Upcoming Concerts

  • Jul 21
    Summer Concerts on the Green
    Novato, CA
  • Jul 28
    Southeast Alaska Fair
    Haines, AK
  • Jul 29
    Southeast Alaska Fair
    Haines, AK
  • Aug 04
    Salmonfest
    Ninilchik, AK
  • Aug 05
    Salmonfest
    Ninilchik, AK
  • Aug 06
    Salmonfest
    Ninilchik, AK
  • Aug 18
    Oakland A's Jerry Garcia Night @ Oakland Coliseum
    Oakland, CA
Jul 21
Summer Concerts on the Green - Novato, CA
Jul 28
Southeast Alaska Fair - Haines, AK
Jul 29
Southeast Alaska Fair - Haines, AK
Aug 4
Salmonfest - Ninilchik, AK
Aug 5
Salmonfest - Ninilchik, AK
Aug 6
Salmonfest - Ninilchik, AK
Aug 18
Oakland A's Jerry Garcia Night @ Oakland Coliseum - Oakland, CA

Moonalice News

  • Let's Rock The World One Tree At A Time!
  • Commemorating the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival!!!
  • Moonalice Minute: Lester & Dylan Chambers (Episode 1)
  • Acoustic Guitar reviews Full Moonalice, Volume 2!!
  • Moonalice plays a set on Jam In The Van
  • Glide Magazine interviews Pete Sears!
  • Acoustic Guitar Magazine: Barry, Roger and T’s play Nick and Woo Woo
  • PopMatters: Bottlerock Napa review … featuring Moonalice
  • Moonalice Will Not Play Indoors Until Further Notice
  • Bottlerock Napa 2022: Photos by Bob Minkin
Let's Rock The World One Tree At A Time!
Commemorating the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival!!!
Moonalice Minute: Lester & Dylan Chambers (Episode 1)
Acoustic Guitar reviews Full Moonalice, Volume 2!!
Moonalice plays a set on Jam In The Van
Glide Magazine interviews Pete Sears!
Acoustic Guitar Magazine: Barry, Roger and T’s play Nick and Woo Woo
PopMatters: Bottlerock Napa review … featuring Moonalice
Moonalice Will Not Play Indoors Until Further Notice
Bottlerock Napa 2022: Photos by Bob Minkin

What To Watch (Archive)

  • Jun 3, 2023 / Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley)
    According to Moonalice legend, this is Pride Month around the world. Just so you know know, every month i...
  • May 26, 2023 / BottleRock Festival (Napa Valley)
    According to Moonalice legend, Bottlerock is an oasis … a refuge in challenging times. It is a reminde...
  • Apr 20, 2023 / 420 Gathering of the Tribe @ The Chapel! (San Francisco)
    According to Moonalice legend, today is the highest holy day in the tribal calendar. This is a particular...
  • May 13, 2023 / Saturday Stream (Howling Moon Studio)
  • May 6, 2023 / Saturday Stream (Howling Moon Studio)
  • Apr 15, 2023 / Saturday Stream (Howling Moon Studio)
  • May 24, 2023 / Black Tie & Tie Dye Happening @ GAMH (San Francisco)
    According to Moonalice legend, our tribe has a long relationship with HealthRIGHT 360. It started long a...
  • Apr 8, 2023 / Saturday Stream (Howling Moon Studio)
  • May 27, 2023 / Concert for KPFZ @ Cache Creek Winery (Clearlake Oaks)
  • Apr 23, 2023 / Skull & Roses Festival V (Ventura)
    According to Moonalice legend, we gather here in Ventura to enjoy the music of the Grateful Dead and the ...
Jun 3, 2023 / Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley)
According to Moonalice legend, this is Pride Month around the world. Just so you know know, every month i...
May 26, 2023 / BottleRock Festival (Napa Valley)
According to Moonalice legend, Bottlerock is an oasis … a refuge in challenging times. It is a reminde...
Apr 20, 2023 / 420 Gathering of the Tribe @ The Chapel! (San Francisco)
According to Moonalice legend, today is the highest holy day in the tribal calendar. This is a particular...
May 13, 2023 / Saturday Stream (Howling Moon Studio)
May 6, 2023 / Saturday Stream (Howling Moon Studio)
Apr 15, 2023 / Saturday Stream (Howling Moon Studio)
May 24, 2023 / Black Tie & Tie Dye Happening @ GAMH (San Francisco)
According to Moonalice legend, our tribe has a long relationship with HealthRIGHT 360. It started long a...
Apr 8, 2023 / Saturday Stream (Howling Moon Studio)
May 27, 2023 / Concert for KPFZ @ Cache Creek Winery (Clearlake Oaks)
Apr 23, 2023 / Skull & Roses Festival V (Ventura)
According to Moonalice legend, we gather here in Ventura to enjoy the music of the Grateful Dead and the ...

Nick of Time

Credits Lyrics: 
Roger McNamee

Nick of Time

In the nick of time
You will find your way
In the nick of time
A path from night to day

You’re feeling desperate, you feel you’re alone
Nowhere to turn for help, and nowhere to run

What do you see . . . when you lay awake at night?
Who do you really want to be?
Follow your dreams, don’t ever let them slip away
Good things happen in the nick of time

In the nick of time
You will find true love
In the nick of time
An angel from above

That desperate feeling moves in to stay
You feel a clock ticking, it won’t go away

What do you see . . . when you lay awake at night?
Who do you really want to be?
Follow your dreams, don’t ever let them slip away
Good things happen in the nick of time

In the nick of time
You will find me there
In the nick of time
Any time, any where

Your life is a drama, twisted and strange
But you are the author, and the story can change

What do you see . . . when you lay awake at night?
Who do you really want to be?
Follow your dreams, don’t ever let them slip away
Good things happen in the nick of time

Here's the back story:

Nick of Time is a letter of support to a friend struggling with life changes. It's hard for anyone to be available all the time, but a friend who is there for you in the nick of time is a treasure. The song is deeply optimistic, which reflects my philosophy.

I wrote Nick shortly after the Silicon Valley bubble burst in 2000; the Flying Other Brothers played it, most often connected by a long jam to a song called Devil's Kitchen. Moonalice has played Nick of Time 183 times, beginning at our seventh show (Black River Falls, WI) back in August 2007. We have played several different arrangements, including 3 verses with a jam at the end, 3 verses with the jam after the 2nd verse, and two verses followed by a jam into another song. The song translates particularly well to acoustic performances.

I wrote Nick of Time with a capo at the seventh fret. That allows me to make an A chord using the hand position of a D chord, enabling the notes to ring like a chime as I play the walk down arpeggios that define the song.

Tribe Comments

Ahhh, Nick of Time touches the heart and soul very intimately. Puts goose bumps on this old bear and lets the mind go to a special and happy place. One of my favorites!

ripple's picture

Mahalo for the lyrics and info , and of course the music .
Aloha