Matt Michienzie originally hails from Foxboro, MA. For the past six years, Matt has resided in Los Angeles, where he plays with his countrified, bluesified, and grassified band. His passion as a songwriter is vividly clear: Matt sings from his heart and gives it his all in everything he plays. Whether fronting a bluegrass group, jam band, or country band, Matt is able to combine his influential and eclectic music curiosities in a very tasteful and unique way. Julian McClanahan, the first partner of the band, hails from Mendocino county where he learned to play fiddle in the vast woods near Ukiah. Nate Schwartz, long time California Bluegrass powerhouse, joined as a mandolin player in October 2023 when the band won first place at the Huck Finn Jubilee. Chris Jackson, the only member of the band who is originally from Los Angeles, also joined in summer 2023 during the bands tour up through the Sierra Mountains.
In 2023, the band won the Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest AND Huck Finn Jubilee with an original song, Delaware Gap. They have opened for bands like the AJ Lee and Blue Summit, the Kitchen Dwellers, Water Tower Band, Hot Buttered Rum, and many others. Currently, they are recording their first EP as a band, for release in early 2025.