"...Mannix hews closer to the folk side
of his creative persona, as the roots
and pop aspects become more fully integrated into his total presentation."
Brian Baker - AMPLIFIER

"...a timeless piece of musical craftsmanship, one designed to
stand the test of time."
Janelle Greenwood - PLAYBACK: stl

"...the whole record flows with chiseled lyrical observations and enough musical invention to repay repeated auditions."
Luke Tom- Pop Culture Press

The much-anticipated new CD from Joe Mannix is now available!

A Town By The Sea is Joe’s second solo album (there were also two acclaimed CDs with his roots rock band, Mannix). Recorded in an old dark church in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with the cream of that city’s roots musicians - spearheaded by producers Glenn Marshall (a Daniel Lanois engineer) and Canadian roots pop icon Dave Rave (Teenage Head, The Shakers, and ex-Lanois associate). The Catherine North Studio was wired by Bob Lanois (brother of Daniel). The result is a kind of sweet blend of Warren Zevon, Townes Van Zandt, Neal Young, Bruce Springsteen and David Gray; familiar and yet brand new at the same time, a comfortable warm wind of Americana blowin’ down the cold winter streets of New York’s East Village; like Phil Ochs fronting The Band in another place, another time.

08/28/07

Joe Mannix has signed with Westwood Music Group for Worldwide Film and Television Music representation. Stay tuned for further announcements!

01/08/07

The song "Dream"-- from the White Flag CD, was featured in the ABC TV show "What About Brian" (Monday, 12/18/06).

09/02/06

Joe Mannix is proud to announce that his previous band Oral Groove has a clip from the song "Human Hands" in the movie "How to Eat Fried Worms" from New Line Cinema. The movie is currently out in theaters nationwide.

Listen to a clip of "Human Hands" which is from Oral Groove's Collisionville CD.

04/21/06

A Town by the Sea is released in Spain.

11/10/05

A Town By the Sea is ranked 8th on The Galaxie Folk/Roots Channel’s (Canadian Satellite Radio) most-played, high-rotation album releases for October 2005:
1. The Kennedys
2. Thea Gilmore
3. Abigail Washburn
4. Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart
5. Eliza Gilkyson
6. Richard Thompson
7. Nanci Griffith
8. Joe Mannix --- A Town By the Sea --- (Bongo Beat)
9. Nickel Creek
10. Jeff Black
11. Bruce Springsteen
12. Tracy Grammer

10/15/05

A Town By the Sea played on the "Wake Up and Rock" show on KPFT 90.1FM - Houston Texas.

10/1/05

"Another Place Another Time" from A Town By the Sea made the playlist of the Semi-Twang weekly radio show (Sacramento, CA)

A Town By the Sea played on Creative Radio - Hamilton, Ontario (Canada).