Mohave

Straight out of Nowhere comes Mohave, a southwestern rock quartet that specializes in "progressive Americana", music that stems from international folk tunes, mixes it with a variety of musical styles and then serves it up with true-life stories. Stories of fated love, out-of-place alligators, blown tires, long hot roads, sweet southern belles, lost Americans and the meanest hot sauce on Earth. Mohave has a very unique instrumentation, creating a sound never-before-heard in the music world. The Appalachian mountain dulcimer, acoustic fretless bass, latin percussion and traditional roto-tom drums help to create a "melting pot sound" that utilizes elements of folk, bluegrass, jazz, blues, rock and indigenous music from Africa, Ireland and of course, America.

Mohave was formed in August of 1999. Acoustic fretless bassist Mike Burney encountered Appalachian mountain dulcimerist Bing Futch at an Orlando club one summer evening and indicated the desire to join up on a project. Futch, who works with drummer McGyver on internet radio station WWRR.net, went on a road trip and came back with the inspiration for the band. Recording some new songs written on the road onto a cassette tape, the tape was given to the other two members and a short, two-hour rehearsal took place on August 30th, 1999. Later that night, the trio made their debut at the House Of Blues (Downtown Disney) during David Schweizer's Living Room Jam.

Percussionist Robert Caban began sitting in with the group in early 2000 and has since become the fourth "Nowhere Man."

We've been totally fortunate and blessed with gigs since we formed in August of '99. We've played on the beach, in Gainesville, Melbourne, Orlando--we've even played the House Of Blues four times! It's a gas, 'cause people tend to walk past the stage, gaping, trying to figure out what instrument I'm playing!

Think Johnny Cash, T-Bone Burnette, Midnight Oil all in the same room, jamming with Frank Zappa and Stephen Sondheim. Okay, maybe not.....