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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, 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.

There will also likely be some club & coffeehouse shows in and around town, which I'll be announcing on the mailing list as they arise.

Dang!

Being in a band full of songwriters means that not only do I have my own releases to celebrate, but those of my compatriots as well. This summer, I took some time to co-produce the debut album by venerable matthew show quintet fiddlist Beth Brown, ironically titled I'm Not Matthew. It's a fine album full of great songs, delivered with heart & wit, and stands easily alongside my own work. It features the drumming talents of quintet skinsman Jeff Simms, the expert saxmanship of Christopher Brown, and some other random instruments played by a certain nerd popper.

Enough talk, time for listening. Check the tunes out for yourself at these and other fine retailers:

Bandcamp
CD Baby
Amazon
iTunes

Enjoy...

Nearly two years ago, in conversation with my friend Paul Shapera (he who is known as Mocha Lab), I mentioned the idea of doing a piece of music based on H.P. Lovecraft's short story The Silver Key. The emailing of tracks between our locations in Texas and Serbia ensued, and as the recording progressed, it became evident that this was becoming something greater than the sum of its parts. To that end, instead of releasing it as Mocha Lab and the matthew show, we dubbed the new entity Ah Pook the Destroyer, whose debut album The Silver Key is now available for your listening pleasure. Here are but a few of the digital retailers at which it can be acquired:

Bandcamp
CD Baby
Amazon
iTunes

I am extremely proud of this work, and I believe it not only stands on its own, but perhaps can help bring to light those elements of Lovecraft's work that were not based on horror, but on philosophy and the human condition. You can read the story here, and I encourage you to check out the album. It's one of the best things I've ever done, and may inaugurate a new branch of the many things that I do.

Enjoy...