HOME OF THE TOPCATS
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The Topcats are Johnny Juxo, Tommy Casso, Jan Schmidt
Recorded 2004 - the TOPCats Live at Copel's
Song Samples - MP3
1: Ugly Poppa
2: Long Train Home
3: Fine and Mello
4: Swing It Brother
6: Summertime
8: Lazy River
9: Almost Blue
10: In A Mello Tone
To order Topcats "Live at Copel's" email ginjuxo@verizon.net Juxosales
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Also available by Johnny Juxo
Time for the Show,
released June 2002, © by John Juxo, Juxotunes records™, email Juxo at ginjuxo@verizon.net Juxosales
With John Juxo, Otis Read, Steve Leper, Steve Copel as the MoJo (more Juxo and Otis!) Rhythm Combo
Quote From Otis Read's website (otisread.com) /" This is the first of what promises to be a series of MO'JO RC releases over the next few years. Available through the good graces of JUXOTONE RECORDS in Cranston, RI, Time For The Show features some originals by pianist/vocalist Johnny Juxo and a selection of covers written by artists such as Bill Haley, Amos Milburn, John Sebastian and local songsmiths Jimi Warren and Pete McLanahan. Otis plays sweet electric guitar throughout and throws in some tasty harmonica licks for good measure. It was produced by audio wizard Steve Copel in his Attleboro hideaway."
An excellent review appears in the Providence Phoenix below from Bob Gulla, June 14th 2002.
Once again, the local scene comes through with still another collection of
seriously cool noise. It's characteristic of the breadth and scope of the
talent in the area, but also a testament to the achievement-oriented, musically-dedicated
folks who, despite horrific odds against enjoying any kind of success, enter
a recording studio and make music that comes from the heart.
Mojo Rhythm Combo: Time for the Show (Juxotone Records)
Johnny Juxo, Otis Read, Steve Lepper, and Steve Copel teamed up to lay down this Mojo Rhythm Combo debut, a tasty, bluesy, low-key effort that sounds like the perfect record for a Sunday morning. Led by Juxo's piano, the band sounds like an acoustic NRBQ, an unassuming combo driven by an organ grinder of a piano man who can sing the blues, play barrelhouse, and tell sad stories for a few coins in the cup. Time For the Show is the kind of record Tom Waits would make if he hadn't seen too much, lived too hard, or smoked too long. It's gritty and tough and hard-bitten, but easily enjoyed without stressing over meaning and content.
The disc features three new Juxo compositions, a tune from Pete McClanahan of the Worried, and covers of Bill Haley ("Thirteen Women"), Chuck Berry ("Downbound Train"), and Rosco Gordon ("Just a Little Bit"). It builds beautifully on Juxo's last outing with Loose Marbles, his first acoustic-centered material after years in electric bands in and around Providence. Which answers the question, Is there life after rock and roll? In the case of the Mojo Rhythm Combo, lemme hear you say, "Hell, yeah!"
Issue Date: June 14 - 20, 2002
Prodcued by Johnny Juxo-coproduced, recorded, mixed by Stephen Copel at Sleeping Dog Studios
available Juxotone records
SAMPLE MP3s
13 Women
Darling Companion
Downbound Train
Just a Little
Lie to Me
Little Queenie
Prayer
Somebody Elses Dues
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