Every band gets its start somewhere. After the Des Moines fixture Junkpoet broke up, Seven Point Six Two was born.

Years later, the group is taking its electronic-tinged rock to the Maintenance Shop tonight with Index Case.

“The only way I could describe us is as an aggressive rock band,” says the band’s vocalist, Tim Thompsen.

The band began with Jay Lyon and Eric Jocobson, former Junkpoet founders, and a drum machine. Slowly the rest of Seven Point Six Two began to add up.

A year and a half ago, Tim Thompson, ex-Dogtown member, came into the picture as the group’s vocalist, solidifying the group’s powerful chemistry.

Other bands were giving in to growling or rapping, but Seven Point Six Two took its music in another direction by actually singing and adding electronics to the sound.

“There’s not a lot of people around here that really do what we do,” Lyon says.

The band seems to not suffer from a lack of uniqueness in sound. It does, however, seem to share a common problem other bands have: Lack of shows to play in.

With three of the four members hailing from Ames, it tends to be frustrating not to be able to play a show to the hometown audience, Thompson says.

However, the show at the M-Shop seems to be a point of hope for the band.

Having never been booked there before, the group hopes the show with Index Case could be one of many future appearances.

For now, the band is looking to not push things too hard. They are ready to take the next step and propel themselves into the world, but they aren’t rushing into it.

“We are going to relax a little bit and just do what we are good at,” Thompson says.

With a new album in the works, Seven Points Six Two doesn’t appear to be a passing phase.