moe. is Al Schnier (guitars, vocals) * Chuck Garvey (guitars, vocals) * Rob Derhak (bass, vocals) * Jim Loughlin (percussion, vibes) * Vinnie Amico (drums)

Al Schnier, Chuck Garvey, and Rob Derhak first came together at the University of Buffalo in 1990, musician-friends uniting to play for the sheer fun of it. “We liked music, we liked to party, and we wanted to put those two things together,” says Derhak. “We wanted to do what seemed like the coolest thing we could possibly do and not have to work a regular job. It didn’t even seem like a decision had to be made. It was like, this is what we’re doing and it’s happening. The idea that thirty years later I would be a dad, paying a mortgage and earning a living, based on our band, with the same guys no less, that never even crossed my mind.”

The more the band traveled, the more they grew creatively, evincing a remarkable willingness to progress as they went along. moe. quickly became part of a burgeoning scene centered around NYC’s Wetlands, a grassroots revolution that embraced freewheeling genre fusion — spanning funk and free jazz, country and classic rock, prog, new wave, calypso, pop and everything else under the sun — fan interaction, and unrestrained improvisation.

“We adapted,” Derhak says. “Initially we didn’t have quite as much of the same ideal at first. We didn’t jam or have long extended solos. But as we went from being an opening act to being a headliner, we didn’t have enough material to do two long sets. We needed more material, so our songs started to stretch themselves out. We became a jam band.”

Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Low chairs and blankets at front half of the park and regular lawn chairs at the back half of the park.

Children age 12 and under are admitted free with an adult ticket holder.

In the event of inclement weather, the show will move to Lowell High School Auditorium located diagonally across the street from Boarding House Park.