Over the weekend, American jam rock band moe. headlined the Adirondack Independence Music Festival in Lake George, N.Y., performing two sets on Sept. 3 and 4. During their performances, the group shared a diverse melange from their discography and welcomed special guests on stage, including Shannon Lynch and Hayley Jane.
On Saturday, Sept. 3, they kicked off their set with "Captain America," which they used as a vehicle to traverse into their ode to home "Mexico." They continued with a jam from "NCD" > "Wormwood" > "Ok Alright." moe. then welcomed Hayley Jane to share her vocals on a cover of Led Zepplin's "Ramble On." They closed the first set with a pairing of "Haze" with "Buster."
moe. kept the music flowing with no gaps between tracks for their second set on Saturday. They kicked things off with 2003's "McBain" before moving into "Skrunk," then an unfinished rendition of "Moth." A take on "Pit" with a "Flo" tease served as the penultimate song of the evening before they closed the set with "Brent."
For their second headlining set the following day, the band kicked things off just after 8 p.m. with "Blue Jeans Pizza." moe. kept the energy pristine and in line for a Sunday show flowing from "Puebla" into "Silver Sun" before making a nod to the jewel of the Empire State, with "New York City." They then welcomed Shannon Lynch of Conehead Buddha to join on saxophone for a cover of Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" and closed the first half of their set with "George."
moe. kicked off their second set–which, like the night before, was also a non-stop jam–with "Meat." They then moved into a 90's pairing of "Seat of My Pants" (1996's Loaf), with "Sensory Deprivation Bank" (1999's Fatboy), before playing "Timmy Tucker" into set closer "Meat."
For the final night, moe. decided to return to the stage for an encore. They opened with a cut off of No Guts, No Glory, "Mar-De-Ma." The meandering tune gave fans ample time to get the last of their energy out before moe. morphed the tune into "Moth," effectively completing the unfinished version from the night before.
moe.
Adirondack Independence Music Festival – Lake George, N.Y.
Sept. 3, 2022
Set I: Captain America > Mexico, NCD > Wormwood > Ok Alright, Ramble On*, Haze > Buster
Set II: McBain > Skrunk > Moth + > Pit ^ > Brent
Notes
* Led Zeppelin cover, with Hayley Jane
+ Unfinished
^ Flo tease
moe.
Adirondack Independence Music Festival – Lake George, N.Y.
Sept. 4, 2022
Set I: Blue Jeans Pizza, Puebla > Silver Sun, New York City, Baker Street*, George
Set II: Meat > Seat Of My Pants > Sensory Deprivation Bank > Timmy Tucker -> Meat
Enc.: Mar-De-Ma ->, Moth ^
Notes
*Gerry Rafferty cover, with Shannon Lynch of Conehead Buddha on saxophone
^Completing the version from 9/3/22
