The Black Moods

THE BLACK MOODS play raw, amplified rock & roll and are known for their galvanizing live performance which has seen them appear across the U.S. with acts including The Doors’ Robbie Krieger, Shinedown, Jane’s Addiction, Whitesnake, Collective Soul,The Gin Blossoms and The Dead Daisies, as well as appearing on festival stages such as Aftershock and Hops & Hogs.

Born in the Arizona desert, the band delivers a fresh, fiery update of a timeless sound.  The trio—consisting of vocalist/guitarist JOSH KENNEDY, drummer CHICO DIAZ and bassist JORDAN HOFFMAN–share a story of success and growth despite a global pandemic and amidst all odds working against them. Refusing to postpone the May 2020 release of their critically acclaimed sophomore album SUNSHINE, THE BLACK MOODS went full steam ahead, marking several career highlights along the way including their first-ever Top 20 Billboard Active Rock charting single, title track “Sunshine” (#16) and a cover feature with their hometown local weekly newspaper, Phoenix New Times (May 7, 2020). The album, recorded at a makeshift studio in the band’s rehearsal space with Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (Disturbed, 3 Doors Down), generated three additional album singles which made the Top 30 charts including “Bad News” (#24), “Bella Donna” (#29) and “Whatcha Got (#30). THE BLACK MOODS also released a fiery cover of their idol Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1978 track “I Need To Know,” which received airplay on SiriusXM’s Tom Petty Radio show.

While live music was at a halt, THE BLACK MOODS packed up their studio and moved it to the Ozarks, hometown of KENNEDY. The band reenlisted Johnny K. along with remotely recording a track with legendary producer Eddie Kramer (Led Zeppelin, The Beatles) for their third full-length album which is due out in Spring 2022.