Formed in late 2012 by vocalist Matt James and drummer Nathan Gillis in the small East Texas townof Palestine, Blacktop Mojo’s fiery blend of sludgy grooves, classic rock guitar riffs, and southernmetal shredding falls somewhere between Soundgarden, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and ZZ Top to form asound deemed by some as "Texas Grunge". The music draws on a multitude of genres and styles toform a hodgepodge of dirty, heavy rock and roll mixed with sensual and at times even, carnal blues.After their debut album“I Am”in 2014, The band spent a few years cutting their teeth in dive bars,dancehalls, and honky tonks around Texas.In 2017, during the recording of their sophomore record "Burn The Ships" the guys quit their dayjobs, moving into a small house together inPalestine, TX. The house created an unbreakablefellowship between the band and a culture of constant creativity.Since then, the band has kept a relentless touring and recording schedule, with multiple songsreaching the top 40 on both the Mediabase andBillboard Rock Charts, no small feat for anindependent artist. The band continues to grow the old-fashioned way by hitting the road, sweatingit out on stage, and growing slowly, but surely, by word of mouth.“When you come see us,”sayslead singer MattJames,“You're seeing rock and roll the way it used to be.A group of people on stage playing their instruments right in front of your face. No laptops, nobacking tracks. What you see is what you get.”