Mount Righteous

Mount Righteous

Mount Righteous is an entirely acoustic band from Grapevine, Texas. They play a vibrant and ecletic indie-pop with a heavy emphasis on varied instrumentation. Their sound has been described as an "acoustic-punk marching band," and compared to bands including large collectives including I'm From Barcelona, Architecture In Helsinki, and fellow North Texas-based band The Polyphonic Spree.

Their debut album, When The Music Starts, was released in 2008. Mount Righteous toured throughout the United States in support of the release of their album. Mr. Clint Parker played his last show with Mount Righteous on February 7, 2009. As of 2009, they are said to be working on their upcoming sophomore release. Mount Righteous performed multiple sets at the 2009 South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. Their debut album "When the Music Starts" was awarded the 'Big Album' trophy at the 2009 Big Thing Awards, hosted by Quick, a Dallas alternative weekly.

Members

• Allison Wenban - Trombone, Baritone
• Austin Bird - Flute, Electric Guitar, Floor Tom
• Cory Graves - Trumpet, Baritone
• Derek Terry - Steel Drum, Snare Drum, Acoustic Guitar, Floor Tom
• Joey Kendall - Bass Drum
• Kendall Smith - Bells, Melodica, Screams
• Mason Ponder - Sousaphone, Trombone, Floor Tom
• Z Marxen - Cymbals, Percussion, Whistles, Melodica
• Laura Neeley - Melodica, Misc. Percussion

Discography

Albums

• When The Music Starts (2008)
• Open Your Mouth (2009)

External links

• [1] - Official page
• Mount Righteous MySpace page