Keeley Davis (born January 4, 1976) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and

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. He is best known as a member of the

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band

At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (dru ...

, with whom he has recorded one studio album, ''

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'' (2017). Davis is also a former member of the rock bands

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and

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Career

He was the primary lead singer of the band

, in which he also played guitar. He was also in the band

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with his sister,

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. He played bass and synthesizer. Engine Down disbanded (under friendly circumstances) after a farewell tour in 2005, and Davis joined

as lead guitarist. Davis has since recollaborated with Maura in the

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side-project Glös, formed by him and former Engine Down drummer Cornbread Compton. Their debut album, ''Harmonium'', was released in April 2007 on Lovitt Records. As of 2009, he is working with new band, Heks Orkest, which features longtime collaborators, Jonathon Fuller and Cam DiNinzio. As of March 2016, Davis is a touring member of

, following the sudden departure of guitarist and founding member Jim Ward. Since 2005, Davis has performed alongside Ward in Sparta.

With Bughummer

*''Getaway With'' (1998) Drummer Brian Lackey Guitar Jon Proctor

With Engine Down

*''Under the Pretense of Present Tense'' (1999) *''To Bury Within the Sound'' (2000) *''Demure'' (2002) *''Engine Down'' (2004)

With Denali

*''

'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003)

With Sparta

*''

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'' (2006)

With Glös

*''Harmonium'' (2007)

With Heks Orkest

(2 songs free)
(2009)

With at the Drive-In

*''

in•ter a•li•a ''in•ter a•li•a'' is the fourth studio album by At the Drive-In, released on May 5, 2017. It is their first studio album in 17 years since ''Relationship of Command'', and their first release since the 2005 compilation album ''This Station I ...

'' (2017) * '' Diamanté'' (2017)

Equipment with Sparta

Unlike bandmate Jim Ward, Davis keeps relatively the same guitar and amp setup on each tour. All of Davis' pedals, two guitars and one amplifier were stolen when their storage facility in Los Angeles was broken into,Sparta's shit jacked? – WithoutASound — Inspired by Sparta. Created by Fans. EST: 2006
so the equipment he performs with as of May 2007 is mostly new.

Guitars

* Rickenbacker 330 * Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut * Epiphone 50th Anniversary 1961 SG Special

Amplifiers

* Orange 100 Watt Rockerverb Amp * Orange 4x12 Cab

Effects

*Line 6 DM-4 *Line 6 DL-4 *Line 6 MM-4 *Digitech Whammy

Equipment with at the Drive-In

*Gretsch G2622T TG Streamliner

References

External links

Sparta's Official Site

Keeley's Post Production Company – MONDIAL

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