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.

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. In 2019, Wolf Parade announced that he had left the band.

Dante DeCaro

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

Dante DeCaro

Discography

Hot Hot Heat

Knock Knock Knock (2002) Sub Pop

Make Up the Breakdown (2002) Sub Pop

Elevator (2005) Warner Bros.

Dante DeCaro

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

Wolf Parade website

1981 births

Living people

Musicians from British Columbia

Canadian male songwriters

Canadian people of Italian descent

People from the Cowichan Valley Regional District

Canadian indie rock musicians

Canadian male guitarists

21st-century Canadian guitarists

21st-century Canadian male singers