BAYFashion Nov 2011
‘The Trims’ are in the house Led by rhythm guitarist and lead singer Gabriel Maciel, The Trims are an up and coming band from San Jose who just released their first music video ‘The Breeze’ Watch it here > http://live105.radio.com/2011/10/24/ world-premiere-video-the-trims-the-breeze/ The Trims are primarily an Indie Alternative Rock band with a twist of modern pop. The band consists of Gabriel Maciel (Lead Singer), Bryan Aguirre (Lead Guitar), Eric Scharer (Bass Guitar) & Billy Brady (Drums). The band was formed in 2009 and they already have an an album out in iTunes named
‘The Trims, We cried for fun’
INTERVIEW Shankha: So Gabriel, how was the Trims formed? Are you a band of friends or you found each other through music?
Gabriel: The San Jose music scene at that time seemed to only cater to progressive rock, punk rock, and metal fans. Even though I am a fan of those genres too, I am a bigger fan of 80’s music and indie/alt rock. People like me only had one maybe two places to go to hear the music we liked, and it was usually to a DJ, not a live band. So I said “screw this, I’m going to start a band that plays the type of music I like!” And The Trims were born. I’m the common denominator in this band being that I brought the four of us together. Eric (bass) and I were in a band together some years back called “Manchester School.” Billy (drums) and I have been pals since high school. Bryan was actually trying to form his own band at the same time I was forming The Trims. I happened to stumble across an ad he had posted on craigslist. I answered it, he replied, and the rest is history. So even though everyone in the band other than Billy and I found each other through music, we have become a very tight knit band of friends. Shankha: Bryan, what do you think sets the Trims apart from other Indie Rock bands like ‘The Beets’ and ‘The Vaselines’?
Bryan: There are a couple things that I feel immediately set our
band apart from most Indie Rock bands. First, we are a band that doesn’t feel the need to create a lackluster song just to fill the set or album. We each are our own worst critics and sometimes each other’s as well. That is why we only move forward with songs that have that “hook” that will make people want to hear more. To sum it up we play what we would want to hear if we were members of the audience at one of our shows. Second, you don’t see a lot of Indie Alternative bands from the U.S. with most of the members coming from a Mexican-American background.
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