mofro and blent October 21, 2006

Southern Rock / Blues Rock:
A backwoods country boy surfer whose surfing jaunts took him around the world long before music did, Mofro’s JJ Grey embraces the title of "redneck" yet defies any of the negative stereotypes it evokes. He’s a multi-instrumentalist (voice, guitar, piano, harmonica, bass and drums) or as he says “I play just good enough to pull off a song or two.” As a lyricist and songwriter he is primarily a storyteller, trying in his own way to carry on the oral tradition. Grey still resides on his grandparent's old chicken farm where he and his family continue the tradition by farming organic vegetables. Behind the quiet demeanor of his “guitar-playing buddy” Daryl Hance, lie those same old-time countrified all-seeing eyes. His guitar playing is a reflection of his personality, happily simple and unexpectedly deep. Daryl hears his own rhythms and syncopates in his own way and is, thankfully (in this world of over-playing guitar Gods) never concerned with playing too little. He may sit quietly for hours but when he speaks it means something. His guitar becomes that same voice.