The Molehill Orkestrah is an eight piece ensemble from Tucson, Arizona, with a cast that includes cello, violin, trombone, sax, bass, drums, mandolin, and guitar. The group specializes in wild and evocative gypsy music--heart breaking ballads, heel kicking romps, and everything in between. They have been performing for ten years strong and voted Best of Tucson in World Music (2008 Tucson Weekly Critics Choice Awards). While they regularly perform for intimate crowds in club settings, they have entertained audiences upwards of ten thousand people at the Tucson All Souls Procession and have played for diverse audiences at national music festivals such as High Sierra, Oregon Country Fair, Seattle Hemp Fest, and Montreal's international Just for Laughs Festival. Molehill has shared the stage with bands such as Gogol Bordello, Faun Fables, Devotchka, Tin Hat, Yard Dogs Road Show, Lord Loves a Working Man, and The Dirty Three. Beyond their varied musical collaborations, Molehill regularly teams up with acclaimed performance troupes such as the pyrotechnic theatre corps Flam Chen, San Francisco's Carpet Bag Brigade, and Tucson Puppet Works to create theatrical spectacle of fantastic proportions. Molehill is comfortable headlining or opening in any venue. They compliment any bill.
The band has released five albums to date.
"It's a downright riveting combo, and perhaps most refreshing of all, Molehill plays with a verve that makes me want to describe the band in terms most often reserved for punk rock: Molehill plays with a primal urgency that is undeniable."
-Steven Siegel, Tucson Weekly
:(Papa Bone Shaker's Combustible Revolution: Collaberation with Flam Chen, Live at the Tucson Convention Center):
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