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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. Just released: 420 Gathering of the Tribe by Jay Blakesberg and Alex Fischer – a short film about the Moonalice posters and poster artists: http://www.moonalice.com/song/its-420-somewhere. Social media: nearly 424,000 on Facebook & over 67,000 on Twitter. Their extensive tour schedule and videos of every Moonalice show can be seen at moonalice.com and every show poster with legends can be viewed at moonaliceposters.com.
Band
Dylan Chambers: Vocals, Cowbell (Midnight Transit, The New Chambers Brothers)
Lester Chambers: Vocals, Harmonica (Chambers Brothers, The New Chambers Brothers)
Jason Crosby: Keyboards (Phil Lesh, Terrapin Family Band, Jenny Lewis, John McLaughlin, Robert Randolph, Blind Boys of Alabama, Susan Tedeschi)
Roger McNamee: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Bass. (Guff, The Engineers, Random Axes, Flying Other Brothers)
John Molo: Drums, Vocals. (Bruce Hornsby & The Range, John Fogerty, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Other Ones, David Nelson Band).
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).
Barry Sless: Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Bass. (Phil Lesh & Friends, David Nelson Band, Kingfish, Cowboy Jazz).
Chloe Tietjen: Vocals (T Sisters)
Erika Tietjen: Vocals, Guitar (T Sisters)
Rachel Tietjen: Vocals, Guitar (T Sisters)
Fun facts
Moonalice’s first show was in May, 2007. Moonalice’s single, “It’s 4:20 Somewhere” has been downloaded more than 5 million times. Moonalice invented the Twittercast concert, broadcasting links in near real time for live concerts and at random times for past shows. The band has done 103 Twittercast concerts. Moonalice is the first band to Mooncast live video of all of its concerts. Moonalice has broadcast nearly ever concert since 2010, the first band to operate a satellite-based broadcast system that enables High Definition live video to smartphones and iPads WITHOUT an app!
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Moonalice Score 100k Downloads w/ "It's 4:20 Somewhere"
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JamBase
MOONALICE SINGLE “IT'S 4:20 SOMEWHERE" SURPASSES 100,000 DOWNLOADS Band with no manager, label or publicist leverages Twitter/Facebook
Moonalice To the astonishment of an entire tribe, Moonalice's new single “It's 4:20 Somewhere" has been downloaded more than 100,000 times since its introduction on November 13, 2009. Three-fourths of the downloads have been in the lossless FLAC format. Recorded, mixed, and mastered for a mere $5,000, “It's 4:20 Somewhere" is available only on the web and only for free. The ...
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Moonalice Inducts New Drummer John Molo into the Tribe
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All About Jazz
MOONALICE WELCOMES DRUMMER JOHN MOLO INTO THE TRIBE AS BAND HITS THE SUMMER FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Acclaimed Sticksman Is Veteran Collaborator of Bruce Hornsby, Phil Lesh, John Fogerty & More
San Francisco, CA - Just in time for the upcoming summer festival season, all-star Bay Area-based rockers Moonalice have welcomed a new member of their tribe with the addition of drummer John Molo into the band. A GRAMMY-winning member of Bruce Hornsby's band for nearly 15 years, Molo has also logged ...
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Twitter's Musical Potential Unlocked by K'naan, Moonalice
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All About Jazz
Crossover hip-hop artist K'naan is revising one of his hits using his fans' tweets. After securing $35 million in February and continuing its explosive growth, the only thing that is left for Twitter to do now is to go viral with innovation.
A pair of musical projects that use the microblogging service could help make that happen: Somali-born hip-hopper K'naan Warsame is revising his song “People Like Me" using fans' tweets, and the San Francisco sessions vets in Moonalice are ...
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