Alicia Wagner Calzada | 210SA Contributor Members of Druggist, guitarist Zach Dunlap and pianist and vocalist Blake Cormier, are about keeping real.

They are: Druggist

The members: Blake Cormier, 27, on piano, vocals and drums; Zach Dunlap, 25, on guitar

The sound: Edgy indie rock. When the band was a foursome with a drummer, they played a more conventional kind of energetic pop. But now that the band has lost half its members, the concentration has shifted to piano-based tunes, and the remaining two guys are just fine with that. “Putting guitar parts to piano parts is a little more challenging,” said Dunlap, but “we feel good with what we're doing. We've gotten a good response.”

Their words: Druggist's songs are about “being human and being miserable. You hear all these songs on the radio that are incredibly insincere and overproduced, and I just want to be the opposite of that.” — Blake Cormier

Album: Early Michael Keaton (2006)

Where to see them: They play throughout Texas and surrounding states more than they play San Antonio, but they will play with Darling New Neighbors from Austin at Limelight, 2718 N. St. Mary's St., on Friday, June 22.

The Web: myspace.com/druggist

The 210 take: The outgoing, wisecracking Cormier and the quieter Dunlap have a nice yin-yang thing going, with Cormier writing the lyrics and skeleton of the song and Dunlap adding the guitar on top. Their songs are melody-driven, yes, but they haven't neglected the importance of intelligent lyrics. Also worth listening to: Their experimental side project International Colouring Contest. Listen to it at myspace.com/internationalcolouringcontest.

Jessica Belasco | 210SA contributor