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We've been busy bees over here at matthew show HQ, and thus, while the paint's not even dry on the last single, we got another one for you, a trashcan groove that somehow emerged as I was flipping through the AM radio dial here in darkest Middle America.

It features many fine guests, including legendary KZEW DJ John Rody, Hickory Street Hellraiser Bone Doggie, slide & harmonica wizard Danny Hill, hell-n-hollerin' Stefan Prigmore, and Fish Fry Bingo's own electric washboard wunderkind Doc Bingo (not to mention my two-decade partner in crime Jeff Simms on the drums).

And believe it or not, this tune has a VIDEO, masterminded by the lovely & talented Janell Broyles.

The tune can be yours at most digital retailers, including these favorites:

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iTunes

Enjoy...

On this date in 2011, my good friend and musical compatriot Jason Jackson passed away. He left a significant catalog of great tunes, and in February the quintet took the opportunity to record one of them at the famous Sun Studio in Memphis, the birthplace of so many songs Jason loved.

The tune itself is a raucous rumble through southern culture, penned in the mid-1990s and finally released for the first time. It can be yours at most digital retailers, including these:

Bandcamp
CD Baby
iTunes
Amazon

Many thanks to Fetzer Mills, Jr. for making the recording possible, and to Matt Ross-Spang at Sun for giving us such generous sonic treatment.

Enjoy...

Thanks to the generosity of a matthew show supporter, the quintet is going to Memphis in February for the Folk Alliance conference. Our showcase will be at 7PM on Thursday the 23rd in the St. Louis room. See the conference's website for registration details.

While we're in town, we'll be doing a live session at Ardent Studios as part of their 16 Over 48 project.

There will additionally be a trio show at Coffee in the Attic in the nearby town of Covington on Friday night the 24th from 7-9PM.

AND, also thanks to our benefactor, we are going to record a very special tune at Sun Studio, the birthplace of so many classic records.

Dang!