so I’m in full hibernation mode right now. making some cassettes of albums I really like from my itunes, and then deleting the rest, so I can start off freshhhh. call it a new years revolution if you will.

mostly though, I am recording and working on all this new Moon King stuff… there’s a lot of really fizzy 12-string guitar, a lot of MIDI harps, and a LOT of chorus effect. I’ll play some for you soon.

I was in NYC this week for our show at Big Snow, had a total blast, nice to see friends and it was weird revving up from the aforementioned slowed-down heart rate into NYC time (which is 1000-times faster than normal life)…

so I’ve put up all of Moon King’s dates from 2011 here, if you’re someone like me who loves looking at band’s first shows.

alsoooooo got some more new trax up on the playlist, I’m experimenting with just putting “stuff I’m listening to” rather than just my friend’s bands … [update: that is not gonna work... tons of copyright claim emails, I guess Madonna and Girl's Generation do not appreciate the luv]

< ------- this is a cool poster by Airick Woodhead

the first track on the playlist is by PHEDRE, the superband with Dan and April from Hooded Fang and my brother Airick (Doldrums/Archaeopteryxxx/Dick Officer)… they are making their live debut at this amazing show happening Feb 24 in Toronto at the Great Hall. me and Maddy are playin too, gonna be a big fam jam for sure. apparently Phedre will appear instantly onstage in a pillar of golden light, that’s what I heard anyway. they are basically genies.

oh and Pitchfork and Gorilla vs Bear really like the Phedre song + video (by Jesse Ewles) which is awesome, maybe now they will write about our real bands haha

-Daniel

yo friends,

Moon King will be embarking on a little runaround next week with our good friends Anamanaguchi ((WHO ARE COMPLETELY FREEKIN AWESOME IF U HAVEN’T SEEN THEM PLAY)) — you should come cuz I’ll crowd surf ontop of you during their set, and I weigh like 120 lbs so you’ll be fine, see for yourself:
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anyway here are the daters:
Jan 19 OTTAWA at Saw Gallery w/ Anamanaguchi, Extreme Animals
Jan 20 MONTREAL at Il Motore w/ Anamanaguchi, Extreme Animals
Jan 21 TORONTO at Wrongbar w/ Anamanaguchi, Extreme Animals

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u may have also noticed there is nothing on the Moon King bandcamp site anymore, I took it all off cuz I am deep into recording new songs and we have no more 7″s left anyway (except some are in stores apparently). so keep checking back and I’ll post some new songs soonish, k??

ps thanks to everybody who came to the NYE and WITB shows, they were totally amazing… best couple days of the whole year, luv

-Daniel Moon King

—-photo by Jenny Bundock

two very special announcements today …

Detroit Techno legend JUAN ATKINS will be DJing after our showcase at the Drake Hotel this Thursday, December 29.

if you aren’t familiar with his work, just wiki it up:
“Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962) is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music,[1] specifically Detroit techno along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson.”

here’s one of his most widely known tracks, “No UFO’s”:

we’ll also be screening the 1977 Japanese film HAUSU (aka HOUSE) — I first encountered it at a rep cinema in NY, as part of a theatrical re-release that proved much more popular than it’s original release (since everyone is crazy now.) watch, and make sure you make it till the scene where the girls are floating on the door in the sea of blood in the living room trying to escape the animated cat with lightning bolts in it’s eyes.

here’s the trailer:

the original, dreamy, creamy lineup for the show is still intact:

7pm doors
8pm MOON KING
9pm ODONIS ODONIS
10pm DOLDRUMS
11pm DONLANDS & MORTIMER

and all for $5, which is completely absurd.

happy holidays!!
Daniel Moon King




Moon King is playing some holiday shows in T.O this week as a foursome, with Steven Foster on drums, and Airick Woodhead on things::::

Thursday Dec 29 at the Drake Hotel for the annual “What’s In The Box” music festival, w/ Donlands & Mortimer, Doldrums and Odonis Odonis — 1150 Queen st w // $5 // we play at 8pm
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Saturday Dec 31 at the Tranzac’s NYE party, w/ the Elwins, Rouge, Maylee Todd and many more — 292 Brunswick Ave // $15 // we play at 10:45pm
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Saturday Dec 31 at No Years: the End of the Academy, w/ Hut, Hussy, Odonis Odonis, Teen Tits, Cartoons and more — 225 Sterling rd unit 19 // $10 // we play at 2:15am


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MOON KING + ODONIS ODONIS TOUR

October 28 Brooklyn, NY // Shea Stadium w/ Dive, Lost Boy, Eola
October 29 New York, NY // Cake Shop w/ Night Manager, bbigpigg
October 31 Washington DC // Halloween Party
November 1 Athens, GA // Secret Squirrel
November 2 Orlando, FL // Will’s Pub w/ Hear Hums
November 3 Gainesville, FL // the Lab w/ Hear Hums
November 4 Atlanta, GA // Vesuvius w/ Lotus Plaza
November 5 Charleston, SC // Tin Roof
November 6 Columbia, SC // New Brookland Tavern w/ Chemical Peel
November 8 Greensboro, NC // venue tbc
November 9 Baltimore, MD // tbc
November 11 Philadelphia, PA // Dream Oven
November 12 Brooklyn, NY // Shea Stadium w/ Starscream (Moon King only)
November 13 Providence, RI // AS220 w/ Doldrums (Moon King only)
November 14 Boston, MA // O’Brien’s w/ Doldrums (Moon King only)
November 16 London, ON // APK
November 18 Waterloo, ON // Mongolian Grill
November 22 Peterborough, ON // We Live Here Too
November 25 Toronto, ON // Moon King 7″ Release Party – Secret Location
November 26 Oshawa, ON // Mad Cafe

Moon King + Odonis Odonis US tour kicks off friday at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn



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9pm EOLA – solo vocal harmonizer/loop project from Ed White of Tonstartssbandht
eola.bandcamp.com/
www.doesare.com/

10pm ODONIS ODONIS – Toronto surf/shoegaze band releasing their debut LP this month on FatCat records
www.vimeo.com/26083094
www.fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/artist/odonis+odonis

11pm MOON KING – spacey electronic-pop-punk duo from Toronto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r16Ug8WnncI
moonking.bandcamp.com

12am DIVE – new project from Beach Fossils’ Cole Smith
www.vimeo.com/28860356
www.stereogum.com/826202/dive-corvalis-stereogum-premiere/mp3s

1am LOST BOY – awesomely lo-fi 90’s pop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSwKxG2kIoQ
www.pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12535-chew/

Friday October 28 at Shea Stadium // 20 Meadow St, Brooklyn, NY – L to Grand St

see u there
-Daniel Moon King

leaving today, in case you’re curious, this is where we’re going!


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Montreal peeps!!

we are co-presenting this amazing afterparty at Pop Montreal with our high-flying mtl compatriots at Movie Star/Arbutus Records

IT’S TOMORROW COME YALL

Thursday Night, September 22nd || Doors at 12:30am | $5
3:00am ROUGH SHAPE DJs (aka Karn and Cadence Weapon)
2:30am MAC DEMARCO (Makeout Videotape)
2:00am FLOW CHILD (ex-Pop Winds)
1:30am EOLA (1/2 of Tonstartssbandht)
1:00am ANDY BOAY (the other 1/2 of Tonstartssbandht)

I’m gonna try and get 1000 free snickers bars to give out at the door, check back for updates

-Daniel Moon King

here it is!! Moon King’s debut 7″ on Daps Records – listen/download at moonking.bandcamp.com, or email info[at]dapsrecords.com to order the vinyl

Side A – Theme For Moon King
Side B – Old // Dead

all tracks produced, played and recorded by Daniel Moon King;
sung with Maddy Wilde, Sean Nicholas Savage and Steven Foster;
banjo by Doldrums

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FALL TOUR pt 1

September 24 Toronto, ON // Hooded Fang Tosta Mista afterparty
September 30 New York City, NY // Lit Lounge w/ No Gold
October 1 Brooklyn, NY* // Party Expo w/ Quiet Hooves, Yvette, more
October 2 Providence, RI* // tba
October 3 Boston, MA* // Gay Gardens w/ Guerilla Toss
October 4 Hadley, MA* // Flying Object
October 5 Portland, ME* // the Space w/ Rattlesnakes
October 6 Burlington, VT* // Monkey House
October 7 Montreal, QC* // Torn Curtain w/ Doldrums, Sugar Boys
October 8 Toronto, ON* // the Garage w/ Hellaluya

* = w/ Hume


-Daniel Moon King