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"Getamungstit!" is an American Alternative rock band formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2009. Their sound can most easily be described as rock and roll, but with a unique twist on modern day alternative music, it has a Punk rock pace, blues driven progressions, memorable lyrics and some jazz inspired acoustic bass leads thrown in for good measure. In spring 2012 they released their debut album entitled "are you amungstit ?".

1980s
Bass player and song writer Jeff McDonnell and guitarist Kurt Lightner first started playing music together in 1989 in their high school band named "The Eclipsed" which included Paul Sheehan on lead guitar and Emir Aziz on drums. After playing together for about two years the band released a self entitled demo tape which received some air-play on WCVT which was the Towson State University radio station at that time. The band broke up shortly afterwards.

1990s
In 1992 Jeff McDonnell, Kurt Lightner and Paul Sheehan were introduced to drummer Rober Gayo. The foursome began jamming on a regular basis and in 1993 the band began playing live shows around the Baltimore bar scene under the name "Shake". In 1995 the band released a self entitled CD consisting of 9 tracks. The CD received some minor rotations on 99.1 WHFS and a favorable review in Maryland Music Monthly. In 1998 "Shake" disbanded due to differing personal interests.

2000s
In the early 2000s Jeff McDonnell joined a four piece acoustic rock band named "Bishop Road". The band played several shows around the Baltimore area before disbanding in 2001. After an 8 year hiatus, Jeff McDonnell approached Kurt Lightner with some new songs that he had been working on. The two began informally rehearsing for several months before contacting Rober Gayo to see if he was interested in putting together a band. In March 2009 Jeff McDonnell, Robert Gayo and Kurt Lightner reunited to form "Getamungstit!". The next two years were spent writing new material and working their way up through the local music scene. In May 2012 they released their debut CD entitled "are you amungstit ?" which has received positive reviews and air play on WRNR, WTMD and WHFS.