Former NYC Buskers Bring Their Brand Of House Music To The Homeland

By Katie Karpowicz in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 21, 2013 6:00PM

Photo credit: Edu Santamaria Castro

Moon Hooch started as a trio of buskers playing the parks and subway station of New York City and now they're touring the country fresh off a performance at the Governor's Ball on the same bill as acts like Kanye West and Pretty Lights. The idea behind Brooklyn three-piece Moon Hooch might be one of the most intriguing we've heard in recent memory. Made up of two saxophone players and a drummer, the band writes what it refers to as "cave music"—a wilder, jerkier form of house music. We know what you're thinking and you're right: house music isn't typically made using two saxes and a drum kit —at least not in this day and age.

With this concept behind them, Moon Hooch's self-titled debut album, impressively recorded in a single day, could have gone horribly wrong. Luckily, that's hardly the case. Moon Hooch is busting with inventive sounds, spastic melodies and undeniable originality. It's not everyday that you find a band that classifies itself as house, jazz and dubstep. We're not sure about the dubstep thing yet but there's little doubt these guys possess the imagination and creativity to make it happen in future releases.

Moon Hooch plays June 24 at Subterranean, 2100 W North, 8 p.m., $10, 17+