Need to Know: Boy Gorilla, part 2

In this, my second installment on Boy Gorilla, I must begin with the band that is by all rights the second tent-pole act on the label. Eskimo and Sons can't be considered a Salem band, but they did play some of their first shows here in town. They became involved with Boy gorilla when Danielle Sullivan, lead singer for Eskimo and Sons, met some of the guys from Typhoon at Portland State University. Her voice, incidentally, is absolutely beautiful. That, combined with Dhani Rosa's haunting lyrics create the band's signature sound. Here's a video of the band playing someone's backyard:



As may already be clear, there are a lot of "side projects" associated with Boy Gorilla. It's all very incestuous as various members of Typhoon and Eskimo and Sons form new bands together and start playing shows with a flexible lineup. I've already mentioned that the Ghosties live band includes individuals from both Typhoon and Eskimos. Another interesting side project you should be aware of is Doubledutch. Combining the songwriting talents of Dhani Rosa from Eskimos and Jordan Bagnall of Typhoon fame, the result is a more experiemental and electronic sound with hip hop inspired drum loops and a high level of production. Here's a video of the live version from the BG Birthday show:



Elec Morin is another Salem boy on the label. He's a singer/songwriter with more of a country/folk sound. He has also been known to join Typhoon on stage to sing or play the tamborine. Here he is playing "I'll Travel" during the BG Birthday show:



Stay tuned. There's still more BG stuff to talk about.