current_members website years_active label article_title instruments past_members background genre origin name
jeff garber -lsb- http://www.myspace.com/nationalskyline myspace -rsb- 1996 -- 2001 ; 2006 -- present hidden agenda/parasol , file 13 national skyline
 guitar machine , synthesizer , bass , vocals , drum jeff lamos dimpsey james minor nick macri derek niedringhaus steve group_or_band alternative rock , shoegazing , electronic , experimental rock champaign/urbana , illinois , usa national skyline
national skyline

national skyline is an american alternative rock band formed in late 1996 by jeff dimpsey of hum .
dimpsey originally formed the band in order to perform a 45-minute long song that he had written .
they were initially an indie rock supergroup of sorts , with a rotating cast of prominent champaign/chicago area musicians .
they did record the 45-minute song/album with rick valentin -lrb- of the poster children -rrb- in spring 1997 , but it has never been released .
the band 's name is apparently a reference to bob dylan 's album `` nashville skyline '' , though their music betrays no stylistic debt to dylan .
the group 's core members dimpsey -lrb- bass -rrb- and jeff garber -lrb- singer/guitarist/songwriter -rrb- released two full-lengths , `` national skyline '' and `` this = everything '' , and the 18-minute ep `` exit now '' .
they also contributed the song `` eurorak '' to the parasol records compilation `` sweet sixteen , volume 2 '' .
