Moon Hooch recently announced the release of a new EP, Light It Up, due April 6th. Today, the innovative horn-and-drum trio have released a music video for the album’s first single, “Acid Mountain”. Moon Hooch is in the midst of a nine-date West Coast tour that extends through the remainder of the month with The Accidentals and Turkuaz on select dates. The tour includes stops at Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles, Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, Wonder Ballroom in Portland and a two-night tour closer at Nectar Lounge in Seattle.
The band will head to Europe in April for an extensive run that includes performances in France, Norway, and the UK before heading back to North America for the summer festival season, highlighted by an appearance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in July. With over 40 dates ahead of them, Moon Hooch will have the perfect setting to present their new music in its freshest form.
Recorded at the bucolic and tranquil Gnomehaus just outside of Burlington, VT, during a rare extended break from their perpetual touring schedule, Moon Hooch’s Light It Up presents three songs that the band has been perfecting in their live show over an extended period of time. Known for their raucous dance party-inducing performances, it’s only fitting that Moon Hooch capture that same raw primal energy in the studio. Co-produced by Tonio Sagan (Carl Sagan’s grandson), Light It Up delivers an intense 10-minutes of music. The EP’s first single and video “Acid Mountain” is out today, with a supporting music video, which you can watch below:
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 13 – Marseille, FR – Le Molotov
April 14 – Cully, CH – Cully Jazz Festival
April 15 – Annecy, FR – La Brise Glace
April 19 – Oslo, NO – National Jazz Venue
April 20 – Trondheim, NO – Dokkhuset
April 21 – Bodo, NO – Sinus
April 24 – Skien, NO – Folque
April 26 – Bergen, NO – Garage
April 27 – Kristiansand, NO – Vaktbua
April 28 – Gjoevik, NO – Kulturhus
May 4 – Stavanger, NO – Mai Jazz
May 5 – London, UK – Roundhouse
May 6 – Bristol, UK – Thekla
May 18 – Asheville, NC – Highland Brewery *
June 7 – Stephentown, NY – Disc Jam Festival
June 14 – Hammonton, NJ – Beardfest
June 15 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
June 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
June 18 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
June 24 – Rochester, NY – Rochester Jazz Festival
June 25 – Rochester, NY – Rochester Jazz Festival
July 1 – Montreal, QC – Montreal International Jazz Festival
July 6 – Saint-Denis-de-Gastines, FR – Au Foin de la Rue Festival
July 10 – Rotterdam, NL – North Sea Round Town
July 21 – Stuttgart, DE – Jazz Open Festival
August 10 – Croydon, NH – Wild Woods Music and Arts Festival
