: : : : : an excerpt from a recent show review on Howwastheshow.com : : : : :
...Next up was Splinter Cells, and it was my first time seeing them. Splinter Cells are Joshua Syx on guitar and vocals, Steven Yasgar on drums/percussion and Julie Palm on bass and vocals. Syx and Yasgar were previously members of The Swiss Army (Rich Horton of Rift Magazine's favorite band, btw.) Yasgar has also played with Roma di Luna, and Julie Palm also plays in National Bird. They've only been performing locally since about November of 2007 but have already come into their own, clearly making an impression on many of the other people also seeing them for the first time.
Splinter Cells played melodic rock that was characterized by its ability to get your attention, suck you in, and keep you listening. One way to describe it might be to say they played a dreamier, moodier, less poppy, but nonetheless still powerful version of a type of music that has made Foo Fighters international superstars.
Given that, I'd expect good things to happen here on the local level. Their debut CD was produced by Knol Tate of Askeleton and should be released in spring of 2008. They play next at the HowWasTheShow.com sponsored The Haves Have It CD release party at the Hexagon March 28.....