Eight Gigs: The Co-Founder

Hayden Eller considered leaving his remote Washington state town, Bellingham, by joining the Peace Corps. He had a change of heart, instead opting for sticking around town and strumming his acoustic musings at local venues. In no time, people took notice. He flushed the project out to an indie-rock trio called Co-Founder. Eller’s emotionally raw contemplations gained potency with the backing of crunchy guitars and midtempo classic rock ‘n’ roll beats. Their last album, Wye, is the product of the trio’s collaboration as a band, and not just Eller as a songwriter. 2030 P Street, www.thecofoundermusic.com.