​A big thank you to everyone who helped us pack the venues this past weekend in Virginia and Maryland!
(photo: Amanda Daubert)

​Last night we got to hang out with Matt Jones again! (We will let you guess which was the "before" picture and which was the "after" picture.)

​A message from Fred about the show this Saturday, March 19, in Towson, MD at The Recher! Tickets at https://therechermd.com/event/cowboy-mouth/

Fred: Make the best decisions you can. Figure out where you want to go and if you are willing to do what it takes to get there. I consciously made a decision a long time ago when I created the band to put forth something positive. I think that has been probably the main thing over the entire history of the band that has helped us survive. 

​This message we received through our website is a stunning compliment in so many ways. Thank you, Bryan, Laurie, and everyone who has supported us. Our goal is to be there for you as much as you have been there for us.

New single! The song features our friend Big Sam Williams, quintessential NOLA trombone player and bandleader of the namesake Big Sam’s Funky Nation.

​Why is Fred smiling? Because we are releasing a new single this Friday!

Fred: With good drummers, there's a dance-ability. Charlie Watts or Bill Berry from REM are not the greatest technical drummers in the world, but they have that thing. You can dance to them. Then there are excellent drummers, who have great technique, but you put them in a room full of people and nobody’s shaking their ass. They don't make people dance. I'm not great. But when I play, people ----ing dance. And at the end of the day, that's what it's all about. If you can move people with your playing in a way that they can't logically understand, you've got them.

Fred: I'm a decent drummer. I'm not great, but I'm good. I'm not reinventing the art form, by any stretch of the imagination. I think I have challenged things more by being a front man who is a drummer. But I've always had the ability with my playing to make other people sound good, to bring out the best in them, to give them the solid grounding that enables them to be comfortable in their own talent. Because if the foundation isn't there, then everybody is shaky.