![]() ![]() While the band’s busking days are behind them now, the lessons they learned from all those platform parties helped guide their approach to recording ‘Red Sky.’ ![]() NY Mag once referred to their sound as “Jay Gatsby on ecstasy,” while the NY Post fell for their “catchy melodic hooks and funky rhythms,” saying they had “the power to make you secretly wish that the short wait becomes an indefinite delay.” The album followed their 2013 debut, which had Relix swooning for their “deep bass lines, catchy melodies and pounding rhythms,” while the Wall Street Journal celebrated their “electronic house music mixed with brawny saxophone riffs.” Though the band-whose members initially met as students at the New School-turned heads in the music industry as relative unknowns with a charismatic, unconventional sound (they play with unique tonguing techniques and utilize found objects like traffic cones attached to the bells of their horns to manipulate tone, for instance), they were already a familiar and beloved sight 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. NPR hailed it as “unhinged” and “irresistible,” praising each musician’s “remarkable abilities” and naming their Tiny Desk Concert one of the best in the prestigious series’ history. It was two years ago that the band released ‘This Is Cave Music,’ an exhilarating thrill ride that earned rave reviews from critics and fans alike. That evolution expresses itself as focus, and through focus comes our energy.” “We practice meditation and yoga, and I think that we’re more evolved as people than we’ve ever been right now. “I think ‘Red Sky’ is more focused than any of our past albums,” reflects McGowen. On ‘Red Sky,’ their third and most adventurous album to date, the band uses everything they’ve learned from their whirlwind journey to push their sound to new heights, bringing together the raw, transcendent energy of their live performances and the sleek sophistication of their studio work into a singular, intoxicating brew that blends elements of virtuosic jazz, groovy funk, and pulse-pounding electronic dance music. ![]() In just a few short years, the group-Wilbur, fellow horn player Wenzl McGowen, and drummer James Muschler-has gone from playing on New York City subway platforms to touring with the likes of Beats Antique, They Might Be Giants, and Lotus, as well as selling out their own headline shows in major venues around the country. If any band is a poster child for turning the power of positive thoughts and intention into reality, it’s the explosive horn-and-percussion trio Moon Hooch. “You can change your existence by just going out and doing it, by taking simple actions every day.” I’m realizing more and more every day that you can make anything happen for yourself if you really want to,” says Moon Hooch horn player Mike Wilbur. With Human Ottoman and Ayo Dot & The Uppercuts (THU only) Two Night Passes are for ONE person to attend BOTH nights and cannot be split up!ġ2.12 Thursday & 12.13 Friday (Cave Music / Dance Music) **This ticket is for a TWO NIGHT PASS (DEC 12+13)** Sax+drums trio MOON HOOCH blends elements of virtuosic jazz, groovy funk, and pulse-pounding electronic dance music for TWO SPECIAL NIGHTS! ![]()
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