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May 30, 2006

national trails day

one last note -
saturday june 3rd is national trails day. look for events in your area to help volunteer to do some trailwork in your state parks. I am looking into something for the red rocks area. check back here if you would like to pitch in. will post info shortly.

thanks,
al.

Posted by al at 01:28 PM | Comments (0)

summertime summertime sum-sum-summertime...

OMG Summercamp was so good this year. thank you so much. thanks to our crew who busted their butts & lost several pounds (sorry guys, it was about time & we didn't know how to tell you). thanks also to jam & jay. thanks to all of the volunteers. thanks to all of the bands 7 their respective crews. a great time was had by all.

looking fwd to our wk. on the road w. UM. weather looks a bit sketchy for today so we're moving indoors. weather for red rocks looks sunny & hot.

here are a few pics from camp. enjoy.

early in the wk., just before dorothy & toto mysteriously disappear

late in the wk., just before all of my cough syrup mysteriously disappears

team bisco

jake, still mystified as to why anyone would wear a sox jersey in cubs territory

the amazing k-dub shoots a bass guitar out of his armpit for his grand finale

jake, it's ok.... the show's over... you can stop shredding now....

yours truly onstage w. my new favorite band, the brakes (LISTEN TO THE BRAKES)

just minutes before brendan's rig mysteriously shorted out, hmmm...

what? we weren't doing anything. huh? no, it was just insense. these? oh i was just holding them for a friend. no really... no, he really is the bass player in the allmans. mom you're embarrassing me... hey you guys are gonna have to leave....

parting shot from the Umelt hiway patrol shortly after they pulled over a suspicious looking moe. marketing chick...

Posted by al at 12:55 PM | Comments (0)

May 26, 2006

good ol' fashioned barn raisin'

hey kids! maybe if we clean out the ol' barn... & practice up a few them ol' show tunes... we can put on a show! & maybe we can make enough money to save the farm so mom & pop won't have to sell it...& then we can all stay here forever!

Posted by al at 11:07 AM | Comments (0)

May 25, 2006

every picture tells a story don't it?

hey.
just wanted to distill the uproar regarding our recent announcement concerning digital cameras at our shows. we have made it our policy for years to allow photography while prohibiting video recording (does anyone remember the fallout when we announced no more video? how about when we discontinued soundboard patches?).

despite the fact that we have made it clear that we do not allow video taping, there have been many videos distributed over the last year. due to technological advancements, we are left w. no choice but to restrict all photography to disposable cameras. I'm sure over time, we'll eventually have to ban them too (once they start making disposable video cameras for $5) - right after we ban cell phones. & then there will be a restriction on the types of microchips one can have in his/her neck while being allowed to save show to internal hard drive...

in this day & age, when musical recordings are so cavalierly traded free of charge w. little or no concern for the artist, it is difficult to know where to draw the line. do you pay for all of your music? should you? radio is free. some tv is free. should downloads also be free? cds? videos? concerts? where do you draw the line? if there is no art patronage, there will still be art. it just won't be as widely available to you. it will exist only as local folk art - the stuff of backyards, garage sales, & hobby shops. people will still make it. it's what we do. I'm going to make music regardless of whether or not it also happens to be my career. it's just that it happens to be my career. it happens to be a music business. sure, $250 may seem like a lot to pay for that photo hanging in your local cafe or restaurant, especially when you could just get it as a free download or email attachment. maybe art should be free. but where do you draw the line? what about other creations? recipes? building design? furniture design? which ideas should be free? perhaps anything above & beyond the mundane & utilitarian? it's difficult to know where to draw the line in this modern capitalist world in which everything is a commodity, including food, shelter, clothing, education & healthcare. ideally, all of these things would be free, including the creative spirit which ultimately leads to advancement. we are a long way from the days hunting & gathering. I digress. I also need to go run so I am not late for rehearsal (so we can play better. so we can make better music. so we can make more money. so we can have more time. so we can rehearse. so we can play better. so we can create better music. so we can make more money. so we can have more time. so we can rehearse. so we can play better. so we can create better music...)

we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. i wish there was an alternative. if you have a better suggestion, email me. (al@moe.org).

meanwhile, we will still allow audio recording. we will still allow photography. if you are a professional photographer & need a photo pass, please contact our management.

Posted by al at 10:54 AM | Comments (0)

May 07, 2006

Punching the Clock...

Punching The Clock...

Hey y'all,
We're just just on the south side of the 1st anniversary of our two night run in Portland, Maine. It was just last June when we began recording the basic tracks for our new album, and so here I am on the last night of our latest and ultimately final night of tracking in the studio. We've been to Portland, Rhinebeck, Ithaca, and NYC, we've mixed once and revamped, that's how it goes.
It's been a life altering experience, but that's just life in moe. for you.
We've written some new material, and recorded it, here's a glimpse of the lyrics for one of the new ones.

Well, you get the idea

I've got a bunch of photos occupying space on the laptop, so in a last final purge, I share them with all of you.

Chuck gets competitive w/the Yeti

The stuff Nightmares are made of

lead guitar is sooo, 2005

Mello-tron is the new "black"

00111110101000 Bil manually converts each note to binary

love love me do

Look Ma, no hands

Anyway, things keep on evolving and the end of the rainbow is just in our grasp.
On a side note I recently listened to the new DVD mix and it really blew me away, it's super pro, sounds like an earthquake with sugar on top.
Plus with the HD quality video, you can really see our pores up close and personal.
Well till summer camp, keep on truckin.

Yer Pal,
Rob

Posted by rob at 11:25 PM