89 Mojo: News/Blog

(The 89 Mojo cd release party this Saturday is extra special as there is also a Relay for Life cancer benefit that day/night at Coin's. Here is a little more info from the group putting it on.)

A group of family members and friends have come together the past few years to raise money for the American Cancer Society via Kenosha's Relay for Life. We call ourselves Team Ohana which loosely translates into Team Family. The Hawaiian culture has given Ohana such a wide definition that it's hard to translate into English, but we like to sum it up by defining it as the spirit of family. In other words "Ohana means family and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten."

Team Ohana Relays in honor of my Aunt Nani who is now a five year survivor of Breast Cancer and still aging gracefully and full of spunk! This is our fourth year participating in the Relay and each year we raise more than the previous year.

Mahalo (thank you) to you and we look forward to sharing this night with you all!

A'ohe hana nui ka alu'ia. (No task is to big when done together)

Stephanie Jean Allen

We're SO fired up about rocking Summerfest tomorrow! A couple promotional things for tomorrow:
1) The first 1500 people can get in free with a $10 donation to MDA.
2) All Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts in uniform get in FREE from Noon-3pm.
3) Kids admission is only $3.

"What about the half-drank beers???"
"Is everything cool with Night Ranger?"
"They're taking Dave away in a mini-ambulance/golf cart!?"

These are just a few of the numerous stories from Summerfest that we hold dear to our hearts. And I think that just about anyone who ever has attended the "Big Gig" has a great story to tell. Why not come to Milwaukee's Lakefront this Saturday the 9th and add to your own list of awesome memories? We'll be playing the World's Largest Music Festival @ High Noon on the Briggs Stage. We can't wait to play those TWO SOLID HOURS of Rock for you. Then to be followed by our "Brothers in Rock", Boys N Toys @ 2:30...and I'm sure both bands will be on stage together at some point...and I don't mean for tear down either! Milwaukee favorite Pat McCurdy @ 5:00, Cerfus Project at 7:30 and then The BoDeans!! What an awesome line up.

What could be better? Hmmm...How about the confirmation that our new CD's will be available there? They're here!!! You Hear? That, or you'll just have to make it to the CD release party at Coin's on the 16th.


Thank You all for attending the 4th at Cooler, as well as Jodi, Kevin and their staff for having us there. You guys were great hosts. From what I saw everyone had a fantastic time and I would know... I was running sound near the restrooms!lol. It's always fun to see so many new and familiar faces enjoying their night.

So basically you have your next two weekends planned for you - unless you are going to Vegas, which makes three and we know that's a charm! You still have time to make Vegas happen. We'd settle for one weekend, though two is better that's why I throw them. On that note...Deuces!

Oh - and see you Saturday!

Dommer

Well the heat is finally here...at least for a little while. I think everyone
is looking forward to an extended holiday weekend. The smell of grills,
the opening of beverages, gathering of friends and families, and the sound of
fireworks...Good Times.

We are playing at Cooler By The Lake on the 4th, before (7pm) AND after the fireworks (9:45-ish). It should be quite the show with that is going on at the lakefront. We can only hope that the "shirt" makes an appearance. (Shaky, Adam - can you make this happen?) So stop on out! If not we would hope that
you'll be attending Summerfest on the 9th where there's a good possibility that
we'll have the new cd for sale early. Shhh... Don't tell Grant. That, or you
can pick it up at the CD release party on the 16th at you guessed it... Coin's
Sports Bar and Mayhem. Mayhem? Really? Do I need to explain? Ahh, some other
time.

We'd like to thank the Mojo faithful for attending the two shows this past
weekend. It was great to see so many familiar faces at both venues. Our Beloit
friends were awesome as usual, as it's always great to play there. Potawatomi
was a lot of fun, with a bunch of our regulars and irregulars (namely Freaky)
being in attendance.lol. It's fantastic that we are building an "all walks of
life" following at the casino which makes for simply unique shows.

That's it kids. Please be safe this holiday weekend. We look forward to
seeing you all soon. I'll leave you with this infamous quote, "Drink a 5th on
the 4th!" -D. Ianni Throwing 2 to all of you.
Dommer

That's the sound of the train pulling into the station. Are you ready for the summer to begin? The band's next month is packed full of dates for you to attend so don't miss out, but before I start with that I have some items that I would like to address.

We did an excellent benefit, for another great cause at Coin's (Go Figure!) on the 12th of June. If you missed this one you missed out on some spectacular, unique performances by a couple of the members of the band that if we were to put up on YouTube they would go viral in minutes. We celebrated Dom's 12th, maybe 21st birthday as well...enough said other than it was nice to have Chaddy come down and play. Hats off to Mark and the Coin's crew for all their hard work...if their pace keeps up we'll be doing a benefit for Tim's voice quite soon!

The disc... Yes the long awaited disc that we've been so patiently working on is being pressed and packaged. I believe you all will thoroughly enjoy the finished production as countless hours were put into it's making. We are hoping that we'll have that ready to distribute by our Summerfest date July 9th if not sooner. We also have some new merchandise: wristbands, T shirts?, oh, and did I mention CDs?

This weekend we have a highly missed two days of weekend shows kicking off in Beloit on Friday at the Hog Cabin. Everyone who knows the band knows that Beloit is our home away from home. The stories and doings that have come from Beloit Rock City gigs are so numerous that we would have to write a separate book if we where to chronicle the bands shows over the years.

Saturday we are at Potawatomi Bingo's Bar 360 with a great acoustic set that will sure to please such a diverse and quite entertaining audience. Our friend Chad will be sitting in, and that's always fun. It's such a unique experience to play there. One can only wonder if Dirty Joe will be in attendance...

So the band is kicking off the summer right with a bunch of awesome shows starting this weekend. Please check the website or Facebook for our upcoming shows as well. July 4th @ Cooler by The Lake, July 9th Summerfest, July 22nd McFadden's @ the RIO in Las Vegas, NV. It's going to be another fantastic, fun-filled summer of Rock. So make sure you get on board.

-Dommer

We will be loading up the van and hitting both Beloit and Milwaukee this weekend. It will be a double-dose of acoustic fun and frolic! For those who keep wondering why we love Beloit so much, we highly encourage you to make the short road trip - you won't be sorry! Saturday we'll be back at Potawatomi Casino, and this time our great friend Chad will be joining us for many of the songs. We'll also be playing a brand new song from our upcoming album that we've never played live before. Oh, wait....there's more! We have a bunch of brand new Mojo wristbands in a bevy of colors...they're extremely hip, trendy, and dyno-mite...and cost only a buck!

Sunday benefit shows are always favorites for us: tons of fun to hang and play music on an afternoon, and they make us feel all warm and fuzzy! This one is extra special because all proceeds will help Variety of Wisconsin purchase an adaptive bike for a young boy (Nathan) from Kenosha. Oh, and Milwaukee legend Pat McCurdy plays at night - fantastic and hilarious songs! It all starts at 1pm at Coin's (1714 52nd Street, Kenosha). We play at 3:30. We would love to see ya' there!

Yes, it's true. We know...we've been a little neglectful on this site as we've been busy posting updates, songs and pics on our Facebook page. Sorry about that. We'll try our best to keep all the various sites updated, with this one taking priority. Well, that's the hope at least! Anyway, pics from our recent Brat Stop and St. Patty's shows are up on the "Photos" page - check 'em out when you get a chance.

We hope to see you in Milwaukee coming up. April 9th we're playing at the Bradley Center before the Bucks game, and the following Saturday night we have three full sets of acoustic rock at Potawatomi Casino. It'd be great to see you!

There are a few more dates in the works...as soon as we have them locked in we'll get 'em posted here.

Oh, and there are only two more songs left to mix on our year-in-the-making cd! Yes, it soon will be done and finally in our hands - and hopefully yours as well!!

This is today, this is right now, this is your time. Smooches -

Grant

Dommer's dad, Dominic Perone Sr, passed away yesterday. Our hearts, prayers, and condolences go out to him and his family. We all knew his dad and have many fond memories of him, as well as some good laughs. He will be missed, and always remembered.

Mark your calendars: Vegas 2011 is set! Details to come, but it will be the weekend of July 22-24. We hear there are some great deals on airfare right now as well. Get the time off now!!

There's another new mix up as well. "Know you better" was written just before the live recording, and the live version had a very blues-rock sound and feel. This studio version is more of a funky pop-rock in the style of Maroon 5 or that Santana/Rob Thomas song "Smooth". Hope you enjoy!

DO NOT MISS tomorrow night at McAuliffe's on the Square in downtown Racine! Mojo starts the night out at 10pm, followed by Madison's Sunspot - one of the best indie rock bands anywhere! If you like your nights filled with fun, loud guitars, big choruses, and raising your hands in the air like you just don't care (and maybe raising a few drinks as well) - we've got the night for you! You might also hear a Christmas song or two, something in memory of John Lennon, and maybe a few jams with members of both bands!

Hope to see ya' there...and we also hope you're all having a wonderful Christmas season!

Hey all! Hope to see you tonight...don't let a little snow scare you - we live in Wisconsin!! We start as soon as the Kenosha Thunder's game ends, which should be around 9pm. People have been asking about the admission - if you want to simply come see us, it's totally free (we'll be in the lobby by the north side entrance). If you want to see the game first, it is $5 for adults and $2 for students. Support the local high school hockey!

We've been slowly updated the site. A brand new song that Al wrote - So Alive - is on the flash player above, as well as our Christmas song Wish and a few others. There are a bunch of other tunes on our Music page as well. We've also updated some of the bios, if you'd like to know what's going on in our heads. Soon all will be new and we'll have some new pictures too. If there's anything you'd like to see or hear on this site, let us know and we'll do our best to make it happen.

Enjoy the Christmas season, stay warm, and be well -

Hope to see ya' tomorrow night at Potawatomi Casino (Milwaukee) or Sunday afternoon at The Clubhouse (Kenosha) - they're both gonna be fun shows! We're doing three full sets of full band, fun acoustic stuff at Bar 360 in the casino, and it's always a good time. Plus, there's always the chance that you could win lotsa money!! If ya' do, we probably wouldn't say no to a round of shots...

Sunday will be a full band electric show, and it's going to a great time for a great cause. It is a benefit for Tammy Stolling and her family, as she battles stage 4 breast cancer. A $10 donation gets you free beer and pizza and a whole lotta good karma! Plus, there will be great raffle prizes there.

We'd love to see ya'!!

Here's a newly uploaded video from our Vnuk's show earlier this month.

Here's the link to get tickets for the show we're playing with Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers. Get them now before it sells out!
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3203905 Trust us when we say that this is truly one of THE GREATEST touring rock 'n roll bands out there today. We've been covering some of their songs in our show for years - so do yourselves a favor and see/hear the real deal! Here's just one of their HUGE catalog of great tunes -

YES!! It looks like we'll be opening up for Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers once again! As if we haven't said it enough times, they are truly one of favorite bands EVER! Wednesday, Oct. 6th at Vnuk's...mark it on your calendars...right now...we'll wait...

Check back in a day or two for a coupla other new shows -

Here's a fun pic from last weekend's Southfest performance. Always a blast to get the kids up to jump around with us!