User:Deliriousmartyr/Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is a classic rock quintet from the Seattle area. The band features Benjamin Verdoes as lead vocalist and guitarist, Traci Eggleston on the keyboard,various percussion and back vocals, Marshall Verdoes as the drummer, Matthew Dammer on the guitar and Jared Price on the bass. Starting their public appearance with comical PSA videos instead of music they eventually signed with Dead Oceans released their first LP and started touring North America.

Formation
While Benjamin Verdoes, Matthew Dammer and Jared Price had previously performed as part of the locally successful band "In Praise of Folly", Traci Eggleston, who is Benjamin's wife and Marshall Verdoes are new to the stage. Marshall, who is Benjamin's adopted brother and now de facto son was promised by Benjamin that if he practiced his drums well enough, that they could form a band together. They gained notoriety through their unconventional beginnings as a band in which they created a buzz with word of mouth advertising and comical PSA videos on Myspace and YouTube featuring band members before making any of their music public.

Beginnings
Their offical debut appearance was July 31, 2008 at Seattle's Neumos Where their self released EP "Weepy" was available for the first time. Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band signed with Dead Oceans in the fall of 2008 and released their self-entitled first LP with them in the spring of 2009. They toured with Le Loup from February until April of 2009 and then continued to tour May - June with Cursive and occasionally other bands.

Videography

 * "Homeostasis" 2008
 * "Borin'" 2008
 * "Technology" 2008
 * "Safety" 2008

Discography

 * Weepy EP - 2008 (self-released)
 * Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band LP - 2008 (Dead Oceans)