Brotherly Love: moe. To Reunite With Chuck Garvey On New Year’s Eve

moe. guitarist Chuck Garvey, who suffered a stroke last November, will rejoin the band as a “special guest” for portions of their upcoming New Year’s Eve concert at the Fillmore Philadelphia. Fellow moe. guitarist Al Schnier revealed the news last night during the “Al.nouncements” portion of the group’s last of three concerts at The Fox Theatre in Boulder.

The announcement was made exactly one year to the day Garvey suffered the stroke. moe. has been performing with keyboardist Nate Wilson and guitarist Suke Cerulo while Chuck recovers. The group has yet to confirm when Garvey will return to the fold on a full-time basis.

A visibly emotional Schnier read a note penned by Garvey to the audience in Boulder last night. “Today marks the one-year anniversary of my worst day ever,” wrote Chuck in his letter to moe.rons. “I scared my wife, my family, my friends, and many of you who heard of my stroke. Thank you for your well-wishes and your donations, without which my recovery would not have happened. This year has been a really long, difficult one for me, but a rewarding one, in that I learned what a person needs to do to achieve goals. Some are basic, everyday things like speech, and some are more about universal things that I noticed about family, friends, and community that keep us all afloat.

“So, thank you for your help and your community,” Garvey added. “I can’t wait to see all of you where the water falls, and the music calls. I will be joining my brothers on stage in Philly, the city of brotherly love.”

Watch Al read Chuck’s letter below:

Eggy will open for moe. at the Fillmore Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve. Additionally, The Horn Section featuring former members of Turkuaz will perform with moe. throughout the night. Buy moe. New Year’s Eve tickets via LiveNation.com.