| View Show | Create Your OwnFeel the passion, soak in the energy! This is high flyin’, down and dirty flannel shirt blue jean rockandcountryroll for the fans. Hello!, (insert your city here), we’re Hurricane Mason from Tulsa, OK how ya doin’ ?
The award winning rock-with-roots act Hurricane Mason is a band whose refreshing originality and superhuman work ethic puts them in a class all their own. Come see a show and youll be taken on a trip through who’s who of rock with a few twists around the bend of the long dusty backroads where the black cactus grows and "The Dukes of Hazzard" meet Skynyrd Van Waylon.Hurricane Mason is juiced on Red Bull Energy drink and rocking it like no other band in 2008.
Their wide range of original takes on well known material from the golden age of rock has found them appreciative audiences from all walks of life.
Bankers, doctors and lawyers line up beside cowboys, hippies, bikers, college kids and party girls to bask in the glory of muscular, anthemic stadium rock brought together by this unique triumvirate.
This is a highly original act who uses cleverly arranged covers to open up the ears of the audience to their extensive catalog of original music that continues to generate fans from their home town of Tulsa, OK to the far corners of the internet.
Passion, creativity and fire collide to bring you a thirst-quenching rock show rife with pounding drum beats, blistering solos, emotive vocals, and super skilled bass playing. And then there’s the element of surprise...
You’ll laugh, youll cry, bang your head, shake your ass, drink, dance and howl like a monkey...we guarantee it!They have firmly established their claim on the title of Tulsa’s Hardest Working Band. Since 1999 they played over 1000 gigs, released award winning albums, supported local charity events and took their music to the masses with astounding frequency all over OK, TX, AR and KS.They have appeared on the "Up Late w/ Ben Sumner Show" on CW 19, played live on 97.5 FM KMOD radio numerous times, and in 2007 were the topic of a 30 minute documentary called the Rt 66 Music Shop featuring live in studio performance as well as interviews with the band from the Hideaway Studio compound.
Hurricane Mason has appeared live with Foghat (twice in 8 months), Asleep at the Wheel, Jerry Jeff Walker, America, the Steepwater Band and on a myriad of festival dates with a huge roster of talent including Ted Nugent, Mark Farner, Jerry Cantrell’s Cardboard Vampyres, Georgia Sattelites and beyond.Booking Contact: Matt Mason 918-809-5398 [email protected]
MEMBER BIOS:
Matt Mason (guitar/vocals) Matt Mason (guitar/vocals) A talented writer, singer and guitarist who writes acoustic songs of emotion and electrifies them for the rock & roll audience. His genuine boyish charm and true love of music so apparent when performing live is an inspiration to guitarists, singers, songwriters and frontmen throughout the region.
Shawn Montgomery (drums) If you grew up watching the Muppets, you are already well accquainted with their drummer, Animal. Shawn is the human incarnate of the larger than life puppet character. Thrashing and full of excitement, he began "hitting stuff" at age 8 inspired by The Who, Led Zeppelin and KISS. His lyrical contributions to the Hurricane Mason discography include "Don’t Believe The NewsMan" as well as "Painted Smile" both from 2005’s "It’s Only Miles"
Ace Eversole (bass) a true veteran of the music scene, he’s played with bands such as Sonic Distortion, Flaxen Harlot,Outside In and Prey Naked. Ace has honed his skills by living it day by day. Not only does he provide a skillful tight low end rumble to the music, but has a great influence on the overall sound and presentation of the band. He runs a successful recording studio (Hideaway Digital, Broken Arrow, OK) and produces bands when he’s not rocking out onstage.
Ace has major label recording credits, played with more national acts in more bands than you can count and is currently handling a variety of production duties for Hurricane Mason.
Booking Contact: Matt Mason 918-809-5398 [email protected]
Discography:
Hurricane Mason:5 Alive/October 2007, Ditchboy/Hideaway Records Over 40 minutes of hard charging, hard rocking earth music recorded live in the Midwest.
It’s Only Miles/April 2005, Ditchboy Records: "One hard working band, these guys. Their latest disc builds on their "heartland rock" sound. What really stands out amidst the southern rock and blues vibes, though is a resurgence of the classic "Tulsa Sound". Sometimes every thing comes full circle." Urban Tulsa Weekly
"It’s Only Miles" offers listeners well-played and well-written tunes that reflect Mason’s and the band’s spectrum of influences." John Wooley, Tulsa World.
Cast Iron Constitution/ May 2002, Ditchboy Records "An entire album dedicated to over the top guitar playing and Mason’s Leon Russell meets Ozzy and Axl Rose vocals..." Tasteful guitar work revealing a strong Allman Brothers and Santana influence, Mason effortlessly packs the last 35 years of blues-rock grind into "Cast Iron’s" retro rock stylings..." Urban Tulsa Weekly
"Well written lyrics and awesome chops. The pictures he paints with his words are very vivid. This album will rock your soul and take you on a Magic Carpet Ride." Stan Moffat, Payne County Line Promotions
PRESS QUOTES:
"This is arena rock done right; it’s epic, emotional, and triumphant. The riffs are plentiful on these two slabs of rocking delight." Stonerrock.com
"An exceptional down and dirty, salt of the earth rock-n-roll band from Oklahoma. Hurricane Mason recalls Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Deep Purple, AC/DC and The Black Crowes even as they establish themselves as a top shelf band in their own right." Ronan Chris Murphy, Grammy Nominated Producer/Mix Engineer, Los Angeles, CA
"Hard work, regular gigs and a solid new cd prove that there’s still room for good old-fashioned, blood, sweat and tears rocknroll. Hurricane Mason is the working man’s rock band." Gary Hizer, Urban Tulsa Weekly
"These guys will have you tearing up the dance floor all night long!" Amarillo, TX Edge Monthly
STREAMING TRACKS / RADIO AIRPLAY: XM Unsigned, CKIA-FM Quebec City, CANADA, Radio Antenna 2, Bergamo, ITALY, Blusiana/Netherlands, Magic Carpet Ride/Extreme Rock, Australia, BeauBFM Limoges, FRANCE, IROK Radio www.irok.com, 97.5 KMOD Tulsa OK, 95.3 The X, Ft. Smith, AR, 91.3 KRSU Claremore, OK, 92.7 The Zoo, Salina, KS, 100.5 KATT, OKlahoma City
Hurricane Mason’s discography is available at 40 online download services worldwide such as iTunes (Europe, USA and Australia), and in retail network of 2400 stores throughout the USA and Canada.