Mountain Movers

Watching the Mountain Movers' progression over the course of the past decade has truly been a treat. Their earliest beginnings saw the band documenting Dan Greene’s vast catalog of songs, while displaying a rotating cast of New Haven musicians’ unique skills. The band produced three albums and several singles of polished indie rock in this incarnation.

However, their fourth album, 2010’s Apple Mountain, saw the band transition to stranger territory; home-recorded and employing an arsenal of miscellaneous instruments, the record bore a folk-psychedelic element not displayed on their previous work. Shortly after Apple Mountain, constant members Greene and Rick Omonte were joined by lead guitarist Kryssi Battalene and drummer Ross Menze to form, what is now, the band's longest running lineup. The band has since produced a series of singles, lathe-cuts, cassettes, 2015’s Death Magic; an album that melded Greene’s song writing with the bands ability to stretch out and improvise.

In 2016, they previewed the "Sunday Drive / No Plans" cassingle (recorded at former drummer John Miller’s home studio), giving us - the listener - the first glimpse into the Movers’ newest modes. Two instrumental improvisations clocking in at just under 20 minutes that bring to mind names like Neu! and Ash Ra Tempel, as much as they do any number of American psychedelic acts of the 1960’s.

The band's sixth, eponymous album, Mountain Movers (released May 2017 on Chicago's Trouble In Mind), is bookended by two long-form jams with three perfect, crystalline pop songs sandwiched in between, mirroring both aspects of the band & representing the most fully realized recorded representation of the band's live show to date.

Past Shows


Jul
19
th
2018
7th St Entry
Jul
19
th
2018
7th St Entry

Howlin Rain

with Mountain Movers

More Shows

May
10
th
Palace Theatre

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

with Love Spells
Jan
29
th
7th St Entry

Burning Blue Rain

with Saltydog and Lighter Co.
Jan
31
st
First Avenue

First Avenue's
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Apr
5
th
7th St Entry

Anxious

with Ultra Q and Stateside