Austin Gibbs

{{short description|American musician (born 1986)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Austin Gibbs

| image = Austin Gibbs - panoramio.jpg

| caption =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|17}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| origin = Mesa, Arizona, United States

| genre = Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Acoustic

| years_active = 2007–present

| associated_acts = Brighten

| website = http://www.myspace.com/austincgibbs

}}

Austin Gibbs (born December 17, 1986) is an American musician.

Gibbs was born in Houston, Texas, on December 17, 1986, and spent much of his childhood in Southern California.

After a move to Mesa, Arizona, in 2001, he formed Austin Gibbs and the States.{{cite web|url=http://www.evliving.com/2009/03/30/4917/austin-gibbs-to-release-ep/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122122809/http://www.evliving.com/2009/03/30/4917/austin-gibbs-to-release-ep/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-22 |title=East Valley Living: Austin Gibbs to Release New EP on iTunes |accessdate=2009-08-14 |author=Kathee Austin |date=2009-03-30 }} The group released a self-recorded demo in 2007. In the spring of 2008, Austin Gibbs and the States won a battle of the bands to perform on the main stage at the Circle K Tempe Music Festival.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=48428739&blogId=372649572 |title=Congratulations to Austin Gibbs and The States and The Vigilantes! |accessdate=2009-08-14 |author=Erika Delemarre |date=2008-03-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |archivedate=2009-02-07 }} The group went on to perform at Bamboozle Left.

In January 2009, he recorded a self-titled EP with Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket Studios in Mesa. The EP was released in April 2009. A second EP, 1986, was released in September 2010. In May 2011, he released a full-length album, Charlie.