From The Daily Reveille  

Band makes first stop to Baton Rouge
by Nathan Trifone
Issue date: 3/12/07 Section: Entertainment

When it comes to musical expression, jam bands are notorious for providing audience members a channel to trance-like states of mind through creative improvisations and deep lyrics.

Fans are highly critical and demand only the best after successful touring groups like Phish and The Grateful Dead. After subpar jam bands have been weeded out, bands like moe. remain as a concert must-see.

Moe. is a band that combines the Americana sound of progressive rock with the ability to improvise.

Moe. guitarist Chuck Garvey said the New York band's concerts are different than other jam bands because it's one thing to jam, but it's another to capture and captivate the audience.

"I think we really hang ourselves out there in a way and take a huge chance in trying to keep ourselves open to spontaneous improvisation where really anything goes and you have to really listen and follow the moment," Garvey said, who will appear with the band Wednesday night at The Varsity. "I feel like there are a lot of other bands that jam - it's not contrived - but a lot safer."

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From 2theadvocate.com

Playing theaters, clubs, festivals and its own moe.down and Snoe.down, as well as shows with the Allman Brothers Band, the Dead and the Who, moe. carries the jam-band flame into the 21st century. Big in Japan, too, the world-traveling jam band from New York makes its fifth trip to Japan in April.

The Japanese love moe.

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