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Dante DeCaro (born January 26, 1981) of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, is the former guitarist/songwriter of the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat. DeCaro left the band after the recording of 2005's Elevator.

Dante DeCaro
Dante DeCaro in 2007
Background information
Born	(1981-01-26) January 26, 1981 (age 41)
Origin	Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Sub Pop, Warner Bros., Kill Devil Hills

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.[1] In 2019, Wolf Parade announced that he had left the band.[2]

DeCaro now fronts local Shawnigan Lake band Johnny and the Moon.[3] The band released its self-titled debut album in 2006 on Kill Devil Hills Records.[4]

Discography

Hot Hot Heat

• Knock Knock Knock (2002) Sub Pop
• Make Up the Breakdown (2002) Sub Pop
• Elevator (2005) Warner Bros.

Wolf Parade

• At Mount Zoomer (2008) Sub Pop
• 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 Page
• Kill Devil Hills Records
• News article about Hot Hot Heat split from Pitchfork Media
• Love, Noah (2005-08-26). "Ex-Hot Hot Heat Guitarist Dante DeCaro Joins Wolf Parade". Chart. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
• Wolf Parade website

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