The Helio Sequence

The Helio Sequence is an indie rock band signed to label Sub Pop. The band was formed in 1999 in Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, and consists of Brandon Summers on guitar and vocals and Benjamin Weikel, who has also played...

In this article: Modest Mouse, Sub Pop, Keep Your Eyes Ahead, Benjamin Weikel, Portland, Oregon, Com Plex, and Love and Distance

...bands. Last year, we saw M. Ward, Britt Daniel, Blue Skies for Black Hearts and Anders Parker care of MFNW. This year, we hope to see Helio Sequence, Arctic Monkeys, Viva Voce and The Long Winters, among others. BTW, I love how music...

In this article: Portland, Arctic Monkeys, Viva Voce, Helio Sequence, The Long Winters, and Britt Daniel

...of no fewer than 35 Portland-area collaborators. As the story goes, Knopf visited each cluster of contributing friends-members of The Helio Sequence, Loch Lomond, Talkdemonic, Mirah, and Matt Sheehy, among others-on its home turf, jammed...

In this article: Menomena, Lackthereof, Talkdemonic, Loch Lomond, and Portland

...Festival, set for Sept. 5-7, features new acts in the lineup, including musical artists Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Old 97's, Cold War Kids, The Helio Sequence, Portland Cello Project; and comedy acts Nick Swardson, Maria Bamford, Wyatt Cenac, Story...

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Originally published Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 12:00 AM Free music: The Helio Sequence, Grand Hallway play Neumo's fifth anniversary show Neumo's celebrates its five-year anniversary with Northwest indie bands Grand Hallway and The...

In this article: Grand Hallway, Seattle, The Seattle Times Company, and Portland

Win It! See Helio Sequence and Grand Hallway at Neumos Tomorrow for Free! Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:40 AM Okay, so technically this show is already free. All you have to do to get in to Neumo's five-year...

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Grand Archives, Helio Sequence Do Air Race, Tours | Pitchfork Grand Archives, Helio Sequence Do Air Race, Tours Nothing quite says indie rock like, um, little airplanes chasing each other around over San Diego Bay. In this spirit, the 2008...

In this article: Grand Archives, Helio Sequence, Sub Pop, San Diego, Red Bull Air Race, Red Bull, Sera Cahoone, and Keep Your Eyes Ahead

...different when there's one musician with a guitar - that seems easy to pull off. A full band also seems like a no-brainer. But listening to The Helio Sequence's new record, Keep Your Eyes Ahead, you have to wonder how the duo will pull it off...

In this article: Wall of Sound, Keep Your Eyes Ahead, Modest Mouse, Benjamin Weikel, and NPR

In "Keep Your Eyes Ahead," The Helio Sequence finds its voice, literally and figuratively. KEXP, April 15, 2008 - Back in January, The Helio Sequence released what will surely be one of 2008's best albums, but fortune hasn't always been so...

In this article: Keep Your Eyes Ahead, Bob Dylan, Oregon, and NPR

The longest track on Keep Your Eyes Ahead, the forthcoming fourth full-length from Portland duo the Helio Sequence, clocks in around four and a half minutes: a far cry from the long-legged tendencies of their past works. Could the Helio...

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