Harvey and the Hurricanes

 

The Hurricanes are a Western NY based blues band led by the veteran bassist and vocalist “Hurricane Harvey” Murello.  The basic core group is a trio featuring the hot guitarist, vocalist Eric Mowry and the rock solid in the pocket drumming of Paul Siwula. 

The group also features the harp playing of John McMullen and the award winning recent inductee into the Buffalo Musicians Hall of Fame – Keyboardist Jim Ehinger for special occasions. 

The Hurricanes perform at many different venues in Western NY including various music clubs, private parties, car shows, festivals and lawn fetes.

One of the highlights for 2008 was the Hurricanes opening for Leon Russell in Buffalo on May 30 to a packed house at the Lafayette Tap Room. Members of Leon’s band played on stage with the Hurricanes until nearly 3am capping a fun night for all.

The Hurricanes are scheduled regularly at the following venues around Western NY through 2008.

 ·         Seneca Niagara Casino Club 101 and Seneca Allegany Casino

·         Special Events for Seneca Niagara Gaming – Players Club Parties

·         Hamburg Fairgrounds and Gaming

·         Williamsville Old Home Days

·         Metzgers Pub

·         Mickey Rats on the Lake

·         Lafayette Tap Room

·         Pizza Plant Williamsville

·         Riley St. Station, East Aurora

·         Milligans – Orchard Park

·         800 Maple - Williamsville

·         Lebros - Amherst

·         Balloons in Ellicottville

·         Water St. Landing – Lewiston

·         Wilson Boat House

·         Attitudes – Lockport

·         Queen City Grill

·         Western NY Auto Dealers Shows

·         Fredonia Red White and Blues Festival

 ·         Ellicottville Blues Festival

 

The Hurricanes are very active members in the WNY Blues Society and competed as one of 4 finalists in the  Memphis Bound competition on November 3, 2007. An original composition – “Everybody Knows But Me”  by Eric Mowry and recorded by the Hurricanes is currently receiving airplay on WBFO’s week-end blues programming as part of the local music WBFO fund raiser CD project and has been included on the fund raiser CD.

The Hurricanes also produced a DVD from the All That Matters Cable Access show on Time Warner cable promoting the Blues Society’s Memphis bound competition and will be releasing a CD of all original tunes written by Eric and Harvey in the fall of 2008.

The Hurricanes are a mainstay on the Buffalo music scene performing a combination of traditional blues, rock and roll standards and original music sure to entertain a wide variety of listeners.  Harvey’s ability to interact with the audience both on an off stage adds a great personal touch to a truly professional team of musicians.