History Of Moonalice In Philadelphia

In honor of tomorrows show(October 14,2009) in philadelphia i thought I'd share with you the show i first saw the band at. It was a thursday night may 8, 2008 at The World Cafe Live they were the opening act for Tea Leaf Green .As i entered the club i really didn't know what the band looked like as at this point i had only heard their music...and funny thing is as i was up front of the stage waiting for the show to start this guy with long hair and a loud shirt came up and started to talk to me about his going to a Wilmington blue rocks baseball game and about their mascot Mr Celery after we exchanged a few words this guy hops on stage and to my surprise this was Roger/Chubby Wombat after a great set the band came out in the lobby and signed autographs and chatted with anyone that was there it was a great way to start my association with the band ....here is the legend and the link so you can download this great show http://www.archive.org/details/moonalice2008-05-08.sbd.flac16

5/08/08

World Cafe Live

Philadelphia, PA

According to Moonalice legend, the Philadelphia branch of the tribe organized itself as a matriarchy centuries ago. The tribe didn’t know much about biology and nothing about estrogen. They just knew that putting woman in charge meant less war and more hemp production. And so it was until the Revolutionary War, when a bunch of very bright young men took over. From that point on, womenfolk – as well as the entire Moonalice tribe – were on the defensive. A few brave souls in Philadelphia, beginning with Betsy Ross, stood up for the matriarch, but few people listened until the very beginning of the 20th century. That’s when Philly resident Anna Marie Jarvis lobbied successfully for a holiday to honor the matriarchy on the second Sunday in May. She called it Mother’s Day and dedicated it to peace and feminism. The first Mother’s Day was 100 years ago tomorrow. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way Anna Marie’s values were replaced by those of Hallmark. Peace and feminism gave way to cards, chocolates, and roses. We honor Anna Marie as she honored her mom, a Moonalice chief of great repute.

1. Somebody to Love
2. Fair to Even Odds
3. Dance Inside Lightning
4. Silver Lining
5. Messin’ with the Kid
6. Whiter Shade of Pale
7. Buffalo Skinner
8. Stella Blue
9. Tell Me It’s Okay