Meet the Band: Left Hand Out

May 8, 2008

Hometown // Owings Mills

Current members // Justin Smith, drums; Tyler Principe, bass and lead vocals; Alec Galler, guitar

Founded in // 2004

Style // progressive rock/alternative rock

Influenced by // My Morning Jacket, Radiohead

Notable // The trio formed their freshman year of high school and are about to release a new self-titled five-song EP. Though the band's style has a distinctive progressive-rock feel, the tunes on the EP incorporate other genres as well.

Quotable // "A lot of them are different," said Smith of the new tracks. "You get different vibes from each one. We have more jammy songs and pop songs."

[SAM SESSA

See Left Hand Out on Sunday at St. John's Hamilton, 5315 Harford Road. Doors open at 5 p.m. $7. Go to myspace.com/stjohnshamilton. The band: myspace.com/lefthandout.