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Groupe
Country US de Austin (Texas) formé en 2007 et composé de Mike Harmeier, Kyle
Ponder, Caitlin Rutherford, Preston Rhone, Omar Oyoque, Zachary Moulton et John
Carbone, puis Preston Rhone.
On-stage
and on record, Austin's Mike and the Moonpies keep the torch of Texas country
burning. Whether it's a hardcore two-step, freewheeling Western swing, Doug
Sahm's Cosmic American Music, or George
Strait's sweet, burnished ballads, Mike and the Moonpies tap into the
traditions of the Lone Star State, yet their music feels nimble and fresh thanks
to their deft interplay and sly touch.
A nascent version of Mike and the Moonpies premiered in 2008, with
guitarist Catlin Rutherford leading a variety of musicians through a Monday
night residency at the Hole in the Wall, a dive on the University of Texas drag.
Toward 2010, the band solidified around Rutherford, vocalist Mike Harmeier,
steel guitarist Zach Moulton, drummer Kyle Ponder, and bassist Preston Rhone,
with this lineup releasing the independent The Real Country that year.
Pianist John Carbone joined in 2011 and the band claimed the East Side venue the
White Horse as its new Austin haunt. The following year found the band releasing
its second album, The Hard Way.
After the release of The Hard Way, Mike and the Moonpiescontinued to tour
regularly, expanding to the rest of Texas. The group's third album,
2015's Mockingbird, began to earn the group attention outside of Texas. After
delivering a double live album called Live at WinStar World Casino & Resort in
2016, the group returned in early 2018 with its fourth studio album, Steak Night
at the Prairie Rose.
It was formed by singer-songwriter Mike Harmeier in 2007. Its members are
Harmeier and drummer Kyle Ponder, guitarist Caitlin Rutherford, bassist Omar
Oyoque, and steel guitarist Zachary Moulton.
Talents : Mike Harmeier : Singer, Guitar, Songwriter - Kyle Ponder : Drums - Caitlin Rutherford : Guitar - Omar Oyoque : Bass - Zachary Moulton : Steel Guitar puis Preston Rhone : Bass et John Carbone : Piano.
Style musical : Traditional Country, Contemporary Country
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums
| 06/2019 | SP Hole In The Wall HITW1901 (US) |
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The Way (MIKE & The MOONPIES) / The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades (PR NEWMAN) |
Albums
| 2010 | CD Mike and the Moonpies ? (US) |
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The Real Country - Barrio / El Camino / Water On The Rocks / Darlin' You're Crazy / Fish In A Barrel / Hats, Women, Guns, Guitars / Matrimony / Honky Tonk Hotel / Bottled Beer / The Real Country |
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| 10/2012 | CD Sound Central Music 79976 (US) |
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The Hard Way - Damn Strait / Sunday / The Hard Way / Awful Lonely / Hot Moonpie #1 / Puttin' It Down / Stop Falling In Love / Me And Hayes / Runnin' Me Down / Things Can Only Get Better |
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| 09/2014 | LP 12' Daytrotter DTP30 (US) |
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| 10/2015 | CD Smith Music Group SED 7216 (US) |
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Mockingbird - Smoke 'em If You Got 'em / Say It Simply / I Don't Love You / Mockingbird / Never Leaving Texas / South First Blvd / One Is The Whiskey / Delilah / Song In Here / Miserable Man |
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| 12/2016 | 2 CD Smith Music Group SED 7275 (US) |
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Live at WinStar World Casino And Resort :
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| 02/2018 | CD Mike and the Moonpies 662582733921 (US) |
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Steak Night At The Prairie Rose - Road Crew / Might Be Wrong / Steak Night At The Prairie Rose / Gettin' High At Home / The Last Time / Beaches Of Biloxi / Things Ain't Like They Used To Be / The Worst Thing / Wedding Band / We're Gone |
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| 08/2019 | LP 12" PRAIRIE ROSE ? (US) |
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Cheap Silver And Solid Country Gold - Cheap Silver / You Look Good In Neon / Danger / Young In Love / Miss Fortune / If You Want A Fool Around / Fast As Lightning / London Homesick Blues |
© Rocky Productions 28/12/2019
