SLOAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC WAS KILLER!

We realize it’s been a really long time since we updated you all on the goings-on with the Mtns. We played Sloan School of Music in Urbana’s shop last Saturday, and it was an all-out good time. Can’t say enough about how great that evening was. The bands Monkey Train and Tall Well killed it. This was the second time we tried out a couple of new songs live. There’s something special about playing new songs together as a band with minimal rehearsal and trusting each other to pull it off. Fun times. Thanks to everyone who came out! New stuff in the works.

Photo by Colin Kutz

Live Studio Tour Concert!

There’s a new studio on the block, and it’s called TREETOP!

Our keys player, Colin, built the studio in his garage and runs it with the wizard, Donnie Carlo. They asked the Mtns. to come over and record live cuts of some tunes from Gary, and Donnie ran video to document it. What came of it was this amazing footage of all of us getting real sweaty and playing songs. We’d love for you to check it out and consider subscribing to their YouTube channel. They’ve got several other Studio Tours up there and have a bunch waiting in the wings, so it would be a great idea to stay in tune with what they’ve got going.

It was a good time, and we can’t wait for you to see it. Thanks!

We’re all a bit older now

The day has come. Our first born is officially 10. I (Andrew) am not about to equate this milestone to fatherhood/parenthood because it’s nothing like it, but you do get a glimpse of how art, though in “final” form, can evolve, harden/soften, and age right before your eyes. It’s the memories of all the shows and open mics at Church Street Pub when we started dialing in these songs as a band. It’s the hours upon hours and days/nights/days spent breathing nothing but these songs in our friend Myles’ basement while he painted the sonic landscape of the record. It’s the tours, cheeseburger big-bites, the Miller High Life/PBR/KG, the counting shows as practice, the laughs, the cries, the angry storm offs, the hugs, the friendship of the whole dang thing. It’s the changing of the guard and moving on. It’s the coming home and dusting the cobwebs away. It’s Silent Old Mtns. It’s Velvet Raccoon. Time goes on and it’s weird and scary and beautiful. This time capsule is a reminder of that. I am thankful, and I believe the other fellas would echo that sentiment. Thankful for the memories and those to come.

VELVET RACCOON 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY

OUR FIRSTBORN RECORD IS TURNING 10!!!

On Saturday, June 11th, starting at 7 pm, we will celebrate the album that started it all for us. Since the Church Street Pub is no longer open, Sky Stage in downtown Frederick is the only other place considered to host such a party. Sky Stage has been one of our favorite spaces to play in Frederick, and we are glad we get to share this monumental milestone in such a fantastic venue.

Please consider joining us for a ding dang party. Sky Stage has lined up a killer squad for this show, so it should not be missed. The show is for all ages and costs $10 for admission. Click the poster to be directed to purchase tickets ahead of time. We recommend doing so as Sky Stage can sell out. We cannot wait to revisit these songs, some of which we have not played in quite some time. We love you all and could not have gotten this far without you.

SEE YOU AT SKY STAGE!

BLACK CAT 12/12 w/ MICHIGAN RATTLERS

DC friends, we have missed you tons! On Sunday, December 12th, we will be coming your way for our first DC show since before the pandemic. Not only that, we’re playing the goddamn Black Cat! We can all agree that the Black Cat is one of the best spots in town, so start your week/end your week right (whichever it is for you) and find us there along with the Michigan Rattlers. It’s going to be a good time. Get those tickets.

TICKETS HERE
Doors at 7 PM
SOM 7:45 PM
Michigan Rattlers 8:30 PM