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By Lily Saal
Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners, an up-and-coming folk band hailed by the Seattle Times as Seattle’s next breakout band, will perform at the 9:30 Club on Oct. 21 at 7 PM. Following their D.C. show, the band – known for their popular songs “Evergreen” and “Lake Missoula” – will continue debuting their latest EP, Colorado’s On Fire Again, on their 2025 tour.
Frontman Mitch Cutts, producer Nic Haughn, and drummer Jakob Ervin, three lifelong friends from Colorado Springs, formed the band, also known by the acronym RMCM, during their high school years. On the day of graduation in 2017, the trio released their debut album before splitting to attend respective colleges. They returned to their music on breaks and whenever possible, releasing two further albums: Solstice (2018) and Subliming (2019). The band’s fame skyrocketed in 2023 when the one-minute and 27-second opening of their debut album, “Evergreen,” went viral on TikTok, generating over half a billion Spotify streams. They followed up with a longer, well-rounded collaboration with established folk band Mt. Joy and later continued their collaboration success with the release of their song “Lake Missoula,” featuring Caamp, which gathered over 100 million Spotify streams. “We all take a lot of influence from bands that have come from that area in the greater Northwest,” Cutts told Seattle Times. “And also, it’s great for writing. I love what the nature brings. It’s always been a focal point of our music.”
After finishing a sold-out 2024 tour and playing at festivals such as Lollapalooza, Under The Big Sky, and Hinterland, RMCM released their latest EP, Colorado’s On Fire Again, in March 2025. The fully independent EP, self-produced, self-mixed, and self-mastered, reflects on the devastating wildfires in Colorado each year, with proceeds from the album benefiting Wildfire Councils across the state.
To hear RMCM’s latest EP, and favorites like “Evergreen,” catch them next week at the 9:30 Club on Oct. 21!
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