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DR. STAN'S PRESCRIPTION, VOLUME 2

moe. will release the second volume of Dr. Stan's Prescription on February 10th, 2009. Volume 2 is a limited edition, live archival recording chosen by band archivist Dr. Stan, and chronicles the first night of the 2nd annual moe.down in Turin, NY on 8/31/01.

Keep watching the site for more details!

SIDE PROJECT NEWS

SIDE PROJECT TOUR DATES

VINNIE WITH THE WILLIE WALDMAN PROJECT
Vinnie will be playing with The Willie Waldman Project this Friday:
November 21, 2008
The Field
3001 Fairfield Ave
Bridgeport, CT 06605
(203) 333-0043
8pm

HA HA THE MOOSE

Thursday, December 4 2008
The Middle East Downstairs
472 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge MA
Tickets on sale NOW!

2 shows​ at Sulli​van Hall
214 Sulli​van Stree​t Betwe​en Bleec​ker & West 3rd, NYC
Friday and Saturday, Decem​ber 5 & 6, 2008 SOLD OUT

Basemental Records, the home of Al & The Transamericans, has just launched its brand new website: basementalrecords.com.
Check out the new website to pre-order the new Al & the Transamericans album, "This Day & Age". All pre-orders will be signed and numbered by Al Schnier. This is a limited edition series of 1000 copies. Additionally, anyone who pre-orders the album will have access to free VIP downloads of alternate versions of each of the album's tracks.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR DENVER, NYC AND CHICAGO

Tickets for the Denver, NYC and Chicago shows are ON SALE NOW through Ticketmaster.
A 2-day pass option is available for the Denver shows. more

JOHN DERHAK'S LATEST BOOK

"Chill Your Cockles" -- The Much Anticipated New Book of Haunting Tales by John Derhak, is now available for Download (buy a "Cockles" T-Shirt and receive a free download). Featuring cover art by Rob Derhak, a signed collector's edition by the brothers Derhak, Rob and John, is available for preorder. For more information got to moerepublic.org

FIRST TOUR DATES OF 2009 ANNOUNCED

moe. will hit Denver, New York and Chicago with 2-night stands in each city beginning January 30th, 2009. The Winter tour will consist of ONLY these six shows, and pre-sales start Wednesday, November 5th at 12pm EASTERN time through moe.ticketing.

General on-sale begins on Saturday, November 15th through Ticketmaster. more

MOE. RINGTONES

moe. ringtones are now available on the web - they sound great and are easy to order! more

FIRST MOE. SET FROM MOE.DOWN 9 UP ON ICLIPS

Check out the Friday night moe.down set on iClips - includes Bela Fleck sitting in on "Shoot First". more

DR. STAN'S PRESCRIPTION - IN STORES NOW

moe. is very pleased to announce that Volume 1 of Dr. Stan's Prescription is in stores now! The newest of moe.'s live archival series features complete, unedited, unexpurgated content chosen by the band's archivist Dr. Stan Lobitz - Pennsylvania general practitioner by day, devoted rock archivist by night. In the thirteen years that he has been carefully preserving moe. history, he has amassed a collection containing thousands of tapes. Who better than Dr. Stan to choose gems from the moe. vault?

Volume 1 is a live recording of the pool deck show from the 3/8/04 moe. Caribbean cruise, with filler from a vintage Vail, CO show dated 3/17/95.

A limited edition release, Volume 1 will quickly become a coveted item in the moe. discography. With sun-drenched jams and a number of never-before-released tunes, the inaugural Dr. Stan's Prescription is sure to cure all ailments!

Order online through moe.merchandise or find it at your local music store now!

THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT MOE.DOWN!

The entire moe. organization would like to thank all of the fans who came out to the 9th annual moe.down and made it such a stellar weekend! We look forward to sharing more shows with you (including moe.down no. 10) in 2009.

We would also like to thank all of the artists who came from far and wide to share 110% with us on both the main stage and the tent stage.

A special thanks goes out to iClips for bringing the moe.down to those who weren't able to make it up to the mountain this year. Hats off to Bill Minervino, Dave Childs and the entire Deuce 5 crew for their tireless efforts, and to Dan Shoop and RADIO M-O-E for yet another great year.

Still craving live moe.? Volume 1 of Dr. Stan's Prescription hits store shelves today!

MOE. GETS KEY TO THE CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE

Local boy does good.

MOE. RSS FEED

Get moe. news via your RSS feed now. Just copy and paste this URL to your RSS reader- http://moe.org/rss/

MOE. MAKES THE INDIE 100 LIST

Performing Songwriter has named moe. one of the "100 Most Influential Independent Artists of the Past 15 Years" in their 15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition.

Hats off to moe.! Check out the Indie 100 list online at performingsongwriter.com. more

WARTS AND ALL, VOLUME 6 IN STORES NOW

WARTS AND ALL, VOLUME 6 is now available in stores and through
moe.'s MerchNOW store.
Pick up your copy of this limited archival release today!

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VOLUNTEER OR REGISTER TO VOTE WITH HEADCOUNT

The non-partisan voter registration organization HeadCount has become an integral part of the moe. family over the last few years. Al serves on the board of directors and many of our friends, fans and fellow musicians have joined forces to make HeadCount a true grassroots success story. With the presidential election on the horizon, HeadCount is gearing up to register up to 200,000 voters. If you would like to volunteer for HeadCount at concerts, or register to vote on-line, please visit www.headcount.org. While you are there, check out a documentary video clip featuring Al and many other familiar faces. more

THE CONCH WINS JAMMY FOR BEST STUDIO ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Vinnie was on hand at the 7th annual Jammy Awards at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden last night to accept the award on behalf of all of moe. for Best Studio Album.

Thanks to all those who voted for The Conch!

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MOE. TO RELEASE STICKS AND STONES JANUARY 22, 2008 ON FATBOY RECORDS

STICKS AND STONES, the stellar new album from moe., features eight new songs that have never been performed live and two previously unreleased songs. Produced by the band and John Siket (Dave Matthews Band, Dispatch, Yo La Tango), who worked with the band on several of their critically acclaimed records, including DITHER (2001), STICKS AND STONES follows moe.'s release THE CONCH by just a year and will be released on moe.'s record label Fatboy Records on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. The album will also be available in limited edition vinyl; a first for moe. in this format.

STICKS AND STONES is a departure from the unique recording process moe. used on WORMWOOD (2003) and THE CONCH (2007) in which live rhythm tracks were combined with studio overdubs. Excluding "Conviction Song" and "All Roads Lead To Home", STICKS AND STONES was written entirely during the recording sessions. moe. formed in 1990 and this is the first time they have recorded an album of unheard, new material.

"The material differs quite a bit from THE CONCH and WORMWOOD which were largely cultivated from songs nurtured through live improvisation," says guitarist Al Schnier. "The songs that comprise STICKS AND STONES are much more straight, like many classic songs in the moe. canon, and have a roots rock quality to them, as opposed to the more progressive rock element of THE CONCH."

The usual moe. songwriting process starts by one band member bringing in the core of a song, the band learns and arranges it. The song is then performed live for at least a year. It morphs through many tweaks and edits and then one day it finally gets recorded. Not so on STICKS AND STONES.

moe. rented an old church in the mountains of New England and brought their own recording gear. The idea was to create a unique, comfortable situation that was conducive to creativity.

"We wrote & recorded the bulk of the album in about three weeks," says Schnier. "The songwriting was largely collaborative, whereas in the past it had been much more singular."

"When you work on something for a few years it ends up getting compromised from its original intent," adds bassist Rob Derhak. "Think of Van Gogh painting sunflowers for two years and everyone adding their opinions until the next thing you know he's painted dolphins, that's not to say that the dolphins aren't great, but they aren't sunflowers."

"The excitement for us is that we pulled it out of thin air while still working on the arrangements," says guitarist Chuck Garvey. "This album is very raw and not over thought. It's made up of our first instincts - which is not what you get when you play songs for a year or two and then record them."

Taking the songs to album first, rather than taking them right on the road, allows us to hear moe. for the first time before the material develops into Olympian jam classics. The band's influences are apparent, and yet moe.'s sound has matured over the past seventeen years into their own uniquely distilled fine mash.

With ten songs clocking in at just under forty-one minutes, STICKS AND STONES is moe.'s most concise recording to date. Various overdubs and final mixing were done at the world-renowned Allaire Studios in the Catskills. Mastering was handled by the legendary and Grammy Award winning Bob Ludwig (Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Beck, Pearl Jam).

Guest musicians include Cornmeal's Allie Kral playing violin and viola on "Cathedral", "Conviction Song", "September" and "Raise A Glass". Emilio China also played violin on "Cathedral". Friends Umphrey's McGee added backing vocals to "Raise A Glass", and Swampadelica's Nadine LaFond lends additional vocals on several songs.

"The exciting thing for us now, is that we have to relearn the songs from STICKS AND STONES to play them live!" says Garvey. "Maybe they'll sound nothing like the record by the end of the tour."

"Most bands make a record and then they have to figure out how to play it live," says Derhak. "We've never done that. It's a huge departure for us."

Following their New Year's Eve performance at Radio City Music Hall (for the second year in a row), the band will tour this Winter in support of STICKS AND STONES, beginning January 17 in San Francisco.

EXCLUSIVE RHAPSODY INTERVIEW WITH MOE.

Check out an exclusive Rhapsody interview with Al and Rob from Vegas as they speak candidly about the band’s evolving musical influences, the festival circuit, their nearly 17-year career, and their love for the culture of Sin City and the fantasies it breeds. Info on the Rhapsody Blog as well!

"TALES FROM THE MOE.REPUBLIC" STRIKES DEAL WITH BORDERS BOOKS

We're happy to report that Borders Books has
officially announced that they will carry 'Tales from the moe.Republic' in their bookstores.

Rob Derhak's brother John's surprisingly imaginative and hilarious debut novel is filled with misadventure,haunting tales, cosmic high jinks, and unforgettable characters; part folktale, part comic travelogue, a hundred percent old Yankee humor.

For more information, please visit brother John's myspace page or www.moerepublic.org/
Stay tuned for information on book signings by Rob and brother John at selected Border's Bookstores.

FUTURE SNOE.DOWN PLANS....

Due to extensive and on-going construction up in Lake Placid, we regret to announce that there will not be a snoe.down festival held in 2008. Never fear, we are already cooking up ideas for a rockin' snoe.down in 2009 and will keep you informed!

MOE.'S LOLLAPALOOZA RECORDINGS ON iTUNES

moe.’s 2007 Lollapalooza recordings are now available on iTunes. Get your recordings here now!

Also be sure to check out Lumino Magazine's Lollapalooza interview with Al.

WEAR YOUR MOE. MUSIC

Al, Rob, and Chuck have donated several strings for the Wear Your Music charity project with all proceeds going to Headcount.

AL AND CHUCK FEATURED IN MODERN GUITARS

Check out Brian D. Holland's feature interview with Al and Chuck on the front page of the online magazine, Modern Guitars.

VINNIE AND JIM FEATURED IN DRUM! Magazine

Check out this months DRUM! magazine for a feature article about Vinnie and Jim.

ROB IN BASS PLAYER MAGAZINE

Rob profiled in May issue of Bass Player magazine, check it out.

AL AND CHUCK FEATURED IN THE JUNE ISSUE OF GUITAR WORLD

Check out guitarworld.com for a bonus video segment on Chuck and Al.

"Tales from the moe. Republic"

Is Rob's brother John's first novel. His new, exciting, & hilarious book about life at the moe.Republic Hotel. Band and Author signed copies are available now for pre-sale at Johns MySpace page or at moerepublic.org.
Illustrations by our own Chuck Garvey!

ROB FEATURED IN STATE OF MIND MAGAZINE

Check out the article about Rob in the latest issue of State of Mind magazine .

CHECK OUT CHUCK ON YOUTUBE

Watch Chuck perform Where Does the Time Go in the studio of 89.7 WNKU and don't forget to support independent radio in your town! more

AL AND CHUCK NAMED TWO OF THE TOP 20 NEW GUITAR GODS BY ROLLING STONE

Both Al and Chuck make the list of New Guitar Gods in the February 22 issue of Rolling Stone!

WELCOME TO THE NEW AND IMPROVED MOE.ORG

Keep in touch, more to come...

THE CONCH GETS 4 OF 5 STARS

at RollingStone.com
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GET YOUR MOE. DOWNLOADS

moe. downloads are back, better than ever. more

MOE.FAN.RADIO

Check out James Paddock's (moe.fan), ,moe.RADIO,. This site requires a connection faster than dialup to be heard. more

LIVE MOE. AUDIO

We recently joined an online music-on-demand service for live moe. audio.
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