MSHVB "Gone Again"

A gorgeous vibrantly colored short film by Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band returning from a brief hiatus. This video based on their last album "Where The Messengers Meet" was shot in the Olympic Mountains and includes the songs Gone Again and Cadence. The visuals alone are striking and epic. The smooth crooning of Benjamin Verdoes keep your eyes and mind focused on all the subtleties. I want this to be a full length film! The band has been recording their new album which I am overly excited for and are playing a show April 5th at Neumos.



Mr. Seventh Heaven himself had this to say:

"Tristan did a fantastic job of bringing the characters from the story to life. We met several times and discussed the narrative. I gave him sections, timelines, and diagrams to sift through. He chose a scene that he wanted to interpret, and then spent an incredible amount of time and effort making what is essentially a short film depicting a pivotal moment in the Where the Messengers Meet tale. He cast actors, scouted the entire Olympic Peninsula region searching for the perfect shooting locations from the Northwest Raptor Center in Sequim to the Hoh Rainforest Trust west of Forks. The majority of the cast involved were non-actors from Port Angeles who were excited to get behind his ambitious vision and after a soaking wet three-day expedition, the project was completed. Hopefully, we will work together to fill out other scenes from the story in the near future."

Backstage @ The Mural

As we were backstage we started remixing MSHVB's "Going On A Hunt" with Jared and David from Brite Futures. Let's see if this goes anywhere...

Brite Futures Fund PSA

"Some people thought our new name sounded like some sort of rehab/scholarship/shelter/fund, so we decided to create the Brite Futures Fund for Underprivileged Children. This informative PSA proudly presents our first recipient, George Clifton of Seattle, WA."

MSHVB - Going On A Hunt (Live at The Mural)

It was great to be apart of this KEXP performance with our loveliest lovelies. I am loving their new shit and also am glad to be able to play with them on older material. Now, if they can only learn our entire new record we'd be good to go!

MSHVB - Where The Messengers Meet

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band has a new record coming out today... so support our friends and go buy their record. Congrats, guys! We will be partying with you this evening.


Jared, Traci, Benjamin, & Marshall looking good.


"En Fuego" Live at SXSW 2009

MSHVB - "Albatross Albatross Albatross"

This band is great.. I've really enjoyed them lately. I watched this video a few times, it is beautiful. I love their promo game, I love their record, and I love the next show they are playing. I hope they hit us up to come rock with on the volcano. Have their people contact me, will ya??