Moe's Alley Presents: Dusk Dept. w/ The Westones

Moe's Alley presents the return of the mysterious allstar funk and soul jazz band Dusk Dept. with special guests The Westones! Thursday, October 22, 2026 Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm $20 in advance // $25 day of the show 21+ DUSK DEPT. No names. No faces. Just sound. Dusk Dept. is a seven-piece collective emerging from the deep corners of the modern funk underground...a 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 can't quite recall. Their debut, a self-titled album arriving in May 2026 on Ear Up Records (founded by... Read more .