Mike and the Moonpies

Mike and the Moonpies
Mike and the Moonpies
	Mike and the Moonpies at Outlaws and Legends Music Festival in Abilene, Texas. March, 2021.
Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Neotraditional country; Americana;
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Prairie Rose Records
Website	www.themoonpies.com
Members	Mike Harmeier; Kyle Ponder; Catlin Rutherford; Omar Oyoque; Zachary Moulton;

Mike and the Moonpies is an American neotraditional country and Americana band based in Austin, Texas. It was formed by singer-songwriter Mike Harmeier in 2007.^[1] Its members are Harmeier and drummer Kyle Ponder, guitarist Catlin Rutherford, bassist Omar Oyoque, and steel guitarist Zachary Moulton.^[2]

In May 2020, Mike and the Moonpies released Touch of You: The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart, an album of unreleased songs written or co-written by American honky-tonk musician and songwriter Gary Stewart. The band's version of Stewart's "Smooth Shot of Whiskey," featuring Mark Wystrach of the band Midland was released as a single.^[3]

Discography[]

Albums[]

The Real Country (2010)^[4]
Hard Way (2012)^[5]
Mockingbird (2015)^[5]
Live at WinStar World Casino & Resort (2016)^[6]
Steak Night at the Prairie Rose (2018)^[5]
Cheap Silver & Solid Country Gold (2019)^[7]^[8]
Touch of You: The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart (2020)^[3]
One to Grow On (2021)

Music videos[]

Year	Video
2016	"Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em"
2016	"Mockingbird"
2017	"Country Music's Dead"
2017	"Road Crew"
2018	"Beaches of Biloxi"

Charts[]

Steak Night At The Prairie Rose[]

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[9]	22

References[]

^ Collier, Monica (February 17, 2017). "Mike and the Moonpies: It's a hipster honky tonk thing?". TimesDaily. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ Spearie, Steven. "Mike and the Moonpies return to Boondocks". The State Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Freeman, Jon (May 26, 2020). "Mike and the Moonpies Cover Gary Stewart on New Album, 'Touch of You'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
^ Hoffberger, Chase (August 9, 2013). "Mike and the Moonpies hit the road". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Gage, Jeff (February 2, 2018). "How Mike and the Moonpies Captured Texas Barroom Sound on New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ Gage, Jeff (November 17, 2017). "Hear Mike and the Moonpies' Propulsive New Song 'Beaches of Biloxi'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ Freeman, Doug. "Mike & the Moonpies: Cheap Silver & Solid Country Gold Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ Hudak, Joseph (August 2, 2019). "How Mike and the Moonpies Blew Up Their Red Dirt Image at Abbey Road". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ "Heatseeker Albums". Billboard. February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] Collier, Monica (February 17, 2017). "Mike and the Moonpies: It's a hipster honky tonk thing?". TimesDaily. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[2] Spearie, Steven. "Mike and the Moonpies return to Boondocks". The State Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[Freeman-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Freeman, Jon (May 26, 2020). "Mike and the Moonpies Cover Gary Stewart on New Album, 'Touch of You'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

[4] Hoffberger, Chase (August 9, 2013). "Mike and the Moonpies hit the road". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[Gage_2018-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Gage, Jeff (February 2, 2018). "How Mike and the Moonpies Captured Texas Barroom Sound on New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[6] Gage, Jeff (November 17, 2017). "Hear Mike and the Moonpies' Propulsive New Song 'Beaches of Biloxi'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

[7] Freeman, Doug. "Mike & the Moonpies: Cheap Silver & Solid Country Gold Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

[8] Hudak, Joseph (August 2, 2019). "How Mike and the Moonpies Blew Up Their Red Dirt Image at Abbey Road". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

[heatseekers-9] "Heatseeker Albums". Billboard. February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

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