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- People ask me all the time to name my favorite Tiny Desk Concert. It's my desk and I've seen almost all of the nearly 400 concerts up close. So you'd think this would be easy. Moon Hooch have made it a lot easier.
Up there with the ear-shaking voice of Adele, the desk dancing of Gogol Bordello, the stripped down version of Phoenix - not to mention magic moments with Alt-J, Angel Olsen and Lucius and more - Moon Hooch blew me away with just two saxes and a drummer. Their music is a mix of the best jazz, EDM and rock have to offer. It's out there, it's danceable and you may find yourself feeling a sense of reckless abandon!
The band is saxophonists Mike Wilbur and Wenzl McGowen, and drummer James Muschler. They all studied in New York at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and every single moment of every song I've ever seen them perform has been full throttle. They call their music "cave music," taking the best elements of electronica - the brutal stops, starts and shifts - and performing those unnaturally precise hairpin turns organically by blowing on horns and banging on drums. This for the boldness in all of us. Embrace Moon Hooch. --BOB BOILEN
Set List
"Tubes"
"Number 9"
"Bari 3"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Olivia Merrion; Production Assistant: Alex Schelldorf; photo by Alex Schelldorf/NPR
It's so good to see there are at least some young musicians out there who still play actual construction site safety materials.
hahahahaha!
Seriously! None of that garbage simulated synth construction material.
says the person whos backing up music thats not even realy an instrument. hahahah. computers dont count you hater. i dont see you rockin the fuck out with your mates enjoying life.
man I was about to leave a sincere comment haha.
Adam Morrison, I think i got cancer after reading that, you fucking idiot.
Legend has it they met on the street 18 years ago and have still never spoken a word to each other
They speak the language of music
lol this^ is a good take
RG, so I guess they met on the street at 3-5 years old
This legit makes so much sense
@Badger BadgerBadger beat me to it lol
Every band should have a VLC player.
This joke is underrated.
I just loled so hard
Hahaha so great
that was fantastic mate
Loved the joke, good one dude
What you all don't realize, is the drummer is the only one here. He is hallucinating the other 2 so hard, we can see and hear them, too.
Mass hallucination through the internet?!!
yoo i went back after reading this and i cant unsee it
4.25min i can see where you're coming from
Bro this is and forever shall be the best comment on TH-cam
😂😂😂
What I have learned; I am a simple man, I see a cone out of a saxophone, I click
Hokiemon Productions ditto
So old...
You are a Wise man mate.
I see you too have watched conehenge
Admittedly why I'm here
The drummer has all the answers. But he ain’t talking.
Toby 😂😂😂👍🏽
Lol he just did a solo show, I should have video of it up in a day or two. It's called "James Muschler Party".
So much to say ...
@@gangofgreenhorns2672 Imwaiting.
@@youribosque9832 my gf will wake up soon and let me use her laptop. lol sorry
It's like the more obscure and better songs you've never heard the cantina band play
Oh you like Figrin Dan and the Modal Nodes? Name 3 of their songs
@@addledhead "That same song", "That same song" and "That same song".
Disney + coming at them with contracts
addledhead I’m more of a Max Rebo man myself, but Figrin Dan will always have a special place in my heart
The drummer is just compensating for the closed eyes of the sax players
Underrated comment
HA!
He’s on coke
He did not blink. not even once. I think he seees something we dont and cant take his eyes off it.
Absolutely
The drummer hypnotized two highschool band geeks and turned them into music slaves. upon a key word, uttered over the phone, the two sax players leave their homes and walk days until they reach the show and play non-stop until the drummer sends them back. They have no idea they even play saxophone still, and neither do their families.
Drummer blinked on that comment one-time.
*sax slaves
Sax trafficking is a real issue.
The key word is oboe
Haha this is the only funny comment so far
This band is probably the only way I could quit caffeine.
Get addicted to traffic cone sax instead ;)
No caffeine left the drummer took it all
@@tedros6917 the drummer radiates caffeine energy like a wireless charger
i picked the wrong day to quit sniffing airplane glue!! so I'm snorting some MoonHooch!!
I get the drummer, I’d also react that way if I took 6 tabs of acid and is having the ghost of Coltrane giving me head in the bass drum. Absolutely bless this band.
Jesus Christ I'm laughing so hard
Was looking for a comment like this. Expectations surpassed
whats crazy is he's like that in every video.... just like you
Sacrilege
Even more impressive that he can play so well even on 6 tabs of acid
The drummer can barely contain his energy. He looks like he wants to start a mosh pit the whole time. I love it.
my mans out here seeing sounds
moss pit
I feel it would still be appropriate if he broke out some blast beats randomly. lol
I mean he’s obviously coked out lol
@@leiladekwatro3147 synesthesia in sensurround
It's like a gaggle of geese dying beautifully.
& with exceptional rhythm
i laughed so hard at this oh my god
I'm not sure beautifully is the adverb I would have chosen. Maybe something more akin to a gaggle of geese suddenly becoming aware of their own existence and then throwing a party to celebrate.
a gaggle of geese being beaten to death with clubs, in style
Yes!!! Geese!
The VLC player guy is so awesome
Hahahaha
fukken ded m8
LUL
Probably the best comment I've ever seen on TH-cam.
You sir, just won the internet.
I've never seen someone play the drums sarcastically before today.
The drums are playing him sarcastically
May be my favorite comment on YT yet.
Acid will do that to ya.
You put into words what I was trying to put into words
That's the most spot on comment of the week right there
Didn't know them, trusted the Tiny Desk, WHAT A PERFORMANCE OH MY GOD THEY ARE AMAZING
Even better live friend ! Catch them sometime - I believe they got a new drummer or maybe the old one returned to netherworld.
Say what you want about the drummer, but he's a great player. Fast, precise and wild.
This is probably one of the most metal things I've seen on here lately.
Lucid Leaf soory Lucid, but it is not metal, it is wood !!! sax is a wood wind instrument !
cwb63 you must be new to the metal genre....
cwb63 troll much?
I play Alto Sax, Jazz & Bossa Nova mostly
+cwb63 One of my teachers at college always loves to play Bossa Nova. He plays Bossa Nova n' Nova n' Nova n' Nova n' Nova...
Ya know...I was wondering what Ed, Edd, and Eddy were doing after the show was cancelled. I'm glad to see that they're okay.
Killerkiki313 GAHAGA
great comment
Killerkiki313 THIS SHOT HAS ME ROLLING
Killerkiki313 They would be playing music on the streets and Eddy would be wanting quarters from people so he could get jawbreakers lol
Killerkiki313 Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaha
Sax in pop: Plays the "right" notes.
Sax in jazz: Plays the "wrong" notes.
Sax in Moonhooch: SCREEECH.
Moonhooch: Plays "notes".
ftfy
actually screeching sax is not new, listen to Maceo from The J.B.'s band (James Brown). For example "Same beat" song
LIVE FROM NEW YORK!!!!
IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!!!!
Sax in Moonhooch: Plays Didgeridubstep
Sounds like you need some Leo P in your life.
this is exactly what New York sounds like.
Damn I wish I could live in nyc in that case
HAHAH on point
Omg you’re right
FUCKYES
At times
0:19 "My potions are too strong for you traveler"
Hahahaha - yes!
Most underrated comment ever !
Whoever played the old Elder Scrolls knows exactly what I mean.
im dead
@@carl6167 i think its a refrence to potion seller the youtube video
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
that drummer has A S C E N D E D
Brandon Szparagowski he's not even at the desk, he's in another realm
he's unreal.
such a dope comment
He no longer plays drums, he IS drums.
As an atheist i now have turned to a being a believer....This drummer is Holy...
Well it's good to know if this band doesn't work out the two sax players can get a job inflating life rafts in 5 minutes or less, and the drummer will just go back to his home planet.
ok, this one slayed me. bravo
PLS 💀
:D :D
😂😂😂 one of my favorite comments bravo
I would go watch you perform standup based purely on this incredible comment. My god.
These dudes jam hard.
And the comments on this video are outrageous. Dying of laughter.
holy god damn fuck, they must pay that drummer in pure cocaine
Fooly Cooly L. O. FUCKING L.
lmao DEAD
peep
I love it when a band looks like they are struggling angrily to push the music out of themselves and into their instruments.
Can't stop laughing))))
Came for the traffic cone, stayed for the crazy drummer!
El Efecto Mariarosa me too!! bahahahhaa!!
El Efecto Mariarosa Same.
He's fucking great
FACTS
I think i just see this video daily because of him and his face expressions, i wanna meet him in person HAHA
they kidnapped the drummer from an orphanage in ukraine when he was only 12, now he's 13
how he's 13 got me
how he's 13 got me
Spectacular!
and his friend is over here screaming with a horn
BEST COMMENT I'VE EVER READ, EVER!!!
i can’t count the number of times i’ve watched this, and how into their music they get always gives me tingles. especially the drummer doing his drum face. anyone who’s played an instrument will know you unconsciously make a face when you’re in the zone
AKA stank-face
Yea i drum and i notice i bite my lip
Right! I still watch it! That’s why I have it saved
I just found it 😂👏🏻
@@tjsimmons8008 welcome in. This is probably my 50th time watching it, we saved you a seat.
The drummer looks like he collects moss
incredible
Dude! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
r/rareinsults
Bruh it’s almost 2020, step your moss collection game up
Dude you killed him lol
By far my favorite tiny desk concert. 50% talent 50% crazy drummer faces
if i went 1/10th as hard at anything in my life as these 3 guys just went at this one performance...
im honestly not sure what i just witnessed but i loved witnessing it.
I've never seen a man less lucid than this drummer
4 hours of sleep in 6 days will do that to a man.
ugh, try 6 days of sleep in 4 hours. that'll do ya one harder even
Daniel Blake that's the secret to his power. He can only drum when he hasn't slept in a month.
On the contraty he was so woke
He can't sleep because some asshole keeps drumming all night: him.
I love that it has all the flow and style of EDM/dubstep but played on actual drums and horns...it’s essentially modern jazz.
Its jazzstep or thrash dubjazz
They call it acoustic techno
I've only heard sax screeching in two places. Here, and in jazz.
@@taylorbarrow453 and in funk
Acid brass
ive seen them live a few times and honestly it was so intense the last time it scared the shit out of me..
+Mesut Ozil hey, that drummer is no joke.
Mesut Ozil he's got a point. That drummer looks like he replaces his drum heads with human skin.
Rockstep anything for the right sound.
“Hey what scales should I use over these chords and how do I write a melody and what’s form in music?”
“I don’t know but look at this dope cone I found at that construction site back there!”
“Nice! Let’s go ask that guy over there collecting moss if he plays drums.”
“Yay!”
they've never actually talked, only played
The drums are stuffed with moss
You could write a whole cartoon about these guys.
@@isweartofuckinggod honestly, I half expect that these guys have stepped out of the same universe as the Gorrilaz
Fail
Why shell money for a bass sax when you can shove a cone into a tenor?
But then he pulls out the bari lol
@Armando Cerros so much same
For dat thumbnail
He’s using the cone to project/emphasize the lower frequencies of the sax while keeping the range. I’ve used a similar technique when recording with percussion and also recording a bass through a distorted guitar amp. 🤓
@Armando Cerros You can play tubes with a low A baritone but since Wenzl has a low Bb baritone, he had to use a traffic cone.
legend has it the drummer never closes his eyes
and tenor sax never opens his
The drummer does close his eyes at that awesome break at 5:55
Legand has it that he sold his eyelids to afford his drumset.
@@lukecherchenko5930 otherwise he will lose it by blowing out
This exemplifies why I watch EVERY SINGLE Tiny Desk Concert, regardless of whether I have heard of the musicians or not... Moon Hooch is something I never knew I was looking for, and now I found them! I LOVE THIS MUSIC!
These guys are outstanding. And the Tiny Desk Concert series has - yet again - introduced me to another band I am going to go out and see as soon as I can! Thank you!
They’re so good live! Saw them open for TMBG and fell in love with their tunes!
Your mom's boomer friends: "So what are you gonna do after you graduated?"
Me, a music school student:
That switch into Bari 3 was life changing
Is this acoustic dubstep? All that's missing are some jawharps and didgeridoos
Pocket Picker that would be an avengers level threat
If you like jawharps and didgreridoos check out Cari Cari.
cave music
Pocket Picker no, no it is not
Autistic dubstep
Legend has it their diet consists entirely of bagels and $1 pizza.
And moss
how is the drummer the most talked about person in a sax dubstep band.
because he's insanely good plus he's quite outstanding
@@youribosque9832 yes but... traffic cone SCREECHING
because he looks as if he was trafficking drugs by swallowing them, but forgot to put them in a bag.
@@bigbossskill23 i dont want to say you're wrong but i wont admit that you're right.
This comment made me laugh so much
I feel like these 2 guys met saxophone battling on the subway.
That's actually not far off. They met at a jazz music school, but got their start busking in the NYC subway.
@@conraddoud9975 I once ran into these guys playing in a Manhattan subway. It's one of those times you ask yourself "how much of a hurry am I in, really?" Just imagine how great this is with the acoustics of echo-neverending.
Like coinciDance for dubstep jazz
they are still battling today
That was fuckin awesome! Love how the drummers headlights are stuck on bright! Masterful timekeeping!
people need spend less time on cell phone and more time on traffic cone, less time thinking about fort nite cell phone and more time thinking about traffic cone
Noah Baker less time on cereal and macdonal and more time on traffic cone
Back when I was young we drank traffic cone straight from the hose! You millennials have it so easy!
they always say "give me pumpkin spice latte" but they never say "give me traffic cone" :/
He actually uses a bass sax sometimes... then adds a cone ;)
@paperchasin23 This but unironically
Nothing I like more than watching two grown men angrily saxing at each other
I want to go to the drummer’s planet
start drumming. after a few years you will be on his planet :D
Best Drummer I've heard. Ever. these guys all rip like no other. brasshouse ftw
listen to toe : )
I hope these guys donate their bodies to science so we can see how they evolved four lungs.
Shaidyn watch the video where he shows cyclical breathing. It’s intense!!!
@@janelbahr3753 circular
HAUAHAHAHAHAHA
Have ya seen leo p?
hahaha
Just in case you want to search for the songs individually...
00:00 Tubes
04:11 Number 9
08:12 Bari 3
Thank you!!!
No! Tubes started at 00:00
@@cindyferris7498 👍
the energy in the music is ridiculous
Only other saxophone players will realize how difficult it is to play something like this. Notice how the left tenor play player has to breathe a huge amount after only playing a few notes. Also, playing that high on tenor as the guy on the right does with that much control is almost impossible. P.S. I want some of whatever that drummer's been doing.
+Tim P. G That's a bari sax....notice the size and neck twirl....
+nathan B at the beginning of the concert he plays a tenor with a cone in it
+Tim P. G It's probably having to blow through that ruddy great big cone! But cone or not, yeah it's exhausting playing this stuff!!
+Tim P. G I know right? This makes me want to break mine out and get back to it haha. He just flawlessly hops in and out of altissimo, throws growls on high register, and rips through scales. And the Bari/Cone player must have incredible lung capacity, because I've tried to do the cone in tenor thing, and it takes way more air than I can supply haha. Especially to still play in tune
+Tim P. G seriously though. what is that drummer on ? lol
what in the fuck. do it again.
5:56 is the precise moment the potions kick in.
The 2nd potion kicks in
my potions are too strong for you traveller
And then they all died of a simultaneous brain aneurysm.
I used watch these guys play all the time in Washington Square Park. This doesn't even begin to capture the intensity of that experience.
I'm out of breath just watching these guys.
I watched this npr last night while falling asleep and I woke up this morning in kind of a surreal state. Like there's no way I just watched an npr of some sax players with traffic cones in their sax, right? Well to my surprise this is a real thing and it jumped all the way to my top 5 nprs for surreee. (Also the caution tape is v crucial)
3
Angie Rene what are the other 4?
I have a playlist called NPR if you wanna check it out! It has all the ones I really like/listen to a lot
That transition from Number 9 to Bari 3 is INSANE
awesome.
The drummer looks like he's on... EVERY drug at the same time
He. Is. Drugs.
Looks like he's seeing things from another dimension.
He is THAT high AND still drumming like a mad man. Im sure most of us couldn't even handle a cowbell at that level of inebriation. :)
Carlyle Laurent When he follows the drum stick with his eyes HAHA
Carlyle Laurent Oh I dunno, he just looks like he's a good drummer who happens to be a little twitchy in the groove to me. Source: I have seen a lot of people actually on drugs.
They're so wickedly in sync with each other and their instruments by the soul.
Thats called "the pocket"
I just realized these dudes don’t need outlets to play cause it’s all acoustic instruments so they could literally set up and vibe anywhere that’s so rad
thats the best part imo
You should ride the NYC subway sometime.
@@Asdayasman I'm well aware of the existence of acoustic instruments and subway buskers in New York City but thanks for reminding me I almost forgot
The drummer's not on drugs, he is drugs.
Dems good drugs thou!
Drugs are on he.
He is on the
Drugs the he on is
Drugs he
Also this drummer makes me feel real awkward, but I'm compelled to enjoy the music just as much as he is. He's on a whole nother level though. Like sax dudes are playing the music, he's living the music.
Their newer drummer these days is even better
These two dude blowing their asses off and the drummer has the biggest jugular. This is some great stuff.
I totally thought your icon was a hair on my screen and proceeded to try and wipe it off.
Vladimir Poutine same
Same thing happened to me on Facebook once surely it's got to be a profile pic designed surely for that kind of troll because I still try and wipe off the hair now haha
This kind of music reminds me of a bunch of pasta noodles flailing around in the wind
This comment need mor like
XD hahahaha
This is the best commet tbh
A regular Tuesday afternoon for me 🤷🏼♂️
Dude, I am the tomato with your basil in the spaghetti of images you made in my mind.
My favorite part was the do do doo do do doo do then they started doing this weird burrrrrr burrr burrrrr burrrr and like leaning into each other it was crazy and the drummer had crazy eyes it was unreal
A threesome , some may call it.
So every second
No it was TOO REAL
The fact that this made sense
7:35 to be precise
6:53 perfect chaos to order contrast
And it's beautiful
I wish we had the dimensions of the cone so more people could take up the fine art of playing the saxocone
I believe it is 36" exactly with a 2" tape and rubber insert (to make it seal better) I measured it before. Just start with 40" and then slowly cut off more until the Bb fingering plays a D an octave below the low D--with tenor.
@@gangofgreenhorns2672 I know my low A pipe for my bari makes low B stuffy and out of tune, in addition to dropping low Bb to low A. Does having a pipe as long as this one also make low C and C# play badly, or is it just tuned to D out of key signature choice?
Gang of GreenHorns y’all are the best!
@@sreeser3512 I have talked to my friend Lucas--who has covered their song--about it, and he said the cardboard tube they used made it play stuffier on the low end. The wider bore of the cone, might help that a little. Never asked Wenzl how it played.
Nah you gotta figure it out yourself for the proper authentic sound
re: all the comments about the drummer: drummers aren't right in the head. it's in the job requirements.
This is truth!
Truth
Whats the difference between a drummer and a big pizza?
Abso-bloody-lutely!!!! I dated one for a month, that was more than enough)))
I am one and I can confirm
The drummer is just something else, this band is something else. They’ve ascended
first listen:
"well, maybe that's not really my thing"
try to listen to it one more time :
"you know what, that's pretty good!"
from this point forward:
"THIS SHIT IS THE BEST THING EVER"
Giovane oh man I feel like reading this comment is like staring into my future
If you like this you might try listening to Boom Boom Satellites.
How to get into Jazz 101
I want to see these guys at a festival! They would fit right in perfectly!!!!!
After all these years this is still my favourite NPR Tiny desk concert ❤
I have zero idea how many times I’ve watched this. I’m doing drudgery cleaning and listening to my most played songs of 2024 and Moon Hoich came on!So what did I do? Immediately stop everything to watch Moon Hooch’s Tiny Desk Concert! 😂🎉
there should be a TH-cam algorithm for finding the best saxophone music.
gnarlyandy1 I agree
based on what? Use your brain pls lel :v
That drummer can SEE sound waves
Drummer is the love child of Zlatan and Mesut Ozil
DAMN RIGHT JACK
Good call, sax player looks like George North
hahahahah yes also ugly as fuck
hahahahahahahahaha
Sam Manuel n
This is the greatest band of all time. I have no idea how this video found me... but bless it!!!
Can't say this is my taste but the talent is undeniable.
I know I said this wasn't my taste... But I'll be damned if I can't stop listening to it xD
It’s grows on you haha, I felt the same as you when I first listened but given some time this is one of my favorite TH-cam videos XD
Ok I just loved this. The interplay between the three guys, the energy, creativity and talent are just off the scale.
drummer is having vietnam flashbacks
What ?
Sean Clarke it’s fucking Afghanistan man
nah he's just channeling that pure shambling crackhead energy into his drum set
LMFAOOOOOOOOO
Jahahahahahahahaahvahahavahahahahahahahahahahaha loloooooool
I came to see the traffic cone but holy shit these guys are way out there. Glad to see young people doing something creative.
arlingtonguy54 From what I heard e modern Jazz scene is pretty off the walls. No hopes to become big, so why even try to pander?
Ok boomer
You're probably someone who says, 'there's no good music nowadays'. Boomer.
OK boomer.
Now that you mention it.
"I have a great idea. We just need 2 saxophones, some drums, and-wait for it- a traffic cone."
This was the first NPR tiny desk I had ever seen 6 years ago. Can't even remember how I ended up here but every now and then I come back for the possessed drummer and the guy making a tubax out of a traffic cone
i saw "tiny desk" and a traffic cone, did you expect me NOT to click?
Enough with the jokes on the drummer; damn, he is good!
he is amazing. people are beign sarcastic on how good he is
Anyone who can play that good whilst high as balls is seriously amazing
@@NostraFnDamus i tend to play better if i'm high. then again i start humming with the music for some reason and sometimes i don't notice cause i'm too focused and it's weird :D
This is one of most interesting, tight, and talented young bands I've heard in ages. Even if you don't like the genre, listen to what's behind the obvious. The 2 sax players are without a doubt the real deal, and the drummer keeps pushing the momentum forward. Very creative and inventive. In this age of cookie cut shit, it's nice to hear something so unique. Love the your use of vintage saxes guys! Great sound you both have with your horns. You've captured the essence of what the horns can do both within, and outside their standard tonal envelope.
Came to the comments. They did not disappoint. Made every point. Still a killer groove
I remember watching these guys in the subway in manhattan.....glad to see them all here
I also stumbled upon this band one night in a Manhattan subway. Very much one of those times you ask yourself, "how much of a hurry am I really in?"
The drummer is by far the best part of this group! The guys beats are super tight and on point!
That drummer’s gotta be the most talented crackhead I’ve ever seen on this show. PWR BTTM’s guitarist comes in at a close second.
Oscar RF shut up 🙄
lol what
>on this show
rofl
😆😆😆💀💀💀
It's almost certainly a psychedelic like acid and not coke. You showed your mom that you don't do drugs, though, so good for you sweet boy.
I will never forget the happiness this video made me feel the first time I watched it.
cant afford the bari sax, stole a traffic cone
John Adams they have a Bari sax they just aren't using it in this video
John Adams he moves to Bari after the first song
jeez, no one can just laugh, everyones gotta be a know it all
장진호 I think it's funny
Alfred W. why thank you Alfred
Came for the traffic cone and stayed until the end, very cool!
Ive never had so much sax in my life
5:55 that drum solo is amazing
0:30 when your vision is intense so you roll up the wrong type of sleeve
Best new music I've heard in years. Bravo Moon Hooch, teach these kids what organic music is made of!
My what a big sax you have.
Marcie Gee Brings me back to 1996 :P
As that last song started all I could think was "you have now reached level 3" lol
Came for the music, replayed multiple times for comments, stayed forever transfixed by the all encompassing enthusiasm of the drummer.