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MoeTar is playing on May 5th, 2013 in Gettysburg PA for ROS-fest 2013.
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Area-based modern progressive rock band, MoeTar, collects seemingly
disparate and opposing sonic forces to create a coherent artistic
statement for their Magna Carta Records debut, From These Small
Seeds.
MoeTar’s
two main protagonists, lead singer Moorea Dickason and
bassist/songwriter/lyricist Tarik Ragab, along with a versatile crew
of musicians, including guitarist Matthew Charles Heulitt (Zigaboo
Modeliste, Narada Michael Walden), drummer David Flores and
keyboardist Matt Lebofsky (miRthkon) create catchy, yet complex,
music that attempts to make sense of our confusing world.
On
paper the music shouldn’t work at all. The band flies in the face
of logic, yet not a musical note seems out of place. Flaunting their
musical fluency, MoeTar doesn’t avoid challenges: they appear to
actively court and thrive on them. Indeed. Inherent contradictions
are the subject of many of the band’s songs.
“So
much of what I write about involves paradoxes,” says Ragab. “It
seems the rules are set in contradiction to one another.”
Half
the fun of listening to MoeTar is hearing how well all of these
seemingly incompatible musical pieces fit together. Amid sonic
references to Zappa, The Beatles, XTC, Gentle Giant, Stevie Wonder,
Laurie Anderson and many others, MoeTar offers a fresh approach to
rock, pop, electronica and experimental music. Simply put, From These
Small Seeds is the culmination of a collision of styles that seems to
defy the odds – and our ears.
MoeTar is:
Moorea
Dickason - Vocals • Tarik Ragab - Bass • Matt Lebofsky - Keys •
Matthew Heulitt - Guitar • David M Flores - Drums
