shows throughout the West Country and Southern UK including "The Bristol Carling Academy" "Moles Club in Bath" "Storm" and "The Embassy Club" in London. Pinstripe have also played at music festivals in the South West and made an appearance on Channel 4's music show "Transmission".

In August 2006 bass player "Charlie Brixey" joined Pinstripe with "Josh Thorner" switching to Keyboards and vocals.

In January 2007 Pinstripe won a place at the Glastonbury Festival after winning a BotB's competition held in Glastonbury for unsigned bands based in the South West.

March 2007 saw Pinstripe sign a record deal with South West Recordings, headed by Dennis Smith and Rick Rogers. The band recorded their debut single at Sawmills recording studio where bands such as Muse, Oasis and Supergrass have recorded albums. "Did I Say" will be released on July 2nd following their Glastonbury Festival debut.

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