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Even Steven is a warm spirited, guitar driven rock band from cold Finland, Joensuu.
In the late summer of 2005, a bunch of guys realized that there was a concerning absence of a real, traditional rock and roll facing them all around, no matter where they turned. It seemed to them that there was a serious demand for less melancholic rock in Finnish music scene.
It was Iltsu who had already written some music that ultimately came to be recorded on their first demo EP. To perform the songs, he had to find players dedicated to the music and capable of working together as a band.
The first one to call was his cousin, Timo, who at the time was studying in Joensuu. Timo..s brother in arms, Joonas (whose old man also HAD a van!), joined the group as a bass player. There still was a gap in their line to be filled with nothing less than a super singer and a groovy drummer! Fortunately, they were closer to be found than originally expected. Timo..s and Joonas.. old friend Jukka was selling cellular phones in a small shop(it) downtown and Markus was studying music in the very same town, Joensuu. Obviously, it didn’t take too much arm wrestling to convince the boys to join the band.
All aboard!!
Soon after they found a common language, which revolves around classic rock, adding influences from blues, soul and good music in general, Even Steven was formed. Band’s roots lead to a legendary village of PUHOS in Kitee where all the band members are originally from except Markus, who hails from Suonenjoki-City.
In the land of ice and snow, the warmth of the delta can still be found in Even Steven’s rich rock flavours.