Mountaindawg is Joe "Jodawg" Johnson. Jodawg composes the music, and writes the lyrics. He also sings, and plays Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Resonator (similar to a Dobro), plus occasionally, plays Keyboards, Drums & percussions. He performs both Solo, and with various band members, and especially enjoys jamming with other bands and musicians. Click here to go to the Official Mountaindawg Website
Musicians that have performed with Mtndawg include~ Garth O'Brien on Guitar and Drums Mark Eads on Bass Guitar Fast Freddie Dean on Drums and Percussions Kelly Johnson singing Backup Vocals Darryl Rivano playing Harmonica & Guitar, and singing Derek Baum on Drums Lenny "Bam-Bam" Baham on Drums and Percussions Brian Mavity on Bag Pipes, Flute, Recorder, or Accordion Angelina Gargano on Harmonica, vocals, and Guitar Eric "Erok" Deste on Bass Guitar Peggy Day on Guitar & vocals Eric LeVin on Guitar, Harmonica & Vocals Holly Harmon on Harmonica among others. Mountaindawg has also performed with other bands and musicians, including~ Julie Larson accomplished singer/songwriter, musician, and the awesome force behind the record label at Artmuse Records. Julie has joined Mtndawg onstage with her Flute and Guitar, in addition to having Jodawg as her guest Lead Guitar. They have also played together LIVE on Grizzley Radio at the High Sierra Music Festival in Quincey, California. Chris Bramble, popular singer/songwriter Guitarist, and jam band musician. Chris has joined Mtndawg onstage, playing Guitar and sharing some of his own original, beautiful songs, in addition to being a Guest Host at Mtndawgs regular Handmade Music Nights, at the Coffee Bazaar in Guerneville in 2007. NOTE WORTHY FROM MTNDAWGS RECENT PAST: Legendary Dickie Peterson, of Blue Cheer, has played Bass Guitar onstage with Mountaindawg, plus Jodawg played Lead Guitar for a side project with Dickie, Eric LeVin, Derek Baum, and Holly Harmon called Erics Road Band. When he is not touring or recording, Dickie still comes up the mountain to jam with Jodawg, or to share a new song now & then.
Influences
So many talented musicians... too many to list...
But, Jodawg would say that JERRY has influenced his music AND his head a great deal.
The view from Mtndawgs home is very inspiring
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The best way to desribe Mtndawg's sound is "heartfelt Rock 'n' Roll".
Mtndawg has an original sound. Classic Guitar Rock edge, with a little Blues, Reggae, Americana, Folk, and some cool Jammin'...
FANS SAY Mtndawg music reminds them of : Jack Johnson, Jerry Garcia, Sublime, Carlos Santana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Free, JGB, The Grateful Dead, Kidd Rock, Blue Oyster Cult, Sugar Ray, Everlast, and Creed, among others.
Mountaindawg is Joe "Jodawg" Johnson. Jodawg's mission is sharing heartfelt messages of Love, Peace, and Freedom through his original Mtndawg music.
With easily understood lyrics, and all original, melodic Guitar based music, Mountaindawg is gaining popularity fast. Mtndawg aka Jodawg performs both with a band, and Solo/Acoustic. Lyrics are often about serious subjects, yet the songs are uplifting, addictive and dance-able. Live performances are fun filled and memorable, leaving YOU wanting more.
Mountaindawg songs have a solid Rock 'n' Roll feel, sometimes with a little bit of Blues, Folk, Reggae, Pop, or Americana. Jamming is this Artists forte', as other musicians have said that Jodawg could play with anybody, and compliment their music.
After years of songwriting, casual performing, recording, and touring, Mountaindawg went International in 2008. 2 new Mtndawg CD's, "Handmade" and "Mostly Solo Joe" are scheduled for release on Jodawgs own Mutt Records in 2009, and will be pleasing music lovers for years to come. "Handmade" has been in the making for months, with Mountaindawg, all Electric, performing as a Trio, with Fast Freddie Dean on drums & Mark Eads on Bass Guitar. The second CD, titled "Mostly Solo Joe" is, as the title suggests, Mtndawg, Solo. Yes, its almost all Jodawg, and mostly acoustic. Joe "Jodawg" Johnson composed, co-produced, and co-designed BOTH CD's, in addition to performing all of the vocals, & playing the Guitar, Mandolin, Resonator on both CDs.
Lots MORE about MOUNTAINDAWG including more free music can be found on the official Mtndawg website Stop by for a visit sometime. But, not before adding Mtndawg as your MySpace friend!
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May, 29 2009 @ 08:00 PM Forestville Club 6250 Front Street, Forestville, California 95436 - $8.00/21 over
Bay Area/Nor-Cal friends, fans, bands and fellow metalheads... Please join us for a very special evening with Forever’s End! This will be Forever’s End first live appearance of 2009! The band has spent the last 6 months sequestered in their new studio honing their chops, writing new songs and fine tuning their show. Forever’s End will be playing a full 2 sets. This show will be an intimate opportunity to see and hear one of the greatest underground bands in the world of traditional Heavy Metal ! Joining us will be our friends, Bay Area Metal band Trial By Combat Doors Open at 8:00pm Show starts at 9:00pm if you need a map go here: CLICK FOR MAP!!
CALL (707) 766-9276 for more information!
SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! ~BeccasBiz
P.S. Please support THE FORESTVILLE CLUB! This is one of the few clubs left in the Bay Area/Nor Cal that DOES NOT MAKE BANDS PAY TO PLAY!! Keep the good clubs alive and thriving! BIG THANKS to The Forestville Club!
Hope you are having a GREAT Memorial Day Weekend! The Michael Paul Band Tell your friends to ADD US ON MYSPACE! We Don't Just Play Music - We put on a SHOW!
hEY MY FRIEND! JUST SITTIN AT HOME LISTENING TO YOUR TUNES! hOPE YOU HAVE HAD A PRODUCTIVE WEEK THUS FAR, AND WISHING YOU A GREAT EVENING...hUGSSSSSSS..
Ten DANK things you can do to help legalize marijuana (in no particular order).
1. Write a letter to a policy maker. This can be local, state or federal level-if we all take the time to do this it makes a huge difference. Take a few minutes to an hour to draft a letter-then once a week take five minutes-send it to a different official, when there is a bill related to marijuana you will have a good base. DANK recommends using a government website or visiting http://www.makepotlegal555.org to find address information for legislators.
2. Encourage others to write their legislators-each time you write to one, pass the name and address around to your like minded friends-get them writing in, too.
3. Volunteer for a Pro-Cannabis event! Look on online, maybe there is one in your area-there are several on the DANKinfo website and at least once volunteer for Seattle Hempfest-you will be impacted in unimaginable ways. For more info: http://hempfest.org/drupal/Volunteers
4. Attend a Pro-Cannabis event! Bring your friends and family members-especially those that would like to be better educated on the drug war and related issues. See the DANKinfo website for a list and once again, I must say (maybe I am biased) at least once in your life attend Seattle Hempfest-the third week of August. See http://www.hempfest.org/drupal for more info. Another good choice is the Global Marijuana March (www.globalmarijuanamarch.org). Check the website for it-there is likely a march planned near you—if not see #9
5. Support organizations such as LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (http://www.leap.cc/cms/index.php), where the proponents of changing the law are those whom have enforced it and seen the failures first hand. Methods of support include donating, volunteering, passing out fliers, attending events, passing on info, re-posting MySpace bulletins, etc.
6. Donate money to those organizations who are influencing policy change-great examples are NORML (www.norml.org),
Love the fire of musical inspiration that you shine, Jodawg. Thanks for the life altering musical ride this Friday. Your birthday blessings run deep and make this world a wonderful place, Paul
This years festival is headlined by Billy Bragg (Friday), Seth Lakeman (Sunday) and Peatbog Faeries (Saturday) with many more top artists also performing incl the award winning The Demon Barbers.
Hello Rockers, We are heading to Spanckys this Saturday night, it's gonna be a great night with multiple B-Days and Relay For Life fund raiser also, we need your help!!!! we would like your help in choosing a song title to our new original tune, any ideas? you might have to listen to it twice (;-p) we'll be announcing it Saturday night at midnight Thanks for all the support
He was here for expo. I love expo. No appointment & three month wait needed! He was the shiznit. I chose something right off his books & he still treated me like a queen.
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