| Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band | |
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| Origin | Seattle, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Dead Oceans |
| Website | Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band on Myspace |
| Members | |
| Benjamin Verdoes Traci Egglestgon Marshall Verdoes Matthew Dammer Jared Price |
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Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is a 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.
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While Benjamin Verdoes, Matthew Dammer and Jared Price had previously performed as part of the locally successful Lujo Records band "In Praise of Folly",[1] Traci Eggleston and Marshall Verdoes are new to the stage. Benjamin, Marshall Verdoes' adoptive brother and guardian, made an agreement with Marshall [2] that the two could form a band if Marshall practised drumming diligently.[3] 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.[4]
Their official debut appearance was July 31, 2008 at Seattle's Neumos[5] 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 Bishop Allen, Cursive, Frog Eyes, Japandroids, The Globes, The Growlers, David Bazan, and Dead Confederate [6]