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Damon Moon and the Whispering Drifters at the Drunken Unicorn…
Chris from beatlanta recently caught Damon Moon and the Whispering Drifters at the Drunken Unicorn on October 24. Here are a couple videos from the show and some album art and promotional items. This is some really great music…
Meridian Road CD DigiPak
Burlap EP
Damon Moon and the Whispering Drifters is comprised of : Damon Moon – Vox/Acoustic/Electric, Jacob Smith – Lapsteel , Jake Suarez – Electric Guitar, Penny Croft – Vox/Keys, Charlie Bennett – Percussion/Noise. They have played Atlanta venues such as The Earl, Star Bar, Drunken Unicorn, 529 and various house shows..
Beatlanta: Tell us about your history.
Damon: I originally started this whole thing as a nights and weekends kinda recording project with a good friend of mine… I had just quit another band I was in, and I felt the need to keep active musically, just recording little ideas, even if they didn’t go anywhere. But eventually, that idea turned into an album, and the album turned into a live band, and the live band turned into full US tours, which always seem to turn into bumper stickers and truck stops.
Beatlanta: How do you feel about headlining in Atlanta?
Damon: That’s a weird feeling. I normally don’t think about the order of bands very much, even when I go see someone I’m a huge fan of. The order bands play in always just seem to make sense most of the time I suppose. I didn’t think our first headlining show would be any different really, but leading up to the show, it was a little nerve wrecking. It made me feel like a kid again, which I think is totally healthy. It totally changes the way you use your drink tickets. Haha. It was a good time though, and I feel like this is a sign that we’re doing some of the right things for a band our size. Hopefully these shows keep comin’ our way, and the crowd keep growing.
Beatlanta: Can you give us some of your influences?
Damon: I’m influenced by all sorts of things… Musically, I’m not really sure who I’m influenced most by… There’s plenty of old country that’s close to the top of that list, Townes, Hank, Waylon, and Willie for sure. As far as more modern artists, atleast what I’ve been listening to lately, Chelsea Wolfe from Sacramento, Bruce Peninsula, Jana Hunter, and J. Tillman are all amazing.
Beatlanta: Who are some other local Atlanta bands that you like?
Damon: Ocha la Rocha- I used to be in this band a few years ago. I split to do my thing, and things have worked out great for both bands I’d say. They’re all great guys. It all kinda came full circle recently when both of us got booked to play the Art Outside Festival near Austin, TX recently. Great times. When I was in Ocha, I went with them to Austin to do SXSW. It was pretty cool to be back in TX hangin’ out with those guys, talkin’ about days gone by over cold Lonestar!
