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Jam-banders, take note. The men of moe. are set to wrap up summer once again with a weekend's worth of meandering guitars set against the scenic backdrop of the Adirondack mountains. The festival, scheduled for August 29-31, will be held at Turin, N.Y.'s Snow Ridge Ski (with chair lifts a-running!), with hosts moe. playing six sets over the course of the three days.

Alhough their fans might have expressed distress when Satellite Party was pitched in as a replacement for Ryan Adams and the Cardinals at this year’s moe.down, the band in charge of the gala has lost little of its stride. Having released Conch earlier this year, moe. has been hard at work and already has a new album on the way.

On Jan. 22, the band will be release the follow-up to Sticks and Stones. On Jan. 17, moe. will be taking off on a tour in support of the album, and if your one of those lucky devils who are going to their New York New Years Eve shows, you might be able to get an even earlier sneak peek into the band’s new goods.

Sticks and Stones will also include “Conviction Song” and “All Roads Lead to Home,” which have been previously unreleased. Although this portion of the tour is sticking to the northern regions of the country, do not fret. This is only the first leg of moe.’s trek across the U.S.

Sticks and Stones track list:
1. Cathedral
2. Sticks and Stones
3. Darkness
4. Conviction Song
5. Zed Naught Z
6. Deep This Time
7. All Roads Lead to Home
8. September
9. Queen of Everything
10. Raise A Glass

moe. tour dates:

December
30 - Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York
31 - Radio City Music Hall New York

January
17 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Fillmore
18 - West Hollywood, Calif. @ House of Blues
19 - Anaheim, Calif. @ The Grove of Anaheim
24 - St. Louis., Mo. @ The Pageant
26 - Milwaukee, Wis. @ The Eagles Club
27 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
30 - Columbus, Ohio @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
31 - Buffalo, N.Y. @ The Town Ballroom

February
1 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Electric Factory
2 - Boston, Mass. @ Orpheum Theatre

Related links:
moe.org
moe. on Myspace
moe. on Vegoose webcast (YouTube)

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This year, New York jamband moe. is throwing its annual festival/fan party over the weekend of August 31-September 2.

So far, the confirmed artists are: Ryan Adams, Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, J.J. Grey & Mofro, Amos Lee, Meat Puppets, Ryan Montbleu and The Brakes. Of course, the festival’s namesake will also perform six different shows throughout the weekend.

More moe.down bands are expected to be announced soon. Over the past eight years, the festival lineup has included Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, Matisyahu, MMW, Ani DiFranco, Blues Traveler, Leo Kottke, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Nellie McKay, Cracker Van Beethoven, David Grisman and Les Claypool.

Advance tickets go on sale at noon on April 1st for $80 until they run out or June 1st, whichever comes first. After that, the price will go up to $95 until they are sold out or until August 12th. Then all tickets will be $110.

moe.down is held in the Ridge Ski area in Turin, N.Y. at the edge of the Adirondack Mountains. Ski lifts will be open and mountain bikes are welcomed.

Related links:
moe.'s homepage
moe. on MySpace

Jambands take plenty of heat from music snobs, but moe. can fly the flag proudly

The Conch extends the confident experimentation of 2003's Jammy Award-winning Wormwood, as these Bonaroo mainstays explore the farthest corners of their hodgepodge sound. Blending jazz-inflected piano, creamy lead guitar, Jim Loughlin's Afro-Cuban percussion and falsetto pop harmonies, "Blue Jeans Pizza" hints at the meticulous pop of Steely Dan's "Reelin' in the Years," while crafting a springboard for the type of live improvisation that sends moe.rons spinning into tie-dyed nirvana. Bassist Rob Derhak shares keyboard and vocal duties with guitarists Chuck Garvey and Al Schnier, so there's no shortage of melodic input for free-ranging excursions like "Down Boy," which fits funk-stabbed verses against Deadhead country-rock ramble. The album's title refers to the talisman in Lord of the Flies, which grants its bearer the right to express his views. Garvey's "Wind It Up" lyric celebrates the beauty of collaboration; moe.'s peak moments occur when the conch is passed like a hot potato.