Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is a band from Seattle that features Benjamin Verdoes as lead vocalist and guitarist, Drew Fitchette on second guitar, Marshall Verdoes as the drummer, and Jared Price on the bass. They were signed with Dead Oceans, and released two albums and two EPs. Formation. While Benjamin Verdoes, Matthew Dammer and Jared Price had previously performed as part of the locally successful Lujo Records band In Praise of Folly, Traci Eggleston and Marshall Verdoes were new to the stage They gained notability through local advertising and comical PSA videos on MySpace  and YouTube featuring band members before making any of their music public. Beginnings. Their official debut appearance was July 31, 2008 at Seattle's Neumos, where their self released EP "Weepy" was available for the first time. Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band signed with Dead Oceans in the fall of 2008 and released their self-entitled first LP in the spring of 2009. They toured with Bishop Allen, Cursive, Frog Eyes, Japandroids, The Globes, The Growlers, David Bazan, and Dead Confederate. In 2011 Benjamin Verdoes left the band and formed the duo Iska Dhaaf with Nathan Quiroga. Mt. St. Helens