Al Schnier of moe.

That last few years of the 35 years moe. has been together
haven’t been the easiest for the band. First there was bassist
Rob Derhack’s cancer diagnosis which thankfully is in remission,
guitarist Chuck Garvey’s stroke which he has almost totally
recovered from and the untimely passing of Rob’s son. All of
these setbacks could have easily crushed the collective spirit of
the band and no doubt led to a hiatus or a full fledged breakup.
Luckily, the band and its member’s found the courage to sojourn
on each supporting one another as all tight knit families would.
That in itself is quite the feat, but moe. has also channeled all
that experience into a new album, Circle of Giants out now
wherever you get music. In my opinion it’s one of their best
studio records in a long time. I caught up with guitarist Al
Schnier last week who was on tour with the band in Southern
California. The conversation started when I asked Al how he took
the news of Rob’s Derhak’a diagnosis and how he ultimately coped
with it.


 


First song: Ups and Downs


Second song: Giants


 


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