Dante DeCaro
Dante DeCaro (born January 26, 1981) of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, is the former guitarist/songwriter of the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat. DeCaro left the band after the recording of 2005's Elevator.
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 Dante DeCaro in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 26, 1981 |
| Origin | Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Sub Pop, Warner Bros., Kill Devil Hills |
In the spring of 2005, he began playing solo acoustic shows with drummer Arlen Thompson of the Montreal band Wolf Parade. DeCaro officially joined Wolf Parade as their new guitarist in summer 2005.[1] In 2019, Wolf Parade announced that he had left the band.[2]
DeCaro now fronts local Shawnigan Lake band Johnny and the Moon.[3] The band released its self-titled debut album in 2006 on Kill Devil Hills Records.[4]
Discography
Hot Hot Heat
- Knock Knock Knock (2002) Sub Pop
- Make Up the Breakdown (2002) Sub Pop
- Elevator (2005) Warner Bros.
Wolf Parade
- At Mount Zoomer (2008) Sub Pop
- Expo 86 (2010) Sub Pop
- Wolf Parade (EP) (2016) Self-released.
- Cry Cry Cry (2017) Sub Pop
Johnny and the Moon
- Johnny and the Moon (2006) Kill Devil Hills Records
References
- "Wolf Parade Bio", SubPop.com, August 13, 2007.
- "Wolf Parade's Dante DeCaro Leaves Band", exclaim.com, February 4, 2019.
- Official MySpace page, "Johnny and the Moon", myspace.com, retrieved January 4, 2008.
- Kill Devil Hills Records, "Johnny and the Moon Bio", killdevilhillsrecords.com, retrieved January 4, 2008.
External links
- Johnny And The Moon MySpace Page
- Kill Devil Hills Records
- News article about Hot Hot Heat split from Pitchfork Media
- Love, Noah (2005-08-26). "Ex-Hot Hot Heat Guitarist Dante DeCaro Joins Wolf Parade". Chart. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- Wolf Parade website
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