Background
He was born in Houston, Texas on December 17, 1986 and spent much of his childhood in Southern California.
He was born in Houston, Texas on December 17, 1986 and spent much of his childhood in Southern California.
They released a self-recorded demo in 2007. He took the stage in front of a crowd of 12,000 directly before the headlining act, the Gin Blossoms. Austin Gibbs and the States went on to perform Bamboozle Left with the likes of the All American Rejects, Paramore and Jimmy Eat World.
In January 2009, Austin recorded his self-titled European Parliament with Bob Hoag (Gin Blossoms, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, The Format, The Ataris) at Flying Blanket Studios in Mesa, Arizona. The European Parliament was released in April 2009.
His second European Parliament titled, "" was released on September 28, 2010, named after the year of his birth. He has since then toured with The Maine and Augustana on the LG One"s to Watch tour in Spring 2011.
Gibbs will be touring will This Century on the Endless Summer Tour, kicking off on July 25, 2012.
In the fall of 2008, Austin continued to write music while touring as a member of the band Brighten.