THE HELIO SEQUENCE

BIO
Brandon Summers was disenchanted at a time when he thought he’d be anything but. Following two epic, self-produced albums on Portland’s Cavity Search, The Helio Sequence had just released Love and Distance, the duo’s shimmering 2004 debut on Sub Pop. Brandon and best friend Benjamin Weikel were traversing the country with their impressive collection of synthesizers, pedals, guitars and massive amps all jam-packed into a brand new tour van (a two-seater obtained during Benjamin’s stint as the drummer for Modest Mouse). And heck, the pair had even left their day jobs at their hometown music shop in Beaverton, OR. After eight years of playing together (they met when Brandon was in middle school), The Helio Sequence had finally arrived. But after six months of tours in the U.S. and Europe with Blonde Redhead, Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon, and Secret Machines, Brandon’s vocal chords were severely shredded. When he lost his voice in the midst of the first batch of these dates, he was bummed but made the best of it [enter the whiskey]. Halfway through, though, he could hardly speak—let alone sing—and literally had to stop talking during daylight hours. To kill the boredom of forced silence during the day and the frustration of dissatisfying performances at night, he polished off 60 books in about as many days, beginning with Bob Dylan’s Chronicles. Upon returning to Portland, Brandon’s doctor forbade him from singing for almost two months. “I really hit the wall,” he recalls, “Going into 2005 I actually had to think, ‘If I lose my voice, what will I do?’”
Trading whiskey for Throat Coat®, Brandon taught himself vocal exercises and mic technique. He took up jogging and vowed…
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
7th St Entry, Minneapolis MN
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Philadelphia Book Festival, Philadelphia PA
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Maxwells, Hoboken NJ
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Black Cat, Washington DC
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia PA
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Great Scott, Allston MA
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Friday, May 23, 2008
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton MA
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
Zoobizarre, Montreal Canada
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
Big Orbit's Soundlab, Buffalo NY
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Monday, May 26, 2008
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto Canada
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