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Benjamin Verdoes

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    December 14, 2011

    Christmas Music Even a Grinch Can Love: The Best Local Holiday Music

    ​Normally, I am the grinchingest person who ever grinched. After Thanksgiving, I'm reluctant to even leave the house, knowing that every store, restaurant, and dentist's office will be playing the worst song of all time (for the record, it's "Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time." Or maybe ... More >>

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    June 6, 2011

    Watch Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band's Benjamin Verdoes Perform on This Morning's New Day NW on King 5

    A mustachioed Benjamin Verdoes--Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band founder and frontman--appeared on King 5's New Day NW this morning to promote this week's Noise For the Needy kick-off--Verdoes performed a lovely solo acoustic version of "Of Night," found on his band's second LP, last year's Where the ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2010

    We Are Marshall

    For Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, the drummer is more than a musical concern.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    My Block Party Weekend: Happy Birthday, !!!, Getting Puked On, and Benjamin Verdoes

    Benjamin Verdoes of MSHVB pimped it out for Mad Rad on the mainstage yesterday afternoon.​ Thank God this weekend's over. CH Block Party is usually fun and always exhausting. And I didn't even go all three days -- I was at Healthy Times Fun Club on Friday night with MSHVB and Brite Futures, so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Free MP3: Download Mt St Helens Vietnam Band's New One, "Leaving Trails"

    ​Mt St Helens Vietnam Band just left for a week-long jag down the coast with Frog Eyes, leaving behind a very lonely me (frontman Benjamin Verdoes and keyboardist Traci Eggleston are my dog's godparents; they also feed me dinner a lot) and a brand-new song that premiered on Spin.com today. "Le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    Concert Photos: Mt St Helens Vietnam Band at the Vera Project on Friday Night

    MSHVB front man Benjamin Verdoes at the Vera Project on Friday.​ Mt St Helens Vietnam Band played a benefit show for 826 Seattle at the Vera Project last Friday. Check out some more of photographer Alex Crick's killer shots of the band after the jump.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Also Tonight: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band at The Vera Project

    Benjamin Verdoes and Jared Price (right) in the studio with producer Johnny Warman working on MSHVB's new record.​ Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band, with Apt Eradication and Like Wax Statues. The Vera Project, Warren Ave. N. & Republican St., 956-8372. 7:30 p.m. $9. All ages. With a new record fin ... More >>

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    March 24, 2010

    Mt St Helens Vietnam Band

    Benjamin Verdoes and Jared Price (right) in the studio with producer Johnny Warman working on MSHVB's new record.​ Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band, with Apt Eradication and Like Wax Statues. The Vera Project, Warren Ave. N. & Republican St., 956-8372. 7:30 p.m. $9. All ages. With a new record fin ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2010

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    Benjamin Verdoes and Jared Price (right) in the studio with producer Johnny Warman working on MSHVB's new record.​ Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band, with Apt Eradication and Like Wax Statues. The Vera Project, Warren Ave. N. & Republican St., 956-8372. 7:30 p.m. $9. All ages. With a new record fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2010

    Tonight: The Round 57, Paul van Dyk, Vivian Girls

    Vivian Girls​Saturday: The Round 57 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages At this Valentine's Day edition of the Round, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band frontman Benjamin Verdoes will perform "A Waltz for Furnace," a five-minute waltz he composed for his wife and bandmate Tracy Eg ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Vivian Girls​Saturday: The Round 57 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages At this Valentine's Day edition of the Round, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band frontman Benjamin Verdoes will perform "A Waltz for Furnace," a five-minute waltz he composed for his wife and bandmate Tracy Eg ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    The Round 57

    Vivian Girls​Saturday: The Round 57 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages At this Valentine's Day edition of the Round, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band frontman Benjamin Verdoes will perform "A Waltz for Furnace," a five-minute waltz he composed for his wife and bandmate Tracy Eg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band at Mt. St. Helens

    Alex Crick​Traveling with a band of indie rockers like Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band has its plusses and minuses. For starters, the friendly five piece are some of the nicest musicians in town. If you climb in a 15 passenger van with these guys on a three hour journey, you'll find they've got fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Last night: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Cursive at Neumo's

    It's been a year since Seattle's own Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band played its first show at Neumo's, and since then, the band has managed to hit one important musical milestone: clearly defining its sound. And it's a sound that's best described as organized pop chaos. At Neumo's last night, lead si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Mt. St. Helens Bonnaroo Band

    Jared Price Over the weekend, Seattle's own Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band played a show at Bonnaroo and further got their name out there as one of the city's most prominent indie bands on the rise. I remember hanging with this five-person ensemble fairly tough at Sasquatch almost a month ago -- so I'm ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

    Sunday, December 7

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    October 8, 2008

    Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

    Saturday, October 11

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