JOE MACK RELEASES THIS CRAZY WORLD, NEW TOUR DATES

 

            Oklahoma singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Joe Mack independently released his first ever full-length studio album, entitled This Crazy World, on Halloween of this year to warm audiences and rave reviews from musical peers and fellow journalists.

            This Crazy World features 13 songs; 11 of which were solely written by the 29-year old Oklahoma native, one (“Fortune Teller”) co-written with Dan Rose of Colorado musical fame, and another (“Hillbilly Reggae Girl”) written by one of Mack’s songwriting mentors, Bill Erickson. Mack’s musical landscape is diverse, as is evident on the new album – which covers all ground from back-porch-Okie-picking to bass-driven break beat funk to lucidly layered psychedelic jams. But unlike the majority of his gigs, which are rowdy and raucous solo shindigs, Mack turned to several colleagues to bring a fully orchestrated feel to his crazy, diverse album.

            This Crazy World was co-produced by longtime friend Travis Linville (Burtschi Brothers, Mama Sweet, Carter Sampson) and features the guitar and dobro handy-work of Linville in addition to Ryan Jones (The Ills, Travis Linville Trio) on keys, Jeremy Watkins (Stoney LaRue) on fiddle, Chris Becker (The Souvenirs, The New Migrant Workers) on mandolin, Lyle Deiter (South 40) on harmonica, Giovanni “Nooch” Carnuccio (Mama Sweet, Eclectic Groove) on drums, and Gabe Marshall on guitar.

            So the journey for the musician and media mogul, like this world, just got a bit crazier. The album will only be available at shows until December 16, when it will be available in a variety of formats at online retailers and in record stores across the mid-South. For more information, check out www.myspace.com/joemackmusic.

 

                                                          JOE MACK ON TOUR

Upcoming Shows ( view all )

Nov 20 2008 5:00P Eufaula Arts Council Eufaula, Oklahoma Nov 21 2008 9:00P Garrison Pub Ft. Smith, Arkansas Nov 25 2008 8:00P George’s Majestic w/ My-Tea Kind Fayetteville, Arkansas Dec 3 2008 8:00P Garrison Pub w/ Carter Sampson Fort Smith, Arkansas Dec 4 2008 10:00P The Colony w/ Carter Sampson Tulsa, Oklahoma Dec 5 2008 8:00P Brewdog’s w/ the Three Quarter Kind & Carter Sampson Tahlequah, Oklahoma Dec 6 2008 8:00P Joseppi’s w/ Carter Sampson Stillwater, Oklahoma Dec 17 2008 6:00P The Canebrake (My-Tea Joe Fly) Wagoner, Oklahoma Dec 18 2008 6:00P Lawton Powersports Extravaganza Lawton Dec 20 2008 9:00P Galileo Bar & Grill Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Dec 21 2008 1:00P Grape Ranch Winery Okemah, Oklahoma Dec 26 2008 9:00P The Deli w/ Travis Linville Norman, Oklahoma Dec 27 2008 4:00P private party Ardmore, Oklahoma Dec 31 2008 8:00P TBA - Tahlequah Tahlequah, Oklahoma Jan 1 2009 10:00P The Colony w/ The Move - "Hangover Hootenanny" Tulsa Jan 24 2009 10:00P Arnie’s Tulsa, Oklahoma Jan 25 2009 1:00P Grape Ranch Winery Okemah, Oklahoma Feb 4 2009 6:00P The Canebrake w/ Carter Sampson Wagoner, Oklahoma Feb 5 2009 10:00P The Colony w/ Carter Sampson Tulsa, Oklahoma Feb 6 2009 9:00P TBA w/ Carter Sampson TBA, Oklahoma Feb 7 2009 8:00P Joseppi’s w/ Carter Sampson Stillwater

 

           

 

 

DEAR FRIENDS IN MEDIA, FAMILY AND FELLOW MUSICIANS – I hope this finds you well. I feel about as awkward writing this press release as I did interviewing Bill three weeks ago for OklaTravelNet. I can’t help it – I’m a mass communications junkie. If you’d like to learn more, set up an interview, or get a copy of the album for review, please feel free to contact me. A little more background is available in the attached bio, and the photo was taken by Peter Henshaw at the Grape Ranch Winery in Okemah, Okla. in Sept. 2007.

              

All my best,
jm       

 

Joe Mack