TO HEADLINE TERAGRAM BALLROOM
IN LOS ANGELES, CA ON FRIDAY, MARCH 23
Who:
MOON HOOCH
NPR Tiny Desk
Jiggle (official video)
Booty House (official video)
Something Else (live)
When:
FRIDAY, MARCH 23
Doors 8:00pm // Show 9:00pm
Where:
TERAGRAM BALLROOM
1234 W 7th St
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 689-9100
Tickets:
$14
More Info
Moon Hooch will headline the West Coast in March, including a stop in Los Angeles, CA at Teragram Ballroom on Friday, March 23. Following the US dates in March, they’ll trek across Europe in April and May. A handful of new singles are expected from the band in this time frame, as well.
In just a few short years, the explosive horn-and-percussion trio Moon Hooch—Mike Wilbur (horns),Wenzl McGowen (horns), and James Muschler (drums)—have taken their exhilarating blend of virtuosic jazz, experimental funk, and pulse-pounding electronic dance music from the New York City subway system to stages around the world, touring with the likes of Beats Antique, Lotus andGalactic among others, as well as earning status as festival favorites and selling out headline shows in major venues. The trio initially turned heads in the music industry with their self-titled 2013 debut, which introduced their charismatic, unconventional sound to the world, but by then they were already well-known to straphangers in New York, who would react with such joy and fervor to their impromptu subway platform sets that the NYPD had to ban them from locations that couldn't handle the crowds. Since then they've released a series of acclaimed studio recordings that have all reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Heatseekers and Jazz Charts, as well as a 2017 concert recording, Live At The Cathedral, documenting their historic performance at NYC's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
In just a few short years, the explosive horn-and-percussion trio Moon Hooch—Mike Wilbur (horns),Wenzl McGowen (horns), and James Muschler (drums)—have taken their exhilarating blend of virtuosic jazz, experimental funk, and pulse-pounding electronic dance music from the New York City subway system to stages around the world, touring with the likes of Beats Antique, Lotus andGalactic among others, as well as earning status as festival favorites and selling out headline shows in major venues. The trio initially turned heads in the music industry with their self-titled 2013 debut, which introduced their charismatic, unconventional sound to the world, but by then they were already well-known to straphangers in New York, who would react with such joy and fervor to their impromptu subway platform sets that the NYPD had to ban them from locations that couldn't handle the crowds. Since then they've released a series of acclaimed studio recordings that have all reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Heatseekers and Jazz Charts, as well as a 2017 concert recording, Live At The Cathedral, documenting their historic performance at NYC's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Onstage, the band now plays through a "Reverse DJ" setup, in which the live sound from their horns runs through laptops to process recorded effects. In addition, they utilize Moog synthesizers, as well as an EWI (an electronic wind instrument that responds to breath in addition to touch) and other more traditional instruments like clarinets. Wilbur added vocals to his repertoire, and Muschler, meanwhile, immersed himself in tabla studies in India in order to expand his percussion skills. Tahoe Onstageboasts, "Moon Hooch uniquely delivers a creative, energetic, and unyielding assault on your auditory senses."
The band members all speak reverently of meditation and consciousness and the role it plays in their music, but equally close to their hearts are the environmental causes they champion. Moon Hooch tries to live up to their green ideals while traveling, playing benefit shows, supporting local farmers and co-ops, participating in river cleanups, and filming informative videos for their fans. The band runs a food blog, Cooking In The Cave, in which they highlight the healthy, sustainable, organic recipes they utilize with their mobile kitchen setup on tour and have teamed up with We Are Neutral to officially go carbon neutral on tour. For the members of Moon Hooch, commitments to consciousness, environmentalism, veganism, philosophy and peace aren't separate from their commitment to music, but actually integral parts of it. It's all tied into that same core approach that led to their discovery on the subway platform: try, even if it's just a little bit every day, to make the world less like it is and more like you wish it could be.
MOON HOOCH
Tour Dates:
March 21 - Phoenix, AZ - Last Exit Live
March 22 - San Diego, CA - Music Box
March 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
March 24 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
March 25 - Reno, NV - The Saint
March 27 - Eugene, OR - HiFi Music Hall
March 29 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
March 30 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
March 31 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
April 3 - Lille, FR - L'Aeronef
April 4 - Nantes, FR - Stereolux
April 5 - Rouen, FR - Le 106
April 6 - Cenon, FR - Le Rocher de Palmer
April 7 - Puteaux - Paris, FR - Festival Chorus des Hauts de Seine
April 8 - Rambouillet, FR - L'Usine a Chapeaux
April 12 - Saint-Jean-De-Vedas, FR - Victoire 2
April 19 - Oslo, NO - National Jazz Venue
April 20 - Trondheim, NOR - Dokkhuset
April 21 - Bodo, NOR - Sinus
May 4 - Stavanger, NOR - Mai Jazz
May 5 - London, UK - Roundhouse
May 6 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
July 10 - Rotterdam, NLD - North Sea Round Town
Stay Connected With Moon Hooch:
moonhooch.com
facebook.com/moonhoochmusic
twitter.com/moonhooch
instagram.com/moonhooch
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