Dijon and Mk.gee Debut as a Wedding Band in California

Dijon and Mk.gee played their first gig as a wedding band over the weekend. The occasion: the marriage of Jack Karaszewski and Danica Kleinknecht. The setlist leaned sentimental. It worked.

The duo covered Big Star's "Thirteen" for the couple's first dance, then rolled through Wings' "Let Me Roll It" and Cat Stevens' "Trouble." Videos of the performance are circulating. They show two indie stars doing the thing most wedding bands do badly, and doing it well.

Who else was on stage?

The pair didn't perform as a strict duo. The lineup drew on Dijon's regular circle:

• Paul Dally, Henry Kwapis, and Parker and Marshall Mulherin — all past Dijon collaborators
• Katie Pearlman of Tommy, the recently established supergroup, who joined on vocals for a few songs

That's a deep bench for someone's first dance. Most couples get a DJ.

Is this a one-off?

Probably, yes. Outside the wedding, both artists have kept low profiles. They did share a stage earlier this year at Dijon's Coachella debut, where he performed material from his 2025 album Baby. Mk.gee's most recent record remains Two Star & the Dream Police, released in 2024.

In other words: no new album, no tour announcement, no side-project tease. Just two friends who have collaborated for years taking that partnership to its logical, tuxedoed conclusion.

For context on Dijon's trajectory, Paul A. Thompson's cover story "Dijon Had a Miraculous Year. He's Not Finished Yet" remains the essential read. Whether the wedding-band format becomes a recurring line item on that résumé — the couple, at least, got the debut.