Moe's Alley Presents: Dusk Dept.

Name: Moe's Alley Presents: Dusk Dept.
Start: 2026-05-12T20:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-05-12T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Moe's Alley

Schedule

Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Moe's Alley | Santa Cruz, CA

Information
Moes Alley presents secret, funky-as-hell supergroup Dusk Dept.! Tuesday, May 12, 2026Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm$20 in advance / $25 day of the show21+* No Refunds | All sales are final* Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com* Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event* Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event====DUSK DEPT.No names. No faces. Just sound.Dusk Dept. is a seven-piece collective emerging from the deep corners of the modern funk undergrounda shadowy convergence of musicians whose fingerprints can be found on the grooves of Ghost-Note, Dumpstaphunk, Snarky Puppy, Daryl Johns, and other heavy hitters in the lineage of rhythm.Formed under the dim hum of late-night sessions and unmarked studio doors, Dusk Dept. keeps its members hidden beneath black hoods, trading ego for atmosphere, and identity for collective pulse. Onstage, the robes blur every boundary: between player and audience, between band and ritual, between now and the fever-dream memory of some after-hours sermon you cant quite recall.Their debut, a self-titled album arriving in May 2026 on Ear Up Records (founded by Jeff Coffin of the Dave Matthews Band), sounds like the meeting point of the sacred and the filthy; analog funk baptized in mystery. Seven players. Seven voices. One department in charge of the night shift.Dusk Dept. doesnt announce itself. It appears a flicker of brass, a pulse of bass, a blur of motion under dim lights. Then its gone, leaving behind only sweat, echo, and questions.

Note:
This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.