Mushy Callahan (band)

This article is about the rock band. For the boxer, see Mushy Callahan.

Mushy Callahan
Background information
Years active	2010 (2010)–present
Members	Jacob McCann, Joel McCann, Lucas McCann, Noah McCann
Website	mushycallahan.com

Mushy Callahan is a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[1] The band's lineup consists of four members: Lucas (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals), Joel (drums, backing vocals), Noah (guitar, vocals) and Jacob McCann (bass guitar, backing vocals) and has remained constant since the band became active in 2010.^[2][3] All of the band members are brothers from a small town in Northern Alberta called Peace River.

History

Mushy Callahan received an arts development grant in 2011 from the Ontario Arts Council,^[4] and the band's debut EP album, Man on the run, was released that year. It was recorded in Mike Turner's The Pocket studios in Toronto. The album was reviewed by newspaper,^[5] radio,^[6] and music critics.^[7] and is in the top-60 international videos on the international popular-music vlog, BalconyTV.^[8] The reviews were mainly, but not all,^[9] positive. They won the Indie Online Band of the Month contest at 102.1 The Edge CFNY-FM^[10] and in London on FM96 CFPL-FM.

The band completed a Western Canada tour and was showcase in Edgefest during the summer of 2012.^[11] They performed at a daytime venue at the Toronto North by North East (NXNE) Festival.^[12] Shortly after, they released a music video for the single "Shot Down" with City TV news anchor Tom Hayes.^[13][14]

Mushy Callahan recorded their debut, full-length album in 2013; it was released in the fall of that year, and was titled The Makings of a Man.^[15][16] They also performed once again as part of the 2013 NXNE Festival.^[17]

In 2014 the band again toured Western Canada.^[18] In 2015 they performed for a third time as part of the NXNE festival^[3] and PeaceFest in Peace River in support of their album "Makings of a Man," as part of a touring run of a dozen shows across Canada from Vancouver^[19] to Quebec. They are most well known for the single "Weathered Eyes," which charted at 69 on Canadian Billboard Radio and the music video was featured on AUX.TV, CMT and MUCH as well other smaller local TV stations.^[20] Mushy Callahan's success has continued through 2018 with their release of the album "Revelations,"^[21] which highlights the singles "Deep Meadow" and "End of my Rope". The album has widely been well received by independent music reviews.^[22][23][24]

References

1. "Indie Band Website Review: Mushy Callahan [VIDEO]". Hypebot.
2. "The makings of Mushy Callahan". Daily Herald Tribune, Kirsten Goruk, August 15, 2013
3. "NXNE at the Bovine Sex Club :: Day 2". RazMaTaz Magazine, June 19, 2015 by Stephanie Hughes /
4. "Popular Music: Results Announcement" Archived 2016-03-23 at the Wayback Machine. Ontario Arts Council, 2011.
5. Logan Clow, "Peace River bro-band Mushy Callahan Making Waves", Peace River Record-Gazette, November 21, 2012
6. Candice Knihnitski, "Four Brothers Take on the Traveling Wilburies", Q107 Classic Rock, November 12, 2012
7. Tejay Gardiner, "Mushy Callahan", Vue Weekly Music Review, May 30, 2012
8. BalconyTV, "BalconyTV Top 60"^[usurped], BalonyTV, balconytv.com, November 26, 2012
9. "Mushy Callahan: Band on the Run". by Craig Hartranft, Dangerdog Reviews, 02.20.2012
10. Dave "Bookie" Bookman, "Mushy Callahan, 102.1 Indie Online Band of the Month" Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, 102.1FM The Edge Toronto, May 7, 2012
11. 102.1FM, The Edge, "Edgefest 2012 Line-up and Set Times" Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, 102.1FM The Edge Toronto, Edge.ca, July 14, 2012
12. "NXNE: Boat Cruise, BLEACHED & Rooftop BBQ". Forget the Box, Cassie Doubleday Jun 20, 2012.
13. Tom Hayes, "City TV News clip" Archived 2012-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, CityTV Entertainment News, Toronto, November 16, 2012
14. "Mushy Callahan - Emerging Artist Spotlight". T-Mak World
15. "Mushy Callahan's New Album to Smash Through on September 12th | VELVET ROPE". Archived from the original on 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
16. "Mushy Callahan rock the Annex WreckRoom with the Makings of a Man" Archived 2016-03-23 at the Wayback Machine. INtune Magazine
17. "North By Northeast (NXNE) June 15 2013 Recap". June 18, 2013 T-Mak World.
18. "Getting mushy with it". The Vault Magazine.Tormaigh Van Slyke.
19. "Mushy Callahan- Ark & Ocean- Bed of Stars- Dear Adeline- Mausiki". Eventful. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
20. ShawTV Winnipeg (2013-09-05), Mushy Callahan Good Ol'Band of Brothers, retrieved 2018-06-06
21. Revelations, 2018-05-11, retrieved 2018-06-06
22. "Mushy Callahan – The Revelations EP". ADDICTED. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
23. "New EP Revelations by Mushy Callahan". The Sirens Sound. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
24. "INTERVIEW: Mushy Callahan". Music Musings & Such. Retrieved 2018-06-06.

External links

• Official website