June 26, 2007 Jew­els in the Square, Union Square, San Fran­cisco, Cal­i­for­nia
Moon­al­ice poster by Chris Shaw

Accord­ing to Moon­al­ice leg­end, all mem­bers of the tribe shall be chiefs, whether or not they play bass. While it is a fact that bass play­ing is the heart of Moon­al­ice spir­i­tu­al­ity, it brings with it a heavy amp and a sore back, not a spe­cial place in the tribal hier­ar­chy. Evi­dence of these great truths was on dis­play in Union Square this day, as the band played a lunch time gig in the heart of San Fran­cisco. A large tribe formed in the Square shortly after noon. In keep­ing the with tribal tra­di­tion, every­one was in charge. The band played a spir­ited set — com­plete with four bass play­ers — with lots of danc­ing and car­ry­ing on. Other than a touch of sun­burn on Chubby Wombat’s scalp, no ani­mals (or tribe mem­bers) were harmed in the mak­ing of this gig.

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