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"Mojo Stone"

Unsigned & Unleashed are proud to bring you a new interview with Mojo Stone, an up and coming band hailing from Los Angeles, CA . We recently took the time to ask the band a couple questions on what sets them apart, their unique name, and everything in between. Check out the exclusive Q & A below!
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For the record, will you state your names & role in the band?
Henry McGill: David Donaldson and I play guitar, Natalie Meadors sings, Neil Wogensen plays bass, and we have the lovely Pedro Honess on drums.

Mojo Stone is quite the funky name, what inspired you to use that as the name of the band?
Natalie: It’s funny, because the term “mojo” has grown to mean much more to the band as we have gotten older. If we’re having an off day, we’ll say the mojo wasn’t there. Or if we meet someone we like, we’ll say we had great mojo with them. It means good energy, good communication between people. I think that helps to explain the roots of the band. The whole point of us playing together is to create that Mojo, that sense of connection with each other and other people. We originally created the band name as a reference to our roots, Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Delta blues, rock n’ roll and the like. But I think the name is getting re-defined all the time.

How did the band come together/form?
David Donaldson: Take a handful of creative and motivated people, throw them into a college dorm setting, and in not long you will have a band forming together in fellowship. It must have been to set us apart from all of the college bros and bimbos.

Pick one song off your latest EP “Hatchet” and tell us the meaning/story of it?
Natalie: “The Amazon” is a special song for me. I was writing it at a time when I was struggling with holding on to my child-like nature and the feeling of being free in my own life. Living in Los Angeles was filling my mind with so much chitter-chatter that I needed to release. Songs have a powerful way of taking me somewhere else, and that song takes me back to my childhood home in Arkansas, laying in the backyard without any concept of time or space. There are a lot of early memories of my Mother in that song as well, someone whom I look up to a great deal. She is the Amazon.

If you could go on tour with any 3 bands which bands would you choose and why?
Henry: My Morning Jacket. On tour, you spend a lot of time sitting in the car listening to music, and MMJ’s new album added some nice spookiness to night driving, so they seem like great touring partners.
David: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - to learn from their presence and sexiness.
Natalie: Otis. You haven’t heard of this band yet, but you will. Based out of Chicago, it is fronted by Jessica Ott, definitely in the same school as Erykah Badu and others like Sharon Jones. She also happens to be one of my closest friends and we fell in love with rock n’ roll together growing up in Arkansas. I’m really proud of my sister and this band, having seen their birth and evolution. They pack a heavy punch live. They’ve got gusto and a true love of the old stuff. Plus, all the members are honest to god real people, and you’ve gotta like the people you go on tour with, right?
Mojo Stone is based out in Los Angeles, CA. Do you think that starting out in a big city makes it easier or more difficult to get your name out there?
Henry: Getting exposure for your band in LA is tricky, but I’m sure being somewhere else wouldn’t make it any easier!
If you had to describe Mojo Stone in 3 words to new listeners what would you say?
Natalie: Fiery. Honest. Kinetic.

What sets the band apart from all the rest and why should people check you guys out right now?
Henry: I guess that what sets us apart is the fact that we are trying to keep things DIY as long as we can, even though we have big aspirations. It’s also rare to see a band play with ‘70s influenced sounds but still reach their fans through new-agey concepts like facebook and twitter and those things the way that we do.

Thanks! Anymore exciting news for fans?
David: Our next record is in the works.
Natalie: Natalie and Neil are engaged. Summer wedding in the works.
Henry: We’re always keeping busy. Un-rock-and-roll though it might be, we’re constantly updating our facebook and twitter, so check us out there.
-Interviewed By Briana - Unsigned & Unleashed


"Mojo Stone"

Unsigned & Unleashed are proud to bring you a new interview with Mojo Stone, an up and coming band hailing from Los Angeles, CA . We recently took the time to ask the band a couple questions on what sets them apart, their unique name, and everything in between. Check out the exclusive Q & A below!
_____________________________________________________________
For the record, will you state your names & role in the band?
Henry McGill: David Donaldson and I play guitar, Natalie Meadors sings, Neil Wogensen plays bass, and we have the lovely Pedro Honess on drums.

Mojo Stone is quite the funky name, what inspired you to use that as the name of the band?
Natalie: It’s funny, because the term “mojo” has grown to mean much more to the band as we have gotten older. If we’re having an off day, we’ll say the mojo wasn’t there. Or if we meet someone we like, we’ll say we had great mojo with them. It means good energy, good communication between people. I think that helps to explain the roots of the band. The whole point of us playing together is to create that Mojo, that sense of connection with each other and other people. We originally created the band name as a reference to our roots, Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Delta blues, rock n’ roll and the like. But I think the name is getting re-defined all the time.

How did the band come together/form?
David Donaldson: Take a handful of creative and motivated people, throw them into a college dorm setting, and in not long you will have a band forming together in fellowship. It must have been to set us apart from all of the college bros and bimbos.

Pick one song off your latest EP “Hatchet” and tell us the meaning/story of it?
Natalie: “The Amazon” is a special song for me. I was writing it at a time when I was struggling with holding on to my child-like nature and the feeling of being free in my own life. Living in Los Angeles was filling my mind with so much chitter-chatter that I needed to release. Songs have a powerful way of taking me somewhere else, and that song takes me back to my childhood home in Arkansas, laying in the backyard without any concept of time or space. There are a lot of early memories of my Mother in that song as well, someone whom I look up to a great deal. She is the Amazon.

If you could go on tour with any 3 bands which bands would you choose and why?
Henry: My Morning Jacket. On tour, you spend a lot of time sitting in the car listening to music, and MMJ’s new album added some nice spookiness to night driving, so they seem like great touring partners.
David: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - to learn from their presence and sexiness.
Natalie: Otis. You haven’t heard of this band yet, but you will. Based out of Chicago, it is fronted by Jessica Ott, definitely in the same school as Erykah Badu and others like Sharon Jones. She also happens to be one of my closest friends and we fell in love with rock n’ roll together growing up in Arkansas. I’m really proud of my sister and this band, having seen their birth and evolution. They pack a heavy punch live. They’ve got gusto and a true love of the old stuff. Plus, all the members are honest to god real people, and you’ve gotta like the people you go on tour with, right?
Mojo Stone is based out in Los Angeles, CA. Do you think that starting out in a big city makes it easier or more difficult to get your name out there?
Henry: Getting exposure for your band in LA is tricky, but I’m sure being somewhere else wouldn’t make it any easier!
If you had to describe Mojo Stone in 3 words to new listeners what would you say?
Natalie: Fiery. Honest. Kinetic.

What sets the band apart from all the rest and why should people check you guys out right now?
Henry: I guess that what sets us apart is the fact that we are trying to keep things DIY as long as we can, even though we have big aspirations. It’s also rare to see a band play with ‘70s influenced sounds but still reach their fans through new-agey concepts like facebook and twitter and those things the way that we do.

Thanks! Anymore exciting news for fans?
David: Our next record is in the works.
Natalie: Natalie and Neil are engaged. Summer wedding in the works.
Henry: We’re always keeping busy. Un-rock-and-roll though it might be, we’re constantly updating our facebook and twitter, so check us out there.
-Interviewed By Briana - Unsigned & Unleashed


"A Gritty Kind of Love: Mojo Stone at the Mint 10/14/2011"

The Mint, nestled inbetween Culver City and West Hollywood, is the epitome of the smoky blues club, using fog machines to create the smoke in the atmosphere because, after all, you can’t smoke indoors basically anywhere anymore. But that presents no authenticity problem, because stepping into the dimly lit space is like taking a step back in time.

Which seems only appropriate, since last Friday night, the nostalgic sounds of local group Mojo Stone graced the stage with their music that seems to exist in another era. The group consists of students from Loyola Marymount University, who've turned their college project into a full-fledged band. The group even went on a tour of the South this past summer and are doing shows locally in LA while school is back in session.

They streamed in, one at a time, to take the stage and once the music started, the buzz around the room all turned their undivided attention to the whirlwind happening onstage. One of the things you notice right away about Mojo Stone is that they are a combination of big personalities. Nobody is content with blending in. Guitarist/vocalist David Donaldson is dapper in his pirate style blousy shirt, bassist Neil Wogensen is the bandanna-donning renegade, guitarist Henry McGill is spiffed out in a suit, and enigmatic drummer Pedro Honess makes the beats in the background. (It also seems that the Pedro fanclub showed up to the show, with choruses of “Pedro we love you” erupting from the house after nearly every song.)

It’s a band of distinguishable characters, and that is no exception when it comes to their main vocalist, Natalie Meadors. She seems to be the glue that holds the manic energy together, even though she is jumping on speakers and dancing around too. Her sultry vocals weave in and out of the pounding guitar lines, with an onstage confidence that is incredibly enrapturing. You can’t help but watch as the frantic chaos on the verge of total collapse manages to hold on, and you feel the catharsis of just letting go and getting swept away.

They’ve really tightened up their sound since the early days of playing open-mic nights at their school, whom now manage to capture the sweetness of an old folk record with the intensity of a hard rock group thrashing around onstage. A few songs in, the crowd was fully warmed up and there was dancing going on all around on the floor, especially to the inescapably upbeat “Keep My Man.” Mojo Stone invites you into their overwhelmingly sensory environment, where to dance and move will cure any temporal blues.

“We’re gonna have no breath left after this next one, so hold on one second,” Meadors said before going into their last song and then following up with an unplanned encore of “Gritty Love Blues”, making sure that nobody in the crowd left the venue still breathing either. - Taylor Lampela - The Deli Magazine


"A Gritty Kind of Love: Mojo Stone at the Mint 10/14/2011"

The Mint, nestled inbetween Culver City and West Hollywood, is the epitome of the smoky blues club, using fog machines to create the smoke in the atmosphere because, after all, you can’t smoke indoors basically anywhere anymore. But that presents no authenticity problem, because stepping into the dimly lit space is like taking a step back in time.

Which seems only appropriate, since last Friday night, the nostalgic sounds of local group Mojo Stone graced the stage with their music that seems to exist in another era. The group consists of students from Loyola Marymount University, who've turned their college project into a full-fledged band. The group even went on a tour of the South this past summer and are doing shows locally in LA while school is back in session.

They streamed in, one at a time, to take the stage and once the music started, the buzz around the room all turned their undivided attention to the whirlwind happening onstage. One of the things you notice right away about Mojo Stone is that they are a combination of big personalities. Nobody is content with blending in. Guitarist/vocalist David Donaldson is dapper in his pirate style blousy shirt, bassist Neil Wogensen is the bandanna-donning renegade, guitarist Henry McGill is spiffed out in a suit, and enigmatic drummer Pedro Honess makes the beats in the background. (It also seems that the Pedro fanclub showed up to the show, with choruses of “Pedro we love you” erupting from the house after nearly every song.)

It’s a band of distinguishable characters, and that is no exception when it comes to their main vocalist, Natalie Meadors. She seems to be the glue that holds the manic energy together, even though she is jumping on speakers and dancing around too. Her sultry vocals weave in and out of the pounding guitar lines, with an onstage confidence that is incredibly enrapturing. You can’t help but watch as the frantic chaos on the verge of total collapse manages to hold on, and you feel the catharsis of just letting go and getting swept away.

They’ve really tightened up their sound since the early days of playing open-mic nights at their school, whom now manage to capture the sweetness of an old folk record with the intensity of a hard rock group thrashing around onstage. A few songs in, the crowd was fully warmed up and there was dancing going on all around on the floor, especially to the inescapably upbeat “Keep My Man.” Mojo Stone invites you into their overwhelmingly sensory environment, where to dance and move will cure any temporal blues.

“We’re gonna have no breath left after this next one, so hold on one second,” Meadors said before going into their last song and then following up with an unplanned encore of “Gritty Love Blues”, making sure that nobody in the crowd left the venue still breathing either. - Taylor Lampela - The Deli Magazine


"Mojo Stone"

I need to show some love to Mojo Stone because for one they're friends of mine but more importantly they just released their newest EP entitled Hatchet which is available for purchase on Itunes. I remember seeing these guys perform their first show ever, it was for a benefit concert for a fellow friend who had passed away a few years prior. They stepped up introduced themselves as Mojo Stone and began to tear through Beatles covers like they'd been doing this shit for years.

Now, over a year later they have started to gain themselves a small but loyal following and have begun performing shows around town. Their EP Hatchet isn't a record that they recorded one weekend in somebody's basement. This record has a great deal of variety and structure to it. "Barefoot Boy" is a laid back folk-rock track that conjures images Delaney & Bonnie. "Gritty Love Blues" allows the band to show their teeth and jam out, they were wise to make this close out the EP because it leaves you wanting more.

What strikes me the most about Mojo Stone is they sound like have been together for years, these guys really do gel as band. Singer Natalie Meadors shows incredible range on Hatchet. One minute she can sweetly caress your inner ear like Neko Case, then the next minute she's tearing through your soul like Grace Slick. Neil, Henry and David's richly textured instrumentation and attention to detail is what gives this EP the amount of depth that it has.
- Shiny Tops & Soda Pops


"When Nu-Folk Meets Americana, Magic Happens..."

Cast your mind back a few years, maybe five or six. Think back to a time before SoundCloud, Ping, SouthSonic...whichever application you use to get access to the best new music. Before that, we had MySpace. Going through the new bands you found on there, reading what they listed as their influences, how many times did you see The Beatles?

One of those bands would have been Mojo Stone, the latest in a long line of groups to reference the Moptops, stretching from ELO to, most obviously, Oasis. Thankfully, for the sake of freshness, their debut self-released EP Hatchet is closer to the mature songwriting of Abbey Road than the pre-psychadelia of Revolver.

It's a sigh of relief then, to find that while the EP wears its influences on its sleeve a little too much at times, it mixes these age-old elements with something approaching, to British ears at least, a countrified, Americana take on our own nu-folk movement – imagine Mumford & Sons covered by The Avett Brothers or Buffalo Springfield. Nowhere is that clearer than on the barnstorming ‘Barefoot Boy’ – coming after half-baked opener ‘Wait It Out’- waltzing woozily with the kind of wonderful harmonies to make Fleet Foxes try that bit harder.

Within those harmonies sits the band’s not-so-secret weapon: the all-conquering vocals of Natalie Meadors, with a powerful voice sitting somewhere between the accented inflections of Jenny Lewis and the rawer, more outgoing end of Fiona Apple’s output. On more gentle, sunny songs like ‘Amazon’ (working in beautiful tandem with Henry McGill’s shimmering guitar) the strength behind it allows it to soar to perfection.

As nice as that is, Meadors’ voice, and the band as a whole, become far more enticing when they get down and dirty; it only comes twice on dark-hearted ‘Jealousy’ and the Led Zeppelin-referencing and self-explaining ‘Gritty Love Blues’, but boy are they worth the wait. The latter especially is deliciously heavy, taking its cue from the menacing, spiralling riff from the Fab Four’s ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’, but sounding even more like vultures circling a dying animal. Once again it’s Meadors that wins through, becoming a damaged powerhouse.

It’s a sound they should adopt more often, coming off best from an EP that’s slightly unsure of where it’s aiming for, the mix of Fleet Foxes vignettes and heavy blues being slightly awkward bed fellows. But as a first release, there’s songcraft nous and confidence to spare, proposing very exciting things to come.
- SouthSonic


"When Nu-Folk Meets Americana, Magic Happens..."

Cast your mind back a few years, maybe five or six. Think back to a time before SoundCloud, Ping, SouthSonic...whichever application you use to get access to the best new music. Before that, we had MySpace. Going through the new bands you found on there, reading what they listed as their influences, how many times did you see The Beatles?

One of those bands would have been Mojo Stone, the latest in a long line of groups to reference the Moptops, stretching from ELO to, most obviously, Oasis. Thankfully, for the sake of freshness, their debut self-released EP Hatchet is closer to the mature songwriting of Abbey Road than the pre-psychadelia of Revolver.

It's a sigh of relief then, to find that while the EP wears its influences on its sleeve a little too much at times, it mixes these age-old elements with something approaching, to British ears at least, a countrified, Americana take on our own nu-folk movement – imagine Mumford & Sons covered by The Avett Brothers or Buffalo Springfield. Nowhere is that clearer than on the barnstorming ‘Barefoot Boy’ – coming after half-baked opener ‘Wait It Out’- waltzing woozily with the kind of wonderful harmonies to make Fleet Foxes try that bit harder.

Within those harmonies sits the band’s not-so-secret weapon: the all-conquering vocals of Natalie Meadors, with a powerful voice sitting somewhere between the accented inflections of Jenny Lewis and the rawer, more outgoing end of Fiona Apple’s output. On more gentle, sunny songs like ‘Amazon’ (working in beautiful tandem with Henry McGill’s shimmering guitar) the strength behind it allows it to soar to perfection.

As nice as that is, Meadors’ voice, and the band as a whole, become far more enticing when they get down and dirty; it only comes twice on dark-hearted ‘Jealousy’ and the Led Zeppelin-referencing and self-explaining ‘Gritty Love Blues’, but boy are they worth the wait. The latter especially is deliciously heavy, taking its cue from the menacing, spiralling riff from the Fab Four’s ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’, but sounding even more like vultures circling a dying animal. Once again it’s Meadors that wins through, becoming a damaged powerhouse.

It’s a sound they should adopt more often, coming off best from an EP that’s slightly unsure of where it’s aiming for, the mix of Fleet Foxes vignettes and heavy blues being slightly awkward bed fellows. But as a first release, there’s songcraft nous and confidence to spare, proposing very exciting things to come.
- SouthSonic


"When Nu-Folk Meets Americana, Magic Happens..."

Cast your mind back a few years, maybe five or six. Think back to a time before SoundCloud, Ping, SouthSonic...whichever application you use to get access to the best new music. Before that, we had MySpace. Going through the new bands you found on there, reading what they listed as their influences, how many times did you see The Beatles?

One of those bands would have been Mojo Stone, the latest in a long line of groups to reference the Moptops, stretching from ELO to, most obviously, Oasis. Thankfully, for the sake of freshness, their debut self-released EP Hatchet is closer to the mature songwriting of Abbey Road than the pre-psychadelia of Revolver.

It's a sigh of relief then, to find that while the EP wears its influences on its sleeve a little too much at times, it mixes these age-old elements with something approaching, to British ears at least, a countrified, Americana take on our own nu-folk movement – imagine Mumford & Sons covered by The Avett Brothers or Buffalo Springfield. Nowhere is that clearer than on the barnstorming ‘Barefoot Boy’ – coming after half-baked opener ‘Wait It Out’- waltzing woozily with the kind of wonderful harmonies to make Fleet Foxes try that bit harder.

Within those harmonies sits the band’s not-so-secret weapon: the all-conquering vocals of Natalie Meadors, with a powerful voice sitting somewhere between the accented inflections of Jenny Lewis and the rawer, more outgoing end of Fiona Apple’s output. On more gentle, sunny songs like ‘Amazon’ (working in beautiful tandem with Henry McGill’s shimmering guitar) the strength behind it allows it to soar to perfection.

As nice as that is, Meadors’ voice, and the band as a whole, become far more enticing when they get down and dirty; it only comes twice on dark-hearted ‘Jealousy’ and the Led Zeppelin-referencing and self-explaining ‘Gritty Love Blues’, but boy are they worth the wait. The latter especially is deliciously heavy, taking its cue from the menacing, spiralling riff from the Fab Four’s ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’, but sounding even more like vultures circling a dying animal. Once again it’s Meadors that wins through, becoming a damaged powerhouse.

It’s a sound they should adopt more often, coming off best from an EP that’s slightly unsure of where it’s aiming for, the mix of Fleet Foxes vignettes and heavy blues being slightly awkward bed fellows. But as a first release, there’s songcraft nous and confidence to spare, proposing very exciting things to come.
- SouthSonic


"Band Dishes Out Music and Mojo"

“Old school means real.” This axiom, located on a bumper sticker on the back of Natalie Meadors’ car, perfectly describes the attitude of student rock band Mojo Stone, in which Meadors sings. Characterized by a nostalgic yet innovative sound, Mojo Stone incorporates elements of classic rock, alternative rock, folk and blues in its music. LMU students can check out Mojo Stone live tomorrow, April 29, during their performance at the Bird Nest, or via their EP “Hatchet,” which is currently for sale on iTunes.

Mojo Stone originated on the grass in front of Whelan Residence Hall, where lead singer and junior art history and photography double major Natalie Meadors attended jam sessions on Wednesday nights freshman year, along with guitarist and junior recording arts major David Donaldson.

“There was a community that really connected over music on those Wednesdays – meeting, playing, bringing bongos. David and I met there. He approached me about forming a band, and we were both really excited about doing it,” Meadors said.

Mojo Stone was a duo for quite some time before new members came to the group. Originally, Meadors and Donaldson gave the group a stronger folk vibe and even released the first Mojo Stone EP as a folk record. However, Meadors says that both she and Donaldson always wanted to be in a rock and roll band, a dream that the addition of a few other musicians would help to make come true. The pair met lead guitarist and junior history major Henry McGill during those same Whelan jam sessions and soon asked him to join the band. Then Donaldson discovered bassist Neil Wogensen, now a sophomore recording arts major, and was blown away by his performance at one of Mane Entertainment’s Open Mic events.

“I just hope they let me sing at some point,” Wogensen said, referring to his biggest concern upon entering a pre-established band. However, this fear did not last for long. Only two weeks after he joined the group, they wrote “Gritty Love Blues” together, a track that is distinguished by its strong group vocals.

Additionally, Mojo Stone has recently added a new drummer to the group. Twenty-six-year-old Jerry Dule, who does not attend LMU, will now be playing drums for Mojo Stone as they prepare for a series of live performances.

“We’re very proud about acquiring him. He really fits in,” Wogensen said of the band’s new member.

Whereas many other bands tend to be dominated by one singer or guitarist, Mojo Stone is truly a group effort.

“I’ve had many people tell me that we’re a band that’s a sum of our parts, which is really great to hear. It’s not just one creative person and a bunch of others playing backup. We all feel involved with every song,” Wogensen said.

Meadors expressed similar sentiments: “I think we have a good ability to work together. All of us are represented on this EP. It’s not my band, it’s not David’s band, it’s all of our band. You hear that on all of the songs which is something that I like about working with all of them,” she said.Meadors and Wogensen admit that the different members of Mojo Stone butt heads sometimes, but noted that they tend to resolve issues peacefully. When asked if being in Mojo Stone is as fun as it seems, Meadors replied with a simple,“Oh hell yeah.”

The band assembled at Meadors’ house this past Monday before taking off to shoot the music video for their song.

“Wait It Out,” the first track on their EP “Hatchet.” Though right outside the back gates, Meadors’ house feels like a whole new world in comparison to the country club aesthetic of LMU. Musical equipment, piles of books, vintage clothing and kitties provide her living space with a comfortable and creative energy.

Under the late afternoon sun with the salt-stained breeze in the air, the members of Mojo Stone appeared rather picturesque while perched in various positions throughout the backyard. Donaldson sat perched on top of a fence, barefoot and carefree as he quietly strummed his guitar. Meadors remained low to the ground in a vibrant yellow sundress, paired with worn-in Western boots and smears of pink eyeshadow, as Wogensen stayed beside her.

The video was shot by a friend of the band’s and conceputalized the night before shooting. It takes place in the quaint yet gorgeous fields of flowers at the Ballona Wetlands in Marina Del Rey. Trudging through heaps of wild daisies and other plants in the process, Mojo Stone basked under the sunlight and amongst the scenic vegetation as the video was shot. A simple production, the high quality music, breathtaking location and cohesive aesthetic of the band are enough to create a great video on their own.

Shooting videos, recording tracks, practicing their songs and deciding on logistical band matters make being a member of Mojo Stone a full-time job. As LMU’s semester ends, Mojo Stone’s work only begins. This summer, they will embark on a Southern tour, playing sets in Tennessee, Texas and Meadors’ home state of Arkansas, among others. As for juggling school and music, Wogensen’s only words of advice are: “Just try not to flunk out.”

As the band prepares for Friday’s performance at LMU, Meadors reflects upon her experience here so far:


“I think that it’s a really cool thing that we’ve all found something that we love to do. LMU has really provided us with the opportunity to do that, and I’m really thankful for that. I feel like college has given me a lot more than just an education, it’s given me a place to start out.”

Definitely old school, extremely talented and almost frustratingly effortless, Mojo Stone’s career is only beginning. Tomorrow’s concert is free and begins at 4 p.m outside the Bird Nest. “Hatchet” can be purchased on iTunes for $5.94.
- Los Angeles Loyolan


Discography

Mojo Stone "Hatchet" (2011)

"Strange Honey" (2012)

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Bio

The soulful/psychedelic trip continues as Mojo Stone . Harnessing and re-contextualizing elements of folk-rock, rockabilly and soul in the service of a full-frontal rock assault, the group's incendiary live show has entertained audiences in venues across the country; from Oakland to Manhattan, Los Angeles to Nashville.
“We’ve built this band literally from the ground up and learned a lot from doing it on our own,” says lead vocalist, Natalie Meadors. “We’re a part of a very special generation of musicians that don’t need a label to evolve. We've been able to evolve primarily through our live experience, creating a dialogue with our audience--fine-tuning our ears to what feels good to us and our family of fans.”
Refreshing independence aside, this L.A. based-band has an impressive track record, finishing a month-long southern tour in 2011promoting their first E.P., Hatchet, a sold-out record release show at Silverlake’s Bootleg Theater this past March, as well as a brand-new sophomore E.P., Strange Honey, produced by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros sound engineer, Matt Linesch. Such accomplishments landed them as The Deli Magazine’s L.A. artists of the month this past February.
Despite the band’s accomplishments off-stage, their live show proves to be their crown jewel, with incendiary performances reminiscent of the Rolling Stones and Jefferson Airplane. Don’t miss out on the experience. Visit mojostone.com for tour updates and other news.