moondoggyThe Stamps
Sat, 10 October
Doors open
7:00 PM EDT
BOND|ST Event Centre
44 Bond St E, Oshawa, ON L1G 1B1
Description
Moondoggy is an alternative rock band formed in 2019 in Collingwood, Ontario. The band began playing together locally, performing house parties and small shows while developing their live set and recording material independently.
In 2020, Moondoggy relocated to Toronto. The move placed the band within a larger live music circuit, where they began playing regularly at DIY spaces and established venues. Over the next several years, the band focused on writing, recording, and releasing music while building an audience through consistent live performances. The band consists of members Jakob Matanowitsch (vocals, guitar), Ben Matanowitsch (saxophone, acoustic guitar), Jonny Contini (lead guitar), Victor Carrillo (drums).
In 2023, Moondoggy released their debut full-length album, Mad & Noisy. The album marked the band’s first major release and reached an international audience, accumulating over 14 million streams worldwide.
The band followed with a second full-length album, continuing a steady release schedule and expanding their recorded catalogue. Across their first two records, Moondoggy developed a consistent working rhythm centered on collaboration and output rather than long gaps between releases.
In 2026, Moondoggy undertakes their first-ever tours, with dates across the United States and Europe in support of their third album, Around The Fire. The album and tours represent the band’s first live appearances outside of Canada and mark a transition into international touring activity.
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages
Capacity
350
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Formed in Collingwood Ontario in 2019, Moondoggy got their start playing house parties and making bedroom recordings of their earliest songs. As of 2020, the band would relocate to Toronto where they would spend the next three years honing their live performance, and maturing into the band you see today. Consisting of brothers Jakob Matanowitsch (vocals), and Ben Matanowitsch (saxophone/acoustic guitar), alongside members Jonny Contini (lead guitar), and Victor Carrillo (drums), the band has cultivated an imagery and sound that is glued together by years of development as a group.
On November 17, 2023, Moondoggy released their first studio album, Mad and Noisy. The album is inspired by life between Toronto’s smoggy skyline, Canada’s capital city, and the Hamlet of Dunedin where the Mad and Noisy Rivers meet. Recorded at Toronto’s Dreamhouse Studios alongside producer/engineer, Calvin Hartwick, their debut album delivers a raw sound heald together by careful arrangement and songwriting. Since the release of Mad and Noisy, Moondoggy has begun recording their second studio album, Field Notes at Hamilton’s Catherine North Studios with plans to release the full length album in the fall of 2024.
With sold out shows in Toronto at legendary bars like the Horseshoe Tavern and Lee’s Palace, DIY shows in the band’s hometown of Collingwood with over 300 attendees, and packed out campus performances at Montreal’s McGill University, Moondoggy has developed a live show that is memorable and energetic. The band’s online presence has begun to grow steadily since the release of their debut album, with over 15,000 new monthly listeners on Spotify, and placements on Spotify editorial playlists such as, “All New Rock”, “Ready to Rock”, and “Fresh Finds Canada”.
