By Jeff TerichAssistant Tempo Editor

No band is immune to the hazards of extensive touring.

Such is the case of Seattle dream-pop trio, Aveo. The band isembarking on a tour of the United States, but not without having toovercome a few roadblocks.

“We’re trying to get our wind back,” guitarist/vocalist WilliamWilson said. “We just had a hellish past 48 hours. We’re all rightnow. We haven’t missed any shows yet.

“We had a car break down in New York, so now it’s in the shop andwe had to rent a car, and we don’t fit in it, but other than that,we’re f**kin’ doin’ all right.”

This will be Aveo’s second tour in 2002. They were recently ontour with label mates Death Cab for Cutie and D.C. four-piece TheDismemberment Plan.

“It was really fun and they’re all really great people and greatmusicians and great bands,” Wilson said. “It was an honor to be ableto tour with them.”

After Wilson, bassist Mike Hudson and drummer Jeff MacIsaaccollaborated in several different bands, the trio formed as Aveo inearly 2000. But Wilson has his own creative take on their formation.

“We all kind of met through want ads,” Wilson joked. “The lovekind, though. I was looking for some boyfriends, and they werelooking for some boyfriends.

“I’m just kidding. I don’t really remember (how we got together).I just knew these guys for a long time.”

Their name, Aveo, is the Latin term for “desire.” Yet, Wilsonclaims it wasn’t a very well-thought-out decision.

“We didn’t want to think about it too much,” Wilson said. “So, wejust went with the first thing that sounded all right.”

Aveo recorded their debut album Bridge to the Northern Lights inonly a week, with the help of