Rhymes with Seltzer

Could there be a more versatile band, worldwide, than moe.?

Not likely!

They are the only group to finish in the top 10 in FIVE separate categories of the 2003 Mojo international readers poll . . . believe it:

PUNCTUATION BANDS OF THE U.S., U.K., AND EASTERN CANADA

1. Blood, Sweat & Chainsaws; 2. moe.; 3. Aerobic (Not to Be Confused with Amoebic) Dysentery; 4. “Goddamn Mothersucking Shit,” She Said; 5. No? No? C’mon!; 6. Hey: Lookit; 7. Yo . . . Asshole; 8. I—I–I—I–I—I–I; 9. Sit. Stand. Shoot to Kill. Aim to Please. And Don’t Forget Compassion.; 10. Lung; Liver; Esophagus

THREE-LETTER BANDS OF THE NORTHEASTERN U.S., ICELAND, GREENLAND, DENMARK, AND SWITZERLAND

1. Smf; 2. Too; 3. Mnb; 4. moe.; 5. Lll; 6. Fft; 7. LSD; 8. Yug; 9. Yuh; 10. Pud

LOWERCASE BANDS OF SCOTLAND, WALES, NEW YORK STATE, OHIO, AND THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN

1. wheatgrass; 2. par three; 3. q-tip; 4. scrooge sisters; 5. eleemosynary; 6. tactile; 7. flam; 8. moe.; 9. dim bulb; 10. unicorn tapestry

BANDS NAMED FOR NORTH AMERICAN COMEDIANS

1. Larry; 2. Curly; 3. moe.; 4. Red Skelton; 5. Dom DeLuise; 6. The Late Jack Carson; 7. Stan Freberg; 8. Vivian Vance; 9. That Guy Who Was in Shakes the Clown; 10. Joan Baez’s Funny Sister

PSYCHEDELIC JAM BANDS OF THE U.S., WESTERN CANADA, AUSTRALIA, FIJI, AND NEW ZEALAND

1.Wee Wee; 2. Sploosh; 3. The Robin Hoods; 4. Miss Lonely; 5. Portuguese Whores of Dawn; 6. Tall Deciduous Trees Surrounded by Mirrors; 7. moe.; 8. The Turtles; 9. Capgun; 10. Sam the Sham and the Wallabies

moe. play EMP Sky Church at 9 p.m. Tues., Feb. 18. $19.50/$17.50 members.