| Vandaveer | |
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Vandaveer |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Washington D.C., USA |
| Genres | Indie Folk Alternative Rock |
| Labels | Supply and Demand Label Alter K Records |
| Associated acts | Alejandra Escovedo, The Jayhawks, Vashti Bunyan, Bon Iver, The Apparitions |
| Members | |
| Mark Charles Heidinger | |
Vandaveer is a Washington, DC-based alt-folk project spearheaded by Mark Charles Heidinger, releasing records on the Supply and Demand music label in the US and Alter K Records in France.
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Vandaveer began performing in late 2006, releasing his debut record in the spring of 2007 on the now-defunct DC label, Gypsy Eyes Records. Rose Guerin began singing with Vandaveer in mid-2007. Since then, the band has toured extensively throughout the US and Europe, logging 450+ shows to date.[1]
Noteworthy performances include several shows at the famed Glastonbury Music Festival in the UK in 2008, support slots for a wide variety of artists including Bon Iver, Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Olson (The Jayhawks) and Vashti Bunyan, and several headlining tours throughout the US and France.
Prior to Vandaveer, Heidinger was the primary vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for The Apparitions from Lexington, KY. Apparitions bandmates Robby Cosenza and Justin Craig (now of These United States) make frequent appearances on Vandaveer's recordings and on stage as well.
Vandaveer has been featured in Vincent Moon's La Blogotheque series of live music encounters.[2]
On April 18th (France) and April 26th (North America) Vandaveer released their third full-length record, entitled Dig Down Deep.