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In the Flamingo Lounge with Rockabilly Greg


Nov 2, 2024

This week’s guests  Fuzzy Thurston and Matt Mackiewicz from Fuzzy & The Rustbelts, joined Rockabilly Greg In the Flamingo Lounge on October 17, 2024.

Fuzzy & The Rustbelts are an All American Band rooted in the music stylings of country, folk, and rock 'n roll. Since 2019, from Fuzzy & The Rustbelts have produced several releases with singles, “That Sweet Song” (2019) and “Perfect” (2021) both garnering a significant amount of local, national, and international attention from various media outlets. The band were the winners of the 2019 106.5 WYRK Taste of Country Riser Competition, and were voted 2020, 2021, and 2022 Best Country Act at the All WNY Music Awards. Over the years from Fuzzy & The Rustbelts have shared stages and festivals with national touring artists including Mitchell Tenpenny, Maddie & Tae, Rodney Atkins, Gary LeVox (Rascal Flats), Miranda Lambert, Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, and Willie Nelson.

In 2023, Fuzzy debuted a solo acoustic EP titled, “Stories & Ballads”. It consisted of five songs written over the course of a few years to include additional tracks detailing the origins of each individual song. Throughout the EP, Fuzzy focused on topics revolving around personal freedom, faith, death, and mental illness. After a brief hiatus, Fuzzy & The Rustbelts reemerged and released several singles in the summer of 2024 in order to promote the release of their second LP titled, “Out West”.