Hey Everyone,
Just made this sweet new site (suggested by our friend Dave Kiss). It enables you to download the album digitally online...!!
You can buy the whole thing, or you can buy individual tracks..! It's real cool!
Heres the link.....we still got hard copies for sale as well....enjoy!
http://mogaband.bandcamp.com/
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
RECORD RELASE SHOW...!!! AUG. 6TH!
Hey All,
Just announced our RECORD RELEASE SHOW @ AS220 on Friday, August 6th.
B-Sharp Music in Providence is putting the show on, so it will be a blast...plus our LP will be available!
Also, don't miss the indie arts fest this weekend. We go on @ 1:30PM on the Burnside Stage...See you there!
http://indieartsri.org/
Just announced our RECORD RELEASE SHOW @ AS220 on Friday, August 6th.
B-Sharp Music in Providence is putting the show on, so it will be a blast...plus our LP will be available!
Also, don't miss the indie arts fest this weekend. We go on @ 1:30PM on the Burnside Stage...See you there!
http://indieartsri.org/
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Album almost complete......
Hey All,
Just a quick note to ya'll. We have been recording an album over the past month or so and it looks to be coming together really well. A few touch ups here and there, some mastering, and it should be good to go.
We are really excited about this one, and we hope you are too. The songs all sound really great and we have been trying stuff we never have before. We are planning a release show or 2 for it. We are not exactly sure when it will be ready to give out, but it won't be long...... Stay tuned folks'.
Just a quick note to ya'll. We have been recording an album over the past month or so and it looks to be coming together really well. A few touch ups here and there, some mastering, and it should be good to go.
We are really excited about this one, and we hope you are too. The songs all sound really great and we have been trying stuff we never have before. We are planning a release show or 2 for it. We are not exactly sure when it will be ready to give out, but it won't be long...... Stay tuned folks'.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Some recent press stuff...
Also, here are the links to a few little write-ups we got recently on the world-wide web. "Musing from Boston: Boston Survival Guide Band Round Up 09'" & "The Independent Music Scene".
http://www.bostonsurvivalguide.net/wordpress/2010/03/band-round-up-march-29-2010/
http://www.theindependentmusicscene.com/
http://www.bostonsurvivalguide.net/wordpress/2010/03/band-round-up-march-29-2010/
http://www.theindependentmusicscene.com/
Some news & Stuff- 5/17/10
Hey All,
First off, Happy B-Day to Al. It was yesterday, but we want to wish him a good one!
Then, Thanks everyone who came out to our past few shows. We had a blast at all of them, and hope you did too, we love playing with Chukka, they are the best dudes and hope to play more with them in the future.
As far as whats going on, we got 2 shows lined up so far for the summer, with more to come. First is the 2010 Indie Arts Festival in Downtown Providence. Its on July 31st. Its an all day, outdoor event and should be f**king awesome!! More info here: http://www.indieartsfest.com/
The Next is at the Starving Artist on Friday, August 13th in Keene, New Hampshire. A lot of cool people have played here, so were really excited to head down there. More info on there here: http://www.thestarvingartistcollective.com/
Besides all that, a BUNCH of new songs have been in the works for a while, and we are planning to start recording our LP this summer, which we are all real excited about..! More info when it arises. We love you all, thanks for listening!
First off, Happy B-Day to Al. It was yesterday, but we want to wish him a good one!
Then, Thanks everyone who came out to our past few shows. We had a blast at all of them, and hope you did too, we love playing with Chukka, they are the best dudes and hope to play more with them in the future.
As far as whats going on, we got 2 shows lined up so far for the summer, with more to come. First is the 2010 Indie Arts Festival in Downtown Providence. Its on July 31st. Its an all day, outdoor event and should be f**king awesome!! More info here: http://www.indieartsfest.com/
The Next is at the Starving Artist on Friday, August 13th in Keene, New Hampshire. A lot of cool people have played here, so were really excited to head down there. More info on there here: http://www.thestarvingartistcollective.com/
Besides all that, a BUNCH of new songs have been in the works for a while, and we are planning to start recording our LP this summer, which we are all real excited about..! More info when it arises. We love you all, thanks for listening!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
NEW SHOWS ACCOUNCED!
Everyone,
We got a couple of shows we just added last minute, so we wanted to let ya know!...Wer'e excited about them.
Thursday, April 22nd- URI EARTH DAY- We'll be playing around 2pm, URI Quad.
Friday, April 23rd- Murph's- Philly- 9PM
Saturday, April 24th- URI HEMP FEST- All Day event, well be on round 1pm
Saturday, May 1st- MAY DAY!- AS220- Providence- We'll be headlining, so we won't go on till late...
Wednesday, May12th- Tazza Cafe Acoustic Series w/ Joe Fletcher- Provdience, 9PM.
Check the page for more info on these shows, and we hope to see ya'll at them!!
_M
We got a couple of shows we just added last minute, so we wanted to let ya know!...Wer'e excited about them.
Thursday, April 22nd- URI EARTH DAY- We'll be playing around 2pm, URI Quad.
Friday, April 23rd- Murph's- Philly- 9PM
Saturday, April 24th- URI HEMP FEST- All Day event, well be on round 1pm
Saturday, May 1st- MAY DAY!- AS220- Providence- We'll be headlining, so we won't go on till late...
Wednesday, May12th- Tazza Cafe Acoustic Series w/ Joe Fletcher- Provdience, 9PM.
Check the page for more info on these shows, and we hope to see ya'll at them!!
_M
Friday, March 26, 2010
New Shows/ Super-Group News!!
Hello All,
It's been a while......so lets get right to it.
We got a couple shows coming up that might be worth your while to check out. Moga will be forming what some call a "super-group" with the very great band Chukka. Many instruments will be played, passed around, sat on, etc. But we have a great time playing together, so it will be fun live! Our first super-group appearance will be @ The 201 in Providence on April 9th.
We just added a date with our good Philly Friends The Great Vibration on April 23rd @ Murph's Bar.
ALSO, we will be playing this years Hemp- Fest at URI. This is an all day event and we will be taking the stage around 3PM. Bands like Hardig Rhode, amongst others, will be playing. This will also be a Moga/Chukka super-group deal, so CHECK IT OUT!
All info about this is on our page, hope to see you all there!
_M
It's been a while......so lets get right to it.
We got a couple shows coming up that might be worth your while to check out. Moga will be forming what some call a "super-group" with the very great band Chukka. Many instruments will be played, passed around, sat on, etc. But we have a great time playing together, so it will be fun live! Our first super-group appearance will be @ The 201 in Providence on April 9th.
We just added a date with our good Philly Friends The Great Vibration on April 23rd @ Murph's Bar.
ALSO, we will be playing this years Hemp- Fest at URI. This is an all day event and we will be taking the stage around 3PM. Bands like Hardig Rhode, amongst others, will be playing. This will also be a Moga/Chukka super-group deal, so CHECK IT OUT!
All info about this is on our page, hope to see you all there!
_M
Friday, February 19, 2010
Playing BENEFIT FOR HAITI RELIEF SHOW @ URI next week!
Hello Everyone,
We were just invited to play the Haiti Relief Benefit Show @ the URI coffeehouse next week, Friday the 26th.
We will be joining Roz Raskin and The Ricecakes, Formal Action, and others.
This should be a good time and its for a good cause, so we hope to see you there! More info here:
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=roz+raskin+and+the+ricecakes&init=quick#!/event.php?eid=316791137166&ref=mf
Monday, February 15, 2010
2-13-10
Once on a snowy day
I met a friend
This friend was large, and a bit furry
His name was sage.
We met in the woods and walked about
talked to eachother
and worked it out
I came back to life
and saw a man.
His name was sage...
I met a friend
This friend was large, and a bit furry
His name was sage.
We met in the woods and walked about
talked to eachother
and worked it out
I came back to life
and saw a man.
His name was sage...
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Tee- Shirts for sale...
Hello everyone!
We got some shirts still for sale. There are mens & womens, all sizes. Below is what the shirt looks like, modeled by the lovey Aly. E-mail (mogamusic123@yahoo.com) or talk to one of us to get your hands on one.....!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Open up,eternal lips, and swallow me
Everyone,
All our winter shows are finished and we'd like to thank everyone who supported us during them! We had a great time and love you all!
Although Max will be leaving us now, it will only be for a short period of time and we have big plans for when he comes back! These plans are the recording of our first LP. We have a bunch of new tunes and just need to sort out the ones that will fit on this....we are super excited to record and use a bunch of our new musical toys, including our Wurlitzer up-right piano and hammond L-100 organ, amoungst others.
In terms of shows, we have one we just booked on MARCH 5th, @ THE CARRIAGE HOUSE in PHILLY, Thanks to our good friend Dave from Great Vibration. More info on that soon!
All our winter shows are finished and we'd like to thank everyone who supported us during them! We had a great time and love you all!
Although Max will be leaving us now, it will only be for a short period of time and we have big plans for when he comes back! These plans are the recording of our first LP. We have a bunch of new tunes and just need to sort out the ones that will fit on this....we are super excited to record and use a bunch of our new musical toys, including our Wurlitzer up-right piano and hammond L-100 organ, amoungst others.
In terms of shows, we have one we just booked on MARCH 5th, @ THE CARRIAGE HOUSE in PHILLY, Thanks to our good friend Dave from Great Vibration. More info on that soon!
Monday, January 11, 2010
EP Review
Long-time music enthusiast and talented musician Ben Foreman wrote this review about the Moga EP last night.
MOGA EP
Opening with something that could be directly taken from a Harry Nilsson record Moga's EP bursts with a Seventies-esque indie aesthetic. For the entirety of the album you're transported to a different time and place, which is so unbelievably rare these days that that single fact alone should be enough to make you want to go out and pick this up immediately, not to mention that these songs are really good!
All of the songs are firmly rooted in the Pop world, but they draw from so many different pools of influence they manage to not fall into the pitfalls of the so-called "Pop Cliche." Many people have a tendency to hear the phrase Popular Music and cringe, forgetting that some of the best albums of all time were clearly pop (Songs in the Key of Life anyone?). In fact, there's really nothing wrong with good Pop, it's just that no one has done it in years! Moga take this Pop medium that has been trampled over and again and manage to actually breathe life into it!
The funny thing about this band, at least to me, is how clearly Rhode Island it sounds. Just like the small state they hail from, they draw from a vast array of influences and manage to make something wholly unique, yet completely familiar ("Break My Bones" could easily have been on an early Paul McCartney album). Take a song like "Mountaintop," how easy is it to picture this being a Slowdive song? Which it clearly is not! In no small part due to the Grace Slick vocals by way of Ana Mallozzi (which are superb by the way). Her being on the song is just one of the many ways this band manages to make you think they're taking you one way and just turn the song on it's head and take you down "the road less traveled."
Yes, there are points when the songs go on slightly long, or the use of synth is a little over the top, but it doesn't ruin the songs by any means. My biggest gripe is with the song "Canopy," whereas all of the other songs have a dynamic layering to them, this one just seems very one sided and not at all of the same caliber as the rest. That being said, this band is the best thing Providence has going for them right now.
MOGA EP
Opening with something that could be directly taken from a Harry Nilsson record Moga's EP bursts with a Seventies-esque indie aesthetic. For the entirety of the album you're transported to a different time and place, which is so unbelievably rare these days that that single fact alone should be enough to make you want to go out and pick this up immediately, not to mention that these songs are really good!
All of the songs are firmly rooted in the Pop world, but they draw from so many different pools of influence they manage to not fall into the pitfalls of the so-called "Pop Cliche." Many people have a tendency to hear the phrase Popular Music and cringe, forgetting that some of the best albums of all time were clearly pop (Songs in the Key of Life anyone?). In fact, there's really nothing wrong with good Pop, it's just that no one has done it in years! Moga take this Pop medium that has been trampled over and again and manage to actually breathe life into it!
The funny thing about this band, at least to me, is how clearly Rhode Island it sounds. Just like the small state they hail from, they draw from a vast array of influences and manage to make something wholly unique, yet completely familiar ("Break My Bones" could easily have been on an early Paul McCartney album). Take a song like "Mountaintop," how easy is it to picture this being a Slowdive song? Which it clearly is not! In no small part due to the Grace Slick vocals by way of Ana Mallozzi (which are superb by the way). Her being on the song is just one of the many ways this band manages to make you think they're taking you one way and just turn the song on it's head and take you down "the road less traveled."
Yes, there are points when the songs go on slightly long, or the use of synth is a little over the top, but it doesn't ruin the songs by any means. My biggest gripe is with the song "Canopy," whereas all of the other songs have a dynamic layering to them, this one just seems very one sided and not at all of the same caliber as the rest. That being said, this band is the best thing Providence has going for them right now.
Friday, January 8, 2010
End of 09' news & press, etc.
Happy 2010!
Crazy that it is already 2010....! The future is coming fast. Any who, we just wanted to inform you folks about some stuff going on and some press we have gotten during the 09'/10' transition.
Anti-Music did a short write up about us and our shows here:
http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/jan/05M
A couple of our songs in MP3 format were kindly posted by someone over at "The Hype Machine":
http://hypem.com/track/968211/Moga+-+Col
Call It Folk Blog posted one of our videos on their weekly video posts:
http://callitfolk.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-weeks-videos.html
We also have 2 dates in NYC coming up: Jan. 12th at The Shrine World Music Venue and Jan. 13th at Goodbye Blue Monday w/ Tall Tall Trees!
More stuff to come. Very much thanks to everyone who has been coming out to our local shows and purchasing some CD's etc. We love ya!
_M
Crazy that it is already 2010....! The future is coming fast. Any who, we just wanted to inform you folks about some stuff going on and some press we have gotten during the 09'/10' transition.
Anti-Music did a short write up about us and our shows here:
http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/jan/05M
A couple of our songs in MP3 format were kindly posted by someone over at "The Hype Machine":
http://hypem.com/track/968211/Moga+-+Col
Call It Folk Blog posted one of our videos on their weekly video posts:
http://callitfolk.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-weeks-videos.html
We also have 2 dates in NYC coming up: Jan. 12th at The Shrine World Music Venue and Jan. 13th at Goodbye Blue Monday w/ Tall Tall Trees!
More stuff to come. Very much thanks to everyone who has been coming out to our local shows and purchasing some CD's etc. We love ya!
_M
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Good bands we are playing with soon..
Hey Peeps,
First off......Happy 2010!!! Hope everyone had a good new years/ holidays.
Just wanted to let ya know of some great bands we will be playing with soon.
First is Tall, Tall Trees from NYC. These dudes are super sweet and we will be playing 2 dates with them (Jan.7th @ The Blackstone in Providence, Jan. 13th @ Goodbye Blue Monday in Brooklyn).
Second is Da Comrade. These fellas/fellettes are from Philly and we will be playing with them Jan. 6th at The Ox in Philly.
Last is Natural Child. These guys are from Nashville, Tenn and have some great tunes. We will also be playing with them at The Ox Show in Philly...
Come out if your around any of these shows. I'm pretty sure they will be damn good.
First off......Happy 2010!!! Hope everyone had a good new years/ holidays.
Just wanted to let ya know of some great bands we will be playing with soon.
First is Tall, Tall Trees from NYC. These dudes are super sweet and we will be playing 2 dates with them (Jan.7th @ The Blackstone in Providence, Jan. 13th @ Goodbye Blue Monday in Brooklyn).
Second is Da Comrade. These fellas/fellettes are from Philly and we will be playing with them Jan. 6th at The Ox in Philly.
Last is Natural Child. These guys are from Nashville, Tenn and have some great tunes. We will also be playing with them at The Ox Show in Philly...
Come out if your around any of these shows. I'm pretty sure they will be damn good.
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