Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.)

About Me

Say Hi simultaneously defies and enforces physics. We're the mumbling in your head while you're crunching the numbers. We're the apparitions, ticks, gut wrenching, suspicion and glee too. We're the reason you rolled a nineteen for charisma, the cat's meow, your least favorite aunt. Touch us and we'll touch you. Watch us and we'll watch you. You once tried to call us and the line was busy, but that was actually just us making busy signal noises with our mouths. If you would have called back we would have cooked you some pasta. What you're looking for right now is going to evade you forever. Fish don't speak but squirrels do. It all depends on your longitude. You should start from the beginning, but ignore the prequels. We like minimalism, broken robots, granny smith apples, sneakers and the mundane. We like make believe vampires but the real ones scare us. We don't care too much for your boss and the fact that you're starting to resemble her. You should work on that. You'll find us to be very reasonable if you'd just give us a chance. You can paint us by numbers. You can tell us to your shrink. You can consume us up to three times daily but you shouldn't ever exceed twelve doses in a four day period, unless you have a note from your mother. We definitely detest mom jokes. Seriously. We don't need to be reminded of what we resemble. We named ourselves after Midwestern dairy queen civility. We usually involve a variety of livestock running rampantly around. We think sideways motorcycle helmets are all the rage now that sideways trucker's hats are out. We are live, fleshy human beings attempting to recreate these sounds in real life. We put out our own records. We speak in binary code. We're in the market for an A-team van. We strive for muzak and custom made slip n' slides. We write under pseudonyms. We play for keeps. Our grass is always greenest. Our hair is unkempt.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/9/2004
Band Website: ilikesayhi.com
Band Members: eric elbogen and westin glass. but also sometimes just e.e.

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Booking: [email protected]
Press Requests: [email protected]
Licensing: [email protected]

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Influences: deerhunter, smoosh, tom petty & the heartbreakers, the constantines, come on pilgrim, bossanova, trompe le monde, doolittle, kid a, 180 gram, 320 kbps, 96k, api pre-amps, reason, logic, urs, soundtoys, reaktor, the distressor, tape op, the novation bass station, built to spill, mogwai, the long winters, the cure, vampires, joss whedon, pitch correction, david foster wallace, david bazan, the flaming lips, the microkorg, the fender jazzmaster, the beatle bass, george martin, superchunk, stephin merritt, mcsweeneys, marcel dzama, line drawings, shure sm7b, ampeg, seattle washington, brooklyn new york, los angeles california
Sounds Like: the moment just before orgasm
Record Label: euphobia records (self released)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

SF & LA with The Long Winters + Block Party in Seattle

Hello! We're very excited to announce that we'll be playing with The Long Winters for two shows in California this month. We're also playing the (always good times) Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:54:00 PST

KEXP / Seattle / Portland

Hello! We’re back in the Pacific Northwest and wanted to remind you of our last few engagements until the Sasquatch Festival at the end of May. Tomorrow at noon (PST) we’ll be playing a fe...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:11:00 PST

Tour Update / Rolling Stone & Spin Reviews / Sasquatch

In this email:1. Tour Updates2. Rolling Stone & Spin Reviews3. Sasquatch Music Festival4. Links------(1)------Hello from the road! We have some updates regarding our currenttour:a: The Bowery Ballroom...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:19:00 PST

New York Times Reviews "The Wishes And The Glitch"

New York Times critic Kelefa Sanneh graciously reviewed the new record in Sunday's Edition. He writes: "... For the band's new album, "The Wishes and the Glitch" (Euphobia), [Elbogen] ditched his old ...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:09:00 PST

New Record In Stores / Tour Dates

------------------------------------------------------------ --THE WISHES AND THE GLITCH------------------------------------------------------ --------Hello! We trust everyone is well? Good. We're writi...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:09:00 PST

Vinyl, iTunes, The Shop & More

Hello! As the proper release date for "The Wishes And The Glitch," the fifth Say Hi record, approaches, we've got some items to tell you about. You can now order the Vinyl version from our shop. It is...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:18:00 PST

Say Hi Covers The Song Of Your Choice: An Auction

We're participating in an auction The Stranger has organized, to benefit a very good cause. The winner gets to pick any song which will be carefully and thoroughly covered by us in Say Hi land. Bid he...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:35:00 PST

Say Hi on NPR

NPR's Second Stage just featured a track from the forthcoming record. Despite the incorrect pronunciation of my name (it's a hard g, folks), it is very flattering. Listen here: http://www.npr.org/temp...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:23:00 PST

The Wishes And The Glitch (available for purchase now!)

Well hello. This may be the biggest announcement we've ever made and we're actually quite giddy about it. The new record has been mixed and mastered for a few weeks now but we've been all hush hush ab...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:42:00 PST

New Name, Europe, New Record, Etc.

Some Things:1) As of September 2007, the band will henceforth be referred to as Say Hi. This is a decision long in the making and, like most things we do, something that will either delight or horrify...
Posted by Say Hi (formerly S.H.T.Y.M.) on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:46:00 PST