Coming Soon: Music to the Moon

Looking to experience the sensation of indie music? A fan of progressive rock? If so, then this April, dreams will begin to come true as the rock band Moon Taxi will be coming to Charlottesville.       

Moon Taxi began to form several years ago when musicians Trevor Terndrup and Tommy Putnam moved to Nashville, Tennessee. There, they met with fellow musician Spencer Thompson, and began rocking it as the indie-progressive rock band Moon Taxi.

Though their performances were at first confined to the dormitories of local colleges, Moon Taxi began gaining more fame and recognition. Eventually, after many sit-ins, keyboardist Wes Bailey became the newest addition to Moon Taxi in fall 2006. Pretty soon, Moon Taxi was performing onstage in front of a live, cheering audience.

Since then, they have even been featured on a few Late shows. Their first album, Melodica, was recorded in Nashville in 2008. Afterwards, they continued publishing albums named Live Ride, Cabaret, Mountains Beaches Cities, and Daybreaker. The songs include “Mercury,” “River Water,” “The New Black,” “Year Zero,” and “Running Wild.”

“When we release a new album, we enter a new chapter in our story; an experience we share with our fans,” said Wes Bailey. “When the day breaks and the sun rises, changes happen and the world we know illuminates. That’s the same kind of effect we hope to achieve when we share new music.”

Moon Taxi will be performing at Charlottesville’s Jefferson Theater, located on the Downtown Mall on Madison Street. They will perform at 8 p.m. from April 3 to April 4.