The Ascetic Junkies were a 5-piece band from Portland, OR, fronted by Matt Harmon and Kali Giaritta, with Cole Huiskamp on Bass, Graham Houser on Banjo and Stephen Colvin on drums. The band toured around the west coast and beyond from 2008 - 2013, and released two full-length albums and an EP before Kali and Matt paired down to a duo and became There Is No Mountain. The band is still friends.