Moonalice is a psychedelic, roots-rock band of
seasoned musicians whose style blends a variety of musical genres with extended
musical improvisations and the blissful free-form nature of the 1960s San Francisco Sound. What better way to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the Summer of 1969 than to put on your tie dye and rock out with
Moonalice and The New Chambers Brothers, along with special guests the T
Sisters, on a
3-stop East Coast Tour including the LOCKN’ Festival. Can you dig it?
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| Moonalice at The Chapel in San Francisco. Photo credit: Bob Minkin Photography. |
Psychedelic
San Fran Roots Rock
Expect the
unexpected with Moonalice. They have chosen not to work with record labels,
music publishers, and other traditional players. Instead, they have used their tour
and social networks to build an audience organically, distributing live show
recordings and videos via their archive - free
to fans. There is
also an eponymous radio channel!
Hippie
values rule. Moonalice believes that music should be a communal experience
where the listener and musicians feed and derive inspiration from each other.
Their songs try to speak to everyone, mixing a variety of genres with extended
musical improvisations that evoke a sense of adventure and exploration.
Moonalice – Pete Sears, Barry Sless, John
Molo, Roger McNamee and Jason Crosby - plays mostly original material mixed
with some 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.
The band
will be joined on the tour by the Moonalice Medicine Man, Big Steve Parish, Grateful Dead Road Scholar and now staring on the Big Steve
Hour on the Grateful Dead Channel of SiriusXM.
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Moonalice
invented Twittercast concerts, which are free broadcasts to fans over social
networks. Their single, "It's 4:20 Somewhere" has been downloaded more than 5
million times. They are also known for their commitment to sharing live music
by broadcasting nearly every show live via satellite in HD, so that fans can
enjoy them on their iPhone, iPad or Android without an app.
Every show concludes
with a “Moonalice Legend,” a fable per se, that takes life from the design of
the free poster produced by a local artist that they give away at every
show.
Alexandra Fischer created the poster shown above for the Moonalice set at the 2019 LOCKN' Festival.
The New
Chambers Brothers
Moonalice
will be joined on stage by Lester and Dylan Chambers – The New Chambers
Brothers. Lester is one of the original members of The Chambers Brothers, the iconic American soul band, best
known for their eleven-minute 1968 hit "Time Has Come Today."
The group
was part of the wave of new music that integrated American blues and gospel
traditions with modern psychedelic and rock elements. There is a rightness in
the passage of time that Lester now performs with his son Dylan, as The New
Chambers Brothers.
T Sisters
Special
guests on the tour will include The T Sisters. Distinguished by close harmonies,
catchy melodies and potent lyricism, the sassy T Sisters have created a
refreshing brew of indie-folk/Americana music.
Blood
sisters Erika, Rachel and Chloe Tietjen flow seamlessly between styles and
moods, from roots to pop and sassy to sincere, captivating listeners with their
eclectic sound and soaring harmonies.
Tour
dates
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