Photo credit: Eric Petersen
Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons
6/13/2014
MOTR Pub, 1345 Main St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, (513) 381-6687
The Howlin’ Moons, who hail from middle Ohio, will bring the spirit of the Midwest along with them fueled by the recent release of their latest full-length album, Hey Kid on Vital Music USA.
Whether it’s frontwoman Angela Perley’s gritty energy or the rest of the Howlin’ Moon’s impeccable attention to instrumental detail, there is a unique and wonderful aire to their live performance that has already caught the attention of music fanatics from New Orleans to New York.
There is something magnetic, vulnerable, dangerous, and electric about Angela Perley. Growing up in small town Ohio, Perley spent years as an observant wallflower engrossing herself in poetry, literature, people, and films. Perley’s band features longtime friends Billy Zehnal and Chris Connor on bass and lead guitar and Jeff Martin on drums. Since their incarnation in 2009, the band has released four EPs (Black Cat, Yellow Moon, Fireside, and Nowhere is Now Here) and one album (Hey Kid) on Vital Music USA. The group’s latest release and debut album, Hey Kid (Jan 2014), has been catching praise in the U.S. and the UK from tastemakers including American Songwriter Magazine, Magnet Magazine, PopDose, Americana UK, Maverick Magazine and more and has been gaining steady grassroots radio play in both the U.S. and Europe. The group’s explosive single, “Hurricane” was featured on ABC during the USC vs. UCLA football game in November and their new record reached number six on the EuroAmericana charts in March of 2014.
