I saw Speaker Speaker at the High Dive on Easter Sunday for the Ear Candy birthday bash.  Much fun.  Loved watching the drummer tear it up, head tilted as he worked the ride, ripping these fills at break neck pace.  The songs were catchy, composed and masters in their genre.  That hollow body Gibson sounded sweet through the 4 12" Fender amp (I think that is what it was), the right sound.  One song in the middle of the set hit the right tone of bitter sweet pop ballad. I think the line was "no one's gonna let me down again."  The rest of the tunes were straight up power pop punk. And the banter between songs was great.  Best line: "What's the most rock 'n' roll holiday?"  "Well, Jesus did roll a rock on Easter..."  Oh, and you should check out their blog; it is pretty entertaining.  (Yes, I saw the rendition of Baba O’Reilly too; it was stunning.) 

So, it turns out, having poked around on their blog, that the guitarist, Colin McBride, and bassist, Danny Olsen, used to be in a band called Vermillion.  I actually have the Vermillion CD, which I bought at their show at the Paradox in the U-District around 2002.  Produced by Steve Albini no less. I love the cover, this Dali-esque painting by Roger Dean. And there's this great photo of the band in dress clothes in some kind of pool with really creepy lighting that I love.  Also that night seven years ago, Eyes of Autumn played, another math rock band who I liked a lot. Still have their CD too! Long live math rock.