This just in from Brett Steele, manager of the Bay area's Mojo Gurus, about the band signing with the Canadian label True North:

True North Records and The Mojo Gurus announce the signing of a multi-album deal. The first album, entitled "Let's Get Lit With…The Mojo Gurus," will be released in March, 2009 with tour dates in the US and Canada to follow. Said Geoff Kulawick, True North's President, "We are very excited to have The Mojo Gurus join the True North roster. The band is fantastic and will certainly fit in well with the True North brand."

This article appears in Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2008.

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