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Thursday, February 20
moe. - Caesars Circus Maximus Showroom - (Note new venue!!!)
Caesar’s 800/648-3353, 775/588-3515
55 Hwy 50, South Lake Tahoe, NV
$23 advance includes all service charges/$25 day of show
Doors 8 p.m. /Showtime 9 p.m.
All ages!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For Immediate Release
Moe. At CAESARS TAHOE IN THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS SHOWROOM ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 FOR AN ALL AGES SHOW
Renegade Productions presents moe. on Thursday, February 20 at the Caesars Circus Maximus Showroom in South Lake Tahoe (originally scheduled for the Olympic Village Inn at Squaw Valley Ski Resort) at 9 p.m. Tickets are $23 which includes all service charges and this is an all ages venue.
This is a direct message from moe. to you. The band's new record, Dither , to be released on moe.'s own Fatboy Records, speaks as well for the band as anyone could. As guitarist/vocalist Al Schnier points out, "Its so hard, after 9 years, for someone not to have a preconceived notion of who we are, or attach some other reputation to us. And what we really want is for people to allow the music to speak to them for itself."
The band's three frontmen didn't hold back when given the chance to talk about the process of recording the new album. The most powerful common thread that ran through the three experiences of Schnier, fellow guitarist/vocalist Chuck Garvey, and bassist/vocalist Rob Derhak, was that of "building an album." After releasing two albums on Sony 550, they worked with co-producer Jon Siket while creating an album that represents how the band both sounds and operates right now. To do that, moe. used techniques the band had never tried before.
"A lot of the album was created in the arranging," said Garvey. "We took songs that we played live, laid down basic tracks, and then really reorganized them. We would deconstruct them, so much so that in rebuilding them we would sometimes assign parts to different instruments, for example. My favorite thing about this album is that being able to take a long period of time in the studio allowed every song to distill on its own. Each song came into its unique self more than on any previous disc we've done, which is what makes the songs so good."
Derhak agreed. "We took more chances and did more in the studio, in terms of production techniques, than we ever had before. Things like stacked vocals, backwards tracks, etc. Yeah, everybody in the band is their own person, and has different opinions about what we should do where, but at least we were making compromises with ourselves. It was like the old days, but our songs are more mature and up to date in terms of who we are now as musicians and writers."
That reference to the changing nature of the band's songcraft was another thing that all three commented on. "The songs are the most important aspect of our work," said Schnier. "Songwriting drives what we do. We can improvise live on a stage, and encourage the live music experience, but we need to have material in the first place. The challenge of songcraft drives us as much as pulling off live things that seem impossible. You know, sometimes the stars line up, the band and the audience meld, and you know it cant get any better - but somehow it does. And that. s how we try to write, too."
"The music is the statement," offers Garvey. "If you come to three different shows, you're going to have a different experience each time, and each one will emphasize distinct portions of our music. And a lot of how that manifests itself depends on the band-audience interaction. Our shows are organic events, and there is a very real social aspect to performing that influences what and how we play on any given night."
moe. formed in Buffalo, NY in 1991. The band independently released several recordings on their own label, Fatboy Records, before signing with Sony's 550 Music in May 1996. The band then released two albums on 550 Music over the next two years, and left Sony in April of 1999. Dither, moe.'s first studio recording since leaving 550 Music, will be released on Fatboy and distributed by Red Ink February 6, 2001.
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Who is moe.?
Al Schnier - Guitar, Vocals
Rob Derhak - Bass, Vocals
Chuck Garvey - Guitar, Vocals
Vinnie Amico - Drums
Jim Loughlin - Percussion, Acoustic Guitar
When did the band form?
In 1991.
Where is moe. from?
The band formed in Buffalo, moved to Albany, then NYC, & now live throughout the Northeast.
Where did the name come from?
The old Louis Jordan tune 'Five Guys Named Moe' - the original name of the band which included a sax player in its FIRST incarnation.
Discography
1. Fatboy - (1992) Independent demo. Re-released on Fatboy Records (1999), moe.'s own indie label.
2. Headseed - (1993) First full-length release on Fatboy Records, over 20,000 sold to date with NO NATIONAL distribution.
3. Loaf - (1995) Limited edition live album from Wetlands Preserve, NYC, on Fatboy Records, 5,000 sold, currently out of print.
4. No Doy - (1996) Major label debut on Sony's 550 Music, over 65,000 sold to date.
5. Tin Cans & Car Tires - (1998) 2nd major label release on Sony's 550 Music, released Sept '98.
6. L - (2000) moe.'s double live CD on Fatboy Records
7. Dither - (2001) moe.'s current release on Fatboy Records due in stores February 6, 2001.
"The secret of great jamming is accomplished songwriting -- melodic figures and payoff choruses that hold up under the stress of de- and reconstruction. moe. are among the few whose composing approaches that kind of focused greatness."
- David Fricke, Rolling Stone
"'New York City,' a new song with a rousing chorus by Derhak, could even get the band on the radio."
- Ann Powers, The New York Times
"moe. aspires to disciplined pop songwriting...ear-grabbing choruses and hook phrases proffered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and others."
- Tom Moon, Philadelphia Inquirer
"Crafting tightly wound rock songs for recording has given crucial form and foundation to moe.'s live jams."
- Steve Appleford, The Los Angeles Times
"These guys have great songs!"
- The Boston Globe
Advanced tickets are available at: North Lake Tahoe/Truckee: Joby's, New Moon Natural Foods, Squaw Valley Community Market; South Lake Tahoe: Mad About Music, Tahoe Records & Tapes,Tahoe Hemp Company; Reno: Soundwave CD's and Recycled Records; Carson: Java Joe's; Online at ticketweb.com, tickets.com, musictoday.com, jambasetickets.com; and at all tickets.com ticket outlets. Credit card phone orders: 530/583-2801.
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