Shelby Baldock

The Moon - Short film

Written and directed by Shelby Baldock

Butch Americana Clip #1 - "Butch Americana"

Written and performed by Shelby Baldock

Featuring Hope Clayburn, Matthew Garth, and Matt Karner.

Am I - Director of Photography, Editor

North Mississippi Allstars (with Leroy Justice) Brooklyn Bowl New York City, NY April 6, 2012 

The night in North Mississippi New York night was one that was guest friendly.

Opening up the evening was Leroy Justice, whose gritty brand was the perfect fit for warming up a hungry NMA crowd. However when added elements included the headlining front man, Luther Dickinson, as well as Arleigh Kincheloe & Jackson Kinheloe (Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds), the one-off ensemble made a case to the room that their very well may be the one that dominated the evening,

The North Mississippi Allstars had other plans… and guests of their own.

As Chris Chew’s time in the North Mississippi Allstars continued to draw closer to a forthcoming brief hiatus (4/13/12-5/4/12), the trio hit up the Brooklyn Bowl. As announced on 4/10/12, Pierre Wells will perform in Chew’s place during his absence, so the two night run at the Bowl, that began on this night, was quite the special occasion from jump street.

As is the case with many a trip to the bowl, members of the Royal Family, Soulive and Lettuce’s Eric Krasno and Lettuce’s Nigel Hall, stopped in to turn what would have been a great show into one that will go down in the NMA annals.

Hard and fast  improvisation was the name of the game, to the point that the guys enlisted the help of their video guy (the gentleman responsible for all of those beautiful projections that have been displayed as backdrops at recent gigs), Shelby Baldock, who also drums in his own Memphis based band (Soul Scrimmage) while Cody tore through Psychedelic Sex Machine on the washboard.

Once again, Luther and the gang + guests Nigel & Kraz proved that their brand knows no bounds.

With Luther now taking on two new projects, a new band with The Wandering (featuring Shannon McNally & Amy LaVere) and the release of his solo instrumental effort (that Honest Tune got an exclusive glimpse of when Luther played two tracks from the disc in Chattanooga), Hambone’s Meditations, the future is bright for the Allstars, Songs of the South Records and all things North Mississippi.