Moe. 5-30-13 at 930 Club, Washington D.C.
“Tonight’s show starts promptly at 8pm” the lady from 930 club told me over the phone. That means we have about 2-3 hours before we have to leave to battle traffic in order to catch the whole first set. I’ve always wondered though if the people who work at the events are told to tell attendees to come earlier in hopes they might spend more at the bar….hmmm, well it worked. The crew rolled up a right at 8pm, and with no will call line (first time ever) we got right in the venue, no questions asked. Thank goodness we left when we did though, because we hit major traffic on I-66 heading towards D.C. and with two GPS systems saying two, totally opposite directions, you can imagine the mass confusion taking place in the car. Luckily we are somewhat experienced D.C. navigators and had an idea of where we needed to be.
Moe. is at the top of the game right now when speaking of jam bands. Formed in Buffalo, NY (Shout out to all my family up there!) at The University of Buffalo in 1989, Rob (Bass, vocals), Al (guitar, vocals), Chuck (guitar, vocals). Vinnie (drums), and Jim (percussion) have been slaying together for longer than I’ve been alive. Since their first cassette release in the early 90’s…YES CASSETTE! moe. has come along way. Hosting two festivals annually in their name, moe.Down and Snow.Down, while also sharing Summer Camp fest with the likes of Umphrehy’s Mcgee. If festivals aren’t your thing (which how could they not??) moe. also started their own ‘jam cruise’ called…yep you guess it, moe.Cruise!
Upon entering the venue, I was unbearably parched while also in pain because I had to pee so badly. I emptied the bladder first before re-filling it with what I thought to be a tasty, cold, refreshingly smooth Rolling Rock. The first sip, however, was pitiful. Just plain bad. I couldn’t tell you the last time I was this turned off by draft beer…come to think of it this was the FIRST time it had ever happened. I love Rolling Rock too, but god damn that beer was gross. After that I felt my only choice was my beloved Guinness cans.
Anyways, moe. started playing around 8:30 and opened with “The Road”. The crowd was digging it. Most of the people there were older, which isn’t a bad thing, very relaxing. No candy kids running around for the first set then passed out on the stairs for the second set. Everyone had space and you could walk around to every corner of the venue, just how we like it.
The second song was “Awesome Gary” > “Timmy Tucker” one of my favorite sing alongs. (Full setlist featured at the bottom) Another great song that was new to our ears was, “Not Coming Down.” Unfortunately, like I said earlier, this was only my second moe. show so I can not truly speak to how they performed this night as opposed to any other night, but talking to the moe-rons amongst the crowd that evening, they seemed to be putting on a pretty amazing performance. Everyone, old and young, was grooving. Even the first timers couldn’t help but move to the music. It turned out to be a great Thursday night, and I think it’s safe to say The WookiePost is slowly but surely becoming moe-rons.
You can catch moe. on tour at http://moe.org/tour
Moe. Set 1 930 Club Washington D.C.
The Road >
Awesome Gary>
Timmy Tucker
Where Does Time Go>
Not Coming Down >
Wormwood >
Threw It All Away >
The Road
End First Set
Queens Of Everything >
The Pit >
32 Things
Understand
Stranger Than Fiction >
Cissy Strut
She >
Akimbo
Encore: Bones of Lazarus
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