DOORS: 7PM | SHOW: 8PM | ALL AGES

Get ready for a night of raw, Southern rock power. Blacktop Mojo is rolling through on the Texas Checkmate Tour, bringing their signature blend of post-grunge grit, bluesy soul, and hard-hitting anthems to the stage. Known for explosive live shows and crowd-shaking vocals, Blacktop Mojo doesn’t just play a concert, they take over the room. From heavy riffs to emotional slow burns, every set hits like a knockout punch. If you like your rock loud, honest, and unapologetic, this is your move.

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Formed in late 2012 by vocalist Matt James and drummer Nathan Gillis in the small East Texas town of Palestine, Blacktop Mojo’s fiery blend of sludgy grooves, classic rock guitar riffs, and southern metal shredding falls somewhere between Soundgarden, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and ZZ Top to form a sound deemed by some as "Texas Grunge". The music draws on a multitude of genres and styles to form 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 day jobs, moving into a small house together in Palestine, TX. The house created an unbreakable fellowship between the band and a culture of constant creativity.

Since then, the band has kept a relentless touring and recording schedule, with multiple songs reaching the top 40 on both the Mediabase and Billboard Rock Charts, no small feat for an independent artist. The band continues to grow the old-fashioned way by hitting the road, sweating it out on stage, and growing slowly, but surely, by word of mouth. “When you come see us,” says lead singer Matt James, “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, no backing tracks. What you see is what you get.”