[2] From mid-2007 through 2016, the group released five full-length LPs and three EPs, performing across the US and Europe with notable appearances at Glastonbury, SXSW, NPR's Mountain Stage, Forecastle, C3's Landmark Music Festival, among others.
[2] In 2015, Mark made the decision to move back to Kentucky to focus on his growing family, establishing Vandaveer's new home-base in Louisville.
[6] Vandaveer went on an extended hiatus in 2017,[5] In 2018, Mark performed in the "house band" at Bonnaroo's SuperJam celebrating the music of Tom Petty, alongside My Morning Jacket's Patrick Hallahan and Tom Blankenship, Wilco's Pat Sansone, Craig Pfunder of VHS or Beta, Daniel Creamer of The Texas Gentlemen, and The Watson Twins.
[7] His debut single, "Blood Will Always Be," was released on July 22, 2020, and was accompanied by a fan-sourced, pandemic-themed video directed by long-time film collaborator Jared Varava.
[7] Charles also released a cover of the famed Pete Seeger tune "Which Side Are You On," alongside fellow Louisvillian Shadwick Wilde in October 2020.