Friendly Reminder: Vinnie w/ Sonic Garden

Just a reminder that Vinnie's shows with Sonic Garden are fast approaching:

Oct 10 at 10pm
Electric Co.
700 Varick St.
Utica, NY
315-792-9271


Oct 11
Valentine's
17 New Scotland Ave
Albany, NY
518-432-6572

Oct 17
Club Infinity
8166 Main St
Williamsville, NY

Check back on the days following for possible posting of the setlists. If you would like to send in your own review, that would be very cool. Send me an email at Sean @ moerons.com

For Sonic Garden's MySpace page, CLICK HERE.

Go Phishin' ... again

Well, it happened and I am sure you heard about this already (I didn't get to a PC until now, sue me!) The (in)famous rock/jam band Phish will be playing three shows in early 2009:

Phish returns to the stage for three concerts at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia on March 6, 7 and 8, 2009.

Their main page is showing a flash video of an artist creating what will most likely be the poster art for the shows along with enigmatic "Phish 3 678 9" before revealing the dates at the end. The traffic to the page is undoubtedly massive ... as will be the ticket pages/outlets when they go on sale.

For more information on this, CLICK HERE

Sunday Roundup: This Week in moe.rons.com articles

Welcome to the weekly moe.rons.com feature: The Sunday Roundup! This is where I highlight all of the articles published in the last week on moe.rons.com in case you missed them ... but we are sure you didn't since we know you love us so much you are constantly refreshing the main page ... right *cough*

Al & The Transamericans tour -- now with venue/time information! - Technically, from the following week, but we missed last Sunday's feature, so shhhh!

moe.'s Farm Aid 2008 set list - Short, but sweet.

Achieving a distinctive sound? - Was that a slight against Chuck? Is that a bunny with a pancake on its head? You be the judge!

[POLL] Do you want to see user-submitted reviews here? - You go to see live music, right? Why not tell us about it!

Move over Farmer Ben ... Meet Farmer Dave! - moe. joins farmer Dave Purpura for a discussion during Farm Aid.

That's all for now; check back all this week for more news in the moe.osphere. If you have any information on news not yet featured here, send that information to tips@moerons.com . We appreciate all the kind words people have been sending! Finally, don't forget to check out our forums at http://www.moerons.com/forums

Cheers!

~ Sean

Move over Farmer Ben ... Meet Farmer Dave!

The South Coast Gazette posted an article this morning highlighting a Farm Aid panel with produce farmer Dave Purpura, owner of Plato's Harvest in Middleborough, MA. What does this have to moe.? Well, during the panel, Purpura was joined by our very own Al, Rob, and Vinnie.

The panel was part of the Homegrown Village stage of Farm Aid, where Purpura discussed his sucess and qualms with the produce industry.

The message: buy local, support family farmers rang out from both the artists and concert goers.

It's not just about fresh food and sustainable agriculture. Food that's shipped from South America uses up a tremendous amount of natural resources making its way across the continent. moe. guitarist Al Schnier, said, "If we all were part of the equation, supporting local farmers just a bit more, the environmental impact would be remarkable."

Despite ribbing from the band moe. who dubbed him Farmer Dave, Mr. Purpura said it wasn't a mid-life crisis that made him turn from an engineering career to organic farming. "It was kind of planned, it was always my intention."

I highly recommend readers to check out the full article by CLICKING HERE.

For more information on Farm Aid, CLICK HERE.

[POLL] Do you want to see user-submitted reviews here?

That's right; we here at moe.rons.com would like to know your opinion on something! ... What!?! Why are you so shocked?

Anyway, we would like to ask you the following question:

How interested would you be in user-submitted reviews?

We are always trying to expand our content here at moe.rons.com and this has been an idea I have tossed around for awhile. Some of you may have remember I asked this very same question months ago on the previous news page. Well, I am here to find out again.

So, turn your eyes a little to the right and down and you should see the poll. Let us know your opinion! Also, feel free to comment on this news post or in the forums your own thoughts on this question. Help us help you.

Achieving a distinctive sound?

Jambands.com just today put up an article/interview with New York City based jam band Licorice that may or may not include a remark at our beloved Satan's expense. Near the middle of the interview, a question is postulated about the bands "distinct sound" and how it differentiates them from other jam bands. Granted, this is question lobbied at many bands, especially new or "up-and-coming" groups. In this instance, David Lott, the band's guitarist and vocalist, brings up moe. and Satan himself, Chucky.

The discussion turns to whether developing a distinctive sound, as a band or as a musician, is a boon or bane with moe. and their exceptional musicianship becoming a recurring example. “I think Licorice has a sound,” says Lott while we’re bantering the question around. “I don’t think I’ve reached the point where I have an individual sound. It’s the moe. thing,” he continues. “I can hear moe. a mile away and know that it’s moe. but if Chuck Garvey was in a band with 50 other musicians and all I was doing was listening, I don’t think I would be able to tell that that’s ‘Chuck Garvey from moe.,’ he explains. “I don’t mean that to sound disrespectful,” he clarifies. “He’s an incredible guitar player.”

Interesting quote, and one I have re-read a couple times. It seems to me that Lott is saying that Chuck doesn't have his own "distinct sound" and therefore blends into whatever he is doing to the point you can't differeniate him from the average guitar player.

What say you? Leave us a comment or send your own opinion to tips@moerons.com

For the original Jamband.com article, CLICK HERE.

moe.'s Farm Aid 2008 set list

Short, but sweet, moe. performed this past Saturday at Farm Aid 2008. They performed a 15-minute set at around 2:40 EST.

Set: All Roads Lead to Home, Darkness > Tailspin

Currently, some of the live webcast is being shown on the Farm Aid page. I am unsure whether moe.'s performance is part of it.

You can check out the webcast HERE