In September 2021, just prior to embarking on their Somethin' Wicked Tour, Blacktop Mojo made the following announcement:

"Due to personal reasons, (guitarist) Ryan Kiefer will not be joining us on our fall tour. Ryan is still and will always be a member of this band. We ask that you respect his privacy at this time.

Stepping up in his place for these shows will be our good friend Malcolm Booher. Please give him a warm welcome, as he has worked his ass off to fill Ryan’s shoes for us on the stage!"

Earlier today, February 1, 2022, Ryan Kiefer issued the following statement via social media:

“My dear friends,
It’s with a very heavy heart I inform you that I will not be returning to Blacktop Mojo.
This whole journey with the boys has been a great one and I want to thank you guys so much for the support all these years and helping us succeed. I wish you all the best! Please keep supporting and spreading The Mojo love around the world.
Stay safe and stay healthy!”

Blacktop Mojo commented:

"While this has been a difficult transition for all of us, there’s absolutely no bad blood here and there won’t ever be. We love and appreciate our brother Kiefer for all the years of creating together, goofing off together, sharing experiences both good and bad, all the lessons we learned as we grew up together, the sacrifices we made together, and the life-long memories made while we lived together. As this was a personal decision, we ask that moving forward, everyone please respect his privacy.

Thank you for everything brother! May you be blessed in all that you do moving forward! We’ll be cheering you on."

Vocalist Matt James chimed in personally saying:

"Ryan Kiefer, it was an honor to see all the things we saw, do all the things we did, and laugh at all the dumb things we laughed at together while you were in this band.

Now that your job title’s a little different, I’m sure we have plenty more to see, plenty more to do, and plenty more to laugh at together because that ain’t ever gonna change. Love ya bud."

Drummer Nathan Gillis offered the following:

"The thing that makes you great is that you’re much more than a band mate, and the silver lining to it all is this doesn’t change that. Love you Kiefer , it was an honor." 

Blacktop Mojo will visit 13 cities across The United States on their upcoming spring tour . Confirmed dates are listed below, tickets can be purchased at this location.

March
10 - Little Rock, AR - Stickyz Rock N' Roll Chicken Shack 
12 - Lincoln, NE - 1867 Bar 
13 - Watertown, SD - The Goss Opera House 
15 - Minot, ND - The Original Bar and Nightclub 
16 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium 
18 - Sioux City, IA - The Marquee 
19 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze 
20 - Iowa City, IA - Wildwood BBQ & Saloon 
22 - Westland, MI - The Token Lounge 
23 - Battle Creek, MI - The Music Factory 
25 - Louisville, KY - Diamond Pub Highlands and Concert Hall 
26 - St. Louis, MO  - Red Flag 
27 - Springfield, MO - Odyssey 

Blacktop Mojo recently issued a lyric video for their brand new, stand-alone single, "Strike Me". The song is available to stream now at this location.

"‘Strike Me’ was recorded in our sessions for our self-titled album (released in 2021) at Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN and we had the privilege to add the background singing of the world famous McCrary Sisters on the track, who were an honor to work with. It was our first time bringing in outside background singing," says Blacktop Mojo vocalist Matt James.

“The song is a sardonic answer to living through the great many turmoils we’ve all dealt with, especially in the last two years. It’s essentially us observing the world around us and exclaiming, ‘I’m coming, Elizabeth!’ to quote the late, great Redd Foxx.”