Moon Hooch / Scott Stanley / Elena Shirin

Ignatius Feb 23, 2019

Elena Shirin (of Aramboa)

Great harmonies, delicious sub bass, many different samples to catch my attention. Really enjoyed the clockwork xylophone vibe near the end. This was all from her unreleased solo album, From A to Be. I need it.

Scott Stanley

I'm really conflicted here. They were some funky sounds, once the synth-wah bass came in I was sold on the music. But the stage presence was the worst I've seen in a long time. He mostly used his laptop, I think there was also some DJ pad on the table, but for the most part he could freely walk away from the setup, talk to the sound booth, get his SO to buy him a drink, just stand there smoking, no interaction with the audience or with his music. I don't really know why he was there, he wasn't on the original lineup. So I'm disappointed that Moon Hooch's set got pushed back for that

Moon Hooch

Dope bassline on Contra, Mike covering one of Alena's parts
Always love the scratchy part with Wenzl's dance break
Wenzl pulling some absurd sounds out of the Moog on St Louis
Moshing to Growing Up and Light It Up is just a great feeling. I later learned the kids next to me were part of Big Sax, a student band from up north of McKinney
Nice section with Wenzl centerstage for a few songs, including the first song from the Jefferson Public Radio set.
Vocoder through the sax pickup because of course it is
James Muschler continues to have complete command of rhythm. He takes it in so many directions I can't even keep up.
This show in particular had so many improvements to the studio versions from start to finish. Definitely the best Moon Hooch show yet. I say that every time, but I do remember it started to feel stale during the Irving show.