Five Minutes With: Vancouver Indie Band Blue Moon Marquee

Blue Moon Marquee has harnessed the best of vintage music that’s practically a century old and brought it into modern times. It’s part haunting, part joyous, and sneakily infectious. —Jim Hynes, Elmore Magazine

Blue Moon Marquee
Photo by: Lindsay Dakin

Name:

Blue Moon Marquee

Genre:

Indie blues/ folk Jazz

Founded:

2013

# of Albums:

5

Latest Album:

New Orleans Sessions

Latest Single:

What I Wouldn’t Do

Latest Video:

Favourite musician growing up:

Jazz: Ray Charles

AL: Danzig

Favourite musician now:

Roosevelt Sykes

Guilty pleasure song:

Donzig: Danzig/Donna Summer mash up ‘BAD MOTHER’

Live show ritual:

We do the Cadillac Ranch line dance in the green room.

Favourite local musician:

Paul Townsend

Paul Pigat ….. the Pauls

EP or LP?

LP

Early bird or night owl?

Night Owl unless we are going fishing

Road or studio?

Road

Where can we follow you?

Instagram | Facebook

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Rapid Fire Local Questions:

What is your favourite local restaurant?

Sushi House

What is your favourite street in your city and why?

Station Street – because of the Totem Poles

What is your favourite park in your city and why?

Anywhere along the Cowichan River because it is just a very special river.

What is your favourite music venue in your city?

The Showroom

What is your favourite music store in your city?

Full Bug Records