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joined the band in early 2009 and guitarist G. E. Smith left the band after playing his last show with them on December 31, 2009. In 2021, the band expanded its lineup to ten, adding new vocalists Lester Chambers and his son Dylan Chambers, plus T Sisters Erika, Chloe and Rachel Tietjen. Their music currently is focused on the "Psychedelic Soul" sound innovated by Lester in the 1960s with his band

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. On August 28, 2012, the

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announced that the digital logs for the Moonalice song "It’s 4:20 Somewhere", had been acquired for the Library and Archives. "Libraries and archives collect, preserve and provide access to the materials that best capture important moments and movements in history, regardless of format, and the Moonalice logs help tell the story of music’s digital revolution; specifically the rise of direct-from-artist (DFA) distribution. Moonalice is the first band without a label to achieve one million downloads of a song from its own servers, direct-from-artist. “It’s 4:20 Somewhere” has been downloaded over two million times."

Members

;Current * Roger McNamee aka "Chubby Wombat Moonalice" – bass, guitar, vocals (2007–present) * Pete Sears – bass, keyboards, accordion, vocals (2007–present) * Barry Sless – bass, guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals (2007–present) *

– drums (2009–present) * Jason Crosby – keyboards (2021-present) * Lester Chambers – vocals (2021-present) * Dylan Chambers – vocals (2021-present) * Erika Tietjen – vocals (2021-present) * Chloe Tietjen – vocals (2021-present) * Rachel Tietjen – vocals (2021-present) ;Former * Ann McNamee aka "Blue Moonalice" – bass, percussion, vocals (2007–2012) *Jimmy Sanchez – drums (2007–2009) * G. E. Smith – bass, guitars, vocals (2007–2009) ;Occasional special guest * Jack Casady – bass (select dates only) (2007–2009) ;Fill in members *

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– drums * Mookie Siegel - keyboards

References

External links

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Moonalice collection
at the

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