Mojo Rib
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| Name = Mojo Rib
| Img = Mojo-Rib_2007.jpg
| Img_capt = From left to right, [[Michael White]], Joe Favazza, [[Jay Sosnicki]], [[Don McCurdy]], Drew Simon of Mojo Rib.
| Landscape = Yes
| Background = group_or_band
| Alias =
| Origin = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|USA]]
| Genre = [[Hard rock]]<br>[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<br>[[Garage rock]]
| Years_active = 2000 — present
| Label = Nuthing Sacred<br>[http://www.nuthingsacred.com/ Official Label Site]
| Associated_acts = [[Nashville [...]]], [[Turbonegro]], [[RTX]], [[The Datsuns]], [[Living Things]], [[The Donnas]], [[Toilet Boys]]
| URL = [http://www.mojorib.com/ Official Mojo Rib Site]
| Current_members = [[Jay Sosnicki]]<br>Joe Favazza<br>Drew Simon<br>[[Michael White]]<br>[[Don McCurdy]]
| Past_members = Castle<br>Robert Oriol
}}
{{Dablink|This article is AbOUT the band Mojo Rib. For their debut album, see [[Mojo Rib (Album)]].}}
'''Mojo Rib''' is an [[United States|American]] [[hard rock]] band based in [[Los Angeles|California]]. Comprised of [[vocalist]] [[Jay Sosnicki]], [[guitarist]]s [[Joe Favazza]] and Drew Simon, [[bassist]] [[Michael White]] and [[drummer]] [[Don McCurdy]], Mojo Rib has gained a strong reputation in the [[United States]] and abroad for their high-energy live shows, prompting the [[England|English]] [[hard rock]] magazine ''[[Kerrang!]]'' to label them “rock gods in-waiting”.
== History ==
In 1999, Sosnicki and guitarist Drew Simon began playing Sosnicki-penned acoustic numbers with a [[hard rock]] approach. With the addition of a rhythm section and [[electric guitar]]s in 2001, [[Mojo Rib]] was born, and the group quickly gained a reputation for explosive live shows. The addition of [[Joe Favazza]] in 2002 relieved Sosnicki of [[guitar]] duties, and the group solidified into a tight, stripped-down [[hard rock]] outfit, drawing largely from [[United States|American]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] influences like [[Aerosmith]], [[AC/DC]], [[Van Halen]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Bad Company]] and [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]].
In 2003, the group’s first lineup (composed of Sosnicki, Simon, Favazza with drummer Castle and bassist Robert Oriol) recorded their eponymous debut [[CD]], [[Mojo Rib (Album)]]. Five tracks from the album were featured in the [[Activision]] [[Personal computer|PC]] game, ''[[True Crime: Streets of L.A.]].''
The group parted ways with Oriol and Castle in 2004, replacing them with bassist [[Michael White]] and ex-Bottom Feeders skinsman [[Don McCurdy]]. The reconfigured lineup released second album, [[In For Sin (Album)|In For Sin]], in Summer 2007.
==Band members==
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===Line-ups===
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2000-2003)
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*'''Jay Sosnicki''' - Vocals
*'''Joe Favazza''' - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
*'''Drew Simon''' - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
*'''Robert Oriol''' - Bass
*'''Castle''' - Drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2003-2007)
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*'''Jay Sosnicki''' - Vocals
*'''Joe Favazza''' - Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
*'''Drew Simon''' - Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
*'''Michael White''' - Bass
*'''Don McCurdy''' - Drums
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== Discography ==
*''[[Mojo Rib (Album)]]'' (2003)
*''[[In For Sin (Album)]]'' (2007)
== Musical influences ==
===Artists that influenced Mojo Rib===
Mojo Rib draws heavily on the [[United States|American]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] [[hard rock]] tradition, including [[AC/DC]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Van Halen]], [[Bad Company]], [[New York Dolls]], [[Johnny Thunders]], [[Billy Squier]], [[Hanoi Rocks]], [[Thin Lizzy]], [[Mott The Hoople]], [[Ian Hunter]], [[Free (band)|Free]], [[Heart (band)|Heart]], and [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]].
===Contemporaries===
[[Nashville [...]]], [[Turbonegro]], [[American Heartbreak]], [[RTX]], [[The Datsuns]], [[Living Things]], [[The Donnas]], [[Toilet Boys]], [[Hellacopters]].
== See also ==
* [[Jay Sosnicki]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.mojorib.com/ Official Mojo Rib Site]
*[http://www.mojorib.com/ Mojo Rib on MySpace]
*[http://www.nuthingsacred.com/ Official Label Site]
[[Category:American rock music groups]]
[[Category:Los Angeles musical groups]]
[[Category:Quintets]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2001]]