The next solo gig is Thurs. August 13th @: Clayton Farmer's Market. On Diablo Street, between Main and Center in Downtown Clayton at 8AM

On Friday August 26th, my new band will play our debut set as part of the Berkeley Downtown Music Festival! We'll be at the Subterranean Arthouse 2179 Bancroft Ave. in Berkeley, CA starting at 8PM

We still don't have an official name (we flirted with Knee Jerk and the Reactions) but I can tell you that there are four of us - Alexis Harte (guitars/vocals), Fergus Lenehan (bass/b.vocals), Aaron Brinkerhoff (drums/b. vocals/harmonica) and myself (vocals/guitar). We'll be playing both Alexis and my songs and it will sound epic!
Also on the bill with the ever-inspiring Professor Burns and the Lilac Fields


The new record Wrestling With Giants is finished!. A bunch of preview tracks are on the reverbnation site and you can access them above on the tuneplayer widget thing. Mostly recorded at San Pablo Recorders with Jon Evans (Tori Amos' long-time bass player & famed Bay-Area musician, producer, engineer, etc.), it should be available for purchase at the end of June. Be on the lookout for a release party this summer!

As always there will be a few guests featured, but I mostly stuck to the guitar and voice format -- just like the farmer's market performances that I've come to be known for. I feel pretty confident that this record will represent what I do well.















Be on the lookout for some changes here at damondmoodie.com, with the new record will be new merchandise, as well as a new look for the site.
Also, be on the lookout for my other project Po' Boys & Honey, as well as a 3rd endeavor -- a collaboration between myself and my good friend Alexis Harte; 2011 should be the start of many good things!
















My last musical endeavor of 2010 will be on Friday December 17th with the singer-songwriter group Po' Boys & Honey (formerly MAD K) on the docked boat Barkissimo at the Emeryville Marina. This will be our 3rd time playing this floating restaurant and it's always a good time; email me if you want more info...

Lastly, on a sad note, the acoustic duo opening gig for this coming Thursday (Dec. 9th) at The New Parish in Oakland is off! Alexis broke his back (it's bad, but not quite as bad as it sounds) and thus we will not be able to perform. This is for Valerie Orth's East Bay CD Release and Donation Drive so you should go anyway - good music and a good cause!






L'Amyx Tea Bar
4179 Piedmont Avenue Oakland 94611, - 8 to 10PM.

Note that I'm not playing the Lakeshore location (which closed in August), I'm at the Piedmont location, across the street from the Piedmont Movie Theater. I've got a new amp, some new(ish) tunes, and it'll be my first time at this location. So come through, get a nice hot pot of tea, and enjoy the music!

Click on the widget below to hear some tunes!






South San Francisco Farmer's Market

It's a reinvigorated market in the Orange Memorial Parking Lot, from 9 - 1PM, in South San Francisco. It's a great park with B-ball & tennis courts, climbing structure, a pool, and a skate park. Seriously, one of the best parks around and the market is the centerpiece!







Sunday June 27th, I'll be performing at Yoshi's SF as part of the Bay Vibes and Sonic Zen Records Songwriter Sundays Unplugged Series.

Also on stage to share the night will be my friends Alexis Harte (guitar & vocals), Maya (piano & vocals), and Kounde' (percussion & vocals).

Collectively we will be known as MAD K. We have been rehearsing steadily and plan to truly collaborate in ways that will be sweetly unique, so put it on your calendars right now and come out!8 - 11PM in the Lounge
$7 @ the door / All Ages



A couple of days earlier Friday June 25th, I've been asked to do a short solo acoustic set for my friends Pebble Theory @ The Hotel Utah (located at 500 Bryant St @ 4th in San Francisco).I go on @ 8:30 sharp and plan to start their night off right.

Kindness and Lies, as well as Too Much Fiction will also perform.
$7 @ the door / 21+












Friday May 7th, 2010 at the downtown location of Entrez! Open House, 1645 Telegraph Avenue Oakland, CA 94612.

They are celebrating 4 years of business and invited me to play at the gathering. I'll either be just inside the foyer or right on the street at the corner of 17th & Telegraph, so you'll probably hear me if you drive by, but you really have to park and come in to check out all of the beautiful housewares and funiture pieces that they specialize in.
I'll be there from 6:30 - 8:30PM






Saturday April 24th, 2010 at L'Amyx Tea Bar 3437 Lakeshore Ave. Oakland 94610.
Solo electrified acoustic soul! Be there for the experiments and the fun...

I'm also playing The Noe Valley Farmer's Market on Saturday April 17th &
The Newark Farmer's Market on Sunday April 18th, so if you're in the area stop through so I can sing for you!














Saturday April 3rd, 2010 at
The Winchester Tavern
12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood / Cleveland Ohio 44107

That's right, I'm headed back to my old hometown for Easter and the great Robin Stone has teamed up with me to bring the C-town folks a great night of acoustic soulful music.

We'll start the night off around 9/9:30 doing an hour set each, then after a short break (i.e. drinks and miggling) do a duo set of some covers and joining each other on some originals too.
$5 at the door / 21+ - it will be a great night!







Next Friday night (3/19) I'll be performing at Paws & Claws "Yappy Happy Hour" - that's right a happy hour for dogs and their humans! The event is from 6:30 - 8:30PM, I'll play around 7PM. There will be hors' doeuvres, drinks, and a chance to win cool raffle prizes.

The raffle tickets are to benefit a Search Dog Foundation (NDSDF) working in Haiti & Chile. It's all going down at 2023 MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland, CA 94602 510-336-0105







I'm singing in Alexis Harte's band on Wednesday March 10th at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley. Lissy Walker will be opening and releasing her new CD "Life is Sweet".









Saturday March 13th, 2010 at
Union City Farmer's Market
Old Alvarado/Cesar Chavez Park, Smith & Watkins Strs. I'll be playing from 9 AM - 1 PM and it's free!








Friday October 23rd, 2009 at
A'Roma Roasters
95 5th Street Santa Rosa, CA 95401.
I'll be playing from 8:30 - 11PM and it's free!



FYI- the song "Stay with Me (A lullaby)" that I did with Tim Pryde from Pebble Theory and Monte Casino has it's own webpage, where you can download it for free! Go now and grab it...



Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at
L'Amyx Tea Bar
3437 Lakeshore Ave. in Oakland.
I'll be playing from 8 - 10PM and it's free!

Also on October 3rd, I'll be playing for the Breast Cancer Walkers as they walk through Sausalito. I'll be stationed in front of the Eco-Cleaners at 2631 Bridgeway from 11:30AM until about 3PM.









Saturday September 19th, 2009 at
Grand Lake Farmer's Market
b/w Grand Lake and Lakeshore Ave. (across from the Grand Lake movie theater) in Oakland.







Saturday July 25th, 2009 at L'Amyx Tea Bar
3437 Lakeshore Ave. Oakland 94610.

I actually have three gigs next Saturday: a Noe Valley Farmer's Market, a private party, and L'Amyx, but the last one is the one that I'm saving all the new good stuff for...






Friday July 10th, 2009 at
The Freight and Salvage
1111 Addison St. Berkeley, CA 94702.

This is an Alexis Harte gig, meaning I'm doing the backing singer thing with his music (which is fun, inventive, and extrememly well-written) and his band, in support of his latest record Big Red Sun.

This is an all ages show so bring the whole family out to celebrate with us.







Next Friday night June 26th, I'll be at Cafe DuNord for the Pebble Theory CD Release party for their new collection of originals "Something Better"

Personally, I really dig this record - groovin' alt. rock with great changes and melodic movements. I got to drop some vocals on one of the songs on this record and I'll get to accompany the band vocally on a couple of numbers at the party.
So come for the new tunes, or to see how Damond Moodie does Pebble Theory, or just to bask in the ambiance of The Du Nord.






The next gig is: Saturday June 20th, 2009 at
Nomad Cafe 6500 Shattuck Ave. Oakland 94609.

I'm playing a solo set and sharing the bill with the eclectic and groovy Lisa Graciano - it's gonna be a fun night out.








Tomorrow (6/18) I'm playing as a part of the "Uptown Unveiled" Street Busker Team. From 6 - 10PM, I'll be stationed in front of the new, hip, Japanese Restaurant Ozumo near the corner of Broadway and W. Grand in downtown Oakland.

If you are strolling around, breeze on through, if you are planted in front of the TV, dig out, get out, and come down to see all of the amazing festivities in Oakland!













The next gig is: Saturday April 11th, 2009 at
L'Amyx Tea Bar- 3437 Lakeshore Ave. Oakland 94610.

I shall play solo and I shall rock!






Late last year a good friend of mine, guitarist Tim Pryde (Pebble Theory, Monte Cristo), asked me to write lyrics for an idea that he had. A gift of song for new parents in and around his circle of friends.

We got together one day at Faultline Studio in San Francisco and recorded, mixed, and mastered it in a day. We even had time during lunch to buy a piece of percussion from a drum shop around the corner and track that as well.

We're pretty happy with how it turned out, and now I have the pleasure of sharing this song with all of you. So click the link to my myspace page and have a listen to "Stay With Me (a lullaby)".






The next gig is: Saturday April 4th, 2009 at Cafe DuNord - 2170 Market St., San Francisco, California 94114.

This is Alexis Harte's CD Release party and I am singing some back-up vocals with his band. It is an honor, as his new record Big Red Sun (on which I got to sing backing vocals for the song "Pot of Rainbows") is a wonderfully crafted and thoughtful example of the singer-songwriter doing what we do!

8PM doors, 9PM music $12 door/ 21+











Friday November 14th, 2008 at The Red Vic Hotel Sessions - 1665 Haight St., SF, CA, 94117. I play around 9PM.

Come check it out!









Thursday June. 12nd, 2008 at The Hotel Utah in San Francisco. It's a singer-songwriter in the round series with host and extraodinary performer Heather Combs. Also in the round will be Rich Hardin and Jesse Brewster - so the styles will cover a lot of ground : rock, soul, alt. country, indie, folk, blues, and all of it tastefully presented on our acoustic guitars.

Come check it out!

8pm music, $8/door, 21+

The Hotel Utah is located at 500 Bryant St @ 4th. in San Francisco.













Thursday Aug. 2nd 2007 at La Pena in Berekely, The first public screening of "2nd Verse - the rebirth of poetry"

Because a couple of my songs are featured in the movie, I get to perform a couple of songs at the beginning of the screening, but the night is all about the movie. It is a documentary which shows the power of poetry through the Slam Poetry Medium. I've seen it twice now and I can emphatically recommend it. The highlight for me is at the very end of the Grand Slam Championship - goosebumps and neck hairs!

Anyway you should come - 8pm, $5 - 10 sliding scale, all ages.

La Pena is located at 3105 Shattuck Ave. There will also be performances by two of the film's featured poets and a question and answer period with the director Carl Brown.











Wine Tasting, Chocolates, and Acoustic Music
Sunday July 15th, night wine tasting at The Rockit Room in San Francisco - oh yeah and some really beautiful acoustic music.

For $5, you get to taste 3 wines, there will also be a variety of chocolates and other delicacies, and really rich, moving acoustic sets by Nya Jade, Isul Kim , and Rich Hardin, as well as yours truly.

It'll be earlier than normal gigs, around 7pm, so you can hear all the sets and get your sip on, with enough time to get your beauty rest for Monday morning.







I shot my first music video!"Shine On" was filmed and directed by Carl Brown of Corduroy Media, in 8 different locations around the Bay Area (Oakland, Treasure Island, and San Francisco), and while there is no timetable for a mixed and edited version to be available, it was a truly wonderful experience to paint a song of mine visually. Be on the lookout for a sneak peak...








Local Film maker Carl Brown of Corduroy Media has included two of my songs from Daydreamer in his recent film about Slam Poetry called 2nd Verse - the rebirth of poetry. The songs that he selected were "Blessed" (over the opening credits) and "Shine On" (near the end).

The film is a captivating showcase of the raw emotion and power that the creation of poetry is capable of, following four principal characters, who compete in the Slam Competition in San Francisco. There will be Bay Area screenings oming up and I urge you to SEE THIS FILM!









My 35th Birthday gig, held at The Hotel Utah Saloon in San Francisco, I'll be sharing the stage with Natalia Zukerman and Heather Combs, both of whom simply ROCK!

We start at 9PM so come get over the hump of the week by listening to great music and telling me how young I still look...




The Envisioning Peace Concert! was be held Saturday March 24th at Fruitvale Presbyterian Church 2735 MacArthur Blvd. @ Coolidge Ave. in Oakland 94602

This great reason to get together is based on the work of Molly Kenefick, a Dimond District resident, who organized a group of district residents to schedule a Peace Vigil on the 1st of every month to spend an hour with neighbors, light candles and hold signs that express the hope for Peace in Oakland & the World.

After meeting for 2 years they decided it was time to organize an evening of modeling peace through songs and spoken words. Local school groups and Bay Area Musicans, including Damond Moodie (that's me) and Apple Pie Hopes will help to plant a seed of hope and love to inspire others to model peace in their community.

For more information please contact: Ruth Villasenor (510)336-0105


I am starting up my monthly Bread & Roses concert commitments in February. These are some of the best audiences I ever play in front of and hopefully performances that I give.
If you are a talented musician looking for an opportunity to volunteer your art, this is one organization that you should check out.
Also if you are looking for a charity to donate money to, you should click the link as well.

I recently was invited be interviewed and perform acoustically on the radio in Oakland! On Saturday January 27th I visited Culture Shock News Radio FM 97.7 with host Ian Moore and got to perform 3 songs and share a bit about myself.
Look for the recording to make it's way to the site very soon!


The first gig of 2007: Saturday January 20th at The Nomad Cafe in Berkeley.
6500 Shattuck Ave.
I'm not sure who I'll be playing with, but we'll be sharing solo acoustic sets from 7 - 9pm, and I'll have a few new songs to offer.
Plus it's free!




On Saturday September 2nd at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco Los Kamikaze Records Presents:
Bay Collective Compilation Release with
- Company Car
- Damond Moodie
- Jay Trainer
- Broken Dolls
- Pebble Theory
- Katie Jay
- Move
$10 Free CD with admission!
8PM doors, 9PM music.



The Summer Solstice Party at The Shattuck Down Low on Friday June 23rd was off the hinges! Chocolate O'Brian Rocked out and got the party off its bottom. Then MC Tyrone spit a few cuts that had the crowd pumpin' their fists. Next Dynamic sucked the crowd in with organic, hip-hop soul flavored songs, masterfully performed by the band and beautifully sung by lead vocalist Kimiko Joy. Then me and th band knocked 'em down with a funky, frenetic set that came from the soul. Finally Hyim and the Fat Foakland Orchestra blew the doors off with an electric, hyper set featuring a scalding 3 piece percussion section, A Reggaeton MC, furious instrumental solos and jams, and Hyim standing out front, leading the crowd. All this great music and we raised some dollars to benefit the musical education of the kids who attend the afterschool program at Coronado Elementary in Richmond. Hello Summertime!

On Saturday June 24th, I was asked to perform solo acoustic at the Grand opening of the Farmer Joe's, full service grocery store in the Dimond District in Oakland. The turn out was great, the weather was fab, and now we in the Fruitvale/MacArthur area have a kick ass grocery store. This is big news, (if you live in the area you know what I'm talking about) and I encourage anyone who can, to check out this new all organic, locally owned business.

I am officially a Bread & Roses artist! Bread & Roses is an organization that organizes quality volunteer performances for facilities (i.e. drug & alcohol rehab, homeless shelters) that cater to individuals who can't get out to see music, comedy, and other entertainment. I am committed to doing at least one solo acoustic performance a month in an effort to use my music talents for true healing and outreach for the Bay Area community in need.



Daydreamer continues to be critically lauded - "Someone needs to start a big record label and get Moodie's work to the masses..." ~ Jamie Anderson / Minor 7th.com

"The spare, almost 'demo' sound of Damond Moodie's newest record Daydreamer is a quiet statement of strength." ~ Todd Beemis / Indie-Music.com

You can pick up your own copy on the music page for $13.50!



> TowerPod.com

On Wed. March 22nd, I took part in a podcast for Tower Records via Towerpod.com. The show is called "Belly of the Bay" and it's trying to spotlight bands in the Greater Bay Area that may or may not be getting all of the hype that they deserve. One of my guitarists, Brian Hill, accompanied me. We shared the time with Ruben, Kenny, and Phil from the San Francisco band MOVE. Our hostess, Misha, did a great job asking questions that highlited connections between our two groups, while still allowing us to promote our music and tell our stories. It was actually a pleasure. The podcast can be listened to and/or dowloaded here.

What a great party!

The Release was a wicked success, despite a freak monsoon-like storm and it being a weeknight, there were a gang of folk in the house. We danced, we sang, we cleaned out the sushi tray in under four minutes! Listen to the new CD and tell your peoples about it. Wear your new Damond Moodie t-shirts with pride. Read your emails and come out to the next gig...you never know what new songs we may have or who will be a guest on the stage.



CD Release Party - Thursday March 16th, 2006

Yeah, Daydreamer is just about ready to see the light of day, so I'm throwing a party to celebrate the birth. The Uptown is a new music venue in downtown Oakland located at 1928 Telegraph Ave., down the street from Cafe VanKleef. It is poised to become one of the premiere local and regional music spots in the Bay Area.

Come out and revel in the live music experience: A solo acoustic and full band performance, special guests, buy the CD at a special "release night price", other fun merchandise will be available too, and our good friends Pebble Theory will open the night. You will soon be able to get your tickets in advance at ticketweb.com and at the door for $8.

Don't miss this once in a lifetime night of fun entertainment and celebration!