{"id":3589,"date":"2020-12-31T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/315music.com\/?p=3589"},"modified":"2020-12-31T00:26:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T05:26:19","slug":"315-throwback-thursday-moe-returns-home-for-new-years-run-at-the-stanley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/31\/315-throwback-thursday-moe-returns-home-for-new-years-run-at-the-stanley\/","title":{"rendered":"315 Throwback Thursday: moe. Returns Home for New Year’s Run at the Stanley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor’s note: This originally appeared at NYS Music on January 3, 2020. moe. performed a two night run at Utica’s Stanley Theatre for New Year last year<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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moe. <\/a>has played dozens of area shows through the years at moe.down in both nearby Turin and at Beardslee Castle in Little Falls, as well as at Saranac Brewery. But it had been twenty-one years since they had played the iconic, venerable Stanley Theater in Utica, New York. With the majority of the band having roots in the area, this pair of New Year\u2019s Eve shows was a much-anticipated homecoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Night One, on December 30, saw both a marriage proposal and a mayoral proclamation by Utica\u2019s Robert Palmieri declaring the date as moe. Day in the city, before the show even began. The band set the tone by opening with a scorching version of \u201cMeat,\u201d with percussionist Jim Loughlin displaying his astounding skills with two mallets in each hand on vibraphone. There\u2019s no question that Chuck Garvey and Al Schnier are guitar gods, Rob Derhak is a creative bass player whose frequent onstage grin helps make him so likable, and Vin Amico keeps things chugging like a freight train, playing drums while chomping on gum and blowing enormous bubbles like he\u2019s endorsed by Bazooka. But to this listener, Loughlin makes a distinct difference. He plays stuff that you just don\u2019t hear anywhere else in a band of such renown and longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The band transitioned through seven additional songs totaling nearly ninety minutes of music to conclude the first set. Throughout both nights, the band indeed played several favorite songs, but there was an enormous dose of rarely, or lesser played, tunes that seemed to surprise and delight hardcore fans of moe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the second set, Al introduced the ubiquitous Utica legend, Rainbow Young, who had the crowd singing along to what was purported to be \u201cGod Bless America,\u201d though the key, melody, and meter may have been more than a bit different. The second set began with a \u201cDownward Facing Dog,\u201d \u201cBrittle End,\u201d \u201cDownward Facing Dog\u201d sandwich before concluding with a string of tunes ending where they began the night, getting back to \u201cMeat.\u201d The bar was set high, as a goal to surpass on Night Two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night Two saw moe. pull out all the stops and cut loose in so many interesting ways. On New Year\u2019s Eve, as we all headed into 2020, the band and their fans paid tribute to the Roaring \u201820s in both attire and some of the musical selections. Moe took the stage in suits, ties, suspenders and fedoras, reminiscent of when men dressed as such to go to work one hundred years ago. Many male fans dressed similarly, with dozens of female fans sporting frilly or sequined flapper dresses, long gloves, boas, and headpieces. The theater itself was a perfect setting, as it opened in that decade, and matched the fanciful dress with elaborate baroque design, including ornate twisted columns, a mind-boggling enormous chandelier, and gargoyles, lions, and cherubs adorning the walls and opera seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first set saw Chuck and Al on acoustic guitars, with Al switching out to mandolin for a bit. Jim Loughlin showed his versatility throughout the evening, playing vibraphone, acoustic guitar, congas, and washboard. The three first time played songs included two from 1928, the year the Stanley Theater opened. The set opened with \u201cIt,\u201d included a stunning version of \u201cStatesboro Blues,\u201d and ended with Rob Derhak\u2019s \u201cTambourine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set two saw the band plug in and take things even higher. It included an explosive version of \u201cDon\u2019t Fuck With Flo,\u201d a return to the twenties for a cover of \u201cEast St. Louis Toodle-oo,\u201d and ended with a nice rendition of the predictable \u201cNew Hope for the New Year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The third set had everyone on their feet, singing and dancing, with smiles and good wishes from many fans to others as midnight approached. Starting with a fairly new song, \u201cAlong for the Ride,\u201d it included a nice execution of \u201cMack the Knife,\u201d leading into \u201cSilver Sun\u201d just before the New Year\u2019s countdown. At the stroke of midnight, air cannons showered the crowd with a colossal amount of confetti. The band and their significant others toasted and hugged each other, and moe. soon returned to their instruments. 2020 began with a joyous, infectious \u201cRebubula,\u201d enhanced by a top-notch lighting presentation. This was followed by \u201cFour,\u201d and \u201cFarmer Ben\u201d segueing into a fervent \u201cTimmy Tucker\u201d to end the set. With a time deadline approaching, the band blazed through \u201cSpine of a Dog\u201d as the encore. Two nights of great music, great memories, and proof that moe. have established themselves as a premier touring band, world-class musicians, and individuals proud of their hometown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setlist \u2013 December 30, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set 1: Meat > Not Coming Down > Wormwood > Fearless~ > Deep This Time > Who You Calling Scared? > Akimbo > Brent Black<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set 2: Downward Facing Dog > Brittle End > Downward Facing Dog, Skrunk > Lazarus > Down Boy > Bring You Down > Meat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encore: Letter Home, Wind It Up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Pink Floyd cover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setlist \u2013 December 31, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set 1: It, Time Again, <\/strong>Shoot First, Statesboro Blues#, Where Does The Time Go?, <\/em>Tambourine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set 2: Tailspin > Puebla > Don\u2019t Fuck With Flo > Tubing The River Styx > The Pit, East St. Louis Toodle-oo##, Opium, New Hope For The New Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set 3: Along For The Ride, Nebraska, Mack The Knife^, Silver Sun%, Rebubula, Four, Farmer Ben > Timmy Tucker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encore: Spine of a Dog <\/p>\n\n\n\n

* w\/Al & Chuck on acoustic guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

** w\/Al on mandolin & Chuck on acoustic guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# FTP Blind Willie McTell cover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

## Duke Ellington & Bubber Miley cover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

% NYE Countdown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

^ FTP Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht cover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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