December 8, 2009 8pm
The Summit
2210 Summit St.
(614) 268-9377
$7 adv / $10 door
Ages 18+
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
http://myspace.com/boris
The three original members of Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, lead guitarist Will Knauer, drummer Philip Dickey, and bassist Tom Hembree, met in high school in Springfield, MO, thanks to a mutual friend, and soon formed a band. It was Dickey who came up with their name while shopping with his mother one day in the local mall, and he also wrote most of their songs. Once in college, the trio added singer/guitarist John Robert Cardwell and bassist/recording engineer Jonathan James, and the band’s debut album, Broom, recorded in Knauer’s home and originally only meant to be a local release, came out in 2005. However, after the band posted some songs on its website, SPIN got wind of the group and soon Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin’s name was all over music blogs. Their song “Oregon Girl” even ended up on an episode of The O.C. in the spring of 2006. A few months later Polyvinyl Records signed the band, remastering and reissuing Broom later that year, though by this time both Hembree and James had left (the latter still played with them when he could), turning SSLYBY back into a three-piece but with a rotating cast of additional guest musicians. James joined back up with the band full-time, however, for their second full-length, Pershing (and Hembree actually did the cover art), which was released in April of 2008. - ©1992-2008 All Media Guide, LLC
Karate Coyote
http://www.karatecoyote.com/
“Indie Rock Karate Coyote is a six-person Post Rock aggregation from Columbus with an interesting sense of eclecticism that allows them to shift from edgy Punk discord to lilting Math Pop to engaging New Wave, sometimes within a single song. Karate Coyote is one really great song away from a career-changing iPod commercial.” - City Beat (Cincinnati), 9/9/09
“Karate Coyote drew quite a crowd, and…I’m happy to report they killed at Comfest. The six-piece sounded tighter and exuded more energy…Loved the new stuff” - Joel Oliphint, The Other Paper 7/1/09
“…one of the most promising ensembles to grace this city’s music scene in recent years.” - Chris Deville, Columbus Alive, 8/14/08
“A great mixture of Los Campesinos energy and Velocity Girl throwback pop of the mid 90s.” - Robert Duffy, Donewaiting.com, 11/11/08
“The dynamic vocals are supported with jazz time signatures, winding bass lines and guitar parts that could be found on a progressive record at times… Once a Karate Coyote song starts kicking around inside your head, it doesn’t leave for a long time.” - Cary Smith, C Magazine, 9/10/08
“Just the name Karate Coyote exudes playfulness…Playful is cool with me, especially when it’s done this well. “Move yourself to dance,” instructs Karate Coyote on the bouncy leadoff track, “Move Yourself,” and if no one’s looking, you’ll no doubt find yourself heeding the advice.” - Joel Oliphint, The Other Paper,11/27/08
“Trying to describe them can be a bit difficult, as they can pretty much morph into any genre with ease. Imagine mixing together elements of chaotic indie dance, post-hardcore and melancholy moments that build into a wall of sound like Radiohead is famous for. All with (mostly) female lead vocals. If you can get your head around that, you may come close to touching upon their sound” - Instrumental Analysis, Mid-Atlantic Music Blog, 12/18/08
Our Cat Philip
http://myspace.com/ourcatphilip
Max Sollisch writes songs with the emotional bareness of Elliott Smith, and like Smith, his permeating sadness shows through whatever shroud of pop accessibility and exuberant melody his band cooks up. - Columbus Alive