melanie moser, zeke healy, marlon sporer, george murer, john bartley. past players: kid millions, sabrina mansouri, allison busch, j.r randoph, the mud, dan smith, p. albanese, jim d'amico, a.c., charles burst, c.o., j. wheeler.
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"Melanie Moser’s loose, multihued songs have been coloring the fringes of the local underground scene for years. She has the sort of low-key magnetism that draws complementary musicians to her, and her current group ably assists in elevating her pretty folk tunes to someplace between the now and then. Her music is of the earth but tends to hover a few inches above it, know what we mean?" - TimeOutNY 2008 ------
"Melanie's new outfit, lies somewhere in
between folk, psychedelia, and the band, The Band." - Festival press release ------
Melanie Moser was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She began playing piano at age 4 and guitar 6 years later. In high school she started her first band with 5 other girls. Since then, she has performed with many players and projects including members of Oneida, Oakley Hall, Tomorrow's Friend, ill lit, LEOVE, Awesome Color, Arbouretum and others, recording cds and records and cassettes along the way. Her first solo collection of recorded songs, "One Tune More", was self-released in 2005 and spent months on the NYC independent radio charts. Produced and recorded by Moser in and around Brooklyn, NY, this timeless album is made up of traditional and original hymns - an inquiry into the muse/god/love trinity. In 2006, Melanie began building a band, starting with the amazing slide guitar player, Zeke Healy (Boggs). Since then, the band has grown to include Marlon Sporer (Jerimiah Rifles, The Occasion), documentarian and electric saz player George Murer, visual artist Sabrina Mansouri, and drummer John Bartley. Many other crazy good musicians have supported Melanie over the last year and a half. Presently, The Eleventh Hour Band brings a blend of country western, jazz, and middle-eastern influence to Melanie's folk/rock songs. If Joni Mitchell (circa 1974) were traveling across turkmenistan with her alternative country rock band. Americana Trance Pop. Adult Contemporary Psych. Moser and the 11th Hour recently recorded a 3-song live EP in a friend's loft apartment which will be available at their upcoming shows. A full-length recording is in the works for 2009.
hello melanie, thinking about you today and your beautiful songs. would be nice to have you here to sing and play in the sunshine....if you ever feel compelled to visit the coast north of SF, let me know.....
