The weather may have been horrible, but the winter chill couldn’t keep the music lovers away from the Billiken Club last night.

Tuesday’s show featured three indie bands-Light Pollution, Pico vs. Island Trees and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin-who braved the snow from parts unknown to warm the ears of an audience with vigorous beats.

Sanita Saengvilay, junior and Billiken Club booking manager, was a little fearful that the winter weather would keep the general public away, but hoped the Saint Louis University community would still turn up.

“The show is geared toward SLU students,” she said. “We think everyone will like them, but the snow is still smiting us a bit.”

The crowd was sparse at the beginning of Light Pollution’s set, but they turned out the tunes as if they had a full house. Their bounding sound was punctuated by strong beats from both the drums and the keyboard. Light Pollution’s musical arsenal also included a violin, lending an interesting lilting air to the first song. The lead singer’s bouncing revved up the crowd and started the night off well.

Alex Gamble, a student at SLU School of Medicine seemed to agree.

“I came to see Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, but the opener had a lot of heart,” he said.

With the energy high, Pico vs. Island Trees took the stage second.

The band featured an eclectic mix of electric and acoustic guitar, keyboard and strong melodies. Most of their songs displayed hints of classic rock, one song finishing with a beautifully harmonized a cappella ending. The crowd slowly increased as the show progressed.

Bryan Carter, the lead vocals and guitar for Pico was surprised by the amount of people who showed up despite the weather and happy with the lineup The Billiken Club managed to book.

“It’s great that a college venue can get the same great indie bands that are playing in the underground clubs in New York City,” he said.

The headliner of last night’s show hailed from Springfield, Mo., but with a name like Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin you might expect a sound that is more Soviet than So-Cal. SSLYBY had a melodic California sound, one more suited to surfing and basking on a beach, not the frigid white winter of St. Louis.

The mellow vibe was perfect for SLU Med School student Geoff Hill and his friends.

“We come [to the Billiken Club] as often as we can,” he said. “We’re med students so we come to unwind.”

SSLYBY’s songs were lead by strong guitar beats along with reggae elements that further evoked that mellow warm weather feeling.

They also proved a very versatile band. The drummer, Philip Dickey, switched places with the bassist, Jonathan James, halfway through the set to take lead vocals for the rest of the show. SSLYBY went out with a bang, rocking out to their last song, showing that they have a little edge.

A large crowd turned out by the end of the evening proving Saengvilay’s fears unfounded. For more information about the venue, visit its web site at thebillikenclub.wordpress.com.