at Ash Street Saloon

Local to Portland, Viva Voce seemed to light up the crowd the most. Kevin Robinson taking to smashing his guitar on the stage near the end of the set.

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at Bumbershoot 2009

Say Hi has shortened more than their band name over time. The band’s lineup itself has also mutated to the point where their latest release on Barsuk, Ohhs & Ahhs, was recorded entirely by Eric Elbogen, the man behind the band, at his home studio. A dark album with heavy hues of loneliness the album displays half-hearted attempts at cheering itself up, making its lasting impression a sincere one.

Perhaps this is why I was surprised when, trying not to slip on the slimy grass in front of the Broad Street stage at Bumbershoot on Monday, I walked up to what sounded like emo-pop. It seems fair to look at the progression of Say Hi To Your Mom to Say Hi in relation to the increasing maturity of both their sound and their name. But as they began to play “Dramatic Irony” it became clear that without the production value of their recordings, the songs became more upbeat. The song was still dark, due to it’s content, but the overwhelming sound was light-hearted.

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Next Friday, May 8, Neumo's has a really big show with three excellent bands: Cloud Cult, Ice Palace and Say Hi. To kick things off, we've been offered a prize package to give away to one lucky TIG reader.

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InSound 10th Anniversary Sampler available for 1 week only!

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Say Hi, the excellent band that not that long ago dropped the terribly unfortunate name of "Say Hi to Your Mom", just signed with Barsuk Records.

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at The Vera Project

They came to Vera to finish off a five-week tour and the pleasant exhaustion showed on their faces.

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at Capitol Hill Block Party 2008

They sing about spiders and vampires and have giant robots come to their shows, yet their sound was warm and inviting -- a quiet before the storm that was Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, who followed Say Hi on the Vera stage.

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