Tuesday, July 14, 2009

MOE. HOSTS THE TENTH ANNUAL MOE.DOWN SEPTEMBER 4-6

MOE. FINALIZES LINE-UP INCLUDING CAKE, UMPHREY'S MCGEE, METHOD MAN AND REDMAN, ANI DIFRANCO, MATTHEW SWEET, AND MORE

The Tenth Annual moe.down will be held September 4, 5 and 6 at the Snow Ridge Ski area in Turin, NY. moe.down has become known as
Upstate NY's most musically diverse festival. moe. will perform a total of six sets throughout the weekend. A limited number of tickets are available at $105 until they are sold out or until July 17th. Please visit http://www.moedown.com for up-to-the-minute information and to purchase tickets.

moe. has finalized this year's line-up: moe., CAKE, Umphrey's McGee, Method Man and Redman, Ani DiFranco, Matthew Sweet, Sam Bush, The New Mastersounds, Ominous Seapods, The Heavy Pets, Okemah, Nate Wilson Group, Family Groove Company, Lynch, My Dear Disco and The London Souls.

Over the past nine years, more than one hundred bands have performed at moe.down, including The Flaming Lips, Perry Farrell's Satellite Party, The Roots, The Levon Helm Band, They Might Be Giants, Meat Puppets, Medeski Martin & Wood, Matisyahu, Blues Traveler, The Presidents of the United States of America, Fishbone, Leo Kottke, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Nellie McKay, Cracker Van Beethoven, David Grisman, and Les Claypool.

The moe.down festival promises three days of music, camping and fun at the Snow Ridge Ski Area in Turin, NY. The site is about an hour northeast of Syracuse, at the edge of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. Ski lifts will be open, so bring your mountain bikes!

For the last eight years, members of the band have hit the greens with friends and fans for the annual moe.down Charity Golf Outing. The event takes place at the Turin Highlands golf course and has raised almost $25,000 for various charities.

moe.down will also feature a Kids' Tent on Saturday and Sunday from 12 - 4 that promises to entertain even the toughest critics! This year's Kids' tent theme is "Mexico" in honor of the moe. song. There will be parades, crafts and activities for the youngest moe.rons and their caregivers.

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