Mojohand and Rae and The Ragdolls

NJ/NYC based Americana-rockers Mojohand have been winning over audiences from Pittsburgh, PA to Austin, TX and everywhere in between since late-2016. Mojohand have played countless shows in dive bars, DIY basement venues, and at colleges, and clubs across New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, New Hampshire, and Connecticut! 

Mojohand have shared the stage with national and regional touring acts such as Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company, The Allman Brothers Band), Whitey Morgan, Jesse Daniel, Madisons, and The National Reserve to name a few. 

Rae and the Ragdolls are an eclectic band of rock and rollers who make magic in the studio and on the stage. Writing and performing a blend of styles from folky psychedelia to room rattling rock, Rae and the Ragdolls have something for everyone to boogie down to. Hailing from the metro-Atlanta area, they have been on lineups with greats like Nick Perri and the Underground Thieves, The Velveteers, Starcrawler, Larkin Poe, Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, Drive-By Truckers, and Mavis Staples. The band consists of wild front woman Rae G. Biv, William Bennett Jr. and Spencer Lingle splitting 6 string duties, Olivia Towe thumpin' the bass, and Devon Hirsch beating the drums.

The band released nine singles before their powerhouse debut album Songbook hit streaming in October 2021. With an ability to write both anthemic choruses and clever, listen-to-it-twice verses, Mojohand’s music keeps us wondering just exactly what decade this band is from - it’s hard to believe this band’s members are all on the lighter side of their 20s. “Songbook” was produced Sean Walsh of legendary Brooklyn-based bar band, The National Reserve and features guest performances by Walsh himself, John Lee Shannon (Circles Around The Sun), and Jonny Lam (Norah Jones, Miranda Lambert, David Byrne)

Mojohand have also hosted their own DIY music festival, Mojofest in New Jersey every summer since 2017. The sixth annual Mojofest took place on July 9th, 2022 in Toms River and included performances by 10 bands and multiple local vendors and artists selling their wares and was attended by over 300 enthusiastic live music fans. 

Since the completion of Mojohand’s debut album, the band has been tirelessly workshopping new songs and taking them for a spin everywhere from the dive bars of New Orleans to the college basement venues of Philadelphia. It’s hard to know what the future holds, but it is easy to see what Mojohand’s looks like: more packing the car and driving insanity-inducing distances, more cranked amps, more packed rooms, more post-show handshakes and most importantly more serving the song.