May 26, 2009
Mayhem String Band on Mississippi Public Radio
Tune into Mississippi Public Radio this Sunday, May 31st at 3pm for an hour special on the Mayhem String Band hosted by Mary Margaret Miller. The show will focus on the history of the band, the new album and may even shed light onto the future...
March 17, 2009
Land Pirates available March 24th
We are pleased to announce the release of our
second studio album, Land Pirates, available
online on March 24th. Land Pirates was
recorded at Delta Recording Services in Como,
MS with producer Jimbo Mathus (Squirrel Nut
Zippers) and features Ferd Moyse (Hackensaw
Boys) on fiddle. The album includes an original
mix of bluegrass, country, and blues that taps
into the bands Mississippi roots. The boys are
currently in the middle of a 3-week tour that
started in Denver on March 11th and is winding
through the mountains of Colorado and wrapping
up in Texas at the end of the month.
Land Pirates will be available for purchase right
here at mayhemstringband.com on Tuesday,
March 24th or just come on out to a show!
Don't worry Southland, we haven't forgotten about you. A string of CD-release shows has been planned upon our return to the Magnolia state in April. We have a solid string of shows booked at all of our favorite venues across the state and look forward to seeing all our old friends come out and celebrate the new record. So, in the meantime, pinch the tail and suck the head and wash it down with a cold one!!
Jan 7, 2009
The band will be heading to the studio in a few weeks to record our second album, this time with Jimbo Mathus at Delta Recording Service. We are all huge fans of Jimbo's music and are looking forward to working with him. We also managed to wrangle up Ferd Moyse of the Hackensaw Boys to lay down some fiddle on the record. Ferd is a Mississippi native, raised in the Delta, and a longtime friend of the band. He'll also be joining us on some of the tour dates in January and February. Speaking of touring... We've got some great shows lined up in the Southeast this February, including a string of shows with Athens, Georgia's Packway Handle Band and a run out to Colorado and Texas in March. The album will be released sometime in March or April, we'll keep ya posted.
On a sad note though, fiddle player Jamison "Hollerin" Hollister will be leaving the band this month to pursue his graduate studies at the University of Mississippi. He will be sorely missed and his jersey will be retired and displayed on the ceiling of the van. It's been 3 great years with Jamison and we wish him the best! Greenville's Dominick Cross from the Delta Democrat Times wrote a great article on Jamison's time in the band and his future in music. Here is the link: Hollister's Last Waltz
Dec 9, 2008
Don’t miss the party of the year! Usher in the New Year with the Mayhem String Band at one of
Jackson’s most legendary music venues. It is your last chance to cut loose before making any rash New Years resolutions.
Oct 15, 2008
The Mayhem String Band is now featured in the October issue of Bluegrass Now magazine as the “Band to Watch.” Click here to read the article.
Sept 2, 2008
Wow, I can’t believe its been so long since the last update - there has barley been time to set the type. I hope that Labour Day found you well and rested even though you still put the trash out on Sunday night thinking it might be gone in the morning. But do not worry, the dog days of summer are at an end and we can finally walk down the street whistling bluegrass tunes in the comfort of some blue-jeans. The band spent June in Mississippi and July out in the mountains of Colorado playing tunes, camping next to moose, getting caught in hailstorms and seeing old friends. Pokey LaFarge joined us again this last week as we squeezed a few shows in New Orleans and Baton Rouge before everybody evacuated for the hurricane. Luckily there has minimal damage to the coast. Now we're just getting the van tuned up and the strings changed for another swing out to the Southeast. Hope to see ya out at the shows!
-Kevin
