I’m not really able to keep track of anything anymore, so I’m just gonna post a couple of video hi-lights

I’ve also lost all my socks, which is probably the least exciting thing that’s happened

this is from when we played on the beach in Ravenna, Italy, featuring Claire/Grimes with a candle pouring wax on her face and everyone else’s too. we actually had a seance right before the show as I recall

here is some superjam we made up in Turin — featuring a skeleton steve dance solo, and then we gave steve a birthday cake and all these italians sing him happy birthday!!

and here is another one from months(!) earlier at SXSW, featuring Sam from Friends singin on de chorus

anyway I’m back in Toronto June 14 see u then!
Daniel

MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG TOMORROW

EUROPE TOUR w/ GRIMES STARTS THE DAY AFTER

I WAS GONNA POST A LONG THING BUT I GOTTA GO GET SOME MORE DUCT TAPE

WE USE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF DUCT TAPE PER SHOW

IT’S LIKE SOME RED GREEN SHIT

May 8 New York City, NY – WNYU Radio Session
May 8 New York City, NY – Bowery Ballroom w/ Bear In Heaven, Blouse
May 9 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Bear In Heaven, Blouse
May 11 Brighton, UK – The Great Escape Festival show #1
May 12 Brighton, UK – The Great Escape Festival show #2
May 15 Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie w/ Grimes
May 16 Paris, France – La Fleche D’Or w/ Grimes
May 17 + 18 – London, UK – recording at XL studios
May 20 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Club Up
May 22 Oslo, Norway – Blaa w/ Grimes
May 23 Stockholm, Sweden – Cafeteatren w/ Grimes
May 24 Malmo, Sweden - Inkonst w/ Grimes
May 25 Berlin, Germany – Berghain w/ Grimes
May 26 Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefahrlich w/ Grimes
May 28 Rome, Italy – Circolo degli Artisti w/ Grimes
May 29 Ravena, Italy – Hana-Bi w/ Grimes
May 30 Turin, Italy – Astoria w/ Grimes
May 31 London, UK – BBC Radio One Session
June 1 London, UK – No Pain In Pop
June 2 Bristol, UK – Dot To Dot Festival
June 3 Nottingham, UK – Dot To Dot Festival
June 4 Manchester, UK – Dot To Dot Festival

THING 1 – me and my brother just drove a giant figure 8 around the entire continent of North America, without a phone or GPS —– so this is a message to bands and roadtrippers everywhere U DO NOT NEED A GPS OR A PHONE!

it’s all about MAPS mofuckazzzz

we are nearing the end of Doldrums US tour w/ Bear In Heaven — they are the sweetiest pies in heaven. we have dubbed them “the 3 bears”, for obvious reasons. big love to Blouse & Young Magic too.

I have to skip our canadian shows for visa reasons, so I will be in NYC from this thursday until our shows tuesday and wednesday —- what are you doin this weekend?? hit me up!!

the NY shows are at Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg! that’s fuckin awesome! but hey there is more…..

Doldrums is gonna do another few US shows with Unknown Mortal Orchestra in june — we stayed with Jake from UMO when we were in Portland, he is the chillest. here are the dates:::

June 7 New York, NY // Mercury Lounge
June 8 Brooklyn, NY // Glasslands
June 9 Washington DC // Rock N Roll Hotel
June 11 Philadelphia, PA // Johnny Brendas
June 12 Boston, MA // Middle East
June 13 Montreal, QC // Il Motore

I’m sorry we don’t have any more photos or videos from the tour cuz me and my bro are just like that — but Angus Borsos who is a filmmaker and great thinker came with us for the west coast and shot this crazy surrealist movie with airick that will be amazing once edited out of the void.

annnnnnd europe with grimes starts next week, I’m sure I will be able to show you what that looks like cuz Marilis is actually good at documenting things. I am really really looking forward to not sleeping in the car anymore! this tour has been mad fun, intense, but fun.

Daniel Moon King

so far we have driven through 13 states on this part of the tour, and I think we will drive through 35 states in total (plus 6 or 7 countries in europe), many of them two or three times, and we are RUNNING OUT OF MUSIC TO LISTEN TO IN THE VAN

so … you, reading this right now! zip up a bunch of mp3’s you like and send them to snakesandladders.daniel [at] gmail.com, then me or airick will make a mix for you in return!!!

Sam from the amazing band FRIENDS is making one for us, Alex from Hellaluya and Dan from Hooded Fang too

WHAT R U LISTENING TO?? WE WANNA KNOW!! WE ARE BORED AND WE LIKE MUSIC

I also like maps, here’s where we have been/where we are going::::

FIRST PART OF TOUR (SXSW)

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SECOND PART OF TOUR (UNTIL TODAY)

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THIRD PART OF TOUR (AFTER TODAY)

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FOURTH PART OF TOUR (EUROPE)

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I’m doin a DJ set tonite (monday) at crooked star, then Moon King live tomorrow with Grimes at the horseshoe

and the 12″ is all done too!

leaving wednesday for the doldrums tour, I am psycccched

here is a photo of me and my bro thx maddy wilde haha

and all the dates:

* with Bear In Heaven
^ with Grimes

*March 28 Pittsburgh, PA – Andy Warhol Museum
*March 29 Bloomington, IN – the Bishop
*March 30 Colombus, OH - the Basement
*March 31 Cincinnati, OH – MOTR
*April 1 St Louis, MO – Luminary Arts
*April 4 San Diego, CA – Casbah
*April 5 Los Angeles, CA – Echo
*April 7 Davis, CA – Sophia’s Thai Kitchen
*April 8 San Francisco, CA – Independent
*April 12 Portland, OR – Mississipi Studios
*April 13 Seattle, WA – Crocodile
*April 14 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore
*April 17 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
*April 18 Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
*April 20 Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
*April 21 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
*April 22 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone
*April 24 Austin, TX – the Parish
*April 25 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
*April 26 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree
*April 27 Atlanta, GA – the Earl
*April 28 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
*April 29 Raleigh, NC - King’s
*May 1 Washington DC – Black Cat
*May 2 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
*May 3 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
*May 4 Montreal, QC – La Salla Rosa
*May 5 Toronto, ON – the Garrison
*May 6 Ithica, NY – the Haunt
*May 8 New York City, NY – Bowery Ballroom
*May 9 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

May 11 Brighton, UK – The Great Escape Festival

^May 15 Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie
^May 16 Paris, France – La Fleche D’Or
^May 22 Oslo, Norway – Blaa
^May 23 Stockholm, Sweden – Cafeteatren
^May 24 Malmo, Sweden – Inkonst
^May 25 Berlin, Germany – Berghain
^May 26 Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefahrlich
^May 28 Rome, Italy – Circolo degli Artisti
^May 29 Ravena, Italy - Hana-Bi
^May 30 Turin, Italy - Astoria

+ more UK dates tba

on the friday of the fest we played essentially a massive frat boy jungle gym at the university of texas, with the rather unbelievable lineup of Dan Deacon, Andrew WK, Pictureplane, Doldrums, Hume, Japanther, Zorch, Rich Aucoin, Best Fwends, Ava Luna and the Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, which resulted in the hottest room I have ever set foot it. here is a video of the doldrums set (note: athough I pull this move all the time, that is NOT me hangin from the rafters, it is my bro. we both weigh like 100 lbs so it’s fairly easy to do this)

we were gonna drive all night after our last show on saturday, to make it back to Toronto in time for Moon King to play at the Grimes show on monday, but our car broke down at around 4am —- what followed was a series of unfortunate towtruck-related incidents which resulted in me getting to know a certain highway roadside stop very very well, but we did end up getting it fixed. also, claire actually had to cancel her show at the Horseshoe and move it to this coming Tuesday (March 27), so it’s still on!!
GRIMES + BORN GOLD + MOON KING + MAJICAL CLOUDZ at the HORSESHOE TAVERN (sold out beeeyaaw)

a lot of friends have been asking me about guest spots for this but I’m sorry I can’t help ya out! where were u when claire played at the tiger bar fall 2010 huh?? nah, I kidd I’m excited to see her too.

one last thing — we’re gonna do a tour homecoming/going-away-again party at the Crooked Star (212 Ossington, at Dundas) the night before Grimes, on Monday the 26th — Moon King DJ set all night!

peace and beans,
-Daniel

I have managed to edit down the desires of 50,000 endorphin- and chemically-enhanced socialites, musicians, kids on spring break, partiers, dancers, shit-flingers, bit-players, high-rollers, tech-warriors, culture soldiers and morphine-addled optimists into what I feel is the best way for me to spend my weekend.

but it’s a really long and indulgent list and would be pretty weird if I just posted it. so, here are the shows me, my bro and the effervescent Steven Foster are playing during SXSW:::

WEDNESDAY 3/14
4:00pm – Slip n’ Slide party (1102 E 2nd st)
8pm – Escapes party at 1808 E 12th st
10pm – Agency Group / French Embassy showcase at the Mohawk (912 Red River st)
11:30 – Escapes party at 1808 E 12th st

THURSDAY 3/15
4:40pm – Pop Montreal Showcase at The Spill (212 E 6th st)

FRIDAY 3/16
2:30pm – Brooklyn Vegan party at Hotel Vegas (1500 E 6th st)
4:00pm – Death in Taxes party at Cheer up Charlie’s (1104 E 6th st)
1:00am – SXSMess – 21st Street Co Op (707 W 21st st)

SATURDAY 3/17
8pm – WNYU party at Baby Blue Studio (1522 E 12th)
11:00pm – M for Montreal showcase at the Spill (212 E 6th st)

then we are BOOKIN IT straight back to Toronto — Moon King is playing with Grimes at the Horseshoe on Monday March 19, and it is SOLD OUT!! amaazing!! Born Gold and Magikal Cloudz are on the bill as well, will be an amazing night!

now, I should sleep, it’s 4:30am. I am crashing from drinking super sweet daiquiries of indeterminate colour. but maybe I will see you in texas this week or toronto, and we will trade secrets

[update: I posted the list]

-Daniel Moon King

just want to give super high-quality props to everyone who came out to the Daps Revue show on friday, Maddy’s party on saturday, or Owen Pallett’s secret show/Dorian’s birthday on monday … yall have made me glow in a womb-like fashion. twas very nice to see you all.

so I am about to embark on a very long and perilous mission, the first stop of which is mixing the new Moon King recordings in NYC next week with the amazing Shane Stoneback (who has worked with, among others, Fucked Up, Cults, Sleigh Bells and the Lyte Funky Ones)

I thought I’d share with you one of the new tracks the way we do it live; this is the “behind-the-scenes” nerd-out type of thing where you get to see what’s actually playing through the PA system at our shows, if u r a soundguy or in a band or can only hear one ear at a time maybe you’ll find it interesting. “”TRANSPARENCY!”"

-Daniel Moon King

-Daniel

so me and my brother (pictured at left) have been rehearsing all week for the new Doldrums live band (with the mighty Steven Foster on drums) — I’m singin now and doin live+electronic percussion, there’s like a freaky brazilian booty house thing goin on… playing some guitar too though I’m really, really bad at it. anyway we’re going on tour as Doldrums and doing a couple of Moon King shows here and there too.
HERE ARE ALL THE DATES::::

MOON KING

Feb 24 Toronto, ON - the Great Hall (Daps Revue show w/ Doldrums, Phedre, Hooded Fang and L Con)
Feb 27 Toronto, ON - the Drake Hotel w/ special secret guests
March 6 Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands w/ Odonis Odonis, Hooded Fang
March 13-17 Austin, TX (SXSW) – various parties
March 19 Toronto, ON – the Horseshoe Tavern w/ Grimes
March 28 Peterborough, ON – WHL2 w/ Born Gold

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DOLDRUMS

Feb 24 Toronto, ON – the Great Hall (Daps Revue show w/ Doldrums, Phedre, Hooded Fang and L Con)
March 8 New York City, NY – Mercury Lounge w/ Trust
March 10 Savannah, GA - Savannah Stopover Festival
March 11 Orlando, FL – Orange You Glad Music Festival
March 13-17 Austin, TX (SXSW) – various parties

*all dates below with Bear In Heaven

March 29 Bloomington, IN – the Bishop
March 30 Colombus, OH – the Basement
March 31 Cincinnati, OH – MOTR
April 1 St Louis, MO – Luminary Arts
April 4 San Diego, CA – Casbah
April 5 Los Angeles, CA – Echo
April 8 San Francisco, CA – Independent
April 12 Portland, OR – Mississipi Studios
April 13 Seattle, WA – Crocodile
April 14 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore
April 17 Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
April 18 Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
April 20 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
April 21 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
April 22 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone
April 24 Austin, TX – the Parish
April 25 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
April 26 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree
April 27 Atlanta, GA – the Earl
April 28 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
April 29 Raleigh, NC - King’s
May 1 Washington DC - Black Cat
May 2 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
May 3 Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
May 4 Montreal, QC – La Salla Rosa
May 5 Toronto, ON – the Garrison
May 6 Ithica, NY – the Haunt
May 8 New York City, NY – Bowery Ballroom
May 9 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

(original article here)