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The Abe Lincoln Story Story

The original flyer for the shows.

ONCE UPON A TIME...

It all began at a coffee shop. It was 1994, just days after the Northridge earthquake. Every Friday night, a singer/songwriter named Steve Moramarco would come into the Onyx coffee shop, near the border of Los Feliz and Silverlake, and perform.

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Steve had a lot of songs to sing. Some were the songs he used to sing way back in the late '80s/early '90s when he was in the folk/punk duo Hill of Beans. One of their songs Satan, Lend Me a Dollar, was a top-ten hit at college radio stations around the country.

The Hill of Beans CD cover

The Bean Side of the Bean/Beck 7"

Steve also had songs from his pop group Bean. In 1992, Bean put out a couple of 7"s, including a split that had two songs by Bean and two by a then-unknown artist named Beck. The Abe Lincoln Story were eventually banned from The Onyx for nudity, alcohol and playing too loudly (this was a coffee shop, after all.)

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After the Onyx, The ALS burst onto the club scene, playing shows with Beck, Weezer, and The Presidents of the USA, amongst other noteworthy acts.

When LA club Spaceland first opened their doors, they invited The ALS to be the very first house band, playing every Monday for free.

Early Abe Lincoln Story Flyer

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The Dance Party CD

In 1996, they released their first album, entitled Dance Party on Flipside records. It contained some of their more popular early tunes like Get High and Go to Work and a duet of Come Home
with singer Carla Bozulitch.

The album was well-received, and the band prospered. They released a video for Rock! Scissors! Paper! and performed dates around the West Coast.

Then a chapter ended.

In 1999, after five years of almost non-stop performing, Steve put The ALS on "double secret probation" and moved to New York to pursue acting and writing.

The Abe Lincoln Story was silent for almost six years...

In 2004, Steve moved back to Los Angeles and decided to pick up where he left off. He took The Abe Lincoln Story out of "double secret probation" and began writing new songs at a furious pace.

He called up some old members and invited some new ones to join the biggest and baddest Abe Lincoln Story yet - a ten-piece band!

In 2007, The Abe Lincoln Story will release a new CD, entitled "Kings of the Soul-Punk-Swing." To find out more, please stay on our email list!

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for more shows and music!

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