Mushy Callahan (band) is a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto, Canada. The band's lineup consists of four members: Lucas (guitar, keyboard, backing vocals), Joel (drums, backing vocals), Noah (guitar, vocals) and Jacob McCann (bass, backing vocals) and has remained constant since the band became active in 2010.
History
Mushy Callahan received an arts development grant in 2011 from the Ontario Arts Council, and the band's debut EP album Man on the run was released that year. It was recorded in Mike Turner's Pocket studios in Toronto. The album was reviewed by newspaper, radio, and music critics. and is in the top 60 international videos on the popular music international music vlog, BalconyTV The reviews were mainly, but not all, positive, and won the Indie Online Band of the Month contest at 102.1 The Edge CFNY-FM and in London on FM96 CFPL-FM.
The band completed a Western Canada tour and was featured in Edgefest during the summer of 2012. They performed at a daytime venue at the Toronto North by North East Festival. Shortly after, they released a music video for the single "Shot Down" with City TV news anchor Tom Hayes.
Mushy Callahan recorded their debut, full-length album in 2013; it was released in the fall of that year, and was titled The Makings of a Man. They also performed once again as part of the 2013 NXNE Festival.
In 2014 the band played a tour of western Canada. In 2015 they performed for a third time as part of the NXNE festival and also at PeaceFest in Peace River.