Aki Kumar left his native home in Mumbai, India for the United States with the intention of working as a software engineer. Then he discovered the sounds of the blues, and his life changed dramatically.

A masterful harmonica player, soulful vocalist, band-leader, drummer and producer, Kumar is a man of many talents and one of the most prolific artists in the SF Bay Area today. He has successfully blended retro Indian music into his presentation, making for a unique, electrifying, multi-cultural mash-up that sounds like no one else, yet never loses touch with the inspiration it draws from the blues. A veteran of the San Jose music scene for two decades, Kumar was hailed as "…King of ‘Bollywood blues’ music" by SJ Mercury News (2022) and received the Metro Silicon Valley Gold Award for Best Band (2024).

Kumar's "Little Village" releases "Aki Goes To Bollywood" (2016) and "Hindi Man Blues" (2018) are considered ground-breaking albums that have garnered international critical acclaim. In 2020, Kumar made major news with the world-wide launch of his album "Dilruba" on Sony Music. In 2021, Little Village released Kumar's uplifting reggae-inspired single "Zindagi" (Life).

Aki Kumar has made multiple appearances at The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Jose Jazz & SF Jazz Festivals, and has been featured on PRI “The World,” KQED Arts and CBS Bay Area. He has toured extensively over the years, including in Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Australia, India and South America.

Moe's Alley presents reggae legends The Meditations with Drunken Starfighter plus DJ Selecta 7!

Wednesday, July 16th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

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THE MEDITATIONS

The Meditations – Ansel Cridland, Danny Clarke and Winston Watson collectively known asThe Meditations, recorded their first hit single Woman is Like a Shadow in 1974 at Channel One Recording Studio.  The group made it’s mark and sealed their place as reggae legends withthe release of the first two albums Message From The Meditations and Wake up produced by Dobby Dobson.  Soon after came the third album Guidance produced by Ansel Cridland.  

Known the world over as Jamaica’s legendary harmony trio, The Meditations captured the hearts of reggae fans around the world.  This led to collaborations with Lee Scratch Perry.  Scratch, who produced for Bob Marley and the Wailers, asked them to do back up vocals for Punky Reggae Party, featuring Bob on led vocals. Bob Marley was so pleased with their harmony that he went in search for the group to do more back up vocals for him. It is said by many that “The Meditation is Bob Marley’s favorite group,” which led to Bob requesting harmony and background vocals on songs like Rastaman Live Up and Blackman Redemption. The Meditations harmonic vocals can be heard on some of your favorite track such as, Bongo Man Youths Them A Cry by Jimmy Cliffs, Mr. Cop by Gregory Isaacs, to name a few.  

In 1983 Linval Thompson produced The Meditations fourth album No More Friends.  On this album all the lead vocals were sung by Ansel Cridland.  Meanwhile Danny Clarke and Winston Watson later released For The Good Of Man.   After some time separated Ansel begin to put the group back together with the release of Return Of The Meditations produced by Ansel in 1993 on Heartbeat record label.

Ansel followed up producing and releasing Ghetto Knowledge on the Easy Star label in 1999, then Stand In Love on his own label Meditations Music in 2004.  As of late he as gone on to collaborate with yet another great Philip Smart for his latest album Dangerous Society, which was released jointly by Meditations Music and Philip Smart in 2011.  Ansel is a dedicated musician writing, producing and releasing albums, and still touring with the addition of DaddyLion Chandell and Toussaint Webb on harmony.

Moe's Alley presents the sonic melting pot of Texas blues, New Orleans R&B-funk and horn-driven Memphis soul of Shinyribs with special guests Hod and The Helpers!

Thursday, July 17th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

SHINYRIBS
We will maybe never know what Shinyribs is. Sometimes, it’s a sprawling multi-piece ensemble  slapping the air until it grooves; sometimes he’s a somber subtle songwriter pouring poetry on  the ground from a cup half full. Either way it’s always the house-party-meets-library that is,  Kevin Russell.  

Raised in Beaumont, TX, and Shreveport, LA—the cradle of swamp pop, Leadbelly, and bayou  R&B—Russell distills those regional sounds into something both timeless and immediate,  dripping from his fingers like honey, salt & fat. Think Texas Gulf Coast meets Muscle Shoals,  songs carved and weaved by hand with a storyteller’s heart. 

Shinyribs evolved from a solo residency Russell began under that moniker in the mid-2000s,  after an incident in a Houston club, playing a private party for a group of welders where he  bought a homeless woman a plate of ribs. “Her name was Roberta,” says Russell. “She was a  high priestess of transistor radios and an almost forgotten music she called ‘Chilibump.’ For  that plate of Ribs that night she gave me in return a name, Shinyribs and a road map to the  mysterious big thicket sounds I had only heard of from old timers and time travelers.” 

HOD AND THE HELPERS
Hod And the Helpers is the alt-folk outlet of singer/songwriter: Hod Hulphers. Their lovely psych tinged songs ask the listener to pay attention to their simplest activities. There’s an empathetic pathos to their music, a self-conscious bitterness rare in modern songwriting. The band features the talents of AJ Marquez, Dan Potthast, Greg Braithwaite, Jeff Stultz, and Matt Porter.  
 

(((folkYEAH!))) presents Spirit of The Beehive with special guests Her New Knife and Sour Widows

Friday, July 18, 2025
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

*Tickets on sale Friday, April 18th at 10am PT*

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE
For the past decade, SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE have honed an aesthetic like no other. They’ve chopped up samples, chewed them up, spit them back out again, baby birded it. Across four albums and a smattering of EPs, Zack Schwartz, Corey Wichlin, and Rivka Ravede have fully solidified their stance as some of rock’s weirdest and best deconstructionists. 2018’s Hypnic Jerk was a study in noise punk sampledelia. It was a breakthrough for the band. Frank Ocean became a fan, spinning “fell asleep with a vision,” on Blonded Radio. 2021’s ENTERTAINMENT DEATH, was nasty dream pop by way of K-Mart realism and hitting the channel search setting on an old TV set.

Their last release, 2023’s i’m so lucky, explored the breakup between Schwartz and Ravede, setting the stage and emotional territory for the band’s fifth record, YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING. This latest offering is the most crystallized version of the band’s aesthetic, a continued meditation on the end of relationships and the unsteadiness that follows. It is a meticulous, beautiful, and quietly heartbreaking collection of songs. More often than not, it sounds like listening to a walkman from inside of a hurricane, like the YouTube videos you’d watch in bed for 18 hours straight after you break your wrist from a skateboarding accident.

HER NEW KNIFE
Her New Knife is a shoegaze/alternative band based out of Philadelphia, PA. The group's members  include Edgar Atencio (guitar and vocals), Ben Kachler (guitar), Carolina Schooley (bass), and Elijah Ford (drums). The  band's recent EP, ‘chrome is lullaby’, captures a raw, vulnerable allure, offering fans of shoegaze and post-punk a profound  connection to their unique sound. Their live performances are a mesmerizing experience, where  scraping guitars and relentless, machine-like drums create an atmosphere that is both intense and  ephemeral. Each show is an oblique journey, drawing the audience into fleeting and intimate  moments. Her New Knife is currently working on a debut LP, expected to release in late 2025.

SOUR WIDOWS
Maia Sinaiko and Susanna Thomson like to joke that they are delusional about Sour Widows, the Bay Area band they started seven years ago that is just now releasing its entrancing and powerful debut LP, ‘Revival of a Friend’. In those seven years, Sinaiko and Thomson each endured losses and hardships that at times required putting bigger plans on hold; looking back, they can only laugh at these hurdles and wonder if they should have taken them as signs—to stop, to start over, to succumb to the hardship.
 

HEART HOUSE: a night of dance music featuring Father Taj, Ian Winters and DJ Sal

Saturday, July 19th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of the show
21+

FATHER TAJ
Our host Father Taj takes his inspiration from the Los Angeles House and Rave scene. Blending heavy bass with sexy beats Father Taj is a man on a mission. 
Playing everything from Deep House to Grime. Get ready to get sweaty. 

IAN WINTERS
Born from his personal dancefloor experiences at JTMF and Symbiosis festivals in the mid-2000’s, Ian creates DJ sets to exercise and exorcize.  His first-ever live set occurred on JTMF’s Boogaloo stage in 2012 in the midst of a full solar eclipse – a sweaty, 5-hour affair.  

DJ SAL
Unassuming name but a master on the decks. From salsa to tribal House DJ Sal keeps the floor moving. He’s a soulful tastemaker with a Latin flair. 

Moe's Alley presents the original lead singer of Gondwana – Quique Neira – on his first headlining tour of the U.S.! Local latin reggae band ELeNAH opens the show!

Sunday, July 20th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

QUIQUE NEIRA
Enrique "Quique" Neira Leiva is a Chilean reggae singer and composer. He was the lead vocalist of the band Gondwana and is currently a solo artist. He is the most recognized icon of the reggae en español movement in Chile. 

ELeNAH
David Saenz, known professionally as ELeNAH, was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised by Ecuadorian parents. His early years were marked by a deep immersion in music, learning to play drums, guitar, and sing from a young age. At 18, David moved to San Francisco California with a dream, to pursue a career in music as a singer-songwriter, producer, and audio engineer.

In January 2020, David launched his new project,"ELeNAH," assembling a talented ensemble of musicians from the Bay Area, each hailing from different parts of Latin America.

This diverse cultural background is evident in their music, which is rich with a blend of influences and styles. Lyrically, ELeNAH addresses global social, political, and ecological issues, as well as personal relationships and love.

ELeNA performs an upbeat fusion of reggae, cumbia, latin jazz, and hip hop. With front Man David Saenz at the helm, the ensemble’s signature sound thrives with rocksteady percussion and a criminally smooth horn section. ELeNAH shines in its tribute to traditional Afro-Caribbean rhythms while Saenz’s soulful vocals, offered in Spanish and English artfully draw audiences in. This band brings all the good vibes with its uplifting message and danceable grooves.
 

Moe's Alley presents the return of Texas honky tonk rising star Ellis Bullard with special guest Henry Warde!

Tuesday, July 22nd
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of the show
21+

ELLIS BULLARD
In the wake of 2024’s Honky Tonk Ain’t Noise Pollution, Ellis Bullard has left no doubt that country music is still yearning for the true-blue honky-tonk experience he brings to the stage and studio. Listen to Bullard, and you’re listening to a life of barnstorming, hard living, and layers of musical influences.

“I’m just a person, just a guy out there having a good time and trying to make sure other people are too,” Bullard says. “I give my time to people, and I think that means a lot to them. I’m genuinely trying to forge relationships and have meaningful interactions with all the fans I meet on the road.”

After sharing the stage with Texas mainstays like Shinyribs, Reckless Kelly, Randy Rogers and Cody Jinks, Bullard has come into his own, and these days finds himself headlining clubs and dance halls from coast to coast. For his part, Bullard knows he’s on to something, and he’s enjoying the ride.
 

(((folkYEAH!))) presents indie, jazz-pop duo Pearl & The Oysters with Spacemoth!

Wednesday, July 23rd
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$18 in advance / $22 day of the show
21+

PEARL AND THE OYSTERS
Pearl & the Oysters, international adventurers in eclectic pop, crash-landed their starship in Los Angeles in the year 2020. Born and schooled in Paris, the couple launched a nomadic romance fueled by music that would later see them crooning in New York jazz clubs, then wading the swampy waters of American DIY art rock in Gainesville, Florida. Today in L.A., the band's evolving sound complements a buoyant moment in a scene where their brand of space age jazz-pop is more than welcome.

Juliette Pearl Davis and Joachim Polack met on the first day of high school in Paris – bespectacled Juju and curly-haired Jojo, both music-obsessed, nerdy, and drawn together by a "poetic connection" and mutual heroes unusual for high schoolers, like Burt Bacharach, Kurt Weill and especially, Antônio Carlos Jobim. "It's very French of us to be into Brazil, but like, 1960s-French," said Joachim. "When we were kids, it wasn't that cool."

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Moe's Alley presents the return of Texas blues rising star Ally Venable! 

Thursday, July 24th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

ALLY VENABLE BAND
Texas blues-rock singer/songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire, Ally Venable, entertains wherever she goes. With her signature glitter dresses and black knee-high boots, Venable comes off of the ropes swinging dazzling crowds on tour or throughout the festival circuit. "Venable pulls off a stunner of gritty and/or sultry blues rock tunes embellished with lots of tasty guitar solos." – Guitar Player Magazine. A Kilgore, Texas native, Ally began singing at church at four and picked up the guitar at age 12. By 13, she started her own band and through her early influence of Stevie Ray Vaughan captured the passion and yearning for more in the blues genre. Early releases No Glass Shoes (2016) and Puppet Show (2018) started her fanbase, charting radio play, and several East Texas Music Awards. It was 2019’s #2 Billboard Blues charting Texas Honey and rocking sets on Ruf’s European Blues Caravan tour that propelled her internationally. “Ally is the future of blues and the crossover music of American roots-rock.” – Mike Zito. In what silenced many musicians during the pandemic, Venable now in her 20’s, released another Blues Billboard charting album, Heart of Fire (2021), which challenged her to write not only about love but the unguarded honesty of feeling pain.”On this album,I really wanted to create a tone of overcoming your struggles and persevering through them,” she explains. Mentor and featured artist on this album, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, lends his guitar skills on XM Bluesville’s charted song, “Bring on the Pain.” In 2022, Guitar World Magazine named Ally #2 on the top 15  Young Guns Making the Gibson Les Paul Cool Again, and she received the Road Warrior award from the Independent Blues Music Awards.  Along with Ally’s own tour domestically and in Europe, her band has supported Buddy Guy and Kenny Wayne Shepherd throughout the US, as well as Colin James in Canada. She has performed as a featured artist on the Experience Hendrix Show at the ACL Live at Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. Fans are anticipating Venable’s upcoming spring 2023 release produced by Grammy award winning producer, Tom Hambridge, which includes a duet with the iconic Buddy Guy and a song featuring powerhouse guitarists Joe Bonamassa. 

Moe's Alley presents the legendary Dale Watson and His Lone Stars with special guests Mae McCoy and Her Neon Stars!

Friday, July 25th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

DALE WATSON AND HIS LONE STARS
Dale Watson is an award-winning hardest working real country musician and producer
who has been creating music and performing live for over 40 years. He has shared the
stage with such icons as Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Kris
Kristofferson, just to name a few. He has been seen on David Letterman, Jimmy
Kimmel, and Austin City Limits, but most of the time, he is touring the world, killing it for
his fans, keeping the country music roots sound alive. With over 30 albums and singles,
Dale knows his way around the recording studio, which is why he built Wat-sun Studio
in Memphis, Tennessee, complete with the 1937 board from Sun Studio.

MAE MCCOY AND HER NEON STARS
Welcome to the heart of Sacramento’s Western Swing and Honky-Tonk scene! Mae McCoy and Her Neon Stars are Northern California’s go-to band for authentic honky-tonk music and the lively rhythms of Western Swing. With her distinctive artistry and trailblazing spirit, Mae McCoy has carved a unique path in the country music world, drawing from her diverse background and passion for preserving this rich musical tradition.
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(((folkYEAH!))) presents Surprise Chef with special guest Marinero!

Saturday, July 26th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$22 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

*Tickets on sale Friday, Feb. 7th at 9am PT*

SURPRISE CHEF
From little things, instrumental juggernauts grow. 

The members of Surprise Chef first gathered in 2017 with the modest aim of recording to tape a couple of spontaneous funk jams. As planned, those analogue sessions gave rise to a series of collectable 45’s but the unexpected gold they uncovered was a chemistry and camaraderie that has come to define the lives of the band-members ever since. 

Three LP’s and countless international tours later, Surprise Chef is globally recognized and respected with their emotive brand of cinematic soul, a sound that has been informed equally by their isolation in Australia and their deep love for soul, funk and classic film-scores. Their first album, All News Is Good News, established the foundation for their distinctive sound, and each subsequent release has pushed their creative boundaries. Along the journey they've garnered praise from the likes of Questlove and Jurassic 5's DJ Nu-Mark and were sampled for a collaboration between 88 Rising's Rich Brian and Wu Tang's legendary Ghostface Killah. They also provided the soundtrack to a Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime advertisement. 

After spending the first half of 2024 immersed in their critically acclaimed re-score of the 1970s Australian cult classic Wake in Fright – performed live alongside a never-before-seen 4K screening of the movie – the band found themselves in an entirely new creative space. Fresh from the intensity of that project, the recording sessions for Superb were intended to be the opposite process-wise; lighter, less intense, more free and spontaneous. 

Guitarist and songwriter, Lachlan Stuckey says: “Superb was a real shift in process for us… we care a great deal about the music we make being purposeful and meaningful and that mentality has given birth to a bunch of records we’re really proud of, but also can leave little room for spontaneity. On this record 

we wanted to embrace a kind of unbridled joy that inspired us when we first started making music. Making Superb showed us that when we’re more relaxed during the process, we get a whole different kind of record out of it.” 

MARINERO
Sylvester, born to parents of Mexican and Irish-American descent who settled in San Francisco, has sometimes encountered preconceived notions of his sound and style that aren’t correct. On La La La, he simultaneously steps into and out of those preconceptions, singing tracks above salsa in joyous Spanish or pondering the dynamics of the Hollywood Ten and blacklists above mysterious lap steel and teasing trumpet. His identity should now be clear: He is a Californian, making music shaped by the diversity of encounters and experiences that are a central part of that state’s fabric. Never before has he presented himself so fully and unabashedly on tape as with La La La, an album Sylvester built with new inspirations to deliver new charms.
 

(((folkYEAH!))) presents Dougie Poole with special guest Nicole Lawrence!

Sunday, July 27th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

DOUGIE POOLE

Dougie Poole is a musician and songwriter living in Los Angeles. Coming of age in Providence, Rhode Island’s DIY scene in the early 2010’s, he dabbled in heavier and more experimental music before maturing into a country auteur.

On The Rainbow Wheel of Death, Poole’s 3rd release via Wharf Cat Records, he breathes new life into country music, retaining the acclaimed elements of his previous work — drum machines, acoustic guitars, synthesizers, and his deep-set voice — while pushing toward something warm, organic, and prismatic.

(((folkYEAH!))) presents UK legends The Mekons with special guest Kendall Jane Meade!

Tuesday, July 29th
Doors: 7pm / show: 8pm
$28 in advance / $32 day of the show
21+

*Tickets on sale Friday, Nov. 20th at 10am PT*

THE MEKONS

Sonic adventurers, punk rock fundamentalists, exuberant luddites, willing outcasts.

 “The mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock ‘n’ roll” – wrote rock critic Lester Bangs

The genre-defying mekons formed in Leeds, England in 1977.  Born from the emerging British punk scene, they progressed from art students with no musical skills to the prolific, raucous progeny of Hank Williams. This current classic line-up has remained intact since the mid-1980s, continuing to regularly tour and release new music through to now.  Theirs is an improbable history – a surprising and influential embrace of folk and country music with occasional forays into the art world. They have always worked collaboratively and collectively with all work credited to the band, never to individuals. Their mind-boggling output consistently blurs the lines between high art and low and has included exhibitions in the UK and US, a deranged pirate musical recorded and staged with Kathy Acker, an art performance with Vito Acconci, and several books including the unique art catalog/unfinished novel Mekons United.   "Revenge of the mekons", a documentary about the band received nationwide release in 2015 on Music Box Films.  The mekons continue to make bold, unpredictable music while staying true to the punk ethos. Their mind-boggling output consistently blurs the lines between high art and low and they remain one of the truly great live bands.  

Their last album "Exquisite" was recorded completely remotely during the early months of lockdown and released on Bandcamp in June 2020.  The band are working with Fire Records on their new album which comes out in 2025.  The single from that album "You're Not Singing Anymore" will be released on Fire Records in early November 2024.

KENDALL JANE MEADE
Jon Pareles of The New York Times describes her best: "If Aimee Mann had fended off cynicism, she might sound like Kendall Jane Meade, the songwriter and singer of Mascott…turn(ing) folk-rock into stately pop, wrapping vulnerability and longing in quietly radiant arrangements." Meade is an accomplished singer and musician who has contributed to albums or played/sang live with Sparklehorse, Helium, The Spinanes, Lloyd Cole, Kris Gruen, Anders Parker, Stars, and many more. The first “solo” Kendall Jane Meade album, Space, was released on Mother West in February 2025, with Flood Magazine noting, “On her solo debut, Space, the Mascott songwriter carries on the tradition of vow-busting break-up albums with lush and folky new components added to her band’s indie-pop sound.”

Moe's Alley presents reggae legends Triston Palma & Carlton Livingston backed by Revival Band with Kanakamon and DJ Sugar Bear!

Wednesday, July 30th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$30 in advance / $35 day of the show
21+

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TRISTON PALMA
Palma was born in 1962 and grew up in the Waltham Park area of Kingston, and decided from an early age that he wanted to be a singer. He began by singing to the accompaniment of Soul Syndicate guitarist Tony Chin. His first recording was "Love Is A Message" for producer Bunny Lee when he was eight years old, which was followed by "A-Class Girl" for the Black Solidarity label, which was co-run by Palma and Ossie Thomas. 
Palma made a major breakthrough with his performance in 1979 at the General Penitentiary Memorial Concert for Claudie Massop, which also featured Bob Marley. At one point in the early 1980s, Palma had nine songs in Jamaica's Top 40. 

CARLTON LIVINGSTON
Livingston's recording career began in 1978 with his first recording at Channel One recording studio. This was the album "The Tale of Two Cities". Livingston made his breakthrough in 1981 with his conscious roots reggae vocal and dub discomix, Trodding Through The Jungle recorded with Flabba Holt and the Roots Radics, then gaining further success with his 1984 hit 100 Weight of Collie Weed on Green Sleeves Records. He has recorded with producers including Sly & Robbie, Clive Jarrett and King Jamy to new a few in his long illustrious career. Carlton continues to travel the world performing and recording new music. 

REVIVAL BAND
Revival is a roots reggae band from South Bay San Diego, CA, blending deep Jamaican style with a more modern Roots Reggae style to create a sound that’s both timeless and fresh. Currently led by the soulful vocals of Mara Sulu, the band has been a staple of the San Diego reggae scene for over 18 years, making them one of the longest-running reggae acts in the city. Their music stays true to the heart of roots reggae while embracing the rhythms and melodies of their diverse influences. 

KANAKAMON
Kanakamon, a roots reggae artist originating from the Hawaiian Islands, started his music career in 2008 forming Kapu System. Releasing 2 EPs in 2014 and 2015 and a few singles to follow. In 2018 Kanakmon started releasing singles on his own and with guest producers including SVS, Road To Walk and Foolish. Currently he is one of the founders of an ever-growing group named Ruff Neck Posse.

Moe's Alley presents Random Rab with special guest Nisene!

Friday, Aug. 1st
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

RANDOM RAB
The multi-instrumentalist and singer offers a powerful and unique contribution to the West Coast electronic music scene with his work having diverse influences ranging from trip-hop, classical, Arabic, jazz, and more.

NISENE
Through her unique productions that blur the boundaries between melodic house, breaks, and techno, Niseneis writing a deeply personal love letter to her earliest influences in dance music. Her roots also run deep in the San Francisco underground as an accomplished DJ and performer, supporting top artists as Tinlicker, Jody Wisternoff, Gabriel & Dresden, EMBRZ, Olan and Emanate.
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Moe's Alley presents Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra featuring Jesse Wagner (of The Aggrolites) with special guest The Bracers!

Saturday, August 2nd
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+
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WESTERN STANDARD TIME SKA ORCHESTRA

Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra is a raw, powerful and in your face musical experience. This massive 20-piece group of All Star musicians is a spectacle to both  watch and hear. With a horn section three times bigger than most other ska groups, WST breaks barriers and expands your imagination for what is possible. The groove is hard hitting and will definitely make you dance all night!

WST Ska Orchestra has wowed fans headlining festivals both domestically and abroad in Mexico, Canada and throughout Europe. It boasts a killer All-Star lineup from the fabled West Coast traditional ska scene with members from The Aggrolites, Beastie Boys, Hepcat, Gogol Bordello, See Spot, The Allentons, Mobtown, Kingston 10, The Debonaires and many more. They have also collaborated with a number of vocalists over the years including Angelo Moore from Fishbone, Jesse Wagner from the Aggrolites, Greg Lee and Alex Desért from Hepcat, Chris Murray, The Expanders, Gina Saputo, Queen P, Vic Ruggiero from the Slackers, Mr. T-Bone from Italy and many more. This group of Jamaican Jazz gunslingers is rebranding the music of yesteryear and propelling it into the future!

THE BRACERS
We throw back to the golden era of ska: the 60’s while giving our own modern twist! Originals and covers

(((folkYEAH!))) presents Nick Waterhouse with special guests Los So-Lows!

Sunday, August 3, 2025
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show 
21+

*Tickets go on sale Friday, May 9th at 10am PT*

NICK WATERHOUSE
“We had a joke in the studio,” says Nick Waterhouse. “Some of the guys were like, ‘Nick, you’re gonna end up at a press conference like Dylan in ’65: ‘Who’s The Fooler?’ ‘I don’t know, man, maybe it’s you! Maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m becoming The Fooler right now…’”The title of the sixth album from the Californian singer-songwriter is more than just the name of one of its dozen immaculate tracks. The Fooler is both a clue and a red herring. The Fooler is the observed and the observer, narrator and subject, truth and lie. The Fooler is the shadow and reflection of a city the artist knows sufficiently well to wander with his eyes closed, and a place which very possibly never even existed. The Fooler is not so much an unreliable narrator as a constantly shifting perspective. The Fooler is the new album by Nick Waterhouse, and it’s a lot.

“Many of the stories in the record come from that feeling of plasticity,” says Waterhouse. “What is memory? What is time? What is love between two human beings like in this imaginary city? It’s Cubist. A listener sees the angles of my life – and inexorably, my career – reflected in this work from all sides at once. I started thinking again about my university days, about modernist writers like Virginia Woolf, Christopher Isherwood, Hart Crane, or Ford Maddox Ford; about memory and how it betrays you; what you can see and what you can’t.” Recorded by Mark Neill in Valdosta, Georgia, the album is a song-cycle of sorts, the arc of the album telling a tale of a city and its denizens.

“There’s a phase shift that occurred writing this record,” says Waterhouse. “I had a breakthrough in how to tell stories in songs. It’s like an epiphany. I started realising how I could bend time in these words and a lot of the things that weave through the record. I have a perspective as a narrator now, instead of being the occupant of the songs.”

LOS SO-LOWS
Los So-Lows are a sweet soul group from Oxnard, California. Their goal is to make and highlight the importance of Soul music. From dropping records to hosting community driven concerts and events, they aim to lead the next generation of soul artists while paying homage to the legends of the past. Born and raised in Oxnard, it is important for them to stay true to the energy of their city and establish the newest chapter of the Oxnard sound.
 

(((folkYEAH!))) presents Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek!

Tuesday, August 5th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

*Tickets go on sale Friday, March 7th at 10am PT*

Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek
Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek are internationally recognized for their unique and infectious sound that combines Anatolian folk with psychedelia, pop and soul influences. They have released two albums and one EP since their start in 2014 and have been touring extensively throughout Europe.

The band is fronted by Hamburg-born singer and bağlama player Derya Yıldırım. Despite being multilingual, Yıldırım exclusively sings in Turkish: “It’s really important to me because that’s the language I can really express myself in, it’s my emotional language” she explains.

Graham Mushnik (organ, synthesizers) and Antonin Voyant (guitar, bass, and flute) are both members of outer-national collective Catapulte Records, known for their cinematic, groovy atmospheres — a clear influence on Grup Şimsek’s sprawling, vintage-tinged compositions.

Capetonian drummer Helen Wells has introduced her own style and sensibilities from the South African DIY and psychedelic scenes into the live set since 2022.

Newly signed to Big Crown Records, with their third full length being produced by Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) and extensive worldwide tour plans on the books, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek will soon be reaching new ears around the globe.
 

(((folkYEAH!))) presents critically acclaimed singer, songwriter and composer Ezra Furman with special guests The Ophelias!

Wednesday, August 6th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$15 limited quantity / $25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

*Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 14th at 9am PT*

*A limited number of reduced-priced tickets are available for purchase by unemployed/low income fans, who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend. No questions asked.*

EZRA FURMAN

Ezra Furman is a boundary-breaking artist whose fearless creativity and emotional honesty have made her one of the most compelling voices in modern music. Blending punk energy, heartfelt lyricism and genre-defying innovation, Furman’s work is both deeply personal and universally resonant. The albums she’s released over the past decade demonstrate both her extraordinary talent and artistic evolution. Perpetual Motion People (2015) is a vibrant, genre-hopping explosion of wit and melody, while Transangelic Exodus (2018) pushed boundaries with its dystopian storytelling and atmospheric soundscapes, exploring themes of love, defiance, and identity. Twelve Nudes (2019) delivered raw, punk-fueled catharsis, channeling anger and resilience into fiery anthems. Her last album, All of Us Flames (2022), is a cinematic and deeply moving exploration of queer liberation, weaving intimate storytelling with grand, sweeping arrangements. She also found time to record the soundtrack for the Netflix smash hit TV series Sex Education. Ezra Furman’s music is a testament to the power of individuality and authenticity, marking her as a truly unique voice in modern music.

THE OPHELIAS
The Ophelias are a band inspired by nostalgia, nature, the Midwest, horror movies, and the moon. They formed in Cincinnati, Ohio when Spencer Peppet (she/her) was a senior in high school. She recruited Mic Adams (he/him) on drums and Andrea Gutmann Fuentes (she/her) on violin, and Jo Shaffer (they/she) joined on bass a few years later. Their albums Creature Native (2015), Almost (2018) and Crocus (2021), have received praise from The New York Times, Pitchfork, Stereogum, and other major outlets. They have played with bands like Indigo de Souza, Julien Baker, Mannequin Pussy, Eliza McLamb, and comedian Cat Cohen; played festivals like SXSW, Treefort, and Nelsonville; and moved around the country, with members now living in New York, Chicago, and D.C. Their new album Spring Grove, produced by Grammy winner Julien Baker, is out April 4th on Get Better Records. The Ophelias are a joyfully queer band with predominantly queer and trans members, and they take pride both in their identities and vocally supporting queer & trans rights.
 

Moe's Alley presents the world's only all female Grateful Dead tribute band!

Thursday, August 7th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

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BROWN EYED WOMEN

Brown Eyed Women, the world's only all female Grateful Dead tribute ensemble, features musicians from popular bands around the country. They celebrate the music of the Grateful Dead with a unique spin.

Members hail from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania. Their high-caliber musicianship and shared love of the Dead drew them together. This  band is decidedly different in a field brimming with tribute acts. BEW brings authentic jams and a soulful new approach to the familiar Grateful Dead catalog.

Moe's Alley presents the insanely talented duo Handmade Moments, featuring Anna Moss and Joel Ludford!

Friday, August 8th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$22 in advance / $27 day of the show
21+

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HANDMADE MOMENTS

Handmade Moments is a fearless, all-weather duo based in New Orleans, LA. Anna Moss and Joel Ludford’s endearing personalities guide us through diverse musical flavors of American music. They serve up ornate instrumentation and simple, yet sophisticated songcraft. Their live show offers a memorable mix of intoxicating vocals, bass clarinet, saxophone, sousaphone, guitar, upright bass, and tag team beatboxing. 

"Moss and Ludford are masters at sneaking heavy messages into lighthearted melodies and arrangements, Moss’ bass clarinet functioning like a cheerful Trojan Horse to deliver a grim truth to the listener." – No Depression

Moe's Alley presents a High Step Society with special guest Hugo de la Lune!

Saturday, August 9th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

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HIGH STEP SOCIETY

High Step Society is a high-flying, beat-dropping, big band dance party with an ear to the past, and both feet on the gas. Sultry and effervescent, low-down, dirty and mean, this dynamic EDM-infused seven-piece band is bringing jazz back to the dance floor where it belongs.

Based out of Portland, OR, and New Orleans, LA, High Step Society has been a favorite of the US festival scene since it’s creation in 2015, touring year-round and sharing stages with a wide range of acts from Beats Antique and The Polish Ambassador to Zion I and Dirtwire. Their fusion of hard-hitting beats with seductive vocals and horns has made them a top performance choice for dancers and burlesque and circus artists worldwide. Capturing the spirit of the Jazz Age and launching it a century forward, this band breaks down the divisions between us and replaces them with the irresistible urge to dance together. 

High stepping is a state of mind, and a society to be a part of. Dress yourself up nice, jump on the dance floor and lift your best foot towards the sky. Let’s ride this wave together towards better times.

HUGO DE LA LUNE
Hugo de la Lune is an artist who defies musical convention, crafting a sound that is both mesmerizing and profound. Hugo delves into themes of identity, existence, mythology, and the human condition. Their signature style, known as Transylvanian Afrosoul, captivates with its haunting vocal tones, evoking an intense sense of longing and emotional depth. As a Black and queer artist, Hugo de la Lune offers a powerful and authentic voice in the music world, drawing listeners into a rich tapestry of life's intricate emotions and experiences.

Hugo de la Lune released their third EP, "Act III" in March 2024, gaining significant traction placing their music on the map and premiering on the radio. The Hugo project is now working on their first full album, set to release in early 2025 with plans to tour across the country.

Moe's Alley presents the return of the Anthony Arya Band! 

Sunday, August 10th
Doors: 3pm / Show: 4pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of the show
21+

ANTHONY ARYA BAND

Moe's Alley presents Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys! 

Wednesday, August 13th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYS
Since forming in 1988 in Southern California, Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys have become one of the world’s most beloved Americana/ Roots acts, drawing from the deep musical waters that flow just  beneath the surface of Rock & Roll’s fertile soil. A childhood passion  for Country, Doo-Wop, and Rhythm & Blues 45s led Sandy (born  Robert Williams) to pursue a singing career as a teenager, beginning  a life in music that continues decades later. And as his personal  record collection continues to grow (75,000 and counting), so does  the depth of the musical influences that stream through his  songwriting and singing style. A critically acclaimed tribute to Tex Mex hero Freddy Fender, released at the beginning of the 2020  lockdown, points the way forward for Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys  as they continue on a path of musical growth. After nearly 35 years on  the road, and more than two dozen releases to their credit, they  remain key figures on the ever-changing Americana circuit, both on  record and in live appearances.
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(((folkYEAH!))) presents Strange Days – A Tribute To The Doors!

Saturday, August 16th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

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STRANGE DAYS – A TRIBUTE TO THE DOORS
Strange Days is a worldwide touring Doors concert experience. Formed and based in
Los Angeles, California, Strange Days captures the magic and the mystery of The
Doors in their prime.

By combining vintage instruments with the latest technology, Strange Days offers both
an authentic on-stage look and an unmistakable studio album sound. The result is truly
a one-of-a-kind show that has thrilled audiences around the world.
Strange Days has had the honor of having Doors guitarist Robby Krieger join them
onstage numerous times. Rarely, if ever, do tribute artists get to play with the actual
legends to which they pay homage.

Come see why audiences everywhere are saying, “The Lizard King Lives!”
 

(((folkYEAH!))) presents psych, garage rock band Meatbodies!

Sunday, August 17th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$18 in advance / $22 day of the show
21+

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Moe's Alley presents a Tuesday night double bill with Kyle Rising (Los Angeles) and The Happys (SF Bay Area)! 

Tuesday, August 19th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of the show
21+

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KYLE RISING
Kyle Rising is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles and the music is a blend of rock and folk influences with introspective lyrics and a laid-back surf rock vibe. The former frontman of the reggae-rock band Sensi Trails, Rising's solo work combines soulful melodies, beachy grooves, and heartfelt storytelling.

Recently, Kyle joined Robby Krieger and the Soul Savages on stage in Port Hueneme, CA at the Ocean View Pavilion Event Center. Kyle was noticed here and invited to come try out for American Idol at this time. Since then, he has been on tour with Baby Jake with a run of successful shows across the nation. Kyle released a solo version of "People are Strange" by The Doors and, almost overnight, it received 11 million views by going viral. With his debut solo single, “She Freaks Me Out,” Rising continues to connect with people both on-and off-screen through his timeless talents and the power of nostalgia. In fact, his ode to a foundational era in rock music has made him popular not only with his broadening audience, but with his own idols. 

THE HAPPYS
The Happys are a high-energy alternative rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area, blending alternative rock, punk, and indie into raw, emotional music. Known for their electrifying performances With a growing fanbase and versatile sound, The Happys bring passion and connection to every stage they play, making them a standout addition to any lineup.

Moe's Alley presents a wild night of high-octane rock n' roll for your soul with garage rockers The Darts and revved up East Bay shredders Hot Laundry plus Cut-Rate Druggist!

Thursday, August 21st
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of the show
21+

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THE DARTS
THE DARTS formed in 2016 with the goal of making great all-girl garage-rock noise, see the world, and have a  fab slumber party every night. We threw on some vintage black slips, threw off our shoes, and set out on the adventure. The lineup is: Nicole Laurenne (vocals/organ), Meliza Jackson (guitar), Christina Nunez (bass), and Mary Rose Gonzales (drums).  

HOT LAUNDRY
Hot Laundry is a San Francisco outfit kicking out a fresh new take on our beloved rock n roll. Lead singer Janette Lopez will help you forget your worries and have you howling at the moon by the end of the night.

Backed up by her always lovely backup singers and dancers. Ileath Bridges and Gena Serey are 100% genuine rock n roll.  Sending you back to the 1960s bad girl garage band days.

The band is dishing out hi-octane rock n roll with hints of Motown, revved up guitars in the vein of MC5, and a heavy dash of  delta boogie.

Hot Laundry is serving up working class music. With lyrics reflecting hard work, hard times, love, and dancing all night.  -Hot Laundry is rock n roll for your soul.

CUT-RATE DRUGGIST

Before fate brought them together on tour in 2008, Squeaky and hal9000 Beers had been narrowly missing each other's paths while traversing the music circuit. Hailing from the East Coast and Rocky Mountains, respectively, they were continually on the cusp of crossing trails before destiny finally united them on stage. Having journeyed the world through various bands, including Fabulous Disaster, Nobodys, and Year Of The Fist, their paths converged, leading to the formation of Cut-Rate Druggist.

Now firmly rooted in Oakland, CA, this dynamic duo boasts over 16 years of camaraderie, having shared their musical talents in multiple bands. As the driving force behind Cut-Rate Druggist, they've crafted a unique rock and roll experience, characterized by dual vocals intertwined with heavy drums and a bass guitar, culminating in a crushing wall of sound.

Moe's Alley presents the mighty Tommy Castro & The Painkillers!

Sunday, August 24th
Doors: 3pm / Show: 4pm
$30 in advance / $35 day of the show
21+

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TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS
“A great artist…impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos…He makes playing rough feel easy.” –Blues Music Magazine

“With a sterling reputation, guitarist and vocalist Tommy Castro is one of the foremost practitioners of electric blues. Searing delivery…rousing and teeming with emotion. [He is] a sheer, soaring tour-de-force.” –Living Blues

“Castro plays gritty, string-bending blues like a runaway train….a glorious blend that rocks the soul and lifts the spirits.” –No Depression

“Soaring vocals and swirling leads…showcasing Castro’s testifying, confessional vocals [and] resonant emotional power as a singer.” –AllMusic

Multiple award-winning, California-based blues and rock sensation Tommy Castro is the guitar slinging, soul-singing leader of the telepathically tight and wildly raucous Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. He’s released 17 previous albums over the course of his four-decade career. Each release features its own individual sound and style, ranging from horn-fueled R&B to piping hot blues and soul to fiery, stripped-down rock ‘n’ roll. With his new album, Closer To The Bone, Castro has returned to his roots, delivering what he calls “a real blues record, the way they would have made them back in the day.” Closer To The Bone is the most unvarnished, straight-ahead blues release of Castro’s career, one that bristles with every ounce of his dynamic energy and raw emotion.
 

(((folkYEAH!))) presents Twin Shadow!

Thursday, August 28th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+
*Tickets go on sale Friday, June 13th at 10am PT*
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TWIN SHADOW
George Lewis Jr., better known by his stage name Twin Shadow, is a Dominican-born American musician, director, producer, and actor. He has released five studio albums to date: Forget (2010), Confess (2012), Eclipse (2015), Caer (2018), Twin Shadow (2021) & his 6th studio album Georgie coming in 2025 on Dom Recs.
 

Moe's Alley presents a Friday night reggae dance party with Army & The 7th St. Band with Eric Cotton & One Love Bomb (featuring members of Militia of Love)!

NOTE: This show was originally scheduled for June 20th. All tickets purchased for the June 20th show will be honored for the new date. 

Friday, August 29th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

ARMY
Army, born Fritzmaurice Williams on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, began his musical journey at age five in his church's youth choir. Exploring various musical styles, he played saxophone, joined a jazz band, and sang with local groups. Influenced by legends like Nat King Cole, Dennis Brown, and Freddie McGregor, Army developed into a well- rounded artist.

He later moved to the U.S., attended New York's School of the Performing Arts, and after high school, enlisted in the Army and trained in HVAC. Despite his other pursuits, music called him back. Returning to the Virgin Islands, he sang backup for the Front Line band and others. Under the mentorship of Jahole, he deepened his reggae roots and eventually became lead singer of the rising X Factor Band. His talent caught the attention of Abdul Williams (Dub Rise Records) and Dean Pond (DSP Music), who quickly signed him. 

Army's mission is to share positive, universal messages through his music, staying true to his values and avoiding commercial trends. With unwavering dedication, he plans to continue songwriting, study piano, and focus solely on music. The journey is far from over-Army is just getting started.

7th St. BAND
7th Street Band has been called one of the Bay Area's best-kept musical secrets and has backed many top touring Reggae vocalists, including Sanchez, Gappy Ranks, Glenn Washington, Konshens, Warrior King, Marlon Asher, Louie Culture and Million Stylez. Over two decades, 7th Street has worked with over 70 different dynamic vocalists including: Los Rakas, Hector "Roots" Lewis, Reemah, Blakkamoore, Arkaingelle, Mega Banton, Norris Man, Junior Toots, Danny I, Army, Rocker T, Wadi Gad, Tuff Lion, Earl Zero, Winstrong, Binghi Ghost and the late, great Luv Fyah.

ERIC COTTON
Since 1986, Eric Cotton has been a powerhouse in California’s music scene, known for his dynamic stage presence, passion for reggae and ska, and unforgettable performances. In the late '80s and '90s, Eric led Rock Steady Posse, a Central Coast favorite, releasing reggae classics like Rhymin’ and Skankin’ (1990) and Fundamentals (1994). Eric is also the frontman for The Upside Ska, a high-energy ska band, and The Cheeseballs, San Francisco’s premier show band renowned for their electrifying performances.

Eric’s latest project, Eric Cotton and One Love Bomb, channels his Cali reggae roots with members of Rock Steady Posse, Cardiff Reefers, and Militia of Love. Together with Robert Melendez, Gregg Ichikawa, Efrain Cantu, and Steve Sagrero Eric continues to keep California reggae alive while exploring new horizons.
 

Moe's Alley presents sou, funk and R&B from The Heeters (featuring members of The California Honeydrops) plus special guests Papiba & Friends!

Thursday, September 4th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

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THE HEETERS
Soul, R&B and Funk from the Bay Area, California. Deep grooves, tight three-part harmonies, and songs that will uplift your spirit. The Heeters is comprised of Tom Quell (vocals/guitar) and three members of The California Honeydrops (Lorenzo Loera on keys, Miles Blackwell on bass and Beaumont Beaullieu on drums). Lorenzo and Tom co-write the songs, which have that classic soul sound & those catchy hooks–with a personality that makes them still unique and relevant within the world of modern music.

PAPIBA & FRIENDS

Papiba & Friends brings together three visionary and genre-blending musicians, each with deep roots in Santa Cruz’s vibrant music scene.

Papiba Godinho—guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter—is best known as the founder of SambaDá, one of Santa Cruz’s most beloved bands. A capoeira mestre and cultural ambassador, Papiba also runs a Brazilian cultural arts center in Santa Cruz.

Etienne Franc (aka roKsta OrKestra) is a dynamic bassist and vocalist who has performed locally and internationally for over two decades. A former member of SambaDá and Paradise Soul Savers, Etienne currently serves as musical director at Inner Light Ministries and a go-to bass player for many other bands and projects.

Gary Kehoe is a longtime staple of the Santa Cruz music community. A founding member of SambaDá and the world music group Special Fun, Gary is also known for his work with the California Honeydrops and as a sought-after drummer and percussionist across numerous local acts.

Blending rock, soul, funk, and samba, Papiba & Friends creates an electrifying sound that reflects their diverse backgrounds—from Brazil, Minnesota, and Brooklyn—and their shared passion for global grooves with a fresh, modern twist.

(((folkYEAH!))) presents Tommy Guerrero with special guest Josh Lippi.

Saturday, September 6th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

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TOMMY GUERRERO
Tommy Guerrero may be better known in the world of skateboarding than music. Born in San Francisco, Guerrero joined the skate company Powell Peralta in 1984 and became one of the original members of the legendary "Bones Brigade" team. TG has been playing music since the late 70's with his brother Tony  -both raised on a steady diet of DIY punk music/ethos and skateboarding-which informed and shaped the person he is today. Since then, Guerrero has become an accomplished bassist and guitarist with influences as diverse as John Coltrane, Bad brains, Joy division Gabor Szabo and on and on… 
 

Moe's Alley presens the return of Grammy-winning reggae legends Black Uhuru! 

Saturday, September 13th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$40 in advance / $45 day of the show
21+

BLACK UHURU
Derrick “Duckie” Simpson the “Gong Gong Gullie” is the founder and leader for reggae’s BLACK UHURU. Although going through numerous lead singers and musicians they have remained to be one of the most recognized and prolific reggae band for over 45 years. The Group’s line up is Duckie Simpson, Andrew Bees, and Elsa Green.
 

Moe's Alley presents Grammy-award winner Ruthie Foster! 

Thursday, September 18th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$38 in advance / $45 day of the show
21+

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RUTHIE FOSTER

Ruthie Foster's musical journey is as eclectic and vibrant as her soulful voice. Born into a family steeped in gospel tradition, Ruthie's earliest influences were the voices of her mother, grandmother, and the gospel singers she grew up listening to — artists like the Gospel Keynotes and the Blind Boys of Alabama. However, her path to becoming a solo artist wasn't a straightforward one. Despite a deep love for music, Ruthie initially shied away from the spotlight, preferring to play guitar, piano, and write songs for others. 

Growing up in the rich musical tapestry of Gause, Texas, Ruthie found herself drawn to the diverse sounds and arrangements of local gospel choirs and musicians. Despite her reluctance to take center stage, Ruthie's talent was undeniable, and her mother encouraged her to step up and sing out. She stood out as a young black girl with a guitar in a choir scene dominated by pianos, but with her grandmother’s vocal coaching and encouragement from her mother and the church community, she recognized her own power — as a songwriter, a musician, and as a captivating singer.

Now, with five Grammy nominations to her name, Ruthie Foster has achieved a long-awaited milestone: her very first Grammy win. Her latest album, Mileage, released on the legendary Sun Records, won Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards — a triumph not only for Foster, but also a historic first-ever Grammy win for Sun Records. The recognition underscores the power of Foster’s artistry and the enduring legacy of a label that continues to champion timeless voices. With soulful melodies, heartfelt lyrics, and unwavering commitment to her craft, Foster continues to carve out a path that is uniquely her own — inspiring audiences and fellow musicians alike.
 

Moe's Alley presents the return of Mestizo Beat with special guests 7 Come 11!

Friday, September 19th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$17 in advance / $22 day of the show
21+

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MESTIZO BEAT
Mestizo Beat is an Afro-Latin Soul Ensemble based out of Los Angeles, CA. They are an instrumental group that blend the sounds of early 70’s Funk & Soul, Latin Jazz, Afrobeat, Psychedelic Rock and Hip-Hop. The group is highly inspired by artists such as War, James Brown and The J.B.’s, Mongo Santamaria, Fela Kuti, Parliament Funkadelic, and The Meters. The band’s music carries a certain sense of nostalgia, using their creativity to fuse the old with the new, constantly paying homage to the greats who came before.

All the way from New Orleans comes soul/rock powerhouse J & The Causeways! 

Saturday, September 20th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

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J & THE CAUSEWAYS
New Orleans soul/rock powerhouse ensemble J & The Causeways debut album, Motions, conjures a universal theme of togetherness and compassion — melodies and lyrics cultivated with a keen understanding of reaching one another through healing and transcendence.  Singer and keyboardist Jordan Anderson leads with a soaring level of octave prowess and sonic range akin to that of other renowned soul acts like St. Paul & The Broken Bones or Brittany Howard.  Captured by famed musicians/producers Robert Mercurio and Ben Ellman (both members of NOLA cosmic funk outfit Galactic) at Studio in the Country and Esplanade Studios, Motions is a record soaked in the freewheelin’ ethos and sonic tones of a vibrant city that Anderson proudly calls home.
 

(((folkYEAH!))) presents the return of Chaparelle!

Tuesday, September 23rd
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

*Tickets on sale Thursday, June 5th at 10am PT*

CHAPARELLE
In a harmonious union, singer-songwriters Zella Day and Jesse Woods come together to reveal their highly anticipated collaboration, “Chaparelle”. Esteemed for their exceptional vocal prowess and celebrated contributions to their distinct genres, Zella and Jesse craft a musical tapestry that harkens back to legendary duets of icons like George and Tammy or Gram and Emmylou. This partnership channels the enduring allure of Country music’s golden age, weaving a melodic narrative that resonates with themes of love and the indomitable Texan essence.

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(((folkYEAH!))) presents folk rock band Goodnight, Texas!

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

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GOODNIGHT, TEXAS

Conventional wisdom says the two frontmen of a band shouldn’t live on opposite sides of the United States, but that's never seemed to deter Avi Vinocur and Patrick Dyer Wolf.

Goodnight, Texas is a tough-to-define storytelling folk rock band whose strength lies in unexpected sweet spots. Drawing their name from Pat and Avi’s onetime geographic midpoint (the real town of Goodnight in the State of Texas, a tiny hamlet east of Amarillo directly betwixt San Francisco, CA and Chapel Hill, NC), the five-piece band also exists at the center of its songwriters’ contrasting styles — via a 1913 Gibson A mandolin and a 2015 Danelectro Baritone Guitar, at the crossroads of folk and blues and rock ‘n’ roll, in a place where dry wit and dark truths meet hope and utmost sincerity.

The band’s new single, "RUNAWAYS,” trades the thought-provoking, earthy blend of folk-rock for which they're known, for a beast of a hard-rock song. Indelible riffs, thundering rhythms and a positively scorching lead guitar, from none other than metal giant and Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, prove that this band is not afraid to push their own musical boundaries. 

“This is the hardest we’ve ever rocked on a recording," Patrick explains of the new single. "That’s thanks in no small part to an actual and absolute vintage Kirk Hammett wah solo on his legendary Greeny guitar, about which I am self-pinching daily. The main riff of the song had been lurking in my drafts like a caged animal since our last album, and at some point in the past year we decided it was time to set it free."

"We’re not abandoning our banjos and mandolins, and in fact, there’s banjo in there; if you squint you can hear it. For now though, we’re slinging double electrics, Scott traded brushes for drumsticks, Chris is grinding the low strings, and we have a metal legend coming in at the 2:25 mark."

2022 brought the band’s highly anticipated fourth album ‘How Long Will It Take Them To Die’, a dark yet lighthearted shoebox of knick-knacks and newspaper clippings – perhaps reflecting on either two years of global isolation, or the whole of American history. Where past Goodnight, Texas albums have traveled cross-country and throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, this new offering falls on a z-axis somewhere between the aurora borealis and six feet underground.

Moe's Alley presents reggae legends and international stars Big Mountain with special guests Estrella! 

*Due to a scheduling conflict, this show has moved from July 12th to September 26th. Purchased tickets are valid for the new date. If you purchased tickets for the July 12th show and cannot attend the new date, please follow the instructions in the email that was sent to you from Ticketweb.*

Friday, September 26th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

BIG MOUNTAIN
Big Mountain first hit the charts in 1992 with the song “Touch My Light”, a song from their debut album Wake Up. Following “Touch My Light”, Big Mountain released “Baby, I Love Your Way”, written by Peter Frampton, which has become one of the most well known love songs and mega commercial hits of all times. It has stayed on the top of the worldwide recurrent radio playlists for over 25 years.

The band appeared at both the 1994 and 1995 Reggae Sunsplash festivals in Jamaica. In 1998 Jamaican drummer/producer Paul "Groove Galore" Kastick replaced Carlton "Santa" Davis as full-time drummer and primary producer in the group. Kastick spearheaded the production on the next six Big Mountain albums, spanning from 1998 and 2007. After 10 consecutive years of touring, Big Mountain decided to take a break in 2005. In May 2016 the band released their first album in 14 years, Perfect Summer. In 2022 a new album has just been completed titled Freedom. Freedom was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica at The Anchor Studios with Big Mountain and family members featuring Sly & Robbie and Chinna Smith amongst others.

ESTRELLA
Estrella, a dynamic West Coast singer/songwriter, masterfully fuses reggae, R&B, jazz, andsoul, creating a distinctive sound marked by her velvety tones and heartfelt performances. Born and raised in Salinas, California, Estrella's multicultural roots influence her unique artistry. Her journey began in Oahu, where she embraced her passion for music and crafted songs inspired by themes of love and self-empowerment. After releasing her debut EP "Why Wait" in 2021, Estrella has been enchanting audiences up and down California, gaining a loyal following and promising new music on the horizon.
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(((folkYEAH!))) Presents Damien Jurado!

Wednesday, October 1st
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+
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DAMIEN JURADO
“Play on, there’s no such thing as better days,” Damien Jurado sings on “Roger,” the sweeping wash of a song that opens Reggae Film Star, his 18th full length album and second release from Jurado’s own Maraqopa Records label. But as he enters his 25th year as a recording artist, it’s clear these are, at the least, very good days for Jurado on the creative front. In these 12 songs, which evoke half-recalled dreams and overheard conversations, the cosmic rushes headlong into the autobiographical and specific moments on the clock fade from past to future to scenes set only in the eternal now.
Playing out like a backlot documentary filmed on the location of an unnamed TV or film set—maybe a sitcom taping, or perhaps it’s a low budget science fiction B-movie, or could it be a talk show?—the album is populated by performers awaiting call times, camera operators praying for their shot, and studio audiences rapt with anticipation. The stars here eschew glitz and glamor. Instead, they wander grocery stores and parking lots in the verdant Pacific Northwest and the desert Southwest, looking for payphones and a sense of purpose.
 

(((folkYEAH!))) presents Acid Mothers Temple and special guests The Macks

Sunday, October 5th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$22 in advance / $26 day of the show
21+

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ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE

Formed in 1995 by Makoto Kawabata at the same time as the Acid Mothers Temple Soul  Collective. The group released its debut album in 1997 on PSF Records (Japan), and it was  selected as one of the year's best albums in the The Wire magazine (UK). In 1998 the group  played their first tours of the US and Europe. Since then the group has released a huge  number of albums on labels from many different countries. As of 2017, the group has  released around 80 albums. Every year since 1998, they have toured extensively in the US  and Europe, and more recently have started performing around Asia and in Japan too. The  group has performed in collaboration with many musicians including psychedelic originators  Gong and Guru Guru, Simeon (Silver Apples), Nik Turner (Hawkwind), and the Occitanian  trad singer Rosina de Peira. Japanese collaborators have included Afrirampo, Tatsuya Yoshida  (Ruins), Maso Yamazaki (Masonna), Seiichi Yamamoto (Boredoms), Jun Kuriyama (The Ox),  and many others.

THE MACKS
Described as walloping "heaviosity" threaded with streams of blues and thrash, The Macks have an unmistakable sound. In 2022, the band came out with their lockdown project "Rabbit." That third LP was a raw and progressive take on rock and roll that launched The Macks towards tours and festivals like Treefort in Idaho and MonkeyBee in Mexico City. Before taking a moment to breathe, the band released the "Dajiban" LP just months later. Self-produced in a Portland home shared by three band members, "Dajiban" drove the The Macks into more expansive, catchy, gnarly, and distinct territory.
The Macks push all the boundaries with "The Macks are a Knife." The LP released mid-2024 with Devil Duck Records. The band is comprised of brothers Josef and Ben Windheim, Sam Fulwiler, Jacob Michael Perris, and Aidan Harrison. The energy and dedication behind each member and the support of Devil Duck Records has The Macks firing on all cylinders with new material both live and back in the studio. "Portland's Best New Band" of 2022 continues to impress.
 

Moe's Alley presents Mike Pinto with special guest Casey Smiles!

Tuesday, October 14th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of the show
21+

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MIKE PINTO
Mike Pinto is a true storyteller who captivates fans around the world with his undeniably distinct voice and exceptional songwriting. Born and raised in the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pinto has become a prominent fixture in the Southern California music scene after living in San Diego for the past ten years. His gritty East Coast perspective of life, blended with the laid-back California lifestyle, creates a dichotomy that is uniquely original. Pinto's newest album, Hotel Rendezvous, debuted at #4 on ITunes Singer-Songwriter charts, and was nominated as one of 2018’s Best World Music Albums by the San Diego Music Awards. It was his 6th release, while his previous records have topped the iTunes Reggae and Billboard Reggae charts, debuting at #1 and #2 respectively. Constantly evolving as an artist and songwriter, Pinto's songs are both deeply personal and widely relatable. His popularity spreads beyond the continental United States, with radio plays in Japan, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, and live performances in Guam, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. He has toured nationally with such bands as Iration, Black Uhuru, The Aggrolites, Long Beach Dub All Stars, and Ballyhoo! Mike is putting the finishing touches on a new record, tentatively called “Mischief Nite”, due out in early 2022. 

CASEY SMILES
Casey Smiles is a solo artist blending Reggae, Alternative, Surf and Hip Hop
 

Moe's Alley presents Colorado's string band supergroup Big Richard! 

Thursday, October 16th
Doors: 7pm / Doors: 8pm
$15 in advance / $20 day of the show
21+

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BIG RICHARD
Since exploding onto the Colorado scene in 2021, the four women of the supergroup Big Richard have been on a wild ride. Although they showed up to their first gig armed with homemade puff paint t-shirts, a load of crass jokes, and all dressed intentionally like Stevie Nicks, from the first few notes of their tight vocal harmonies, dazzling string virtuosity, and clever arrangements, no one had any choice but to take them seriously. 

Determined to be more than a one-night stand, Big Richard hit the road. They slapped as hard as possible on the festival circuit, worked up their stamina on nationwide headlining tours, and left a wake of die-hard Big Richard Heads across the country swooning for their honest songwriting, chilling vocals, and fiddle-driven barn-burners. 

Fueled by a steady diet of gas station snacks, Big Richard is currently touring their debut full-length studio album Girl Dinner, following a whirlwind year that included performances on PBS' the Cavern Sessions, NPR's World Cafe, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Delfest, Bourbon and Beyond, Jam Cruise, and New Year's Eve at the Ryman in Nashville. 

They often refer to themselves as the gremlins of the bluegrass world, and the gremlins are: platinum recording artist Bonnie Sims, who rips the mandolin and smells like Snoop Dogg's sock drawer; road dog Eve Panning, who toured extensively with the fiddle band Barrage and has trained her dog to murder on command; bassist Hazel Royer, plucked from the sidewalk in front of Berklee, can probably communicate with crows; and Dr. Joy Adams, who would just rather be skiing.

She's comin' back and we can't wait! Carsie Blanton returns to Moe's Alley with her full band!

Friday, October 17th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 (artist fan club only) / $30 in advance / $35 day of the show
21+

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CARSIE BLANTON
Carsie Blanton is a songwriter with hooks, chutzpah, and revolutionary optimism. Inspired by artist-activists including Nina Simone and Woody Guthrie, her catalog careens through American popular song from folk and swing to pop-punk protest anthems. 

With a unique mix of humor, political wit, and fifteen-plus years on the road, Blanton has amassed a dedicated fan base and a small menagerie of viral hits (Rich People, Ugly Nasty Commie Bitch, Fishin’ With You). In 2024 she released two albums: After the Revolution (produced by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester) and The Red Album (an acoustic EP of protest songs).

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Moe's Alley presents The New Mastersounds on their Ta-Ta For Now Tour with special guests The Westones!

Thursday, October 23rd
Doors; 7pm / Show: 8pm
$35 in advance / $40 day of the show
21+

*Tickets on sale Friday, April 18th at 10am PT*

THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS
The New Mastersounds have been delighting audiences with their infectious brand of funky soul-jazz since they formed in Leeds, England in 1999. For the first five years of the band’s career they were regulars at the Jazz Café in London, before they began to turn heads on the funk scene in the US, where 

guitarist/producer/bandleader Eddie Roberts now lives. For over a decade they have been a staple act of the late-night scene during New Orleans’ annual Jazz Fest. Always happy to hit the studio between tours, this veteran band now boasts a rich recorded catalogue that includes fifteen original studio albums, four live albums, several compilations, and a remix album. 

Though they have collaborated over the years with such musical luminaries as Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Corinne Bailey Rae, Art Neville, Bernard Purdie and Lou Donaldson, they are at their best on stage as a tightly-packed quartet – bass, drums, guitar and keyboards – firing off scorching grooves and feeding on the energy of the dancers in the front row.

THE WESTONES
The Westones are a new supergroup out of Oakland with a unique blend of heavy soul, R&B and funk, featuring members who have toured with top acts as Dirtwire, Con Brio, Midtown Social, Smoked out Soul, Afrolicious and The Routine.
 

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Moe's Alley presents The Bones of J.R. Jones!

Friday, October 24th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

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THE BONES OF J.R. JONES
Growing up, Jonathon Linaberry was obsessed with the radio. 

“I remember sitting there at night, glued to the boombox, cassette player ready to record  whenever my favorite songs came on,” he recalls. “There was something so thrilling about it,  something romantic that I think we’ve lost now that everything’s available at our fingertips. I  wanted to find a way to get back to that place, to recapture those feelings of excitement and  anticipation and possibility.” 

Linaberry does precisely that on Radio Waves, his sixth studio album as The Bones Of J.R. Jones.  Recorded in Toronto with producer Robbie Lackritz (Feist, Bahamas), the collection is moody  and hypnotic, steeped in the sonic landscape of the ’80s and ’90s as it excavates the past with  equal parts nostalgia and curiosity. The arrangements are utterly entrancing here, built on the  tension between acoustic instruments and retro synthesizers, and Linaberry’s performances are  raw and visceral, at times aching in their vulnerability. Put it all together and you’ve got a  poignant exploration of memory and longing delivered by a relentless searcher, a revelatory  work of personal reflection steeped in the endless beauty, pain, and chaos of youth.  

“I’ve never really resonated with the idea of ‘the good old days,’” Linaberry reflects. “Your  understanding of the past and your relationship with it change as you get older, and I’ve always  been more interested in the evolution of those feelings than in wearing any kind of rose colored glasses.”

Moe's Alley presents a funk and soul dance party with Diggin Dirt and special guests Lemon City Trio!

Saturday, October 25th
Doors: 8pm / Show:9pm
$22 in advance / $27 day of the show
21+

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DIGGIN DIRT
From behind the redwood curtain of Humboldt County, California, the seven piece funk-soul band Diggin Dirt has carved out a niche as a live party not to be missed. Shoveling their own path, Diggin Dirt has seen sustained growth over the past few years, with multiple national tours and festival stops at Jam Cruise, High Sierra, Hulaween, Same Same but Different, Live Oak, Cascade Equinox, Joshua Tree Music Festival and many more. 

Per a 2024 Jam Cruise writer, “This was the soul music I grew up with in the ‘60s and ‘70s, but I confess I wasn’t expecting [Diggin Dirt] to be throwing it down this hard. This group is impossibly tight, and Zach Alder might be the best soul shouter I’ve ever heard, and I’ve heard a few.” 

Their infectious sound is fueled by blazing horns, searing guitars and a relentlessly driving rhythm section, and tying it all together is the band’s frontman who launches the ensemble into rarefied air with his pipes, charisma and natural-born soul. With flashes of James Brown or Sly and the Family Stone, Otis Redding or Tower of Power, the band’s sound is both familiar and yet refreshingly original, layering psychedelic rock, Motown soul, afrobeat and even reggae atop a thick foundation of late-60s inspired funk.

LEMON CITY TRIO
Lemon City Trio formed as a soul jazz organ trio, and has since evolved into a band with its own sound and unique repertoire. The band hails from Miami, Fl and has made a name for itself throughout the state, and up the east coast. Ranging from edgy fusion grooves, to dreamy space Rock, and everything in between, LCT takes its audience on a journey from start to finish.
 

Moe's Alley presents Felly!

Thursday, October 30th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show / $107.50 for VIP experience
21+

*Tickets go on sale Friday, April 25th at 10am PT*

VIP Meet & Greet Experience includes:
One (1) GA Ticket
One (1) Meet & Greet and Photo with Felly
One (1) Exclusive merch gift
One (1) Commemorative VIP laminate
Venue first entry
Crowd free merch shopping

FELLY
Flóki Studios sits at the northernmost point of Iceland on a sliver of land abetted on both sides by water. On lucky nights, that water reflects the enchanting Aurora Borealis. Those lights drew Christian Robert Felner, BKA Felly, to Flóki, where he recorded part of his striking new album, Ambroxyde. The title refers to a synthetic molecule found in perfume and the scent memories that carry us from one stage of life into the next. “Ambroxyde is the start of something new being born,” Felly says. He made his name as a rapper and producer, but on Ambroxyde Felly taps into the indie and alternative music that has always soundtracked his life. This isn’t Felly 2.0 – it’s Felly as he has always been, removed from all expectation. “This is the album I’ve always wanted to make,” he says. 

Over the course of his career, Felly has racked up over one billion streams across all platforms, headlined multiple U.S. headline tours, and collaborated with a wide array of artists, from Carlos Santana to Jack Harlow. 

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Moe's Alley presents Spafford! 

Saturday, November 1st
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+
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SPAFFORD
Spafford is known for their astonishing improvisational ability and off-the-cuff extended jams, Spafford paints a picture in real-time each night with a musical palette known only to each other. It’s a private language comprised of both their talent as musicians as well as their formidable catalog of influences, spanning 90’s alt-rock radio hits to Steely Dan and The Crystal Method. Each Spafford show is a sonic pilgrimage, the journey of a team of musicians so in tune with each other that a single note communicates intent and purpose. Spafford is amongst the most creative and hard-traveling bands on the contemporary jam scene, performing countless sold-out headline dates along with high profile festival sets at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Firefly Music Festival, and many others.
 

Moe's Alley presents the triumphant return of the mighty Southern Culture On The Skids!

Saturday, November 8th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS
Southern Culture On The Skids has been consistently recording and touring around the world since 1983. The band (Rick Miller – guitar and vocals, Mary Huff – bass and vocals, Dave Hartman – drums) has been playing together for over 30 years. Their musical journey has taken them from all-night North Carolina house parties to late night TV talk shows (Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show), from performing at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan to rockin’ out for the inmates at North Carolina correctional facilities. They’ve shared a stage with many musical luminaries including Link Wray, Loretta Lynn, Hasil Adkins and Patti Smith. Their music has been featured in movies and TV, parodied by Weird Al, and used to sell everything from diamonds to pork sausage. In 2014 the band was honored by the Southern Folklife Collection at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with an exhibition featuring their music and cultural contributions. Their legendary live shows are a testament to the therapeutic powers of foot-stomping, butt-shaking rock and roll and what Rolling Stone dubbed “a hell raising rock and roll party.”
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(((folkYEAH!))) Presents – L'Éclair!

Tuesday, November 11th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+
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L'Éclair

Growing up in Bulgaria in the late 1990s, brothers Stef and Yavor Lilov were shaped in a myriad of unseen ways by the centuries-old folk music that filtered through their daily lives. It helped mold their creative spirit and inspired them to begin making noise together at a young age, and that unique and intuitive creative alchemy has been a foundation of guitarist/keyboardist Stef and drummer Yavor’s band L’Eclair since they formed it in their adopted home of Switzerland a decade ago.

After spending the past two years meticulously crafting Cloud Drifter, their fourth album and debut for revered U.S. label Innovative Leisure, L’Eclair is for the first time now led by the Lilov siblings. The result is an album seamlessly melding modernity with nostalgia and played with a robotic tightness that remains deeply human. Indeed, Cloud Drifter will move the body as much as it does the brain.
 

Moe's Alley presents The Deslondes! 

Monday, November 17th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+

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THE DESLONDES
“This band feels like the old family farm,” says Sam Doores, one of five songwriters and multi-instrumentalists in the Deslondes. “It’s a place where we can meet for the Fourth of July, bring our families, grill some burgers, and make some music together. It’s always going to be there, and we know it’s going to work and feel good.” After more than 15 years together, four albums, and countless live shows, the five members have found new inspiration in the ties that bind them together as friends and collaborators, as something close to kin. That sense of comfort and commitment animates their new album, Roll It Out, lending it a quiet poignancy as they reflect on what it means to devote yourself to other people—whether it’s family, friends, audiences, or other guys in the tour van with you. 

Founded less as a band than as a neighborhood hang at Doores’ home on Deslonde Street, the band devised an anything-goes philosophy that allowed them to incorporate sounds they picked up on their travels and everything they heard at home: classic country, hobo folk, crust punk, rural blues, Third Ward jazz, rockabilly, r&b, Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint but also George Jones and the Band. “We take turns giving each other somebody to lean on when it’s our turn and the freedom to express themself any way they want,” says Riley Downing, who usually plays guitar and sings his own and others’ songs. “That means we don’t have a particular genre. It’s a gumbo of all different genres and time periods. Everybody’s literally into everything.”

(((folkYEAH!))) presents critically-acclaimed songwriter and guitarist Delicate Steve!

Wednesday, November 19th
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$20 in advance / $25 day of the show
21+
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DELICATE STEVE

Take a visit to Luke’s Garage, Delicate Steve’s latest album, and you’ll discover a place where sparks of creativity fly in all directions, where melodies splatter the walls like brightly hued paint, where no idea is too simple, too ingenuous, too full of childlike wonder. The L.A.-via-Jersey guitarist born Steve Marion, whose credits include session work for Amen Dunes, Paul Simon, and Deradoorian, had no grand plan for making it: he would simply book some time at a friend’s studio, hunker down, and play. He’s always allowed intuition to guide him, composing his jubilantly tuneful instrumentals as he records them, but this time, he felt freer than ever to “keep the seams showing, and don’t polish everything, and keep it raw, and alive, and electric-feeling,” he says. He chose the title, Luke’s Garage, as a tribute to his pal and sometime collaborator Luke Temple, but also for the anything-goes adolescent innocence it conjured: the feeling of heading over to a buddy’s house, turning up the amps, and creating your own world.

In the world of Luke’s Garage, a passage of music that feels like a sketch in progress might open into a hook so finely wrought, so obviously right, that you have a hard time believing you haven’t heard it before. The two passages may in fact be one and the same. There are songs that feel destined to soundtrack memories of windows-down road trips, and those more suited to moments of hushed intimacy. A shadowy synth-pop excursion (“Light of the World”) veers into a candlelit soul ballad (“Shall Be Free”); a chugging garage-rocker (the title track, naturally) sets up an unexpected detour into slinky disco (“There Goes My Baby”). Delicate Steve’s unmistakable sensibility, his tone airy yet tactile, his lines full of poignant bends and whimsical asides, is a benevolent guide through the ever-shifting landscape, keeping a steady hand on the wheel no matter the surroundings. He has little interest in showing off, focusing instead on clarity, simplicity, and directness—more like an openhearted pop songwriter than a look-what-I-can-do shredder. 

Moe's Alley presents two nights of Grammy-award winning reggae artist Kabaka Pyramid!

Friday, November 28th (night 1)
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$35 in advance / $40 day of the show
21+

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KABAKA PYRAMID
Kabaka Pyramid is a Grammy Award Winning Rastafarian lyricist fusing elements of Reggae, Hip Hop and Dancehall to create a unique sound, revolutionizing Jamaican music with conscious messages.

A key pillar of the Reggae Revival movement, Kabaka Pyramid carved his way into the Jamaican reggae scene with Rebel Music in 2011 with marquee songs like ‘Free From Chains’ and ‘Warrior’ featuring Protoje. His hip hop roots were evident in the lyrical style and hard-hitting beats, laying the foundation for an ever-ascending career highlighted by the Grammy winning album “The Kalling” produced by role model Damian Marley

The Kingston native, born Keron Salmon, spent many of his early years developing his sound as a part of Bebble Team, a talented group of friends and schoolmates that would be the foundation of his independent label Bebble Rock. ‘Rebel Music’ was the fruit of this preparation and Kabaka’s career as a reggae artist was born. After touring Europe in 2012, prominent producers would take an interest, and hit songs ‘Mi Alright’ featuring Chronixx and ‘Well Done’ produced by Damian Marley would follow in 2013 and 2014 respectively. The ‘Accurate’ mixtape by Major Lazer’s Walshy Fire would see Kabaka collaborate with Raekwon on Be Inspired, and classic ‘Kabaka vs Pyramid’ would become a staple for true Kabaka fans.

After touring with Damian Marley in the US in 2017, Kabaka would team up with the son of Bob Marley for his debut album Kontraband, debuting number 3 in the reggae Billboard chart and number one in several countries on iTunes.

His hit song “Reggae Music” became Kabaka’s first song to pass 10 million views on youtube.

During the covid pandemic Kabaka worked tirelessly and released the ‘Immaculate Mixtape’ with Federation Sound and also produced his first juggling rhythm ‘Victory Rock’ to great success. All this while working continuously with Damian Marley on his second LP The Kalling. Hit singles ‘Red Gold and Green’ featuring Damian Marley, ‘The Kalling’ featuring Stephen Marley, Protoje and Jesse Royal, and ‘Faded Away’ with Buju Banton would see the 2022 release dominate iTunes charts in many countries many countries culminating in a Grammy award for reggae album of the year amongst many other album of the year awards on publications such as Irie FM, Reggaeville and Riddim magazine.

Live performances for Rolling Stones, BBC radio 1xtra at Maida Vale and Tuff Gong Studios, and featuring on Chase and Status and Lentourloop’s albums are some of the highlights of a stellar career.

Moe's Alley presents two nights of Grammy-award winning reggae artist Kabaka Pyramid!

Saturday, November 29th (night 2)
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$35 in advance / $40 day of the show
21+

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KABAKA PYRAMID
Kabaka Pyramid is a Grammy Award Winning Rastafarian lyricist fusing elements of Reggae, Hip Hop and Dancehall to create a unique sound, revolutionizing Jamaican music with conscious messages.

A key pillar of the Reggae Revival movement, Kabaka Pyramid carved his way into the Jamaican reggae scene with Rebel Music in 2011 with marquee songs like ‘Free From Chains’ and ‘Warrior’ featuring Protoje. His hip hop roots were evident in the lyrical style and hard-hitting beats, laying the foundation for an ever-ascending career highlighted by the Grammy winning album “The Kalling” produced by role model Damian Marley

The Kingston native, born Keron Salmon, spent many of his early years developing his sound as a part of Bebble Team, a talented group of friends and schoolmates that would be the foundation of his independent label Bebble Rock. ‘Rebel Music’ was the fruit of this preparation and Kabaka’s career as a reggae artist was born. After touring Europe in 2012, prominent producers would take an interest, and hit songs ‘Mi Alright’ featuring Chronixx and ‘Well Done’ produced by Damian Marley would follow in 2013 and 2014 respectively. The ‘Accurate’ mixtape by Major Lazer’s Walshy Fire would see Kabaka collaborate with Raekwon on Be Inspired, and classic ‘Kabaka vs Pyramid’ would become a staple for true Kabaka fans.

After touring with Damian Marley in the US in 2017, Kabaka would team up with the son of Bob Marley for his debut album Kontraband, debuting number 3 in the reggae Billboard chart and number one in several countries on iTunes.

His hit song “Reggae Music” became Kabaka’s first song to pass 10 million views on youtube.

During the covid pandemic Kabaka worked tirelessly and released the ‘Immaculate Mixtape’ with Federation Sound and also produced his first juggling rhythm ‘Victory Rock’ to great success. All this while working continuously with Damian Marley on his second LP The Kalling. Hit singles ‘Red Gold and Green’ featuring Damian Marley, ‘The Kalling’ featuring Stephen Marley, Protoje and Jesse Royal, and ‘Faded Away’ with Buju Banton would see the 2022 release dominate iTunes charts in many countries many countries culminating in a Grammy award for reggae album of the year amongst many other album of the year awards on publications such as Irie FM, Reggaeville and Riddim magazine.

Live performances for Rolling Stones, BBC radio 1xtra at Maida Vale and Tuff Gong Studios, and featuring on Chase and Status and Lentourloop’s albums are some of the highlights of a stellar career.

Moe's Alley presents two nights of The Chop Tops, celebrating their two final hometown reunion shows! Friday night's show includes Los Dryheavers, The Swillbillys and Astro Zombies. 

Friday, December 12th (Night 1)
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

THE CHOP TOPS
After 10 years of retirement, they are back…   

Sometimes They Come Back, and this time it’s with a red-hot reunion album Fabrikate! This final 7th addition to The Chop Tops discography covers a lot of musical ground in the genre-blurring style they’re known for. Features tracks ranging from; Spaghetti Western and Santa Cruz Surf Instrumentals, Bluegrass Tales of the Devil & Woe, Revved-Up Punk, Red-Hot Rockabilly, Jump Blues Rock'N'Roll, topped off with its Haunting Hot Rod title track! This final reunion album cruises to all the right stops along the way.
 

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Moe's Alley presents two nights of The Chop Tops, celebrating their two final reunion shows! Saturday night's show includes the Backyard Blues Band, The Swillbillys and The Inciters! 

Saturday, December 13th (Night 2)
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+

THE CHOP TOPS
After 10 years of retirement, they are back…   

Sometimes They Come Back, and this time it’s with a red-hot reunion album Fabrikate! This final 7th addition to The Chop Tops discography covers a lot of musical ground in the genre-blurring style they’re known for. Features tracks ranging from; Spaghetti Western and Santa Cruz Surf Instrumentals, Bluegrass Tales of the Devil & Woe, Revved-Up Punk, Red-Hot Rockabilly, Jump Blues Rock'N'Roll, topped off with its Haunting Hot Rod title track! This final reunion album cruises to all the right stops along the way.