September 21, 2009
The Summit
2210 Summit St.
(614) 268-9377
$8 in advance / $10 at door
Ages 18+
in association with Donewaiting
Japandroids
http://www.myspace.com/japandroids
Japandroids are an indie garage rock duo from Vancouver comprised of Brian King (guitar) and David Prowse (drums), who share singing duties. Founded in 2006, the band self-released a pair of five-track EPs, All Lies (2007) and Lullaby Death Jams (2008), before making its full-length album debut with Post-Nothing (2009) on the Canadian label Unfamiliar Records. Though Japandroids were more or less unknown at the time of their album debut, Post-Nothing got a big boost from the tastemaking website Pitchfork, which championed the album as one of its “Best New Music” selections. - ©1992-2009 All Media Guide, LLC
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
http://www.myspace.com/mtsthelensvietnamband
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band first appeared in 2008, when the quintet generated an Internet buzz with its lengthy band name and undisclosed back-story. Choosing to preserve that mystique, the Seattle residents released a series of humorous PSA videos on MySpace before issuing any recorded music. A demo song finally appeared that summer, and the band’s history slowly began to unfold. Apparently, bandleader Benjamin Verdoes (guitar, vocals) had founded the band with his 12-year-old adopted brother, Marshall Verdoes, whose talent for drumming belied his young age. Friends Matthew Dammer (Moog, guitar) and Jared Price (bass) also joined the lineup, as did Verdoes’ wife, multi-instrumentalist Traci Eggleston-Verdoes.
The familial group recorded an EP, Weepy, with studio ace Scott Colburn, and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band capitalized on the mounting hype by making their debut live appearance in July 2008. A tour of the West Coast followed that fall, while a record contract with the indie label Dead Oceans was inked in November. The self-titled Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band arrived several months later, marking the band’s full-length debut with lo-fi, jangly songcraft and a quirky ambience. - ©1992-2009 All Media Guide, LLC