Dante DeCaro (born January 26, 1981) of
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, is the former guitarist/songwriter of the Canadian band
Hot Hot Heat
Hot Hot Heat is a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, formed in 1999. The band was signed by Seattle label Sub Pop in 2001 and released its first EP, ''Knock Knock Knock'', and first full-length album, ''Make Up the Breakdo ...
. DeCaro left the band after the recording of 2005's ''
Elevator''.
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.
["Wolf Parade Bio"](_blank)
SubPop.com, August 13, 2007. In 2019, Wolf Parade announced that he had left the band.
["Wolf Parade's Dante DeCaro Leaves Band"](_blank)
exclaim.com, February 4, 2019.
DeCaro now fronts local Shawnigan Lake band
Johnny and the Moon. The band released its self-titled debut album in 2006 on Kill Devil Hills Records.
[Kill Devil Hills Records]
"Johnny and the Moon Bio"
killdevilhillsrecords.com, retrieved January 4, 2008.
Discography
Hot Hot Heat
*''
Knock Knock Knock'' (2002)
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often ...
*''
Make Up the Breakdown
''Make Up the Breakdown'' is the debut album by Hot Hot Heat, following the release of the '' Knock Knock Knock'' EP. It was released on October 8, 2002. It was ranked the 20th best album of the year on '' Pitchfork''s Top 50 Albums of 2002.
T ...
'' (2002)
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often ...
*''
Elevator'' (2005)
Warner Bros.
Wolf Parade
* ''
At Mount Zoomer'' (2008)
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often ...
* ''
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
External links
Johnny And The Moon MySpace PageKill Devil Hills RecordsNews article about Hot Hot Heat split
from Pitchfork Media
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Wolf Parade website
1981 births
Living people
Musicians from British Columbia
Canadian songwriters
Canadian people of Italian descent
People from the Cowichan Valley Regional District
Canadian indie rock musicians
Canadian male guitarists
21st-century Canadian guitarists
21st-century Canadian male singers
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