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The John Henrys & The Mojo Gurus
We will be touring with the The Mojo Gurus (latest addition to Linus Entertainment) - check out our tour dates for shows accross the States. ...Lets Get lit with the Mojo Gurus!
"Their third full-legth 'Let's Get Lit with...The Mojo Gurus,'is a party time album of southern influenced rock. With all the stories of boozing and hard-fast living you can handle."
-Reax Magazine
Press
Laid back ballads and thigh-slapping outlaw drinking songs make up most of the 12 tracks on the Ottawa alt-country five piece's debut, but the occasional curveball is thrown in too, such as Thought Yourself Lucky's hint of 60's garage rock. Proof that there's still originality in a genre too often mired Neil Young and Gram Parsons facsimiles - Q Magazine - 4/5 Stars
"If Gram Parsons, Neil Young, The Band and Otis Redding had an orgy... You might get something like this." - Chart Magazine
"cosmic country-rock sounds of Gram Parsons-era Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers down to a science. Sweet little bits of heartache underneath pedal steel and raucous barroom sing-alongs… what's not to love?" – Itunes Canada
"The John Henrys' Sweet as the Grain is a rootsy masterpiece." - Allan Wigney – Ottawa Sun
"A twangy twist feel good vibe." Tim Perlich – Now Magazine
Biography
Although four band members contribute to the songwriting – songs that are rich in storytelling tradition, it is the band's unmistakable musicianship that reveals The John Henrys are not as traditional as the legendary character of their namesake.
"We picked The John Henrys for our name because the story has so many undertones that we can relate to", says vocalist/ guitarist Rey Sabatin Jr, whose multicultural heritage, and equally varied influences, are reflected in the band's song driven influenced and precise musical arrangements. Rey, along with Steve Tatone (keyboards) Doug Gouthro (Guitar) Daryl Quinlan (Bass), and Geoff Ward (Drums) have been creating music and working together since 2003, writing, arranging and rehearsing so many songs that they have trouble deciding what to play in a live set.
Their self-titled debut album, released locally in their Ottawa, Ontario, hometown in 2004 went all the way to 1 on the influential college radio station CKCU, and was featured extensively on CBC radio, who asked the band to perform on their nationally broadcast "Definitely Not The Opera" program. Over the next few years while all holding down full time day jobs, the band performed selectively - more concerned with writing songs than being road warriors - accepting invitations to perform with in-the-know artists like The Sadies, Cuff the Duke, The Golden Dogs, Elliot Brood, and Femme-bots.
In 2006, The John Henrys recorded their sophomore album 'Sweet as the Grain'. Produced by the band themselves at their rehearsal-turn-studio space, 'Sweet as the Grain' is a remarkable album considering the youth of its creators. Songs like "Lost in the Canyon" and the title track are sweetly laid back alt-country, while the angry "New Years" and tongue-in-cheek "No More Rock n Roll" and "Ain't Gonna Drink No More" keep the album interesting with variety and humor. "Sweet as the Grain is a a rootsy masterpiece – a glorious romp through country lanes with the occasional detour into the garage." Alan Wigney, Ottawa Sun. With testaments like this, the band will have to hit the road – they'll just have to work out what songs to cut from the set each night.
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Geoff Kulawick
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