| The Helio Sequence set to play Moscow |
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| Written by Marcus Kellis - Argonaut | ||||||
| Thursday, 26 February 2009 | ||||||
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Following Tuesday’s performances by Moscow’s rhythmmemory and Saddle
Creek alum Broken Spindles, playing the Nuart Theater this weekend will
be The Helio Sequence and Pullman’s Yarn Owl, a sign the Palouse’s
cyclical music scene is on the upswing. The Helio Sequence is a notable get for local promoter Larson Hicks, an undergraduate student in liberal arts at New Saint Andrews College. Hicks and his partner, Josh Stevenson, co-manage Stereopathic Music, which besides booking shows, does a radio broadcast Wednesdays between 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. on KUOI. This is the third time Yarn Owl has been invited to play for a Stereopathic show, following concerts by Women last November and Sundance Kids Feb. 14. “The last couple shows, they’ve stolen the shows,” Hicks said, “even though they haven’t been headlining, so it’ll be humbling for them to be a true supporting band.” Javier Suarez, Yarn Owl’s lead singer, and Tim Meinig, the group’s bassist, are excited to be the supporting act. “I met the drummer a couple times five or six years ago,” Meinig said, having previously played drums for Band of Horses on Sub Pop Records alongside The Helio Sequence. “He was the drummer on (the Modest Mouse album) ‘Good News for People Who Love Bad News’ — very tight. One of the better drummers I’ve heard.” The Helio Sequence, a duo of Brendan Summers on guitar and vocals and Benjamin Weikel on keyboards and drums, is from Beaverton, Ore. Last year, the band released its fourth full-length album, “Keep Your Eyes Ahead.” The concert will be at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets for the show are on sale at Moscow’s One World Cafe and at Atom Heart Music in Pullman, priced at $6 in advance or $8 the day of the show. They’re also available online at www.stereopathicmusic.com and will be available at the door. Suarez and Meinig are both on the staff of KZUU, Washington State University’s campus radio station. “Helio Sequence is one of the more popular albums at KZUU,” said Suarez, KZUU’s music director. “For me, personally, it’s one of my top 10 albums of (2008).” Yarn Owl, at about 15 months as a band, is planning to produce a five-song demo in the future. The band will be opening for The Helio Sequence in Spokane Friday after playing a similar set of shows— Spokane on Friday, Moscow on Saturday — last week. Meinig and Suarez are somewhat pessimistic about their own city’s chances for live music. “If there’s ever going to be a scene in this area, it’s going to come from Moscow,” Meinig said.  Add as favorites (59) | Views: 1041
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