Sometimes a change will do you good. After nearly 15 years of recording and performing as Mike and the Moonpies, the Texas country group led by singer-songwriter Mike Harmeier shot for the moon and jettisoned their snack-cake name, choosing to rebrand as Silverada. To some fans, it seemed unnecessary: What …
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Silverada drop their self-titled album, their first since changing their name from Mike and the Moonpies back in January, on June 28. Ahead of the release, the Texas country band issue one more song from the LP, and it’s a shot across the bow of those who dare to call …
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Mike and the Moonpies are changing their name. After 16 years of recording and performing under that moniker, singer Mike Harmeier and his barnstorming Texas five-piece are rebranding as “Silverada.” Harmeier announced the overhaul during an intimate performance moderated by Rolling Stone at Key West’s Mile 0 Festival, a prestige …
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Last month, Mike and the Moonpies made their debut at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium as part of a three-band bill of Red Dirt stalwarts including Jason Boland and Reckless Kelly. Despite going on first, Mike Harmeier and co. found the Ryman’s pews full and the crowd at attention. The fans knew …
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Few country bands embody the pirate lifestyle more than Midland — they’ve never met a bar they haven’t plundered. Now the “Drinkin’ Problem” country trio are taking their swashbuckling ways into international waters by partnering with music-at-sea giants Sixthman for a new cruise. “Midland’s The Last Resort Cruise” sets sail …
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Country Christmas songs can be as saccharine as a holiday cookie. Not “Lonely on Christmas,” Brit Taylor and Mike and the Moonpies’ wonderfully melancholy new collab. “You know it’s time to make a change, when your whole family’s estranged,” Taylor and the Moonpies’ Mike Harmeier harmonize, lamenting the physical and …
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The first round of performers has been announced for AmericanaFest 2021, which takes place in Nashville September 22nd to 25th. Among the 240 total artists scheduled to showcase at venues around Music City are Kelsey Waldon, Allison Russell, and Joshua Ray Walker. More than 160 artists were announced on Wednesday, …
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