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Flashback to an interview that Roger
McNamee, founder of American folk/roots-with-jam band Moonalice gave in 2015:
“What I would say to anyone who is reading this is just
remember…if you’ve got a dream, never let go. Not ever. You’re gonna have
setbacks. I’ve had dozens of them. Some of them have been really horrible. You
just, you don’t ever really want to let go because there’s always a chance to
have an up after a down. And, in my case, each down has lead to a more
interesting up. I don’t know what the next one will be, be, but I look forward to
it whatever it ends up being,” he
said.
Following your dreams is a recurring theme for both Moonalice
and Roger, who has commented about fan favorite, ‘Nick Of Time’ saying, “The
song is deeply optimistic, which reflects my philosophy.”
High tech. meets high touch
Moonalice is unique for both its tech. and its tribe - The
Tribe is how Moonalice fans describe themselves - with nearly
half-a-million fans on social media.
“We were consciously created to apply technology
to the music industry. Being our age, and playing original music and not being
a tribute band, we had to use technology to reach people. So the combination of
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and then, especially,
the video broadcast of every concert. That
has been transformational. What’s been really funny is it turns out it wasn’t
that expensive to broadcast all the shows,” Roger explained.
The dream continues
After a winter hiatus, Moonalice fans were thrilled to see
the announcement of 2017 tour dates which include a SoCal tour, a number of festivals as well as the highly popular and regularly sold-out "Gathering Of The Tribe" at Slim's in San Francisco.
“The 2017 Moonalice tour begins on March
30 with four shows in SoCal with our friends, Cubensis-
Grateful Dead Music Experience,” Roger recently posted on Facebook. “Click
through to see the dates through early May ... including 4/20
at Slim's!!! Please bring your dancing shoes!!!”
Moonalice is a psychedelic, roots-rock band of seasoned
musicians mixing a variety of genres with extended musical improvisations that
evoke a sense of adventure and exploration. Everyone is a part of the
experience and the music inspires dancing and other acts of self expression.
Every show has an original art poster created by a well-known artist memorializing that event and given to all attendees…each poster has its own Moonalice legend. All concerts are broadcast live in HD and available in archive shortly after their set.
Every show has an original art poster created by a well-known artist memorializing that event and given to all attendees…each poster has its own Moonalice legend. All concerts are broadcast live in HD and available in archive shortly after their set.
Moonalice plays mostly original material mixed with several
covers, and during their extended freeform jams the band moves as one, drawing
from many musical genres honed from years of experience playing with various
major acts. Their single "It's 4:20 Somewhere" has been downloaded
over 6 million times.
Moonalice is:
Moonalice is:
- John Molo: Drums, Vocals. (Bruce Hornsby & The Range, John Fogerty, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Other Ones, David Nelson Band).
- Barry Sless: Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Bass. (Phil Lesh & Friends, David Nelson Band, Kingfish, Cowboy Jazz).
- Roger McNamee: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Bass. (Guff, The Engineers, Random Axes, Flying Other Brothers)
- Pete Sears: Bass, Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals (Sam Gopal Dream, Rod Stewart, Jefferson Starship, Jerry Garcia, Hot Tuna, John Lee Hooker, David Nelson Band, Phil Lesh & Friends).
- Big Steve Parish: Road Scholar/Medicine Man/Storyteller. (Grateful Dead crew for 26 years, co-founder of Jerry Garcia Band)
Fun fact - Moonalice's first show was in May, 2007, which means that the band has a milestone birthday in 2017!
