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“Serving the song is what’s most important to us- that’s what we’re all about.” says Mojohand’s lead-singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter Elijah Klein. NJ/NYC based Americana-rockers Mojohand have been winning over audiences from Pittsburgh, PA to Austin, TX and everywhere in-between for over five years now, and there are no signs of slowing down for this road-hungry quartet.
With an ability to write both anthemic choruses and clever, listen-to-it-twice verses, Mojohand’s music keeps us wondering just exactly what decade this band is from - it’s hard to believe this band’s members are all on the lighter side of their 20s. Songs like “Time Catches Up With You” and “Somebody” give us fist-in-the-air hooks and rock grooves reminiscent of the best of Tom Petty’s hits. Ballads like “Why Oh Why” astound with their ability to fit so many tugged heartstrings in just four minutes. And Mojohand isn’t afraid to lean into their country side with tunes “Losing Hand” and “Right Outside the Gates” - if you weren’t listening to them on Spotify, you’d swear this was a lost band found in the back of a dusty Austin record store.
For a band from New Jersey, they spend as much time outside it as they do within, making stops in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts in just 2022. “The road is what it’s all about; meeting new types of people, seeing how they react to the songs. A crowd in Texas might feel a groove completely differently than one in New York City. And so every night of tour, we learn a little more about how to deliver a great show and connect with the folks in the crowd.”
Ashleigh Chevalier fuses her own brand of roots music, with rock, blues, and gritty songwriting. Her dynamic, powerhouse vocals and fiery, unforgettable stage performances never cease to captivate audiences. Most who hear her say they have never heard a voice quite like it. Her band expresses its fresh and funky flavors with Toby Fairchild on drums (Keller Williams), Tom Beaulieu on guitar, EJ Shaw on bass (Keller Williams), and Michael Wathen on keys (Covered with Jam). Her band has performed all over the region at major venues and festivals.
Her long awaited genre bending roots rock album, Hard Workin' Woman was released early 2020. This recording captures the core of the blues and highlights Chevalier's heart for collaborating, featuring special guests Ron Holloway, Linwood Taylor, Lisa Lim and Sol Roots. This is trailing on her Wammie Nominated album, From the Soles produced by Grammy Winner and DC legend Jon Carroll.
Chevalier has spent the entirety of her music career experiencing the genres as they existed, from classical opera to country, on to blues and jazz, reggae, and rock - all the while digging her heels into the rich heritage of roots music, singing from her soul every time and peeling away the layers of life with each note. She is a seasoned performer having performed for royalty, in intimate house concerts, and on stages big and small.