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Mount Righteous’ Southern California Stand

Mount Righteous is a 11-piece Grapevine, TX “folk-punk-orchestral-marching band ensemble” - a sort of yin to the Athens, GA group, Dark Meat’s yang - that have embarked on a 13-date tour that will take them outside of the great state of Texas first time. Performing without the use of any amplifiers or microphones, the band make their way to Los Angeles this week with all their Trombones, Sousaphones, and Accordions in tow.

Mount Righteous recently completed their new album, When the Music Starts, which they recorded with John Congleton (the pAper chAse) in just two days at Congleton’s Dallas, TX studio, dubbed “the Paper House”. In an interview with Quick DFW’s Hunter Hauk, Mount Righteous’ spokesman and guitarist Justin Spike said “[w]e recorded the instruments live, all together, one day, and then did the vocals live the next day”, then adding “[a]nd John set up some ambient mics to get those big room sounds”.

Having worked with a band in the past who recorded with Congleton, I can say that he was definitely the best choice for a band of Mount Righteous’ nature to record with, bringing to the table his uncanny ability to capture the many nuanced sounds of groups with not-so-typical rhythm sections.

The local Dallas media seem to be picking up on Mount Righteous and have decided to champion the group, so much so, that the Dallas Observer’s online music blog, DC9 at Night, is running an ongoing tour diary from the group while on this - their first ever - tour.

Mount Righteous in Southern California!
May 21st @ Silverlake Lounge (10pm) - Los Angeles, CA
May 22nd @ UC Irvine (12pm) - Irvine, CA
May 22nd @ The Boat (8pm House Party) - Long Beach, CA
May 23rd @ Chasers - San Diego, CA
May 24th @ Tom Thumb’s - Los Angeles, CA (UPDATE: This is Larry from Future Sounds‘ BBQ, hit him up for the addy)
May 25th @ Tangier (8pm) - Los Angeles, CA

MP3: Mount Righteous - When The Child Awakes

MP3: Mount Righteous - The Feeling You Bring

When the Music Starts will be available online June 6th, but for anyone who catches the band on this tour, they will be able to pick a copy of the album at the show.