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MOOSSA with Stump Hole Water at Highwater Restaurant at Toad’s Place Sat Jan 24

MOOSSA brings its eclectic roots rock mix back to the Richmond area on Sat Jan 24 with a 9pm show at Highwater at Toad’s Place. The 6 piece group features strong song driven rock laced with reggae, funk and blues. A mainstay in the Richmond area over the last 7 years, the band is known for great live performances as well as a catalog of 4 CDs recorded locally at Sound of Music and Minimum Wage Studios.  Moossa’s most recent release “Route 17” is a “…new  A+ album that’s got all the elements to get your smoky jazz club party into a funky dance fix, then turn it back around into a mellow jam infused with some reggae overtones…stylistically breaking the boundaries of what you may hear from your traditional rock album.”
     Kicking things off is Stump Hole Water featuring the dark folk down to earth acoustic blues of Mr. Clark Lovelady .  "Stump Hole Water channels vintage Americana with great instrumentation and spirited vocals. Swapping instruments and vocal duties, the brothers Lovelady and Mr. Andy Malik weave an entertaining blend of lively tunes that evoke props to many styles and genres,but remains refreshingly original and new. The songs never take back seat, as Stump Hole Water sells each one with such enthusiasm and celebration. In an age of labels and carefully prepared descriptions, it's a pleasure to"not" be able to pidgeon-hole this band of young talent, paying homage to musical inspirations of days gone by."

Get the New Moossa CD ROUTE 17 at Plan 9 or online at cdbaby.com. Catch the band and opener Stump Hole Water Sat Jan 24 at Highwater at Toad’s Place. 9pm. 140 Virginia St.  RVA NO Cover!

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Wed August 13
John Moossa and Jim Fab
Café Diem 9pm
600 N Sheppard Street
Richmond VA FREE SHOW!

Sunday August 17
FOODSTOCK Benefit for Haitian Hunger Relief
Toads Place 4 to 9pm
140 Virginia St Richmond VA 23219
Featuring Sin Sity, The Big Guys, Moossa, Throwin Knivez MOOSSA plays at 5:15pm
$10 Donation
Tix available at www.toadsplace.rva.com, Plan 9 Records, BK Records

FOODSTOCK a benefit for hunger relief in Haiti will be held at Toad's Place on Sunday August 17th from 4-9pm. Music will be provided by Sin Sity, The Big Guys, Moossa and Throwin Knivez and on the deck acoustic sounds featuring Bill Hill.
After a trip to Haiti in April, where he witnessed first hand the miserable plight of malnourished Haitian children Commercial Taphouse owner James Talley organized the Haitian Hunger Project with a goal to provide a minimum of 5 meals a week to over 600 students at the Union Chretienne des Haitiens School.
Revenue from FOODSTOCK will go towards not only the meals themselves but to construction of a secure facility from which to serve them. "Feed the Poor" has promised more regular food shipments if a storage building is protected by a hurricane roof and the windows are secured with bars enabling it to serve as warehouse, cafeteria, kitchen and clinic plus they need to keep the pumps for the wells under lock and key so they don't get stolen. Yeah that's right this place is so rough they've got to put bars on the windows to protect the kids' food! These children are the hope for Haiti in the coming generations.
PLEASE COME TO TOAD"s PLACE OR MAKE A DONATION

Donations can be made to Vineyard Christian Fellowship
P.O Box 5124
Richmond, VA 23220
Please note FOODSTOCK on any donations
Contacts James Talley (804)380-5428
Commercial Taphouse and Grill (804)359-6544
Haitian Hunger Projec t; haitianhungerproject@clearwire.net

Man – Emmyfest was a smashing success!  Thank you to the Capital Ale House, everyone who was there as a volunteer and as a member of our generous audience.  We raised $4000 for the Mitochondrial Foundation and had a GREAT TIME!  Special Thanks to Michael Farrell with Thairapy Salon and the beautiful and awesome Kelly for their wisdom, patience and assistance running the ticket table and helping Nancy with the raffle details.  Also a big thanks to Crucial Elements, and to William Walters & Tucker Rogers for lending their musical talents and making the evening ROCK.  Here are just a few pictures! 

 

Now – to the future – FRIDAY CHEERS!!  Yes!  Moossa is going to be opening for Carbon Leaf at the Friday Cheers festival held down at the Trafalgar Iron Works by Brown's Island.  You can go to the Venture Richmond webpage to get the details.  Then it's the big CD RELEASE PARTY held at the Downtown Capital Ale House!  May 31^st – mark your calendars – and get ready for a rockin' good time for friends, music and great libations! 

Thanks to all of you who make our shows so memorable and fun!  See you at the next gig!!

-Moossa

RISE UP RISE UP

Rise Up, rise up, all you fighters rise up, fighters for the peace man
Wise up, wise up, all you people wise up and take it to the streets and
Deliver them a message loud and strong we have stood too silent for way too long
Rise up, wise up, people and peace fighters rise up

Take control of your life, live it but don't leave it, the thinking that is
To those who would upheave it, the rock of the one love people
Brother you better believe it, stands strong now
In the middle of the night I wake up crying so many tears for so many dying
But away from our task we will not be shying because we stand strong now

Rise Up, rise up, all you fighters rise up, fighters for the peace man
Wise up, wise up, all you people wise up and take it to the streets and
Deliver them a message loud and strong we have stood too silent for way too long
Rise up, wise up people and peace fighters rise up

Turmoil over oil tell me true if I am a tax payer
Am I a murderer too? Uncle Sam used to stand for something but its now we who stand strong now
So don't wake up in the night with eyes wet from crying do you what you can do to keep the man from prying and depriving many people of their life and their rights
Stand stong now

Rise Up, rise up, all you fighters rise up, fighters for the peace man
Wise up, wise up, all you people wise up and take it to the streets and
Deliver them a message loud and strong we have stood too silent for way too long
Rise up, wise up, people and peace fighters rise up
Rise up, wise up, people and peace fighters rise up


lyrics copyright 2007 John Moossa
Ascap and 504 North Music

MOOSSA on ARCHIVE.org 

  FRANKFEST SET AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

 

-----As we have just set up our link with archive.org you will not find MOOSSA in the archive.org directory for a the next day or two…in the meantime you can go to archive.org, search MOOSSA and lo and behold by the power of the web you can download for free our set from Jan 5 at the Canal Club in Richmond aka Frankfest.

 

Moossa 1/5/2007  Canal Club Richmond VA

Moose Blues    (sound check)
Althea
Can't Let go    
Little Bit Higher
11 and 5/8
Tollbooth
Gypsy Queen
Its True

MOOSSA PLAYS LAST SHOW UNTIL MARCH 17

Wed Night Jan 24 Café Diem Richmond

 

----After Wed night's show at Café Diem (600 N Sheppard St
Richmond Va) MOOSSA will take a 7 week break between live shows

The next show will take place Sat March 17 at Bogart's Back Room in Richmond.

Band members are looking forward to their longest rest in over 5 years and are then setting their sights on another great year. Talks are in the works for new studio sessions in April and the band is seeking to begin recording all live shows and then making them available on the web. If you haven't seen the band live lately you owe yourself a treat.

 

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Thanks for all your support over the last 5 years!

Here's to 5 more

This was truly a euphoric experience for everyone in the band as well as our friends who shared the night with us in the audience. I was thinking that 38 was a lot of songs to have played and then I realized that we took a 15 or 20 minute break after the first set and when we returned at 10:30pm we played without break until 1:05am New Year's Day. Some of the covers were whipped out impromptu and completely unrehearsed but you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who could tell the difference. There is a lot of powerful emotions being poured into the tunes. Nancy not only delivers diva type lead vocals but gives strong anchor to the band's 3 and 4 part vocal lines. Harmonies increasingly cross the line into "I am getting chills" territory. I'd put Jim and Trey up against any other guitar slinging duo around but when it comes to finshing the night strong those two would be the ones left standing.Ryan and Scott drove the bus all night long locking up like never before. What can I say JM 1/2/2007


Katrina
Dragon's Den
Masterpiece
Calypso
It Isn't Me
Otra Vez
Sit Down
Break Apart
Joy
If I Had Known
(break)
Wild Side
11 & 5/8
Sedated
Rebel Music
Can't Let Go
Althea
American Girl
Cocaine Blues
It's True
Little Bit Higher
Rock Down Steady
Space Cowboy
Walk Like an Egyptian
Tollbooth
Wipeout
Gypsy Queen
Love Light
White Wedding
Reno
Breathe
Island in the Sun
Oh Darlin
on Broadway
Can't Go Back Now
Sweet Jane
Land Down Under
Hard Times
Slack Like Me

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Hosted By: Friends of Frank
When: Friday Jan 05, 2007
at 7:00 PM
Where: Canal Club
1600 Dock Street
Richmond, VA 23221
US
Description:
Friends of Frank

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Yo, this is the set list from Nov 4 2006 at Backstreet Pub in Beaufort, NC. This is one of those high energy over the top shows! Moossa was really on fire. Read Nancy's blog Hot Weekendhere.

If I had known
Prodigal Son
Samuel
11 & 5/8
Reno
Tollbooth
Can't Let Go
The Joker
Night Rider
Concrete Jungle
Friend of the Devil
I can feel you coming
Oh Darlin'
Baby
Masterpiece
Love Light
Timebomb
Can't Let Go
Walk on the Wild Side
Althea
Sissy Strut
Little bit higher
Land Down under
Hard Times
It's True
Island in the sun

HI all MOOSSA friends.
Wanted you to know about the following awareness drive as it effects both my sister and her daughter. Peace John MOOSSA

Dear Friends and Family ..

Hope this finds all of you doing well!

As many of you know, I have been doing a bit more running than usual this summer. What most of you don..t know is that the ..extra miles.. have been part of a six month marathon training program. On November 11th, I will be running the Richmond Marathon with hopes of raising awareness for Leigh..s disease, a mitochondrial disorder affecting one in 77,000 births worldwide. Mitochondrial disease results from failures of ..specialized.. compartments in cells in our body. When these compartments fail, less energy is produced and major organ systems become compromised. The disease primarily affects children, but adult onset is becoming more common.

Mitochondrial disease occurs in 1 out of every 2000 births. And while it affects each person differently, there is very little treatment .. and no cure.

Whether you know it or not, many of us have been touched by mitochondrial disease not once, but twice. Our cousin, Emmy Jurek was diagnosed with Leigh..s disease when she was just a toddler. Emmy is now 11 years old and has already surpassed her life expectancy. In recent years, Mary Moossa Jurek (Emma..s mother) has been diagnosed with an adult onset of a nonspecific mitochondrial disease. Mary..s condition, similar to Emma..s, results in muscle weakness, pain, gastro-intestinal disorders and swallowing difficulties. Prognosis is poor in both cases.

My goal is simple folks. I want to raise money and awareness for a group of diseases that I believe are grossly under funded, poorly understood and virtually overlooked when compared to others. We are a large family with an extended group of friends, coworkers and associates. We have connections to hospitals, schools, insurance companies and law firms. I believe we have potential to educate many people regarding not only Leigh..s disease but mitochondrial disease in general.

I ask that you go to Emmy to learn more about research that is being done to help diagnose, treat and hopefully someday cure mitochondrial disease. Please consider making a pledge in any dollar amount you wish. 100% of your donation will go to research to find a cure.

Although I don..t see them often, Emma and Mary constantly remind me of what life is really about. I am proud and honored to be running on their behalf.

Thank you in advance for your support.

With love and gratitude,
Monica Erin












Thank you for contributing to the Run for Leigh..s Disease, a marathon to benefit the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF) on November 11, 2006. Please complete the contribution form and return to the address below.

Contact Name: ______________________________________________________

Company: __________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________

Phone: ______________________ Email: ________________________________


Amount: __________

Cash/Check made payable to UMDF.




Return contribution form to:
Monica Erin Canty
5 South Mulberry Street
Richmond, VA 23220

Phone: (804) 304-9414

Thank you once again for your support!

UMDF Mission: To promote research and education for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of mitochondrial disorders and to provide support to affected individuals and families.

With their impressive second studio album, "Step Right Up," Richmond's Moossa continues to break down musical barriers. The 16-track disc takes the listener on a journey through several fin de siecle musical genres, including funk, ska, reggae and roots-rock. What for most bands would constitute over-reaching, Moossa manages to weld all these styles together into a rich, vibrant musical fabric. And some of their songs give the listener an idea of what the Red Hot Chili Peppers would sound like if they were from Virginia - and better songwriters. Richmond.com

Moossa - Step Right Up
504 North

The second CD from Richmond band Moossa finds the jam/reggae rock foursome with plenty of juice in the songwriting tank. Moossa delivers a one-two punch with the toe tapping rocker ..Slack Like Me.. and the sunsplashed laid back reggae of ..Little Bit Lighter... ..Tollbooth.. toys with back alley funk, ..It..s True.. has a subtle punk soul, and ..Rambling Oklahoma Blues.. is grittier then a July evening in Tulsa. Brimming with wicked guitar licks, soulful vocals and thoughtful lyrics, Moossa once again delivers a disc that is entertaining and musically intriguing .. Music Morsels Mark Waterbury



Moossa ..Step Right Up.. (504 North Records)

Goes well with front-porch keg parties and Jeep Wranglers.

Front man John Moossa..s eponymous four-piece moves casually between genres on its second release. It..s a talent these roots-rockers honed while paying their dues, playing covers in clubs and on college campuses. Though the band is still maturing toward its own signature sound, ..Step Right Up.. is more than a chaotic hodgepodge, thanks to credible musicianship and competent production at Lance Koehler..s Minimum Wage Recording in Oregon Hill. Of these 16 tracks, all are originals, save Bob Marley..s ..Rebel Music,.. although the lighthearted ..Little Bit Higher.. also sways to a reggae beat. ..Rock Down Steady.. might be a Southern rock anthem but for the harmonica, while the vocal harmonies of ..Dream.. evoke the Eagles despite the song..s psychedelic lyrics. As the album progresses, driving guitars .. electric and acoustic .. stitch together pop-punk, honky-tonk and gritty R&B. The frat folk of ..Stephanie Seemed Like a Good Idea.. has John Moossa playing the serious songwriter, but he and fellow songwriter bassist Ryan Davis are clearly more at home in a bar than a coffee shop; and a relentless touring schedule will keep them in bars around town all summer. *** .. Style Weekly/ Nathan Lott


MOOSSA STEP RIGHT UP (504 North Music)
This Richmond-based quartet..s latest is more of the stylistically varied, well-played and well-written tunes we..ve come to expect from the band. Tight and good natured in vibe, these guys cover a lot of ground in this 16-track recording. There..s an eye for the serious and sober here as well as a party vibe that lightens the load throughout.

Songwriting duties are mostly handled by singer-acoustic guitarist John Moossa and bass player Ryan Davis and, except for a couple of quibbles what come through to these ears, UP goes down oh, so, smoothly. ..Slack Like Me.. is that light-hearted tune about the lives most of us have lived or, for that matter, are still living. It gets things off in fine fashion. ..Little Bit Higher.. is a stroll though self-examination that includes the nifty lines ..I..ve tried my hand at justice and I..ve tried my hand at sin/but the only shoes I..ve walked in are the ones I..m still in... The Robin Hood/hipster ..11 & 5/8.. looks wordy and dangerous on paper but the vocal arrangement works really well and it..s one of my favorites. Jim Fabricatore..s effective slide highlights the Beatlesque ..Dreams.. while ..Shut Down.. takes a determined stance to rise above the ho-hum. ..Stephanie Seemed Like a Good Idea.. is a wistful little tune that boasts some truly out-of-the-blue rhymes as well as notions of that ..bad need for bad women...

But possibly my favorite tune is John Moossa..s solo acoustic set closer ..Mistake of Chance.. which he sings in his best ..70s Dylan voice. That..s not a knock on the band as a whole. It..s just that this song rings with such a thoughtful resolution to despair and delusion that it..s a winning and fitting song to wrap with. Overall, these guys can rock, they can triple it up or slow it down with the groove heavy drumming of Scott Lewis or they can catch your ear with a serious and well-crafted lyric. But lest we get too serious here, it..s clear these guys are having a great time making good time, positive music that deserves its niche. Check it out and bring your dancing shoes. -Ames Arnold 9 x Magazine