Silverada bring 'Living Proof' to Soul Kitchen in January

The Texas band formerly known as Mike and the Moonpies plays Mobile on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2027 — a $22.09 ticket for a band in the middle of a reinvention.

Changing your name after 17 years is a gamble. Changing your sound right after is a bigger one. Silverada have done both, and on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2027, Mobile gets to hear where it landed when the band plays Soul Kitchen.

The details: Silverada play Soul Kitchen in Mobile on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.09 through Ticketmaster. The room holds about 1,100. The show was announced Oct. 21.

If the name doesn't ring a bell, the band might. Until January 2024, Silverada were Mike and the Moonpies, a name that started as a joke and that the band said "does not reflect who we are or the art we are creating currently," as Rolling Stone reported. Frontman Mike Harmeier said they'd talked about changing it for years. The rename came with a self-titled album on June 28, 2024, which Rolling Stone's review described as a strong blend of country and indie rock.

The bigger news for anyone heading to Soul Kitchen is the newer record. Silverada released *Living Proof* on Aug. 7 via Prairie Rose Records, and Saving Country Music reports it was well received. Harmeier co-produced the 10-song album with Texas musician John Evans, and it's the band's first record made at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas, according to CultureMap Austin.

The sound has moved, too. Keyboardist Parker Twomey joined the lineup permanently in 2025 and plays on the new album, and CultureMap notes that keyboards now take the place pedal steel used to hold as a defining element — pushing the band further from straight honky-tonk and toward country-rock. The lineup has shifted in other ways: longtime bassist Omar Oyoque stepped away from the band due to an injury, per Saving Country Music.

Keyboards now take the place pedal steel used to hold

So what to expect in January? A band that's been on the road behind a fresh record for months, with new songs that have had time to settle into the set and older ones reworked around a new lineup. Fans who came up on the Moonpies years will hear plenty they recognize; people new to the band get a group that sounds like it's figured out who it wants to be.

Soul Kitchen is the right size for that. At around 1,100 capacity, it can handle a proper Saturday crowd while keeping the band close enough to see the interplay — which matters more now that keys are carrying a bigger share of the arrangements. At $22.09, it's also one of the friendlier ticket prices you'll see for a touring act this winter.

Practical notes: it's an 8 p.m. Saturday show, and tickets are on sale now through the Ticketmaster link.

A new name, a new record, a new sound. Mobile gets the latest chapter on Jan. 23 — and a chance to decide for itself whether the gamble paid off.

Sources: Mike and the Moonpies Are Changing Their Name to ‘Silverada’ – Rolling Stone (rollingstone.com); Silverada Blend Country and Indie Rock on a Strong Self-Titled LP – Rolling Stone (rollingstone.com); Silverada – Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org); After 17 Years, Mike And The Moonpies Are Changing Their Name – Stereogum (stereogum.com); Silverada Releases New Song, Announces “New Era” Ahead of New Album – Saving Country Music (savingcountrymusic.com); Silverada Living Proof – CultureMap Austin (austin.culturemap.com); Beloved Bass Player Omar Oyoque Steps Away from Silverada Due to Injury – Saving Country Music (savingcountrymusic.com); Silverada at Soul Kitchen – JamBase (jambase.com)