Gypsy Parade
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Gypsy Parade was a side project by Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas (drummer)
Dave Douglas is a musician, most widely known for being in the Christian music industry as the former drummer of the Christian rock band Relient K. Douglas joined the band after their former drummer, Stephen Cushman, departed in late 2000. Douglas had been playing the drums and doing background...

, former drummer
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 of the Christian rock
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band Relient K
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...

. Unlike his other side project, Agnes, Douglas performed for Gypsy Parade with, Rachel Hoskins. They recorded a few songs for the project, and released them on their MySpace. One is called "Shining", another called "In Every Moment", and a newer one called "The Fight of Dugger Ripley".

Agnes was started in late 2005, and has the sound of Relient K
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...

's earlier music. Gypsy Parade has an obvious rock sound to it, but is somewhat softer in parts of their current songs.

On October 19, 2007, Relient K
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...

 issued a statement that Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas (drummer)
Dave Douglas is a musician, most widely known for being in the Christian music industry as the former drummer of the Christian rock band Relient K. Douglas joined the band after their former drummer, Stephen Cushman, departed in late 2000. Douglas had been playing the drums and doing background...

 would be leaving the band after his final show on December 29th to pursue his music career with Gypsy Parade. Both Dave and Rachel Douglas have moved on from Gypsy Parade to start a new project, Attack Cat
Attack Cat
Attack Cat is an American pop/rock duo formed in 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio, by The Dandy Outlaws: former Relient K drummer Dave Douglas, and Rachel "Red Bright" Hoskins. They have released two EPs: When the Moon Was Big and Dandy Outlaws...

.

A four track EP was released on July 2, 2009 and is available on itunes.

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