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Live Tracks Coming Your Way!
The Mystix are looking towards releasing some of their tracks from recent sold out shows! While they're planning to be back in the studio within months working on new material, new music will be arriving much sooner than that. The Mystix are plucking tunes from the live board and will release those tracks in the coming days/weeks!
Stay tuned for more details!
The Mystix new album, Down to the Shore, hit the charts running in Europe and the United States!
Down to the Shore has reached #5 on the EuroAmericana Charts, at #17 on the Americana Airplay Chart and at #10 on the Jambands.com/Relix Radio Chart. The album is one of the Top Five most often listened-to recordings in the FolkWax offices, nationwide.
The album has climbed steadily in the Americana Airplay Chart for the past 3 weeks. So stay tuned for more details!
A Mystical Reminder
Firehouse Show a Great Success!
With a sold out crowd, and great repore between band and audience The Mystix brought the house down at their July 3 Firehouse show.
"This was a really special gig for us." said lead vocalist Jo Lily. ""We always love playing in Newburyport and can't wait to return in August for the Maudslay State Park Summer Arts Series.""
The buzz was that this was one of the best Mystix shows ever!
Here's what Newburyport had to say about The Mystix:
The band’s version of "Down to the Shore" is faithful to Lomax’s recording of Strothers, but it’s also rounded out by layers of impeccable sound from the Mystix and their guitars, drums, keyboard and back-up vocals. It’s an incredible balance between solid roots and lush new growth, and the reason why critics and bloggers are raving about the band.
One aspect of all the recent hype about the band that Lily will gladly chime in with is the notion that the Mystix are a supergroup...
CDs and MP3s are in stores now and available at CD Baby, Amazon, Napster and iTunes.
Want a sneak peek? Go to our Music section for a preview.
LATEST REVIEWS
Blues Revue
International Reviews
BELGIUM: "...Surrounded by these fantastic musicians, Jo Lily delivers one beautiful song after another. Great songs full of nostalgia but at the same time very modern. 
ITALY: "...The Mystix are
scoring points thanks to their devotion and their irreproachable taste. Their music is true and real and overflows with rhythm."
Great Review of New Album
The Mystix just got a great review of their new album "Down to the Shore," by Rick Massimo of The Providence Journal:
Mystix reach deep for groove, grace of electric roots
American roots outfit The Mystix play Chan's in Woonsocket Saturday night.
The Mystix have been together for three years, but the members have been getting around for the past few decades at least...
...And they do it with the relaxed, no-nonsense groove and grace of seasoned pros who know their way around the music; you can hear it in the authoritative swamp-pop groove of "Good Deal Lucille," the sweet slide guitar on the original "Roll of the Dice," the minor-key foreboding of "Gamblin' Man" and more.
Jo and Bobby Live with Brian Edwards on "The Eclectic Picnic," 95.9 WATD!
Don't miss an intimate live radio performance with Jo Lily and Bobby Keyes from The Mystix, playing songs from their new CD "Down to the Shore" Tune in at 95.9 on the South Shore, or stream the broadcast at www.959watd.com.
Show airs this Sunday, 5/17, between 2-4pm
The Mystix Article in Boston Music Spotlight
Each member of The Mystix possesses a long and unique resume of artists that they have worked with, recordings that they have appeared on, and techniques that they have mastered. The Boston roots band is now hoping that their resumes will share one successful entry with the upcoming release of their new album Down to the Shore.
Watch for The Mystix Radio Tour
In order to get the word out about the new album, The Mystix will embark on a radio tour of New England stations that play The Mystix music, including, one of The Mystix favorites', WUMB. They'll be discussing the new album and, in some instances, will play live!
Radio tour begins April 12th. Updates will be posted on the Calendar page.
The Mystix Contemplating European Tour!
Due to strong International sales and fan response, The Mystix are contemplating a mini-tour (countries to be announced) of Europe! Tour could possibly take place in Fall '09.
Keep checking back for more details!
First Show of the New Year!
The Mystix are playing the Dolphin Striker on January 17th. Just the thing to shake off those winter blues. It'll be cold where you are, but The Mystix are always hot!
The Info:
Saturday January 17th, 2009
Dolphin Striker
9:00pm-12:30am
15 Bow St.
Portsmouth NH 03801
www.dolphinstriker.com
603-431-5222
no cover
Christmas Show at Acton Jazz Cafe!
The Mystix are back at Acton Jazz this Friday for their Christmas show with a special opener by the Bobby Keyes trio!
Bobby Keyes Trio starts at 7pm
The Mystix come on at 9pm
Featuring songs from the new album! So come on down. Enjoy the show. And make this year the most Mystical Christmas ever!
The Info:
Saturday December 13th, 2008
The Acton Jazz Cafe
452 Great Road (Rte. 2A/119)
Acton, MA
http://www.actonjazzcafe.com
978-263-6161
Mystix to Perform Songs from new album at Johnny D's!
The Mystix are very excited for their last in-town appearance of '08 at Johnny D's. To celebrate, they will be performing select songs from the new album, "Down to the Shore!" It'll be one rowdy night in Boston!
Show is on Friday, December 5th. Tickets are $10.00.
Get your tickets early! This show will sell out. Call 617-776-2004 to reserve tix or go to www.johnnyds.com for more information.
Before the show: Special Gig-day Radio Appearance on WUMB
WUMB is bringing The Mystix back for a special gig-day interview to discuss the upcoming album. The Mystix will appear on WUMB's "Music Mix" with Dave Palmeter at 12:00 noon the day of the Johnny D's show.
Featuring a tune from the new album: unplugged!
Listen in on 91.9 FM (Boston) or 91.7 FM (Newburyport)
Portland turns Mystical
Last Friday, The Mystix had a wonderful interview with Chris Darling on WMPG (90.9 and 104.1 FM) at 10:00am and then kicked off the Portland show at One Longfellow Place that evening. Thanks to everyone for making this show a great success!
Exciting New Venue!
The Mystix are really excited to play One Longellow Square on November 28th. This unique new venue is located in a very cool old theater in Portland's West end and its warm and intimate atmosphere makes it an amazing place to see the band.
Show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $12.00 in advance / $15.00 at the door. Click Here to buy tix.
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Mystix play benefit Dance Party!
The Mystix are playing at a fundraiser for the Newburyport Education Foundation this Saturday night at The Meeting House at 1 Brown Street, Newburyport.
In a nutshell, the Newburyport Education Foundation is a group that raises funds for teachers so that they don't have to spend their own, hard-earned, cash on school supplies that enhance a child's learning experience. The show starts at 8PM with Liz Frame and Friends opening. It's being touted as a "Dance Party" so be perpared to shake your "Groove-Thang!" |
Tupelo Tracks on New Album?
Last weekend's show was a wonderful night and a major sucess as The Mystix continue to build a following at Tupelo Hall. But the real news is that The Mystix are considering using songs from the show as bonus tracks on their upcoming studio album. Their working out the logistics with owner, Scott Hayward as we speak. Stay tuned!
"Yolanda" Broadcast on RadioNY.org
As record sales continue to stay strong for their latest album, Blue Morning, RadioNY.org e-mailed to let The Mystix know that the Song "Yolanda" was in this week's broadcast. Here's the e-mail:
"We wanted to write to let you know that your song, Yolanda was included in The Independent Sound's episode 08. The response from listeners about the music on the broadcasts has been very positive and we wanted to write you this note to thank you directly for your contribution. We hope to hear more work from you in our rotation in the future."
—Program Director, RadioNY.org
The Mystix back at Tupelo!
The Mystix are very excited about coming back, for a second time, to Tupelo Music Hall. This extraordinary venue boasts an amazing sound system and draws nationally-recognized bands such as George Winston and Little Feat.
It's not just the Mystix who think this show should not be missed. Tupelo Music Hall Owner, Scott Hayward, thinks this show will be so good, he issued this challenge:
"Next week we have a great band from Boston named The Mystix. We had them a few months ago and, having never seen them play, I didn’t do a very good job recruiting folks to come out. This is a MUST SEE show! The band is incredible. They play everything from R&B rock. The musicians in The Mystix are some of the best in Boston.
If you don’t like the show we will refund your money on the way out. That’s our challenge to you."
Great Show at TCAN!
What a great show the Band had at TCAN this past weekend! The facility itself is really cool and the sound was very professional not to mention how nice everyone who works/volunteers for TCAN was. We had about 90 loyal fans and many new friends. The best part was when a fan Carlos, from Spain, showed up and had us sign CD's for loyal Mystix followers in Spain including his Dad, Louis. It's always a thrill to meet our European followers at a show here in the U.S. We keep refining the show and look forward to working Tupelo Hall (also one of our favorite venues) Friday, October 17. Best Regards to All! Jo Lilly & The Mystix
The Mystix play TCAN on 10/04/08!
The Mystix are really excited for their first appearance at The Center for Arts in Natick. TCAN is located in the heart of Natick's revitalized downtown area and has hosted performances by such artists as George Winston, Livingston Taylor, and Richie Havens to name a few. The Mystix are looking forward to a great show, so come on down and check it out!
The Mystix are coming to Providence!
It's been 2 years since the Mystix appeared as an opener at Tower of Power and they're very excited to be coming back to Providence and working with John Chan. Advanced tickets are selling fast for this show. Don't be left out!
Rave Reviews for The Mystix / Robert Cray Show
The opener for Robert Cray could not have gone better. The Mystix recieved a stading ovation and had a 2 hour meet & greet with fans where they sold out all of their merchandise. All in all, it was a very successful show for the Mystix.
The Mystix perform a cover on the soundtrack of a new movie that will be featured at the Sundance Film Festival. Bobby Keyes produced the entire soundtrack, which features The Mystix playing a cover of Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More."
"For the Love of Movies" is the first feature documentary to dramatize the rich, sociologically fascinating history of American film criticism and features Gene Siskel and Rex Reed among other top Movie Critics.
For more information, visit the film's website at: http://www.fortheloveofmovies.net/
The Mystix perform at the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival!
Featuring inspired original material and superbly crafted arrangements, as showcased in The Mystix CD, "Blue Morning," charting worldwide now.
Also performing Ken Clark Ogan Trio, Brothers from Another Planet, Parker Wheeler Blues Project and Los Sugar Kings.
Concert is on Saturday 8/16/08 from 11:30am to 6pm at Salem Willows. Don't miss it!
salemjazzsoul.com for more info.
The Mystix are opening for Robert Cray!
The Mystix are bringing a riveting show when they open for Robert Cray as part of the Lowell Summer Music Series. This is one show you don't want to miss! Here's the important info: Posted on: 8/11/08
Show date: 11/28/08
Located in Portland's West End, One Longfellow Square is emerging as Portland's most engaging and Dynamic arts venue. The Mytix bring the heat and they're unforgettable R&B, Rock & Roll and Country sound on November 28th. Stay tuned for details.
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Both the Mystix and their CD Blue Morning are being heard with increasing frequency on land-based radio stations in the US and abroad, as well as worldwide via XM Satellite Radio. Among the most exciting developments is the impressive #18 Position that the album has reached on the national Roots Music Report, an independent survey of radio play. More regionally The Mystix have been added to playlists on more than a dozen New England stations and touched the Top 10 on stations in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. On the local front, Jo Lily and Bobby Keyes were heard live in performance interview on Boston folk music powerhouse station WUMB. The show aired on June 18, and was hosted by Dave Palmater.
See the On the Air page for the latest updates.
The Mystix
Will be performing at a Fund-raiser for their dear friends Mozie and Cheryl this Friday night June 13th at 7PM at the Elks Lodge Peabody-Lynn No. 1409, 40 Oak St Peabody, MA 01960-5932
Phone: (978) 531-9634
A $13.00 Donation at the door is requested. A Raffle and food will be available. Special Guests include, NIGHTHAWK JACKSON from New Orleans And a "One Night Only Reunion" of The original line-up of DUKE AND THE DRIVERS!
A sale of vintage Duke and the Drivers merchandise will be available at a low, low price of $1.00 with all proceeds going to the charity.
A MYSTIX MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SPECIAL!
Cover for both The Mystix and The Amazing Bobby Keyes Trio
just $10! Yes, that's right TEN BUCKS for both COMBINED!!!
C'MON DOWN!
Saturday May 24th, 2008
The Acton Jazz Cafe
452 Great Road (Rte. 2A/119)
Acton, MA
http://www.actonjazzcafe.com
978-263-6161
The Bobby Keyes Trio opens with a dinner show from 7:00-8:30
Mark Verbert, "Da Blues Doctor", a DJ in Belgium, has been spinning, "Another Kind Of Love", by The Mystix, on MOJO DREAMS Radio ZRO + FM GOUD, check out his Weblog at hogtown.be/weblog and MySpace page at http://myspace.com/dabluesdoctor.
THE MYSTIX ON THE RIVER FM 92.5 at 10 p.m TONIGHT!
Rita Cary, the host of the HOMEGROWN music show on 92.5 FM, THE RIVER will be featuring some tunes and information from The Mystix tonight at 10pm. Drop in for a listen, we're excited! Thanks Rita!
Click here to listen: Abacast Enabled Streaming Media
HOLLY HARRIS RE-SURFACES ON THE INTERNET!
Holly Harris, friend and supporter of The Mystix has found a new home on the internet. Please give her a listen, you can request songs via email (might we suggest something by The Mystix) and pretty much listen any time you like. Give Holly some love and tell her The Mystix sent ya!
Holly Harris Joins Forces With Realization Pictures to Launch The Ultimate Blues Internet Radio Show
Holly Harris, best known for her long-running radio show Blues on Sunday with Holly Harrison WBOS, has branched out to establish her own internet radio show Ultimate Blues With Holly Harris, now available via UltimateBlues.com, streaming over the internet. Boston, MA, March, 2008 - Delivering Blues music to appreciative listeners is part of what makes life worth living for Holly Harris.
The Mystix to perform at Salem Jazz and Soul Festival's 2nd annual Spring Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, April 12!
Tickets for Salem Jazz and Soul Festival's 2nd annual Spring Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, April 12, featuring the Ken Clark Organ Trio, The Mystix, and the Boston Horns with special guest Barrence Whitfield, went onsale this morning. As a Festival supporter, you get the first opportunity to purchase tickets to this fundraiser, which sold out last year. Just 265 tickets are available and they are for sale online only for the next 24 hours. Please reserve space for your family and friends today by clicking here: http://salemjazzsoul.com/swag_tickets.html. Thanks for your support!
THE MYSTIX on AirPlay Direct
The Mystix now have a new website in which you can sample songs from BLUE MORNING, watch a really cool promotional trailer for the band and actually download some of their tunes (after you register for the downloads). This has been set up through the Artist Developement Co-Op. Give it a look and let us know what you think.
http://www.airplaydirect.com/TheMystix
Give a shout out to our "tickler of the 88's", Tom West!
The Mystix wish to give some credit to our un-sung, new keyboardist Tom West. As anyone can tell you who has seen The Mystix of late, Tom has added a whole new dimension to their sound. He is an experienced keyboardist based in Boston, Tom has worked with many highly regarded musicians, including Peter Wolf, Benjamin Orr, Susan Tedeschi, Betty Harris, Duke Levine, and Billy Novick.
Tom West's recently released "Mixology" CD is a collection of diverse, original songs, recorded at Chris Rival's Middleville Studio, featuring a custom band of future renown.
You can purchase "Mixology" through CD BABY at this link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/tomwest. Tom also has a web page http://tomwestmusic.com which is going "under the knife" and will be updated with current information very soon.
The Mystix are eternally grateful to have such a talented individual as Tom in their group, the interaction and solos of Tom has expanded the horizons of the band's sound and they are looking forward to their upcoming endeavors together.
The Mystix will be taking a short winter break in late February into early March but you can catch some of the guys doing their own thing around that time, however, come later in March they'll be back in full swing so stay tuned!
Bobby Keyes (The Mystix' lead guitarist) is currently back in the studio in Los Angeles with Robin Thicke putting the finishing touches on Robin's newest CD. The album still has no working title but we're told that they're looking for an spring/early summer release date.
Also, Marty Ballou (The Mystix' bassist) is picking up some extra stage time with Blues great John Hammond (www.johnhammond.com) on selected dates in the next few months. Marty's appearances Hammond include: March 1st, in Cerritos, CA, March 9th at the Mohegan Sun Resort in Conneticut (www.mohegansun.com) and on May 2nd Marty is thrilled to be playing with them at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival! Furthermore, if you're heading up to Canada you can catch the John Hammond Quartet with Marty on Feb. 21 in Calgary, Feb 22 in Banff and Feb 23 in St. Albert. So tell Marty "hello" if you see him there.
Marty Ballou is also playing with Edgar "Frankenstein" Winter on Thursday, Februrary 14th, Valentine's Day at Bruce Willis' club THE MINT (www.clubbruno.com) in Sun Valley, Idaho.
(1/17/08) Bobby Keyes is an In-Demand Man!
Bobby Keyes, The Mystix incredible lead guitarist and co-producer, has been recruited once again by pop-star Robin Thicke (Winner of the VH1/VIBE AWARD for 2007 Breakthrough Artist of the Year) to help record and write songs for his follow-up to The Evolution of Robin Thicke, his 2006 smash album. Bobby has been traveling back and forth from Los Angeles to New York City for various sessions and the early word is that this is going to be an even bigger hit-parade.
The January 2008 Artist Development
Co-op Media Guide is now available! On the cover, Boston's hottest new export The Mystix. Inside, a very nice profile. Click below to read the article.
100.7 WZLX has picked The Mystix' BLUE MORNING as one of their TOP TEN Albums of 2007 for their Sunday AM Blues Show with Carter Alan! Thanks ZLX!
NEWS FLASH: THE MYSTIX SELL OUT THE ACTON JAZZ CAFE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE! PATRONS AND MANAGEMENT RING IN 2008 WITH BIG SMILES!
(12/26/07) ADELI'S MUSIC BLOG
MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC! THE NEW, THE OLD, AND THE NOTEWORTHY
Great review in Adeli's Music Blog!
ADELI'S MUSIC BLOG
Just wanted to let you know that Blue Morning has been featured in this month's issue of Aiding & Abetting, very nice review!
Aiding & Abetting
The Music Review Blog AND MORE AGAIN has also given BLUE MORNING a rave, check it out! AND MORE AGAIN
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NEWBURY COMICS will be featuring The Mystix' BLUE MORNING the week of December 17th as part of their LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE. Go to www.newburycomics.com and sign-up for their weekly email and stay informed. BLUE MORNING will be ON SALE at NEWBURY COMICS beginning that week through January 3rd, 2008 so this is the perfect time to grab that stocking stuffer or last minute gift.
We had an awesome radio debut at WPKN in Bridgeport, CT, this week, which put Blue Morning at #9 to start off! We also saw a great jump, moving up ten spots to #12 at WVAU in DC, while we held on at WQHS in Philadelphia hitting #11 this week. We saw great action come in this week from WMSE in Milwaukee and WHRV in Norfolk, VA. We moved in to light rotation at WRBB and WGBH. The Radio support for The Mystix has been great so far this year, and we'll be certain that it will carry over in to the New Year.
Some Great Radio News to report to you this week on The Mystix! We hit the top 30 for the first time at WVAU in Washington DC at #22 and also came back on the top 30 at WMCR and WBNY. Also we hit #10 at WQHS in Philadelphia, up three spots from last week.
(11/27/07)
WMBR 88.1 the MIT campus radio station has chosen "Which Side of Heartache" as its featured song of the week! Thanks WMBR!
(11/20/07) On the Radio front: BLUE MORNING is making some waves, air-waves that is!
Big Kev, a DJ for WXLV in Schnecksville, PA and Made Tracks columnist for THE ARTIST DEVELOPMENT CO-OP MEDIA GUIDE says that "Which Side of Heartache" will be one of the ten songs he features for the next Media Guide issue. Also, he'll be doing a CD/T-shirt giveaway as of 12/1 on his radio show, Big Country Revue, from WXLV. It's a 24/7 Americana station. Go to www.wxlv.org for more. Nice!
We're pushing 100 stations in the "added-to" column of our Radio Markets - we're currently at 98 and will surely hit triple digits sometime over the next few days!
New article by Bill Copeland of The Boston Blues Society
The Boston-based band has a new CD, but they still like to keep it live and local
Music scene followers have been inundated with computerized, synthesized music for so long now that many are crying out for something as real as meat and potatoes with hot gravy.
A band of veteran musicians together for three years now are doing their part to provide local scenesters with some authentic down home rootsy music.
Boston Globe Article on Bobby Keyes
All play and plenty of work
From pop to hip-hop, Saugus guitarist Bobby Keyes is in demand
Nearly half a century after strumming his first chords in public at the Rainbow Lounge in Ipswich, this "Route 1 brat" is still rolling up and down the highway to gigs and sessions.
Guitarist Bobby Keyes lives in Salisbury, runs his recording studio in his native Saugus, and plays clubs all over Boston and the North Shore. Then there are the jaunts to Hollywood, where he writes and records with friends like pop star Robin Thicke.
The Mystix in studio working on new CD
Boston's Heavyweight Band, The Mystix, have been holed up for weeks in the studio, working on their new CD (title as yet undisclosed). This CD, their second, is being teed up for a September release.
Mystix leader Jo Lily, who penned most of the tunes on the upcoming album, says that the new release is coming along beautifully, under the able direction of Bobby Keyes.
More Mystix Radio Airplay!
Stay tuned to Boston area radio stations for a preview of their new song "YOLANDA" & songs from the CD "Satisfy You":
WGBH 89.7FM: Saturday Night Blues with Brendan Hogan, 9PM-1AM
WZLX 100.7FM: Sunday Morning Blues with Carter Allen, 9AM-12PM
WBOS 92.9FM: Sunday Night Blues with Holly Harris from 7PM-11pm & with Steve Morse, Thursdays at 4:30PM
New review in Belgian zine
Check out our latest review...by Marc Nolis of the Belgian zine MazzMusikas.
The Mystix' Bobby Keyes writes top chart tunes
Bobby Keyes of The Mystix co-wrote the hit tunes "Ask Myself" and "Oh Shooter." "Ask Myself" has been recorded by both Mary J. Blige and Robin Thicke. Lil Wayne went gold with "Oh Shooter" on the album Tha Carter II. The song also appears on Robin Thicke's The Evolution of Robin Thicke featuring Lil Wayne.