The Everyday Visuals are coming to Portland

The Boston-based indie group The Everyday Visuals are coming back to Portland on May 17th at the Big Easy. They are still promoting their new album Things Will Look Up. The Everyday Visuals combine elements of melodic rock and electronica to make something completely unique. If you like R.E.M., Radiohead, or Wilco, you will like this band a lot. The band just found out that they are they most played Indie band in Boston. Visit their Myspace to listen to tracks from their latest album.

I had the pleasure of seeing The Everyday Visuals back in April when they came to the Deering Grange in Portland. Here is what I had to say about them:

The Everyday Visuals put on a stellar show at the North Deering Grange Hall on April 14th. There were three opening bands.The second one was pretty good, but the third one dragged out their set, and it bothered me a lot because I really wanted to see The Everyday Visuals before I fell asleep.

When The Everyday Visuals got on the stage around 10, I gained all the energy I had lost from the opening bands. These guys totally rocked the grange hall; my ears were still ringing hours after the show. While TEV may have had a few sound problems, the overall sound was great. They had it all: wonderful vocals, great harmonies, melodic guitars, computerized keyboards, and pounding drums. Christopher, the lead vocalist, has one of the best voices in Boston. The band even switches around instruments here and there. It became quite obvious that Radiohead has been a great influence on them in their performance.

The band played some songs from their 2004 album, Media Crush, and some from the newly released Things Will Look Up. It was all great music. Very high quality and very original. I was disappointed by the small turn-out, and it seemed that a part of the audience was made up of the local band groupies, but that didn't stop me from having a good time.

The members of The Everyday Visuals displayed a very intimate and personal connection with each other. During a few songs, they would break into little jam sessions, making quirky smiles, laughing a few times, and having a good time. At a few points, they acted as if the audience wasn't even there, and that is a good thing, because it was so enjoyable to watch the band get together in a very friendly and heartfelt way.

After the show was done, they opened themselves up for conversation. We were amongst friends. I had a good talk with Kyle of the band about concerts and college, and then I had to wrap the night up. The Everyday Visuals had to head back to their Boston home. I was told that they'll be playing in Portland sometime in May, so everyone should check them out when they come around again. New England definitely has some unique treasures in the music world, and The Everyday Visuals is one of them.

Hiss & Chambers and The Baltic Sea will be playing alongside The Everyday Visuals, and they seem like pretty sweet bands, too. The show will be $5, and it starts at 8:30. I don't know if the show is 21+ or not, so I might not even be able to attend the show. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get into the show, and you definitely should as well!