What a way to start the new year — local pop-rock quintet and Red Light Management project Sparky’s Flaw have bailed on their old name and re-branded themselves as Parachute VA.

Says a recent email from the band:

We’ve wanted to do it for a long time and have been waiting for the right time to pull the trigger… We know its different and will take some getting used to, but we’re stoked about the new name and hope you will be too!

Their first show under the new moniker occurs tonight as part of the New Year’s Eve festivities in Times Square.