MoeTar is an American,

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-based rock group, founded by singer Moorea Dickason ("Moe") and bassist Tarik Ragab ("Tar"). Moorea and Tarik previously worked together in the more politically charged funk/pop band No Origin.

History

Moorea and Tarik formed the band in 2008 with Matthew Heulitt (

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) on guitar, David Flores (

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) on drums, and Bob Crawford on keyboards. Early on Bob left the band, and was replaced by

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). With the lineup in place, the band entered a period of intense rehearsals and shows. Their first gig (May 17, 2009) was performing near the finish line at the annual

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race in San Francisco. They also performed at the annual Burning Man Decompression Festival, and played the opening slot at the final show of

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who re-released ''From These Small Seeds'' on CD in early 2012 with different artwork. In 2013, they started recording their second CD ''Entropy of the Century'' which was released in August 2014. Jonathan Herrera (

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, Cathedrals) helped contribute to the recording process of this record and then officially joined the band, also on keyboards.

Band members

* Moorea Dickason – vocals * Tarik Ragab – bass, backing vocals * Matthew Heulitt – guitar, backing vocals *

– keyboards, backing vocals * David M. Flores – drums * Jonathan Herrera - keyboards (since 2014)

Discography

;Albums *''From These Small Seeds'' (2012,

#MA-9111) *''Entropy of the Century'' (2014,

#MA-9118-2) *''The Final Four (EP)'' (2018, self-release on

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)

References

External links

MoeTar
- official website

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