Johnny and the Moon

Johnny and the Moon
Johnny and the Moon at Bowery Ballroom on October 9, 2007 (from left Big Juicy Papa, Dante DeCaro, Lindy Gerrard).
Background information
Origin	Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Folk rock, indie rock
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Kill Devil Hills
Members	Dante DeCaro Lindy Gerrard Mark Devoe Jeff "Big Juicy Papa" Phillips
Website	killdevilhillsrecords.com

Johnny and the Moon is a Canadian indie rock band based in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia.^[1] The band is fronted by Dante DeCaro of Hot Hot Heat and Wolf Parade^[2] and also includes Lindy Gerrard,^[3] Mark Devoe, and Jeff "Big Juicy Papa" Phillips.^[4]

History

Johnny and the Moon was formed in 2006. The band's name is a play on the 1959 band Johnny and the Moondogs, the precursor to Beatles.^[5]

The band released its self-titled debut album in 2006 on British Columbia, Canada based label Kill Devil Hills Records.^[6][7][8]

The band continued to perform on the west coast and in northern Canada for several years after the album's release, including an appearance at the Dawson City Music Festival in 2010.^[9] Reviews of their live shows were mixed.^[10][11][1]

Members

Current

• Dante DeCaro: Vocals, guitar, banjo (2006–present)
• Mark Devoe: Bass, Keyboards (2006–present)
• Lindy Gerrard: Percussion (2006–present)
• Jeff "Big Juicy Papa" Phillips: Saxophone (2006–present)

Discography

• Johnny and the Moon (2006)^[12]

See also

• Music of Canada
• Canadian rock
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada
• List of bands from British Columbia

References

1. "Ship’s whistle ‘haunts’ the Klondike ... again". Yukon News, Tristin Hopper July 29, 2009
2. "Dante DeCaro Kill Your Boyfriend". Exclaim!, By Matt Bobkin Nov 07, 2016
3. "Billboard Bits: MTV VMAs, Tom Petty, Johnny And The Moon". Billboard Bits, 5/2/2007. Katie Hasty.
4. Sarah Liss (June 24, 2008). "Running with the pack". CBC News. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
5. Grayson Currin, "Johnny and the Moon" Archived 2008-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Pitchfork Media: Record Reviews, November 13, 2006.
6. Kill Devil Hills Records, "Johnny and the Moon Bio", killdevilhillsrecords.com, retrieved January 4, 2008.
7. "Johnny and the Moon Johnny and the Moon". Exclaim!, By Michael Barclay. Feb 14, 2007
8. " Johnny and the Moon Johnny and the Moon". Pop Matters, Adam Bunch 9 July 2007
9. "On the road to the Dawson City Music Festival". Georgia Straight, by Ann Campbell on June 1st, 2010
10. "Wintersleep + Johnny and the Moon + An Horse 2 April 2009 - Vancouver". Pop Matters. Joshua Kloke 11 May 2009
11. "A Weekend In The City: Rifflandia Music Festival 2008".Consequences of Sound, by Alex Young on September 06, 2008
12. "An Essential Guide to Wolf Parade". Exclaim!, By Matt Bobkin. Apr 05, 2016

External links

• Johnny and the Moon on Myspace
• Kill Devil Hills Records