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Mo pair performs "hand me the bottle" w/ mike ward on lead guitar. produced and edited by Y2Steve Productions. filmed at the Logon cafe' . music recorded live at the Vortex. 'hand me the bottle' @MySpaceTV



Mo Pair performs 'Balmorhea' (by Russell Clepper and Joe Contreras) live at Castle Gayskull in Chapel Hill, NC. More Mo Videos at YouTube



Mo Pair performs "Angels Laid Him Away" (by Mississippi John Hurt) live at Castle Gayskull in Chapel Hill, NC. More Mo Videos at YouTube


Mo Pair Summer 2007 Tour

Photo Journal , (Photos by Craig Chin)

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Review of Mo Pair's latest CD, "Forest Lawn"

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Just Because!
Reviewed by DanDIppolito, JezebelMusic.com, July 10, 2007

Tip of the Day: A tuner is not a fish from the sea. Sometimes, less is more. This is one of those times.

Sometimes when people ask me about something "Well, what do you like about it?" the ultimate fighter in me wants to feed them my knuckles. All I really know about music is how it makes me feel. Some music makes me feel like I'm being trampled by bulls; some music makes me feel like I do in those dreams where I'm naked in public; and other music makes me feel anywhere from wrapped in a cozy warm blanket to dizzy with euphoria. Somewhere between the latter two conditions is how Mo Pair makes me feel. Click here, listen to "Child", and see what happens. And while you're at it, come to the free July 11 Songwriter Showcase.

Jezebel Music
Made in Williamsburg, NY

Review of Mo Pair's CD, "Pink Floyd Happy Hour"


Reviewed by Kyrby Raine, ShotgunReviews.com, April 24th, 2007

Pink Floyd were the quintessential English band; no matter who was at the helm, Pink Floyd screamed British not only because of the singing but their subject matter and elegant, arty arrangements. And most of the time, when Pink Floyd are covered, they are given this treatment, creating little distance between the originals and the new versions.

Not so with Mo Pair.

This Texas musician has taken a handful of Pink Floyd classics and made him his own, stripping away their layers of dark atmosphere and English quirks. In their place, Pair plays a ragged acoustic guitar and harmonica, transforming these classic-rock radio staples into rootsy, folk-inflected confessions.

From the opening cut, "Fat Old Sun," it sounds as if Neil Young had suddenly fronted Pink Floyd, not just in terms of Pair's nasally voice but in the raw, unplugged arrangements as well. There are times when this approach sounds downright beautiful, as in the fragile glow of "Wots…Uh the Deal," or bluesy, like on the often-remade "Wish You Were Here." "Wish You Were Here" is probably the most special simply because so many young bands, especially alt rockers, attempt to ape the original. However, Pair actually has the courage to subtly rework it, bringing it into an Americana context I never thought possible.

"Bike" certainly doesn't have the quirks of Syd Barrett's classic, but then again that something which can't be duplicated. In Pair's folksy style, it works wonderfully well.

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