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Say Hi (To Your Mom)

Say hi to Say Hi, formerly Say Hi To Your Mom.

Founded in Brooklyn in 2002, Say Hi is mainly the work of one songwriter, Eric Elbogen and since the beginning, his records have come out on his own label Euphobia Records. The music is one of those fine mixtures of synths and washy guitars accentuated with sweet melodies. The band has shared the stage with a ton of great bands including Pinback, Headphones, the Long Winters, American Analog Set and Bishop Allen. And some trivia for you? Elbogen means ‘Elbow’ in German.

Their latest release (their 5th) is called The Wishes And The Glitch recorded mainly in Elbogen’s home studio.

Check out Northwestern Girls. new surroundings and pleads with himself to not sabotage his new life like he’s done in the past

Say Hi

Kevin Drew

Had a good night out at Lees Palace on thursday. Went to see Kevin Drew‘s early show, as part of the Edge 102.1’s next big thing concerts in conjunction with Redpipe.ca. It was impressed with the show. From what I’d heard online of Spirit If.. (Drew‘s recent solo release on mini-major Arts& Crafts) it didn’t grab me right away. Again, I needed the live show to get me more interested in the record.

You might have seen this video a little while ago, Back Out On The … by Kevin Drew. And yes, that’s J Mascis playing drums and guitar. Solid track and definitely a girl mover live. My fave track live?? Lucky Ones, featuring Tom Cochrane. And yeah, he came out on stage to perform it live. It was a surprise for sure (I guess I assumed that when Drew tells the audience that he’s got a special guest, it would be someone along the lines of Feist, Emily Haines, or someone else from Stars, BSS, A&C extended family). Pretty star studded band as well, Justin and Brendan from BSS, Sam from Toronto’s Uncut, Andrew from American Analog Set and Bill Priddle formerly of Treble Charger. John Crossingham (Raising The Fawn), Andrew Whiteman (Apostle Of Hustle) and Bloc Party’s Gordon Moakes aslo graced the stage that night.

Head to Drew‘s myspace page to hear some of his songs, Tbtf (to beautiful to f&*k) is free to download and you can find Lucky Ones at the Leather Canary.

Kevin Drew