{"id":194,"date":"2021-02-19T17:05:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/02\/19\/mt-joy-to-play-silver-lake-drive-in-on-may-8\/"},"modified":"2021-02-19T17:05:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:05:08","slug":"mt-joy-to-play-silver-lake-drive-in-on-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/02\/19\/mt-joy-to-play-silver-lake-drive-in-on-may-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Joy To Play Silver Lake Drive-In On May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Saturday, May 8, indie rock band Mt. Joy is coming to Silver Lake Drive-In in Perry, NY. Presented by Twenty6 Productions<\/a>, the show begins at 4:00 p.m. EST with special guests to be announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tickets<\/a> are available in seven tiers, ranging from front-of-stage VIP pods ($275) to car seating (starting at $125). Each ticket purchase includes admission for five people, with VIP ticket holders receiving show posters. Individual tickets are also available for concertgoers in cars occupying more than five. The snack bar and restrooms are open at limited capacity, and guests must wear a face mask to use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mt. Joy formed in 2016, when former high school classmates Matt Quinn (vocals, guitar) and Sam Cooper (guitar) met again on the opposite side of the country in Los Angeles. They linked up with bassist Michael Byrnes through a Craigslist ad, and named the band after Mount Joy, a mountain in Valley Forge National Historical Park near their hometown of Philadelphia, PA. The band\u2019s first song, \u201cAstrovan\u201d was an instant success, receiving over two million Spotify streams in its first month of release and over 36 million to date. Other hits soon followed, such as \u201cSheep\u201d and \u201cSilver Lining.\u201d Mt. Joy is rounded out by drummer Sotiris Eliopoulos and keyboardist Jackie Miclau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mt. Joy\u2019s second album, Rearrange Us<\/em>, was released on June 5, 2020, coinciding with the murder of George Floyd. The band was unable to delay the album, so they instead donated 100% of profits to the police reform nonprofit Campaign Zero. Rearrange Us<\/em> marked the band\u2019s debut on the Billboard 200, with the single \u201cStrangers\u201d also reaching #5 on the Adult Alternative chart. While their dates were cut short due to the pandemic, Mt. Joy toured with the Lumineers throughout early 2020. Most recently, they released \u201cNew President\u201d in October, ahead of Joe Biden\u2019s victory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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