Percolating under the more visible indie scene in New York is
a blues rock undercurrent led by the Dirty
Pearls, Killcode, Thornes and a dozen or so other bands. Ten Ton Mojo is among the leaders of this
revival, thoroughly playing out the local club circuit since 2010 -- is there
any club yet that the band has not played? Ten Ton Mojo is comprised of vocalist
Ernie Papp, guitarists Scott Lano and Gabe Mera, new bassist Stan Esposito and drummer Paul Kane.
The band has recorded one album, Ten Ton
Mojo.
Opening for the Supersuckers
tonight at the Gramercy Theatre, Ten
Ton Mojo was ready to win new fans with an old sound. The tall and barefoot
Papp brought his Alabama roots to the forefront, singing soulfully and
gracefully while Lano and Mera traded gritty southern-tinged guitar solos. Some
of the songs leaned towards a heart-pumping head-banging metal, but most of the
set was spun on hard and dirty classic-rock-sounding swagger. Ten Ton Mojo
deserves a salute for swinging the pendulum back to the sound of early FM radio.
Visit Ten Ton Mojo at www.tentonmojo.com.
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