As announced yesterday by Consequence of Sound, Moon Hooch will tour the U.S. this fall. It will be their first extensive run of shows in the States since their new studio album, 'Red Sky' was released in June. The explosive, Brooklyn-based horn-and-percussion trio featuring Mike Wilbur (horns), Wenzl McGowen (horns) and James Muschler (drums) will begin the 35-show, cross-country tour in the Northeast before heading to the Midwest, including stops in Chicago, Minneapolis and Cleveland. The tour then hits the Rocky Mountain states before concluding with a thirteen night stretch up the West Coast. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, July 22.
With the exception of a handful of U.S. festivals, Moon Hooch have spent the majority of this summer touring Canada and Europe, which led to an invitation to appear on BBC Two's Later…With Jools Holland. Watch the short film about that experience here and the performance here.
Mixing elements of indie rock, virtuosic jazz and pulse-pounding electronic dance music with a DIY spirit, Moon Hooch's latest album 'Red Sky' captures the spontaneous, entrancing energy of their live shows, while at the same time demonstrating the marked evolution from their early days busking in the New York City subway system with just two saxophones and a drum kit. The collection was recorded at The Bunker studio in Brooklyn. In a previous song premiere, Diffuser described the album as "...a return to their more organic sound, but with no less ambition." The collection opens with the tribal urgency of the title track and proceeds, over the next 45 minutes, to utterly demolish any and every possible barrier that could stand between the music and the dance floor. Never content to stay in one sonic place too long, "Psychotubes" finds the trio at their heaviest, channeling apocalyptic fire. The staccato intro of "That's What They Say" gives way to a gritty, late-night come-on of a saxophone line that's far more suggestive than any whispered words ever could be. Wilbur's expanding role as a vocalist is once again felt on the haunting "Sunken Ship," which points to an evolving depth and maturity in Moon Hooch's sound, while "Shot" finds Wilbur delivering a stream of consciousness vocal line over an airtight groove. NPR Music wrote: "We also hear this mostly instrumental band tackle a handful of songs with Wilbur singing; in the past, those tracks felt like a nice break from all the relentless energy, but on 'Red Sky' his vocals feel integral and expansive."
Moon Hooch
Just Announced U.S. Fall Tour Dates
October 4 - Bridgeport, CT - The Acoustic
October 5 - North Adams, MA - Elks Lodge
October 6 - Allston, MA - Great Scott
October 7 - Albany, NY - The Hollow
October 8 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
October 9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
October 11 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern
October 12 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
October 13 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Stache
October 14 - Chicago, IL - Martyrs'
October 15 - Milwaukee, WI - Miramar Theatre
October 16 - Minneapolis, MN - The Triple Rock
October 19 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe's
October 20 - St. Louis, MO - The Old Rock House
October 21 - Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club Red Room
October 22 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall
October 23 - Springfield, MO - Outland Ballroom
October 25 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
October 26 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
October 28 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
October 29 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
October 31 - Jackson Hole, WY - Pink Garter Theatre
November 3 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo
November 4 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
November 5 - Portland, OR - Dante's
November 6 - Eugene, OR - HiFi Music Hall
November 7 - Bend, OR - The Capitol
November 9 - Arcata, CA - Humbrew's
November 11 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
November 12 - Chico, CA - Lost on Main
November 13 - Reno, NV - The Saint
November 14 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Nightclub (Atrium)
November 16 - Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones
November 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
November 19 - San Diego, CA - The Music Box Theater
Moon Hooch
Complete Upcoming Tour Dates
August 11 - Darrington, WA - Summer Meltdown Festival
August 12 - Spokane, WA - The Bartlett
August 13 - Tamarack, ID - Huckleberry Jam
August 25 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
August 26 - Panama, NY - Night Lights Music Festival
August 27-28 - Atlanta, GA - Imagine Festival
September 3 - Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
September 5 - Hamburg, Germany - Nochtspeicher
September 6 - Dortmund, Germany - Domicil
September 7 - Bielefeld, Germany - Bunker Ulmenwall
September 15 - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy
September 16 - Brighton, UK - Patterns
September 17 - Liverpool, UK - Arts Club Loft
September 18 - Ramsbottom, UK - Ramsbottom Festival
September 20 - Wolverhampton, UK - Newhampton Arts Center
September 21 - Plymouth, UK - The Junction
September 22 - Exeter, UK - Phoenix
September 23 - Cardiff, UK - Clwb for Bach
September 25 - London, UK - O2 Academy Islington
October 4 - Bridgeport, CT - The Acoustic
October 5 - North Adams, MA - Elks Lodge
October 6 - Allston, MA - Great Scott
October 7 - Albany, NY - The Hollow
October 8 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
October 9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
October 11 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern
October 12 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
October 13 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Stache
October 14 - Chicago, IL - Martyrs'
October 15 - Milwaukee, WI - Miramar Theatre
October 16 - Minneapolis, MN - The Triple Rock
October 19 - Iowa City, IA - Gabe's
October 20 - St. Louis, MO - The Old Rock House
October 21 - Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club Red Room
October 22 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall
October 23 - Springfield, MO - Outland Ballroom
October 25 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
October 26 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
October 28 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
October 29 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
October 31 - Jackson Hole, WY - Pink Garter Theatre
November 3 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo
November 4 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
November 5 - Portland, OR - Dante's
November 6 - Eugene, OR - HiFi Music Hall
November 7 - Bend, OR - The Capitol
November 9 - Arcata, CA - Humbrew's
November 11 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
November 12 - Chico, CA - Lost on Main
November 13 - Reno, NV - The Saint
November 14 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Nightclub (Atrium)
November 16 - Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones
November 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
November 19 - San Diego, CA - The Music Box Theater
