Molehill Orkestrah

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):
"The Desert Gypsy propheteers of Molehill are nothing short of mesmerizing every time they set out."
-Stephen Seigel, The Tucson Weekly
“Molehill Orkestrah's stunning display of musical verisimilitude awes arts patrons once again. This season promises to bring masterful reinterpretations of classic genres. Not to be missed!”
-James Shoffenburger, Art Patrons Register
“Brothers and sisters lets come together and groove to the mellifluous vibes of these funky mindwarpers, distilled from the center of the universe and injected into the center of your brain.”
-Wind Song, Festival Hippy
“Their music is a welcome throwback to people and places long forgotton. Time travelers and lace readers wander these lonely roads, spinning yarns and casting spells, evoking a past burned into bone.”
-Jennifer DeReaul, English Major
"Sonic architecture of outrageous proportions! Mark my words, Molehill Orkestrah is out to build something big!'
-Otis Hemming, The Consumate Critique
“Findings suggest that Molehill Orkestrah extracts memories from the parasympathetic nervous system and the bifacial membrane of universes specieas and reconfigures them into audio psychotomemetic stimuli designed to enliven and please. Masterful chemistry executed with grace and aplomb.”
-Engles S. Bunson, Professor Emeritus of Ehychoacustics
“Lookin’ for some foot stompin’ good times? Head west! There’s musical gold in that valley! Shoot! If’in you don’t believe me have a taste of Molehill’s rousing stew!”
-John Hicks, Cowboy Poet/Ranch Owner
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