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Bernie Worrell Subs For Molitz in Headtronics

July 7th, 2010 | No Comments

BERNIE WORRELL SUBS FOR STEVE MOLITZ IN HEADTRONICS; MOLITZ PLAYS SUMMER SONIC IN JAPAN
WITH EVE

Bernie Worrell

Funk pioneer Bernie Worrell
(Talking Heads, P-Funk) will fill in for keyboardist Steve Molitz (Particle, Phil Lesh & Friends) at the upcoming Headtronics shows in early August.
Molitz will be playing the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan with rapper Eve at the time of the Headtronics
shows.

Headtronics (Molitz, DJ Logic, and Freekbass) played their maiden voyage
tour in April, debuting a high-energy mix
of funk, hip-hop, and electronic dance music. The band is expected to add a number of shows later this year, so
stay tuned to www.myspace.com/headtronics
and twitter.com/headtronics for more information.

On Sale Now:

Headtronics feat. DJ Logic, Freekbass, Bernie Worrell:
-8/5: Shammy Bash, Nelson Ledges, OH

-8/6: Triumph Brew Co, New Hope, PA
-8/7: Big Up, Ghent, NY
-8/8: River Street Jazz Cafe, New Hope, PA

Headtronics feat. Steve Molitz, Freekbass, Scott Metzger, Brandon Draper:
-8/13: Muddy River Jam Fest, Woodstown, NJ

Headtronics feat. Steve Molitz, DJ Logic, Freekbass:
-9/10: Catskill Chill Music Fest, Hancock, NY

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Furthur Celebrate Phil’s 70th w/ Robinson, Greene, Molitz, Molo

March 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Furthur Celebrate Phil’s 70th Birthday with

Chris Robinson, Jackie Greene, Steve Molitz, John Molo

Phil Lesh

On Friday night, March 12, Phil Lesh celebrated his 70th Birthday at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA. The evening featured Lesh’s current band, Furthur, as the house act for the night with a number of special guests from Lesh’s previous bands sitting in. Guests included The Black Crowes‘ Chris Robinson, Jackie Greene, Steve Molitz and John Molo. The concert was an Unbroken Chain Foundation Benefit For Haitian Earthquake Relief.

Set I Acoustic without Russo and with Jackie Greene, Steve Molitz & Chris Robinson:

Ripple, Lazy River Road, Fennario, Two Souls in Communion, Brokedown Palace, A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, They Love Each Other, Mountains of the Moon, Attics of My Life

Set II without Lane and with Jackie Greene & Chris Robinson:

Scarlet Begonias, Minglewood Blues, Easy Wind > New Speedway Boogie, Viola Lee Blues > High Time > Caution Jam > Viola Lee Blues > Hard To Handle, Viola Lee Blues > Like A Rolling Stone > Sugaree

Set III without Lane and with Jackie Greene, Steve Molitz & John Molo:

Not Fade Away Jam* Float Parade, Happy Birthday Phil!*, Balloon Drop, Not Fade Away Jam >
Playing in the Band > Jam > St. Stephen > The Other One > Elevator > Unbroken Chain, Comes a Time > Cream Puff War* with dancers > Franklin’s Tower

Encore: Johnny B. Goode

Setlist courtesy of phillesh.net

Check back soon for complete coverage of Phil Lesh’s 70th Birthday Celebration.

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Molitz, Freekbass & Logic Form New Band, You Can Name It!

November 17th, 2009 | No Comments

New Project from Freekbass, DJ Logic and Steve Molitz

Steve Molitz

DJ Logic, keyboardist Steve Molitz (Particle, Phil Lesh & Friends), and Freekbass are putting together a project to tour late winter/early spring 2010. They initially got together onstage for a jam during DJ Logic’s set at the Church of Universal Love and Music in Pennsylvania over the summer. It turned out to be one of those magical musical moments, so they have decided to do some full shows together.

These three talented musicians are asking people that are interested to go to Twitter and answer “Name the new DJ Logic, Steve Molitz, Freekbass groove project. Tweet using the hashtag #logicmolitzfreek or hit DJ Logic and Freekbass directly at twitter.com/projectlogic and/or twitter.com/freekbass. The person whose name is chosen will be on the Lifetime – Guest List to this “yet to be named band’s” shows.

Molitz Joins ‘Playing For Change’

October 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Molitz Joins ‘Playing For Change’

Steve Molitz

Keyboardist Steve Molitz (Particle, Phil Lesh & Friends) is honored to announce that he’s been invited to join the global musical phenomenon Playing For Change. The PFC Band is made up of a diverse group of musicians who have come together from all over the world to inspire peace through music. Molitz first played with the band this past July in Los Angeles to help kick off the 25th Annual Twilight Dance Series on the Santa Monica Pier. The PFC Band has played a handful of U.S. concerts in the past, but this marks the band’s first extended North American tour, covering 22 cities in four weeks. To learn more about this amazing movement of positive world change created by Grammy-winning producer and engineer Mark Johnson, visit www.playingforchange.com, and be sure to check out the group’s CD/DVD Songs Around the World (debuted at #9 on the Billboard Pop Charts).

Also, be sure to check out these videos to see the innovative multimedia process that allowed the PFC creators to capture different musicians playing the same songs all over the world:

War/No More Trouble feat. Bono:

Stand By Me:

Playing For Change, Fall Tour 2009:

10/20/09 Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere

10/22/09 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theater

10/23/09 Northampton, MA – Calvin Theater

10/24/09 Albany, NY – Empire Center at the Egg

10/25/09 New York, NY – Town Hall

10/27/09 Glenside, PA – The Keswick

10/29/09 Annapolis, MD – Ram’s Head on Stage

10/30/09 Cleveland, OH – Masonic Auditorium

10/31/09 Toronto, Canada – Phoenix Music Hall

11/02/09 Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark

11/03/09 Chicago, IL – The Park West

11/04/09 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater

11/06/09 St. Paul, MN – O’Shaughnessy

11/07/09 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre

11/09/09 Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Performing Arts Center

11/12/09 Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center

11/13/09 Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia

11/15/09 San Francisco, CA – Palace of Fine Arts

11/17/09 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre

11/18/09 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre

11/19/09 Vancouver, Canada – Commodore Ballroom