Mahajibee

Genre: Blues
Secondary Genre: Soul Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA Contact

"Mahajibee is a nonsense word. It’s a word you use when the word you want to use just isn’t coming to mind. It’s also the name of a no-nonsense blues band out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They have been bringing their brand of hard working blues since 2000."
Dan Aykroyd, aka Ellwood Blues

Artist Information

Biography

Despite their playful laid back attitude this blue collar Steel City band is a hot five-piece Blues band that will get the folks out of their seats with a rough and tough sweaty blues of their own. They were just having fun with the music they loved and 12 years later & three “Live” CD’s and 1 original CD later, they’re traveling & performing at places they’ve never dreamed. Their music has airplay on HD radio, local and regional blues radio stations as well as in Europe, Canada and Australia…this is really cool considering they all have to be at work on Monday morning!

Festival Highlights included:
The King Biscuit Blues Festival, Helena, Arkansas, The Heritage Music Festival BluesFest, Wheeling, West Virginia, The Pittsburgh Blues Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, The Charlie West Blues Fest, Charleston, WV, The Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival, Erie, Pennsylvania, The 3rd Annual Blues, Brews and BBQ, Lima, Ohio, The Finger Lakes Wine Festival, Watkins Glen, NY, The Port Erie Summer Concert Series, Erie PA, The West Virginia RoadKill Cook-off Marlinton, West Virginia, The Summertime Blues Festival, Havre De Grace, Maryland, The Riverside Wine Festival, Findlay, Ohio

Mahajibee hosts diverse touring acts including:
BB King, Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Robert Belfour, Lindsey Alexander, Kim Wilson, Bernard Allison, Anthony Gomes, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Barbara Blue, Billy Price, Pat Travers, Deep Purple, Robert Bradley's Black Water Surprise and Devon Allman's Honeytribe.

"We first saw these guys at the Pittsburgh Blues Festival in 2006 and they were equal to many "more famous" performers that we have seen at various blues festivals around the country. I have been waiting for over a year to get my hands on their CD and it was worth the wait!! Keep up the good work - you are destined to go far!!"
- quote from a fan on cdbaby webpage

www.mahajibeeblues.com

Booking: Brent McConnell 412. 849.8394
Email:brent@mahajibeeblues.com

Instrumentation

Brent McConnell - Drums
Patrick Tevis - harmonica., vocals and keys
Tim Ambrass - Bass.
Earl Schwalm - Vocals, Guitar
Tim Vitullo - guitar-vocals

Discography

3 "LIVE" cd's and one original.

Official Website

http://www.mahajibeeblues.com

Links

Audio

  • Blue Guitar ("Blues from the Burgh" Vol. 1)
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  • Find your way home
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  • Little Man (KAIC Internet Radio Award Winner)
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  • Play my numbers (From Dan Aykroyd's HOB Radio)
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  • Evening Sun
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  • Funkified Blues
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  • Honey do list
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  • Payday
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  • Blue Guitar
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  • For you, Mr. King
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Video

Photo Gallery

  • Mahajibee 2013

  • Mahajibee LIVE!

  • Big Tim

  • Tim Vitullo

  • Junior

  • Earl

  • Pat

  • All photos by DustyBlues

  • mahajibee -stage- (1024x552)

Press

  • The Professor's "Live Reviews" - CENTRE GRANGE FAIR, CENTRE HALL 9/2/10 [+ Show ]

    That act was Pittsburgh’s Mahajibee Blues. They performed at the recent Pittsburgh Blues Festival, b...

  • Ribfest adds Pittsburgh blues band [+ Show ]

    For the first time in its 11-year history, a local rib festival will bring in musicians from outside...

  • Blues event sells out! [+ Show ]

    Mahajibee Blues, described by the members of the Pittsburgh band as “not your mama’s blues” definite...

  • CD review [+ Show ]

    This is a hot five-piece Blues band. They consist of Tim Ambrass on bass, Lonny Holdby on guitar and...

  • 2009 Big City Blues Sampler CD [+ Show ]

    We're honored that "Little Man" was chosen for the Big City Sampler #5 CD. 15. Mahajibee “Litt...

  • Local Band Strikes Chord with Nationally Recognized Festival [+ Show ]

    Helena, Arkansas, September 5, 2008: The Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival, recognized as one of t...

  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Jul 26, 2007) [+ Show ]

    People of Pittsburgh, what a great city you all have. Great traditions in everything: Sports, foods,...

  • Magic Slim works his magic at Moondog's [+ Show ]

    Magic Slim in a playful mood during his set at Moondog's Saturday night. A very obvious fan standing...

  • The Burgh's Mahajibee at the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival [+ Show ]

    The Pittsburgh-based blues band Mahajibee got a chance in October to go to one of the biggest and a ...

  • From The Steel Town to the Cotton Fields [+ Show ]

    From the Steel Town to the Cotton Fields (I) -- Mahajibee Blues The drive from Pittsburgh to th...

Setlist

Spanking Leroy (inst)
Pretty Woman
To the devil for a dime
Bring it on home
Room with a view view
Things I used to do
I won’t tell your momma
Tomorrow night
Lie to me
Running blue
Can I change my mind
If you love me like you say
You didn’t think about that
Blues is alright Medley
Papa likes to boogie
Blue Guitar
I’m Ready
I can tell
Shakin the shack
Buzz me
Hipshaker
Further on up the road

Basic Requirements


Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
Jun 7, 2013 Friday 12:00 PM Canton Blues Festival 2013 Canton, OH, US
Jun 11, 2013 Tuesday 12:00 PM US Steel Tower Summer Concert Series Pittsburgh, PA, US
Jun 22, 2013 Saturday 3:00 PM Wheeling Arts Fest Wheeling, WV, US
Jun 25, 2013 Tuesday 7:00 PM Warwood’s Garden Park Wheeling, WV, US
Jun 29, 2013 Saturday 8:30 PM Moondog's Blawnox, PA, US
Jul 7, 2013 Sunday 7:00 PM Oglebay Resort and Conference Center Wheeling, WV, US
Jul 12, 2013 Friday 6:00 PM 2013 NAM/Monroeville Summer Festival Monroeville, PA, US
Jul 13, 2013 Saturday TBA New Deal Festival Arthurdale, WV, US
Jul 16, 2013 Tuesday 8:00 PM Jergel's Rhythm Grille Warrendale (Pittsburgh), PA, US
Aug 2, 2013 Friday 7:00 PM St. Valentine Music and Rib Fest Bethel Park,, PA, US
Aug 8, 2013 Thursday 7:00 PM Rotary Amphitheater Cranberry, PA, US
Aug 23, 2013 Friday 4:30 PM The Grange Fair Centre Hall, PA, US
Aug 24, 2013 Saturday 7:00 PM Rock the Quarry (XIII) 2013 Collier Township, PA, US
Aug 30, 2013 Friday 7:00 PM Niagara Falls Blues Festival Niagara Falls , NY, US
Oct 5, 2013 Saturday 5:00 PM "Buffalo Blues Night" Pittsburgh, PA, US
Oct 12, 2013 Saturday 2:00 PM Bedford’s Fall Foliage Festival Bedford, PA, US