Moonalice is an American

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band, formed from previous members of the

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. The band has been touring since May 2007, and has come to the attention of music critics. The band is currently made up of ten musicians, and led by businessman

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. Their eponymous debut album was recorded and released in 2009 and followed by a series of E.P.s named "Dave's Way," featuring mostly new material. In 2022, they joined

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Music Group and on April 20 released a new EP ''Full Moonalice Vol. 1''. The band has been consistently touring the United States and Canada since 2007 with several tour dates in 2009 featuring Jack Casady.

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joined the band in early 2009 and guitarist

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left the band after playing his last show with them on December 31, 2009. In 2021, the band expanded its lineup to ten, adding new vocalists

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and his son Dylan Chambers, plus T Sisters Erika, Chloe and Rachel Tietjen. Their music currently is focused on the "Psychedelic Soul" sound innovated by Lester in the 1960s with his band

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. On August 28, 2012, the

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announced that the digital logs for the Moonalice song "It’s 4:20 Somewhere", had been acquired for the Library and Archives. "Libraries and archives collect, preserve and provide access to the materials that best capture important moments and movements in history, regardless of format, and the Moonalice logs help tell the story of music’s digital revolution; specifically the rise of direct-from-artist (DFA) distribution. Moonalice is the first band without a label to achieve one million downloads of a song from its own servers, direct-from-artist. “It’s 4:20 Somewhere” has been downloaded over two million times."

Members

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aka "Chubby Wombat Moonalice" – bass, guitar, vocals (2007–present) *

Pete Sears Peter Roy Sears (born 27 May 1948) is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than six decades, he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock o ...

– bass, keyboards, accordion, vocals (2007–present) *

Barry Sless Barry Sless (born December 22, 1955) is an American musician from Baltimore, Maryland. He is plays both traditional six-string guitar and the pedal steel guitar. Performances with *Section 8 *David Nelson Band *Phil and Friends *Moonalice * Kin ...

– bass, guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals (2007–present) *

– drums (2009–present) * Jason Crosby – keyboards (2021-present) *

– vocals (2021-present) * Dylan Chambers – vocals (2021-present) * Erika Tietjen – vocals (2021-present) * Chloe Tietjen – vocals (2021-present) * Rachel Tietjen – vocals (2021-present) ;Former *

Ann McNamee Ann Kosakowski McNamee (Southbridge, Massachusetts, May 21, 1953) is a music theorist, singer-songwriter and musical theater composer/lyricist based in San Francisco, California and a retired Professor Emerita of music at Swarthmore College n ...

aka "Blue Moonalice" – bass, percussion, vocals (2007–2012) *Jimmy Sanchez – drums (2007–2009) *

– bass, guitars, vocals (2007–2009) ;Occasional special guest *

Jack Casady John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " So ...

– bass (select dates only) (2007–2009) ;Fill in members *

Curt Bisquera Curt "Kirkee B." Bisquera is an American drummer known for his extensive work as a touring and session musician. Biography Bisquera has worked with Johnny Cash, Josh Groban, Mick Jagger, Seal, Sarah McLachlan, Elton John, Johnny Hallyday and To ...

– drums *

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- keyboards

References

External links

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Moonalice collection
at the

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