HEY, MOE.! YOU'RE A REAL BAND! NYUK, NYUK, NYUK.Byline: - Sandra Barrera Al Schnier Al Schnier (b. January 9, 1968) is a musician most noted for being one of two guitarists for the American jam band moe. History Schnier was born on January 9, 1968 in Utica, New York. , frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. for the New York-based jam band moe., was reading a shining review of his band's disc ``Dither'' in Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person magazine when a strange realization came over him. ``You're in a real band!'' he thought to himself. moe., of course, sells plenty of records and tickets to shows nationwide. Its mailing list An automated e-mail system on the Internet, which is maintained by subject matter. There are thousands of such lists that reach millions of individuals and businesses. New users generally subscribe by sending an e-mail with the word "subscribe" in it and subsequently receive all new tops 50,000, and it has a dedicated following on the Internet (www.moe.org). All except for a three-year stint on Sony 550 Music, moe. is, for all intents and purposes Adv. 1. for all intents and purposes - in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless" for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes , an independent band, a band whose songwriting was raved about by Rolling Stone's David Fricke David Fricke is a senior editor at Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes predominantly on rock music. In the 1990s, he was Managing Editor[1] before stepping down. Background David Fricke is a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. as approaching a kind of ``focused greatness.'' Schnier, 33, says the kind words are still slowly sinking in. `To me, it still feels like it's just us,'' he says. ``It still feels the same way it did 10 years ago when we were just starting this.'' Moe. was founded in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1991. Back then, its members were fresh out of college, and all they wanted to do was make music. The band toured incessantly, packing bars. And later clubs. It self-released several recordings on its own Fatboy Records before signing with 550 Music in 1996. Two albums and three years later, moe. - which includes Rob Derhak Robert Derhak, also known simply as Rob, is the bass guitarist for the American jam band moe. and is one of the s. History First known member of a band was on Halloween 1989, playing at a party with guitarist Chuck Garvey and a drummer named Ray Schwartz. , Chuck Garvey, Vinnie Amico, Jim Loughlin and Schnier - left its one and only major label deal. ``Dither'' came after. ``The beauty to all this is that there's never really been any down time for us,'' says Schnier. ``It would be difficult to do this if we were stagnating for years or had only mildly had any success and were just struggling to recapture it. ``Not to say we're hugely successful by any means,'' he says. ``We're not likely ever to be the Dave Matthews Band, but we do make a good living at this. It's already far surpassed anything I would have ever imagined for us.'' Moe. plays the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre on Oct. 7. For information, log onto www.ticketmaster.com or call (213) 480-3232. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The members of the jam band moe. are Al Schnier, left, Jim Loughlin, Rob Derhak, Vinnie Amico and Chuck Garvey. |
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