Steve Mayone Steve Mayone has been a singer/songwriter for over 30 years now. His songs and instrumentals have appeared in numerous movies and television shows, including LastStop for Paul, First Time Long Time, Still Green and Dark Rising 2. Steve is also busy as a multi-instrumentalist, performing with Kate Taylor, Levon Helm, Treat Her Right, Bow Thayer and Kris Delmhorst. Americana UK called Mayone “a master songsmith,” while Miles of Music says “Mayone ties up all of Americana, folk, classic and roots-rock, effortlessly flowing from one to the next and never at a loss for interest.” In June of this year Steve was featured on NPR in Hear & Now’s Musical Disasters That Entertain, a show hosted by author Steve Almond. Steve has released 4 CD’s and is presently working on his 5th, to be released on the Cambridge based, legendary record label Hi-n-Dry. Steve is excited to be performing tonight with the talented band The Blue Ribbons, featuring James Rohr on keyboards, Jed Charland on Upright Bass, Mike Castellana on guitar and Tauras Biskis on drums.
Reviews “What [Steve Mayone] has achieved on Bedroom Rockstar is to 'bottle' the sense of freedom enjoyed by a singer/songwriter faced with a blank sheet of paper and his own imagination...Mayone is a master songsmith. He crafts and molds his stories eloquently and intelligently and there's not many that you can say that about." - Americana UK
“[Mayone] switches easily from rootsy Americana to well crafted power pop [and] he proves himself equally adept at country ballads based on banjo and fiddle. Whatever style he plays in, Mayone has a knack for a good tune.” - Shindig
“A virtuoso in musicianship, Steve Mayone writes compelling singer/songwriter classics. A great follow-up to his breathtaking “Bedroom Rockstar”, “Unfortunate Son” is another notch on a belt of talented pop-rock ventures with slight Americana bends and juicy roots rock. Good stuff.”-Smother
“[Understories] is the full folk arsenal: obligatory mandolin, righteous indignation, political anger, biblical imagery and an unshakeable belief in the transformative power of love. He still knows a good tune and when he uses one the songs are transformed; beneath the mellow is the mellifluous.”- David Cowling, Americana UK
“Steve Mayone's skill as a songwriter… shines through the brightest. Lovingly and skillfully assembled, [Long Play Record] easily transcends mere pastiche… an impressive collection of songs designed to be listened to as a single entity and I can guarantee it will bring pleasure aplenty to anyone who likes their Americana laced with a pop edge.” - Tim Peacock, Whisperin’ and Hollerin’ (UK)
James Rohr, Piano Hailing from New Mexico, has been writing and performing in the area for the past 20 years, adding his unique keyboard approach to such bands as Miss Tess, Girls Guns and Glory, Jay Feinstein, Bow Thayer and the Sweet and Lowdown. You'll hear a little Captain Beefheart, Herbie Hancock and Billy Preston in his playing. 88 keys can't contain him.
Jef Charland, Upright Bass Jef is a heavy hitter in the Boston jazz scene, performing almost nightly with such inovative groups as the Gil Aharon band, James Merenda, Pandelis Karayorgis, Luther Gray and Jim Hobbs, to name a few. You can't miss him in a nighclub: he's the one with the biggest instrument and the biggest smile.
Mike Castellana, guitar Mike is no stranger to the guitar. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Mike has been performed and toured the States and Europe. He's trecked the globe with Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, Eddie Kirkland and Nash Satterfield. His playing can be heard on hundreds of CD's by such artists as The Glorytellers, Loose Salute and Rich Gilbert and the Velvet Swingers. He'll squeeze notes out of the guitar neck that you've never heard before.
Tauras Biskis, drums Tauras is a man of many talents. As a talented and in demand drummer, he has been seen and heard with Johnny Hoy and the Blue Fish, Barrence Whitfield, John Cate, Kate Taylor, Charlie Esposito and Mario Perrett. Splitting his time between Jamiaca Plain and Martha's Vinyard, he's building and renovating not one house but three houses. Ask him about his solar panels.
