Moon Hooch In Pittsburgh @ClubCafe – Sun. 10/9

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, manic 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.”

‘Red Sky’ available now at: 
iTunes // Amazon // Direct from the band // your local record store

Moon Hooch
U.S. Fall Tour Dates

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 3 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
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