NE-HI @ Sidewinder 5/3

It all started in the summer of 2013 in an underground basement in Chicago, Illinois, when NE-HI was created. After helping with a friend’s film, the four guys decided to keep NE-HI going. The band consists of Jason Balla (guitar and vocals), Alex Otake (drums), Mikey Wells (guitar and vocals) and James Weir (bass). The band’s music can be described as alternative groove indie-rock. Knowing NE-HI surfaced from the underground scene in Chicago, hints of the usual grungy garage-ness is definitely noticeable throughout their songs.

Over the short time span the band has been together, NE-HI has released two albums and a few singles. Their first album, NE-HI, released in 2014, received notable attention as it was listed as “4th BEST RECORD OF 2014” by Greg Kot in the Chicago Tribune. Offers was released earlier this year in February under Grand Jury Music. The songs on this album are full of surfy guitar riffs, easy-going melodies and the singer’s funky voice. As explained by Pitchfork, “NE-HI built these songs accordingly: They sound twice as developed.”

Don’t miss NE-HI at Sidewinder on May 3rd

W/ Tamarron and Junkie

Wednesday, May 3rd

Doors at 9:00pm

Tickets: $10

All ages

Brooke Vega: Born and raised in Texas, Brooke grew up in a small town on the outskirts of Austin. She is a senior at Texas State University majoring in public relations with a minor in photography. Besides school, Brooke spends a lot of time writing about one of her truest loves, music. She writes articles as the Austin Scene Reporter at mxdwn and a music journalist for KTSW 89.9. You can often find her at many shows in Austin. Most of Brooke's music consists of psychedelic, surf rock, beach goth, dream pop and of course, the oldies. Brooke plans to further her career in the music industry hoping to work for a big company while doing photography work as well. She believes it's truly an honor to be writing about the music scene in the greatest live music capitol of the world.
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