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COYOTE &THE CROSSER

Coyote & The Crosser (available March 22nd), is now streaming for free HERE.  With two free downloads (we’ll be switching up the available downloads in the weeks leading up to the official release, so those who visit the stream regularly can conceivably have the entire album downloaded by the time it’s available nationally on March 22nd. The album features members of The Blank Tapes, Iggy & The Stooges, and was mixed with Nathan Sabatino.

nothing to cry about!

Hints of a possible Return of Os Beaches were evident throughout the Family Folk Explosion’s Amnesia Residency this January, with the Flying J’s reuniting behind MM and in inspired form, and with the long awaited release of Coyote & The Crosser (Matos’ future myth/concept album featuring Steve Mackay of Iggy & The Stooges) scheduled for a March 22nd release, the writing was on the wall… the graffiti on la paredes. Os Beaches rides again, with two new additions to the band: Matthew Wild Hawk and Jesse Lemme Adams. The boys have 3 Bay Area shows this month, kicking off next Thursday, Feb. 9th, at Vitus (Oakland, CA) and closing out the month with a very rare appearance at The Starry Plough in Berkeley on Saturday the 25th (this show will be MM’s first at the Plough in 7 years.)

Art by Jeff Milton

Thank you so much to all of our fans (the most beautiful audience in the galaxy) for filling Amnesia for 5 straight weeks during our just completed Residency, for closing the circle, for holding on tight.  Big monster love hugs to our sound and film crew, management, event team, and everyone over at Amnesia for hanging with us.  The whole lovely mess of special guests: Steve Taylor (Rogue Wave), Sean Hayes, Matt Adams, Tyson Vogel (Two Gallants), DJ Pearson (American Music Club), Will Sprott, Big Eagle, Range Of Light Wilderness, Real Vocal String Quartet (Feist, Mirah), Aaron Novik,TV Mike and D, Pearl Charles, Lu Lu Crow, Sean Olmstead, and Michael Musika & Eric Kuhn.  A very special thank you to the Family Folk Explosion house band: Annie Girl, Wild Hawk, Jo Lu, Aaron Keirbal, Dave Mihaly, Matthew Szemela, Goldie Rocks, Jesse Lemme Adams.  I love all you guys, let’s do it again!

-Trans

Real Vocal!

Lady Crow

Annie Girl wrapped in space!

Strict Pony

sean squared (olmstead and hayes!)

jesse lemme adams!

Maximum Comfort

Annie Girl's got the whole world in her hands!

AK, one of our stable of drummers

Derrick is a Super Hero

My Pony and Little Maggie in love!

the Ball Of Light awakens!

AK, Sean Hayes, Sinsai Mihaly, Big Jo Lu

D & TV!!!

The Jeff Milton Experience (are you experienced?)

The Family Folk Explosion’s closing show of our Amnesia Residency comes at you with space blasters and galactic skies blazing.  We have very special guests Real Vocal String Quartet (the same mystical women who did the strings/choir vocals on the new Feist record!) and Range Of Light Wilderness (seems like everyone’s favorite new band of the past year, and with good reason, they are fantastic!).  That’s 9:30pm on Tuesday, and it’s free.

Big love to the SF Weekly for a great article on the Family Folk Explosion (read here).  Ian Port wrote the article and did the interview and he is great people and we appreciate the kind words and recognition.  Thanks again.

The Bay Bridged announced the upcoming Os Beaches release, Coyote & The Crosser, and linked to our Free Stream of the record.  Thanks much to Ben and Christian over there, who have done a great job covering the Bay Area over the last handful of years.  You can link to them from our links over in the side bar.

FFE HITS THE HALF COURT LINE RUNNING

Last night’s FFE #3 of our five show Amnesia residency (every Tuesday in January and it’s FREE!) was another fearless freakout and jangled jamboree.  Much love and thanks to Michael Musika and Eric Kuhn, two of the biggest spirits in SF music, for being our very special guests for the evening.  A ton of love to my band, who have been champions of the small stage shuffle and serenade.  So much heart and respect to the community for supporting this rock ‘n’ roll community center and thank you so much to my management team at Heart Sleeve Entertainment, to Kyle Lesley for running the  Live Recording department,  to Kindrid Parker’s film team, to band photographer and event coordinator Karen Knoller, and to my partner and band  CFO Nora Toomey.

Michael Musika!

Annie Girl and the Million Dollar Smile!

PRE SET HUDDLE AND HEAD HUM

We had an incredible time last night at show #2 of the Family Folk Explosion residency here in San Francisco at Amnesia (853 Valencia).  Thank you to Tyson Vogel of Two Gallants, Will Sprott from the Mumlers, and Robin from Big Eagle,  our special guests for the evening, you all were great!  A huge thank you to our family/fans who showed up in BIG numbers and completed the circle.  We CAN NOT do this without you!

Big Love,

MM

TUESDAY JAN. 3rd

Matt Adams (Blank Tapes)

Pearl Charles (Driftwood Singers)

TUESDAY JAN 10th

Tyson Vogel (Two Gallants)

Will Sprout (The Mumlers)

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TUESDAY JAN. 17th

Michael Musika

TBA

TUESDAY JAN. 24th

D. Lee (The Lowlights, Black Apples, Big Eagle)

DJ Pearson (American Music Club)

Steve Taylor (Rogue Wave)

TUESDAY JAN. 31st

Real Vocal String Quartet (Mirah, Feist)