Some Previous Gigs:
MOJO's Summer tour 2008 continued with shows at Brother's Encore on June 28th and OASIS on the 4th of July. Beer, crabs, and rock & roll - It doesn't get any better than that. The band added a current Pink favorite, "Who Knew", and an older Billy Idol tune "Dancing By Myself". We finished Summer tour by playing several pool parties - very cool; And "drum roll please" playing on the main stage at Tim's Rivershore WATERSTOCK - what a blast. Pix will be posted shortly.
On May 3rd, MOJO rocked the barn. This was our first time playing at the barn(s). Several tunes were added including the popular "Cheeseburger In Paradise" and the Porgy & Bess tune "Summertime" featuring Martha on vocals. Yes we listen to your suggestions, so we added a few more slow tunes for you Mojoheads wanting to slow dance.
On April 12th, MOJO played at the reopening of Knight of Columbus hall. Many dignitaries were on hand for this event including several County Supervisors. The band was even blessed. Yikes, it didn't hurt all all :-)
MOJO made it's debut at OASIS April 4th, and a great time was had by all. It was truly something special. Mojoheads packed the house at a much larger venue than usual, and danced up a storm. What a
great crowd. THANK YOU! We added a few new tunes and had a great time playing from a real stage - the servers and even the bouncers were be-bopping to the music. The band was invited back for the 4 th of July.
MOJO opened it's 2008 tour at Brothers Encore Feb 23rd, 2008 and introduced some newer material - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen, "The Ocean" and "Misty Mountain Hope" by Zeppelin, "Highway To Hell" by AC/DC and "I Wanna Be Sedated" by the Ramones. The Encore was packed from the start. We can not thank the loyal Mojo-Heads enough for their support.
Here's a run-down: We started with "Pride and Joy" and Brian's new Tele sounded great, then into a recently revamped "Brass In Pocket" and we were off to a good start with Martha's awesome vocals leading the way. Joe kept threatening the crowd with his joke book, but the band quickly responded to each lull in the action before Joe gets a chance to crack the book open. "Who Says You Can't Go Home" sounded better than ever. "Sweet Home Alabama" has the crowd just itching to dance, but somehow they retained their cool even through Mike's sweet solos. The rest of the set went well and included Mojo fav's like "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "Changes In Attitudes" (Mike leading the vocal charge on all the Buffett) and "Shaky Ground." We closed with "Rock-N-Roll" by Zeppelin.
MOJO opened the second set with "Mony Mony" and Greg and Denis laid down a fat danceable groove that had people moving in their seats, desperate to dance. Martha belted out "Say That You Love Me" and some of Martha's students can't help but to groove. It's hard to tell Mojo-Heads to not dance to "Brown Eyed Girl"! Brian made his Mojo singing debut with the Ramones song. We closed with "Highway to Hell" and "Born to be Wild."
The third set cruised by opening with Brian's guitar solo into "You Really Got Me". We hit fan favorites like "Tax Man," "I Love Rock-n-Roll" and "Hard To Handle" and "Takin' Care Of Business" with guest singer Sue's help on vocals for much of the last part of the set. We did a second reading of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" as well as first time readings of "Misty Mountain Hop" and "The Ocean." The Zep is in our blood, and we play "Rock-n-Roll" again despite the fact that we had more than two sets of material that we haven't played as it approach 1 AM.
Over all it was a great way to start the 2008 campaign. Thanks to all in attendance. Feel free to leave us comments on the show at http://www.myspace.com/mojovirginia
What a hoot! MOJO's 2007 Halloween Party bash on Oct 27th at Brother's Encore saw 23 contestants in costume. Lots of pirates. Prizes included two $25 gift certificates to Brothers and a bunch of Mojo T-shirts. The band worked up several Halloween tunes including Monster Mash, Spooky, Werewolves of London, Bad Moon Arising and other spooky sounds. A fun time was had by all. Photos to be posted soon.
MOJO started it's "2007 Summer Tour" at the Down Under on May 25th, and what a start it was - you had to be there. This was followed by several outdoor shows & back to the Encore on June 30th. August & September was a worldwind with several outdoor graduation and birthday parties from Ashburn to Woodbridge. The Summer tour concluded on September 7th with a 4-hour sold-out performance for Prince William Soccer on the artificial turf field named for our lead guitarist's father - James Claffey. What a great tribute - under the lights for over 1,000 soccer players and fans.
On April 5th, Mojo and Brother's Encore sponsored a benefit show with all the proceeds going to the Jim Claffey Memorial Scholarship fund for Prince William Soccer. Over $900 was raised. The band also added a bunch of 80's tunes that rocked the house.
March17th at the ENCORE was the place to be for St. Patty's 2007. Mojo performed a dozen Irish favorites with classic rock blended in. The house was packed with lines to get in (sorry about that). So next year come early :-o. It was a great crowd with dancing in between tables. Yikes.
A quick thanks to all who came out to see MOJO at Down Under on February 24th 2007. It is always a blast playing there. Mario the bartender totally rocks. The group introduced five new tunes. "Losing My Religion" sounded particularly good with Mike playing acoustic guitar and singing. A shout out to Tom Gross (check out his myspace) who played between sets and sang "Before You Accuse Me" with us. Denis and Greg laid down their typical solid foundations on "Hard to Handle", Martha was in fine form belting out "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" which is quickly becoming a fan favorite. Brian got a chance to break out his Charvel guitar (an old Eddie Van Halen-ish style guitar) during the third set, and rocked tha bar with "You Really Got Me" thang...
On December 2nd 2006 MOJO played for the first time at the Down Under in Occoquan, and what a night it was. The music never sounded better, and they place was packed. The band added a few new songs including the Pretender's hit Brass in Pocket. A good time was had by, maybe a too good a time :-)
October 28th was our 2006 Halloween celebration at the Encore. Martha was a cat, Brian was wearing a grass skirt, you had to be there. Even Elvis showed up and sang Jail House Rock with the band...
September 23rd 2006 was another Mojo Milestone when we added Brian to the mix who played lead guitar and electric mandolin.
2006 has been a great year so far with two female singers added to the band - Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benetar and B52 songs have now been added to the play list.
On November 19th, 2005 Mojo & Friends entertained a full house at Brother's Encore Pub. With 2 female guest singers, a female sax player, and acoustic guitarist/singer playing between sets. What a night. If you missed this one, shame on you.
On September 17th, 2005 MOJO played a benefit gig - the Band, together with Brothers Encore restaurant, raised $848. The full amount was donated to the Katrina Relief effort. Thanks for your support!
On July 30th Mojo rocked the "With Pride & Prophecy"
Motorcycle/Car Show at Woodbridge High. We had a sax player Stephanie, & singer Lynn join the band for a super afternoon. Check out the videos at http://www.bayne.us/vikingband/p&p/p&p.htm
Just select on any of the following : | Mustang Sally | Johnny B Good | Darryl Brock's Daughter w/MOJO | Shaky Ground
On April 23rd 2005, patrons at Brother's Encore had a real musical treat - we had not one, but two guest sax players sit in with then band. Also we had a very talented acoustic guitarist play between sets. The whole evening was awesome.
On March 12th 2005, Mojo rocked Brother's Encore Restaurant & Pub with lots of classic rock tunes and even played several Irish pub songs to celebrate St. Patti's day a bit early.
On December 4th 2004, MOJO played a benefit gig at Brothers Encore, and with the help of Tara, the owner, MOJO raised over $700 for 4-year old Madison Rice who suffers from a rare birth defect called Lissencephaly. The thank you note posted says it all.
On November 6th MOJO rocked Brother's Encore with new songs and two special guests. Lynn, an accomplished vocalist, sat in with the band singing several songs and providing back-up vocals. Between sets, the audience was treated to acoustic sets by a young guitarist/vocalist Paul.
On September 11 2004, Mojo played at the Holy Family Fun Festival entertaining hundreds of festival goers with summertime favorites like Margaritaville, Summertime Blues, and Brown Eyed Girl.
On August 6th 2004, Mojo returned to the Encore Restaurant & Pub. Even had a guest bongo player, James, join the band for a few Latin tunes.
On July 31st 2004, Mojo played at their 3rd Private Pool Party. Very cool, actually HOT HOT HOT.
On May 29th 2004, MOJO returned to Brothers Encore Restaurant & Pub. The first two sets had a tropical flair, topping off the evening with some favorite classic rock tunes.
On May 2nd 2004, MOJO made their first appearance ever at Tim's Rivershore in Dumfries. They rocked for Tim's 10th Anniversary for 3 hours. Check out Tim's web page (timsrivershore.com) under Photos - Anniversary Party - for a photo of MOJO. They plan on playing at Tim's for several Summer gigs and during Waterstock in early September. Check out the 10th Anniversary pix at http://www.timsrivershore.com/2004crabrace/ Mojo's is in the 7th row of pixs.
MOJO closed out the Winter season on March 20th with a sell-out performance (300+) at the Holy Family Church Italian night fund raiser. They added a key board to the band, and played several new cover tunes from the Beatles, Elvis, Robert Palmer, and Jimmy Buffett.
MOJO's last appearance of 2003 was on December 20th at the Knight's Of Columbus Hall. They introduced some new songs along with a few Christmas songs, and also had Karaoke between sets.
On October 3rd 2003, MOJO appeared at Brother's Encore Restaurant & Pub in Montclair, Virginia. They played for hours to a rowdy crowd that were dancing in the aisles. It was a blast for everyone. Thanks to our fans and Tara, the owner, for making it happen.
Our last gig of the summer was at the Holy Family Fun Festival on September 6th, 2003. It was great fun for both the audience and the band even though the band's last set was cut short by the Prince William County's finest. They may have been playing a bit loud at 10:30pm. - "Do you know where your MOJO is?
