Roger McNamee's long running Bay area jam band Flying Other Brothers has gradually morphed into a slightly streamlined Moonalice. The band includes Roger's wife Ann sharing vocals and song-writing as well as fromer SNL band leader and G.E. Smith on guitar, Barry Sless on guitar and pedal steel, Pete Sears on keyboards, Jimmy Sanchez on drums and Jack Casady on bass. These are top-talent musicians who have played with the likes of Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Boz Scaggs, Rod Stewart, Hall & Oates among others. And all of them want to play bass.
You can download or stream several of their songs from their forthcoming T Bone Burnett produced album free from their web site. It's still "fookin' hippie music" according to Bono, but they have a good time, and you will too. The video below is a bit goofy, but the music is good.
The band has a number of bay area gigs including Santa Cruz friday August 28 at Moe's Alley, September 1 in Sausalito and Tahoe City on September 2nd. Later in September and October there are more dates in Denver, Portland, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Columbus, New Jersey and Annapolis.
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