PHOTO: Chona Kasinger
What is the name of your band?
The Mission Orange
Where is your band from?
Bellingham via Mount Vernon via Conway
Who is in the band and what role does each person have?
Marcus Nevitt – Guitar/Vocals, Sam Hutchens – Drums
Mission Orange at The Rogue Hero. PHOTO BY: Paul Turpin
What brought the band together and when?
Attending grade school at Conway Elementary School, Marcus and Sam have been working
Hard at developing their sound since 2004, as they continue to develop the boundaries of their
Musical abilities.
What genre, of music do you classify your band as?
Minimalist and Melodic Garage Rock
What inspires your music?
The Pacific Northwest (cascadia), technical musicianship, and catchy riffs define our ambition.
Where have you toured?
Two tours down the West-coast of America, stopping at Oregon, California,
And Arizona.
Mission Orange at the Cabin Tavern Jan. 15, 2010.
How many albums have you released?
A self titled EP and a full-length, both of which are currently out of print.
What are the highs and lows in your band’s history?
Highs: performing at EMP’s Skychurch at
The Folklife festival in 2008, and also sharing the stage with Menomena in Bellingham at The Nightlight.
Lows: getting paid three dollars after a bar show in Seattle. Also, we ditched a show in Arcata because
The unnamed venue’s owner was oblivious that we had a show booked.
Web site: www.themissionorange.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/themissionorange
Facebook: www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#/pages/The-Mission-Orange/42798946600?ref=ts
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mission_orange
Last.fm: www.last.fm/music/the+mission+orange
Virb: www.virb.com/themissionorange
Label: www.clickpoprecords.com
Last words? Shout outs?
The gates of Tandalon are becoming unlatched…