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(((folkYEAH!))) presents an evening with Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes!Sunday, December 28, 2025Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm$25 in advance / $30 day of the show21+Tickets on sale Wednesday, August 27th at 12 noon*All sales are final*Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com====CHUCK PROPHET AND HIS CUMBIA SHOESWake The Dead, Chuck Prophets extraordinary new album recorded with Qiensave?, dives headfirst into the world of Cumbia music. The songs are intoxicatingly rhythmic, all but demanding you move your body while you listen. There are flashes of rock and roll, punk, surf, and soul, wrapped up in the rich legacy of a genre that traces its roots back hundreds of years and thousands of miles.Prophets streak of more than a dozen critically acclaimed solo records stretches all the way back to 1990, when the California native first shifted focus from his tenure with pioneering neo-psych band Green on Red to working under his own name. Since then, Prophets songs have appeared in a slew of films and television shows, and his work has been covered by Bruce Springsteen, Solomon Burke, Heart, and a host of others. Rolling Stone dubbed him a streetwise city kid with an eye for the country, while Uncut proclaimed him a renaissance-rocker, and NPR declared that no one can turn tales from the outer limits into catchy songs quite like Prophet does.

Moes Alley presents a pre-New Years Eve party with the return of Monophonics with special gueste Mae Powell and DJ Archive 65 on the 1s and 2s!Tuesday, December 30, 2025door: 7pm / Show: 8pm$30 in advance / $35 day of the show21+*Tickets on sale Friday, Oct. 3rd at 10am PT**All sales are final*Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com====MONOPHONICSSince 2012, Monophonics has steadily built a reputation as a consistent band with a unique sound. Well crafted songs and records are matched by an energetic live performance. A heavenly signature style: Pure timeless heavy soul and warm textures of psychedelic rock. This is a band that revels in the past, taking you back to the stylings of the late 60s and early 70s, while always keeping its feet positioned in the present, looking ahead to the future.Front man, vocalist a on guitar. A dynamic horn section led by Ryan Scott on Trumpet with Jason Cressey playing Trombone always elevates the show & sound. This core group drips in cosmic fashion.As a touring band, Monophonics has taken their act to dozens of countries, selling out venues all over the states, UK & Europe including London, NYC, Athens, LA, Istanbul, San Francisco, Amsterdam & Paris. Known for putting on an infectious performance which places their intimate songwriting and soulful musicianship on full display. Its the kind of concert that delivers gifts to the mind, body and soul of every crowd in each city they travel to. Monophonics brings a musical experience that is unforgettable, which has earned the group a global fanbase and loyal following.Sage Motel, Monophonics fifth studio album released in 2022 on Colemine Records, once again captures the bands timeless psychedelic soul sound that they are known to produce. Met with an outstanding reception including nods from NPR Music, KCRW, BBC and Shindig, the record has thrived in multiple scenes. Since its release, Sage Motel has found its way to millions of listeners online and seen thousands of records distributed and sold in record shops around the world.MAE POWELLMae Powell is a San Francisco based singer songwriter with a rainbow tinged timeless sound. She released her sophomore album Making Room For the Light on this year on Colemine Records. Its an indie folk record that grapples with love, friendship, and loss, with deeply personal yet universal lyrics. You can find Mae singing jazz, spinning vinyl, or playing her original music with her band made up of her very best friends.