Mojo Webb

MOJO WEBB - RECENT WINNER OF THE FOLLOWING AWARDS -

2006 AUSTRALIAN BLUES MUSIC 'CHAIN' AWARD FOR BEST NEW TALENT

2007 BLUESTAR AWARDS (THREE) -

- INDUSTRY CHOICE AWARD:

BEST AUSTRALIAN CD RELEASE - SOLO (THE BURDEN)

- PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS:

BEST AUSTRALASIAN SOLO PERFORMER

BEST AUSTRALASIAN INSTRUMENTALIST - ACOUSTIC GUITAR

“Mojo Webb on Saturday arvo was great, he’s got the chops for sure, and as he wandered through he crowd, remotely plugged in, playing a solo and walking over to the bar and buying a beer before heading back to the stage where the band have been laying down a rolling groove the whole time, I couldn’t help but wonder why the hell Webb isn’t a huge blues name.”

Rhythms Magazine May 2007 review of East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Byron Bay.

“If you’re looking for that metaphorical blues pot o’ gold at the end of your rainbow, then you can call off that search right now, kick back and get rich off the spoils thrown down by Brisbane’s , Mojo Webb. To use a cliché, Webb would have to be one of Queensland’s, and also Australia’s, best kept secrets. For 15 years, the 32-year-old Webb has been the purveyor of some of the sharpest blues, both electric and acoustic, solo and with a band, that you’ll see coming out of this country. And not only on guitar, but harmonica, drums and sax too, overlaid with a vocal reminiscent of Delta bluesmen of old. Let it be said right here, Mojo got the flow flow.”

Rhythms Magazine April 2007

“ Brisbane has never been renowned for spawning quality blues artists, but Mojo Webb’s The Burden could change all that. From the blistering opening riff of ‘A Man Like Me’ to the swinging horns of closer ‘The Butterfly’, The Burden features some of the most authentic sounding blues tracks composed anywhere in recent times. Webb showcases his aptitude on bass, drums, sax and harmonica, but really shines with his wailing guitar and voice that ranges from the most gut-wrenching of screams, as heard in the title track, to the oddly sweet croon of ‘Two’. While 14 tracks may seem like something of a marathon, Webb has used a diverse enough range of blues styles to keep the sound interesting throughout the record. For example, ‘Telephone Blues’ has all the grit of a T Model Ford song, while ‘The Butterfly’ hints at the sound of a less indulgent Ornette Coleman. As far as blues records go, this is just about as good as it gets. In fact, it almost soothes the pain of the loss of so many blues greats over the past year. But who would’ve thought a record this good would come from a 32-year-old skinny white guy from Brisbane?“

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Time Off, Dec 2005