From Left: Kelton, Sully, Ian, Bob and Sean. Photo courtesy of Anna Freeman

The up and coming, all freshmen band “Johnstown Flood” played a great 30-minute show last Saturday in the Bistro when they opened for the Portland based duo, the Sound Semantics.

The members of Johnstown Flood are always changing up their instruments, but normally consist of: Sean Clavere on electric guitar and drums, Ian McCutcheon on acoustic guitar and drums, Kelton Sears on accordion, glockenspiel and electric bass, Sullivan Davis on electric bass and acoustic guitar, and Bob Martin on 12 string acoustic guitar and harmonica. All of the members sing and write music, and each member has their own style. In a recent interview with Audrey Shaw on KSUB, they talked about their influences and their musical contributions to the band. After the gig at the Bistro, the band realized they would have to change their name because a band in the UK already took “Johnstown Flood”. So as of yet the band is unsure about their name 

The band played 5 songs, each written by one of its members. They started with Bob’s song, then Ian’s, then Kelton’s, then Sully’s, and finally Sean’s. They played great and, besides a few minor technical issues with the microphones, had an amazing set. The only way the sound could have been better would be to have more professional equipment and to be at a venue with better acoustics.

No matter what they end up changing their names to, formally “Johnstown Flood” is the band to look for in the upcoming months; both on campus and off as they are certainly worth seeing live.

To see and hear the tracks they played, click here