Moonalice is a far flung tribe of musicians who all want to play bass.

With a culture based on groove, the tribal members blow minds on guitars, keyboards, and a range of other instruments to prove their worthiness to play the low end.

According to legend, the Moonalice tribe is descended from Piltdown Woman, or possibly from a couple of naked, snake charmed gardeners who liked to hang around with friendly dinosaurs. Core to the Moonalice culture is the Coming of the Seventh – Yggdrassil – a mythical player of low tones who emerges periodically from the sea, where he cavorts with a school... (+) expand

Moonalice is a far flung tribe of musicians who all want to play bass.

With a culture based on groove, the tribal members blow minds on guitars, keyboards, and a range of other instruments to prove their worthiness to play the low end.

According to legend, the Moonalice tribe is descended from Piltdown Woman, or possibly from a couple of naked, snake charmed gardeners who liked to hang around with friendly dinosaurs. Core to the Moonalice culture is the Coming of the Seventh – Yggdrassil – a mythical player of low tones who emerges periodically from the sea, where he cavorts with a school of thermally enhanced tuna.

The myth of Moonalice portends that upon the arrival of the Seventh, the groove will grow impossibly deep. So much so that the words “Dig it” will pass the lips of those who have never before uttered, let alone entertained, such thoughts.

The tribe – or band, as it is known in Moonalice culture – plays traditional Moonalice music, an intoxicating brew of roots, blues, psychedelia, and strange but kind folk. In Moonalice tradition, the musical ceremony – the gig – is a fusion of sound, lights, and refreshing beverages that improves reality for people who get too much of the real thing during the day time.

It is said by those who say such things that the day will come when all seven members of the clan will play bass together. And on that day the notion of low will be taken to new depths. Or possibly the notion of depth taken to new lows. As with all things, it’s really a matter of perspective.

THE SIX:

G.E. Smith
Sat. Night Live Band, Bob Dylan

Barry Sless
Phil Lesh, David Nelson Band

Pete Sears
Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna

Ann McNamee
Flying Other Brothers

Roger McNamee
Flying Other Brothers

Jimmy Sanchez
Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs

THE SEVENTH:

Jack Casady
Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna (-) collapse