# Moonalice at Slim's, April 20, 2016

[Slim's](http://www.slimspresents.com/event/moonalice-doobie-decibel-system-slims/) presents [Moonalice](http://www.moonalice.com/) and [Doobie Decibel System](http://www.ddsband.com/)  
2016-04-20  
[Slim's](http://www.slims-sf.com/)  
[333 11th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-4313](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=333+11th+Street,+San+Francisco,+CA+94103-4313&hl=en)  
7:20 PM, Wednesday, April 20, 2016

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## Set One: Doobie Decibel System

[8:01 PM; Waitin for the gig to get going ... big Steve raps about weed]

01. [8:04 PM] _For What It's Worth_ (R) @$
02. [8:09 PM] _Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite_ @ >> [8:11 PM] _I Want You_ jam @^ >>
03. [8:13 PM] _Ohio_ ^ (R/J)
04. [8:16 PM] _Toys in the Attic_ (R) $%
05. [8:20 PM] _We Carry On_ (L) %
06. [8:27 PM] _Beware of Darkness_ (J/R) %
07. [8:32 PM] _One of Those Places_ (J) @%
08. [8:37 PM] _Window on Your Soul_ (R) @
09. [8:44 PM] _I Wanna Feel It_ (L) %
10. [8:52 PM] _Couple of Puffs_ (R) ^$
11. [8:56 PM] _Echoes_ (J) %$ 
12. [9:05 PM] _Bold as Love_ (L) %  
[9:12 PM; Roger relates tonight's legend, then offers lots of thank yous; all off 9:17 PM]  
[9:33 PM; raffle chaos with Big Steve]  
[9:34 PM; Wavy Gravy raps awhile]

### Performers

[Doobie Decibel System](http://www.ddsband.com/)

* [Jason Crosby](https://www.facebook.com/jasoncrosbyband): % keyboards, ^ 6-string violin, @ acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* Jay Lane: drums, harmony vox;
* [Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz](http://www.lebomusic.com/): acoustic guitar,  $ lap steel guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Roger McNamee](http://www.moonalice.com/): acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox:
* [Pete Sears](http://www.petesears.com/): bass.

## Set Two: Moonalice

[Moonalice takes the stage with Jason Crosby at the keyboards while Wavy Gravy yacks]

01. [9:40 PM] _It's 4:20 Somewhere_ (R)  
[Pete to keys, Jason to bass]
02. [9:48 PM] _American Dream Rag_ (R) %Þ  
[Jason back to keys, Pete to guitar, Roger to bass]
03. [9:52 PM] _Joker's Lie_ (PS) &ß  
[Pete to bass, Roger to guitar]
04. [10:00 PM] _You_ (R) >>
05. [10:13 PM] _Nick of Time_ (R)  
[Pete to guitar, Roger to bass]
06. [10:25 PM] _That's All Right_ (P) &ß  
[Pete to bass, Roger to guitar]
07. [10:32 PM] _Blink of an Eye_ (R)
08. [10:40 PM] _High Five_
09. [10:55 PM] _Live a Little (That's Right)_ (R)
10. [11:00 PM] _Paradise_ (P) >>
11. [11:11 PM] _Let it Rain_  
[Pete to keys, Jason to bass]
12. [11:20 PM] _Stella Blue_ (P) $%Þ  
[Pete and Jason swap back]
13. [11:30 PM] _Eight Miles High_ (R) >>
14. [11:37 PM] _Tell Me It's OK_ (R)  
[set ends 11:55 PM, all off, back in a minute or so with Lebo, who picks up Roger's Gretsch guitar to play]  
   
**Encore**
15. [11:57 PM] _the Weight_ (P/R) $@
16. [12:06 AM] _Not Fade Away_ >>
17. [12:15 AM] _Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad_  
[show ends 12:25 AM; Roger introduces the band, bows and thanks, then off]

### Performers

[Moonalice](http://www.moonalice.com/)

* Chubby Wombat Moonalice AKA Roger McNamee: @ acoustic guitar, guitar, ß bass, lead and harmony vox;
* White Cloud Moonalice AKA John Molo: drums, harmony vox;
* Sir Sinjin Moonalice AKA [Pete Sears](http://www.petesears.com/): & guitar, bass, % keyboards, lead and harmony vox;
* Jesus H. Moonalice AKA Barry Sless: guitar, $ pedal steel guitar;  
- with a little help from -
* [Jason Crosby](https://www.facebook.com/jasoncrosbyband): keyboards, Þ bass, harmony vox;
* [Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz](http://www.lebomusic.com/): guitar (s2t15-17).


## Notes

Tonight's party may have been slightly more tame, and the turnout was clearly a bit lower than than prior years, but I had a grand time nonetheless. The opening set from Doobie Decibel System was plenty fun, my favorite being the exquisite cover of George Harrison's _Beware of Darkness_; good advice in those [lyrics](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/george+harrison/beware+of+darkness_20059016.html), no?

Wavy Gravy and Big Steve regaled us with tall tales over the brief set break, then Moonalice blazed through two and a half hours of fine rock and roll. I might have been tired from the long day's work, but with John Molo laying down that boppity beat, I just had to kick up my heels and dance. Pete and Roger and Jason all took turns at the bass while swapping places at the lead vocal or keyboards, but no matter who was leading, Barry Sless was slinging lightning shots from his guitar. Lord that boy can play! _High Five_ and _Let It Rain_ were my favorites tonight. Good times all around!

Being a work night, I'd assumed that things would wrap up reasonably early, and I suppose that's true, as the Encore break happened just shy of midnight. Funny how what used to be early -- a show ending before midnight? Dang! -- is now a blessing (least that's what the ache in my bones tells me). The band gave us a healthy 30-minute encore, after which we bid adieu to our friends, queued up for our poster packs (thanks Roger!) and then shuffled off into the fog to find our car and drive home.

If you're curious about the posters, head on over to the [Moonalice website](https://store.moonalice.com/poster-set-420-slims-san-francisco-ca-april-20-2016), who knows, you might see something that would look good hanging on your wall!

There were a couple tunes I couldn't identify in the DDS set. I'm pretty darn sure that _Toys_ *wasn't* the Aerosmith tune of the same name, since this one was pretty mellow. And I'll hazard a guess that the following tune is a Lebo original, since I couldn't seem to find it connected to ALO. Maybe someday I'll get them figured out! Anyways, in the meantime you can try to ID them yourself by listening to the Moonalice media archive for [tonight's show](http://www.moonalice.com/tour/2016-04-20/slims-annual-420-gathering-tribe). And big thanks to the folks who posted the Moonalice portion to [Setlist.fm](http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/moonalice/2016/slims-san-francisco-ca-6bf1c27e.html) -- makes it easier for me to double-check that I've gotten things right in my notes!

{{tag>music Moonalice Doobie_Decibel_System Slim's Roger_McNamee Jay_Lane John_Molo Pete_Sears Barry_Sless Jason_Crosby Roger_McNamee}}

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