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Mayhem String Band
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Oxford, Mississippi
United States

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Member Since9/10/2005
Band Websitewww.mayhemstringband.com
Band MembersChris Steiner - guitar, vocals;
Ben Johnson - bass, vocals, leaf blower;
J.T. Lack - banjo, vocals, crimes committed upon the high seas;
Kevin Larkin - mandolin, accordion, harmonica, vocals;
Ferd Moyse - fiddle

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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 3 2009 10:00P
The Oasis Birmingham, Alabama
Jul 4 2009 10:00P
Melting Point Bluegrass Festival Athens, Georgia
Jul 5 2009 9:00P
Home Team BBQ Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
Jul 6 2009 9:00P
Surf Bar Folly Beach, South Carolina
Jul 7 2009 7:00P
Barley’s Taproom Asheville, North Carolina
Jul 8 2009 10:00P
Barley’s Taproom Knoxville, Tennessee
Jul 10 2009 8:00P
Private Function Greenville, Mississippi
Jul 11 2009 8:00P
Carroll County Market Carrolton, Mississippi
Jul 16 2009 6:30P
Down On Mainstreet Festival TUPELO, Mississippi
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
Private Function Oxford, Mississippi
Jul 24 2009 10:00P
George Street Grocery Jackson, Mississippi
Jul 25 2009 10:00P
Bourbon Mall Leland, Mississippi
Jul 29 2009 7:00P
Baytowne Wharf Sandestin, Florida
Jul 30 2009 7:00P
Moe’s Original BBQ Daphne, Alabama
Aug 1 2009 10:00P
Baby J’s Destin, Florida
Aug 7 2009 8:00P
Walnut St. Blues Bar Greenville, Mississippi
Aug 8 2009 8:00P
Walnut St. Blues Bar Greenville, Mississippi
Aug 13 2009 10:00P
Off Broadway w/ Pokey LaFarge St. Louis, Missouri
Aug 14 2009 8:30P
Spikes Beach Grill Warsaw, Indiana
Aug 15 2009 10:00P
The Berkley Front Berkley, Michigan
Aug 16 2009 10:00P
The Foundry South Haven, Michigan
Aug 17 2009 10:00P
Brass Rail FORT WAYNE, Indiana
Aug 18 2009 8:00P
The Hideout Chicago, Illinois
Aug 21 2009 10:00P
Dave’s Darkhorse Tavern Starkville, Mississippi
Aug 22 2009 10:00P
Newby’s Memphis, Tennessee
Aug 27 2009 10:00P
dba New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 28 2009 10:00P
Thirsty Hippo Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Aug 29 2009 10:00P
The Lyric Oxford Music Festival Oxford, Mississippi
Sep 11 2009 9:00P
Matilda’s Under the Pines Alpharette, Georgia
Sep 12 2009 7:00P
Private Function Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sep 13 2009 7:00P
Philosopher’s Stone Charlotte, North Carolina
Sep 15 2009 7:00P
Barley’s Taproom Asheville, North Carolina
Sep 19 2009 8:00P
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Bristol, Tennessee
Sep 20 2009 8:00P
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Bristol, Tennessee
Sep 25 2009 10:00P
Dave’s Darkhorse Tavern Starkville, Mississippi
Oct 2 2009 10:00P
Government Street Grocery Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Nov 13 2009 10:00P
Proud Larry’s Oxford, Mississippi
Nov 25 2009 10:00P
Walnut Street Blues Bar Greenville, Mississippi
Nov 27 2009 8:00P
Private Function Monticello, Arkansas
Nov 28 2009 2:00P
Private Function The Delta, Mississippi
Nov 28 2009 10:00P
Martin’s Jackson, Mississippi

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   About Mayhem String Band
Music has worked its way into nearly every aspect of today’s culture. Something in a song immediately sends the brain into a complex reaction involving impulse, memory, and emotion. This phenomenon has been the basis for everything from religious ceremonies to battle calls to jackpots on the slot machine. It’s no surprise that many folks have attempted to exploit it just to make a few bucks. Down in Mississippi music has a way of appearing as a near primitive expression – radiating directly from the soul. It is often found late at night coming from a sweaty bar or juke joint or porch swing, long after the day is done. There you’ll find theperformers and audience entangled in a dancin’, playin’, hootin‘ and hollerin’ room of energy bursting at the seems.

It is this basis that sets the Mayhem String Band apart from many of their peers. Gone are the polished edges of contemporary taste and Nashville production. These distractions are replaced by the energy and emotion of performers who understand the unbridled force of live music. Their brand of outlaw bluegrass conjures up the ghosts of Bill, Jimmy, Hank and Waylon by creating chaos and taming it in the same performance. These men play string music, raw and aggressive, with the simple hope that people will listen up, catch the buzz and get to dancin’.

The Mayhem String Band has its roots in Oxford, Mississippi where 4 veteran musicians of the music scene got together and formed a bluegrass band in 2005. Ben Johnson (Bass), Chris Steiner (Guitar), Jamison Hollister (Fiddle, Mandolin) and J.T. Lack (Banjo) took on a weekly gig that eventually became known as “Wednesday Night Mayhem”, born out of the whiskey-soaked dance floor and general insanity that seemed to follow the band around. After months of numerous shows in the hills of North Mississippi they settled on the name Mayhem String Band, also an acronym for “May All Your Hangovers End Miraculously.” In February of 2006 Kevin Larkin, creator of the Spaghetti Western bluegrass band "Pineross," moved from Boulder, Colorado to join the band on mandolin, accordion and harmonica.

Just 3 years and hundreds of shows later, the Mayhem String Band has taken their bluegrass sound to a new level, incorporating Cajun two-steps, Irish jigs, and a chunk of Mississippi blues. Each member of the band writes songs, injecting familiar traditional sounds with the madness that defines the world today. The result is a live show balancing songcraft, instrumental virtuosity, heart-wrenching harmonies and a plain ole’ good time. They deliver this concoction in an all-out assault of music on whomever may be listening.

These 5 players have been taking their brand of Mississippi bluegrass all over the country playing over 170 shows a year. Their second album, Land Pirates, was released in March of 2009. It was recorded at Delta Recording Service with producer Jimbo Mathus and also features Ferd Moyse (Hackensaw Boys) on fiddle. Myspace Layouts

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Jul 8 2009 9:01 PM

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Jul 7 2009 2:09 PM

My debut single ROLLIN' IN THE HEY is currently #84 on the Music Row Breakout Chart and is poised to move into the top 75. Request it at your local radio station today. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE CD AT DIGSTATION THIS WEEK ONLY FOR $4.99.


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Jul 6 2009 9:25 AM

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Jul 6 2009 3:45 AM

Helluva good time in Athens. Good luck on the road. See y'all around.
Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music





Jul 3 2009 9:55 PM

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Jul 3 2009 4:46 AM

Thanks for all your support! The show went really well at the Laugh Factory, and the turnout was great!

If you couldn't make it, I have uploaded to my profile seven ten-minute segments from this outstanding variety show featuring Old Time Music, magic, dance, comedy and fun!

Watch...It'll make you feel better!

Tea & Sympathy





Jul 3 2009 3:02 AM

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Jul 2 2009 5:44 PM

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Jul 2 2009 2:32 PM

so you boys are coming back to me here in chareleston sc!! one of you boys text me i got a new blackberry and lost all my numbers but i would love to see you guys!!
Peachtree Station





Jul 1 2009 8:42 PM

July 4th - 1st Annual Red, White & Brewgrass Festival featuring Mountain Heart, hosted by Packway Handle Band - 14 bluegrass acts on 2 stages starting at 1pm - Bands featured include:  Hawk Proof Rooster 1:00 PM  #  North Georgia Bluegrass Band 2:00 PM  #  Johnny Roquemore &the Apostles of Bluegrass 3:00 PM  #  Bob Hay &The Jolly Beggars 3:30 PM  #  The Solstice Sisters 4:30 PM  #  Peachtree Station  5:00 PM  #  String Theory 6:00 PM  #  The Corduroy Road  6:30 PM  #  The Jumpin’ Jesus Christers  7:30 PM  #  The Dappled Grays 8:00 PM  #  Curley Maple 9:00 PM  # Mountain Heart 9:30 PM  #  Mayhem String Band 10:30 PM  #  Packway Handle Band  11:00 PM  General Admission $15.00 in advance $20.00 day of show.   The Melting Point is an intimate concert venue located in the beautiful Foundry Park Inn ( in Athens, Ga - widely known as the live music capital of the Southeast. With impeccable sound and playing host to the very best musicians in the nation, The Melting Point offers patrons a unique, front row listening experience. tickets can be purchased by phone at (706) 254-6909 or online at www.meltingpointathens.com. For this weekend, the Foundry Park Inn is offering a special room rate of $74 per room for Fri & Sat July 3 & 4th. To receive this special discount, reservations must be made by calling (706) 549-7020. Be sure to mention the "Brewgrass" rate. To learn more about the hotel, visit www.foundryparkinn.com.
Sparkz | July10 @ Midtown!!!





Jun 28 2009 10:06 PM

Hey whats up?! hope you're having a good week!! just saying whats up and informing you about my cd release party @ midtown july 10th!! get back at me! thanks for the support!
Charliehorse





Jun 28 2009 3:48 AM


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Jun 25 2009 9:38 PM

Thanks for adding! If you're a musician, please join us in the Fiddle World: http://fiddleworld.ning.com See you there.
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Jun 24 2009 8:32 PM

HELL YES!!!


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Jun 12 2009 9:41 PM

My Fiddler's Bow is on sale this month. Visit this page: http://adamrsweet.com/mybow.html to order through PayPal or direct from Emily's Website Every order comes with a free cake of green Irish rosin! Adam
Leah





Jun 11 2009 2:28 PM

Thanks for showin' me around Oxford-town.
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Jun 9 2009 9:28 AM

Thanks for the add.  We appreciate it and wish you the best.
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Jun 9 2009 12:57 AM


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Jun 8 2009 8:39 PM

Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio.. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too!
Ruby Jane
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Jun 7 2009 11:05 AM


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Jun 3 2009 3:06 AM

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Jun 1 2009 6:34 AM

Hey! Check this out! Nosamples.com is a musicians network that me and a couple of musicians started! We are all about the music it is totally free to join, upload music, post adds network with other musicians! I t would be really great to get some more talented people to join us and spread the word! Don’t be shy;) check it out if any questions write me an e-mail ok! Have a wonderful creative week and I will see you at nosamples!
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