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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Say Hi| image =| caption = Say Hi consists of Eric Elbogen (right). Friends play backup instruments when he is on tour.| alias = Say Hi to Your Mom| background = group_or_band| origin = Seattle, Washington | years_active = 2002–present| genre = Indie rock | label = Barsuk Records Euphobia Records| current_members = Eric Elbogen| website = http://www.ilikesayhi.com/ ilikesayhi.com Say Hi is a Seattle-based indie rock band. Formed by Eric Elbogen in Brooklyn 2002,Citation |last=Grose |first=Jessica |title=Say Hi To Your Mom |url= http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2005/06/06082005_say_hi_to_your_mom/ |publisher= Spin |date=2005-06-08 |accessdate=2007-11-24 Say Hi's albums are mostly recorded at Elbogen's home,Citation |last=Booth |first=Philip |title=The lineup for Tropical Heatwave 25 |url= http://www.sptimes.com/2006/05/18/Weekend/The_lineup_for_Tropic.shtml |publisher= St. Petersburg Times |date=2006-05-18 |accessdate=2007-11-24 with him playing all of the instruments and providing vocals.
Background information
Eric Elbogen was born in 1976 and grew up in San Fernando Valley , California . He attended University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA . He then moved to Brooklyn , New York and formed Say Hi to Your Mom in 2002 .Citation |last=Jimenez |first=Jenny |title=Wizard of Blahs |url= http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/wizard-of-blahs/Content? oid=1148193 |publisher= The Stranger |date=2009-03-03 |accessdate=2009-04-14
He plays a Fender Jazzmaster guitar.
History
On tour, friends accompany Elbogen as his backing band.
Their fourth release, Impeccable Blahs , was written almost entirely about vampires,Citation |last=Sanneh |first=Kelefa |title=Critics' Choice: New CD's |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9C01E6D8133FF932A05754C0A9609C8B63 |publisher= New York Times |date=2006-07-31 |accessdate=2007-11-24 though Star Trek is also mentioned.Citation |last=Howe |first=Brian |title=Review |url= http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/37751-impeccable-blahs |publisher= Pitchfork Media |date=2006-08-10 |accessdate=2007-11-24 The song "Angels and Darlas" is a reference to Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Angel and Darla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Darla from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel (TV series)|Angel both created by Joss Whedon .
With the release of their fifth album The Wishes and the Glitch , the band shortened their name to "Say Hi".Citation |last=Vermes |first=Krystle |title=Say Hi (To Your Mom): From Blahs to Wishes in 2008 |url= http://media.www.thesuffolkvoice.net/media/storage/paper1060/news/2007/10/30/ArtsEntertainment/Say-Hi.to.Your.Mom.From.Blahs.To.Wishes.In.2008-3063278.shtml |publisher= Suffolk Voice |date=2007-10-30 |accessdate=2007-11-24 This was done because the earlier name reflected an aesthetic that no longer matched the band's tastes. http://www.sayhitoyourmom.com/faq.htm Official website FAQ
Say Hi recently covered The Violent Femmes "Kiss Off" for American Laundromat Records charity CD "Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies" which releases worldwide on May 18, 2010.
Elbogen's lyrics are noted as being one of the band's strengths.Citation |last=Blake |first=Embo |title=Review |url= http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/0905/sayhitoyourmom.shtml |publisher= Hybrid Magazine |date= |accessdate=2007-11-24
Say Hi's song, "One, Two...One" from Oohs & Aahs is featured in the 2010 Cadillac CTS sports sedan commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=JoEnM0g2A-0& feature=channel
Say Hi's song, "November Was White, December was Grey" from Oohs & Aahs is featured during the credits of the third episode on the Showtime show, "Shameless", which aired in January 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=jcCB223RV9U
Their song "Devils" is featured in the 2011 film, Scream 4 .
The song "Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh" from the 2009 album Oohs & Aahs was featured in a scene featuring Analeigh Tipton from the 2011 movie Crazy, Stupid, Love .
Discography
Albums
Discosadness ( 2002 )
Numbers & Mumbles ( 2004 )
Ferocious Mopes ( 2005 )
Impeccable Blahs ( 2006 )
The Wishes and the Glitch ( 2008 )
Oohs & Aahs ( 2009 )
Um, Uh Oh ( 2011 )
Singles
Devils (Say Hi single)|Devils ( 2010 )
References
reflist
External links
http://www.ilikesayhi.com Band Website
http://www.auralstates.com/2008/02/say-hi-to-your-mom-interview-w-eric.html Interview with Eric at Aural States
http://somethingglorious.typepad.com/somethingglorious/2006/08/interview_say_h.html Interview with Eric @ SomethingGlorious.com
http://soundcrank.com/Interview.aspx? interviewid=1008 Soundcrank Podcast Hosted by Say Hi To Your Mom
http://midwesternhousewives.blogspot.com/2007/11/say-hi-interview.html Interview with Say Hi at Battle of the Midwestern Housewives
http://slushpilemag.com/? page_id=918 Interview with Say Hi in Slush Pile Magazine
Category:Musical groups established in 2002 Category:Indie pop groups from New York Category:Indie pop groups from Washington (state)
