Punkgrass Part 4

## Overview

Double Heads Variety Hour presents “Punkgrass Part 4," where DJs Matt Fox and Dillon Minacci presents a playlist combining bluegrass and punk. They book the wrong band, a plant insults them, and they host a game show. Listen to the show.

## Episode Summary

The show starts with Matt and Dillon talking about Toni Morrison's *Beloved* and the proper pronunciation of the title, although they don't determine what the correct way to say it is.

Dillon has booked a band to help promote their upcoming show at Hotel Vegas, but there's a problem. Instead of booking beloved local band Marry Cherry, he accidentally booked Christian Christmas music performers Merry Cherry. As per Double Heads tradition, Matt gifts the visiting guests a live plant, which this time is a beautiful scarlet begonia.

They first caller is actually the drummer for Merry Cherry, who quits the band live on air. He has decided to pursue a career in burlesque, because it pays much better, body positive, and all-inclusive. The DJs support the decision and congratulate him on his new career. The second caller curses immediately and they hang up on him.

Merry Cherry appear unfazed by losing their drummer, as he was never jolly enough for the band. Consequently, they are excited to announce their new acoustic album, a concept that may or may not have been developed on the spot.

Dickie Panzeratti calls in from Philadelphia with a mouthful of pound cake to tell a story about Glenn Danzig chasing a opossum in his cousin Dominic's backyard with a slingshot. He repeats the details a lot to drive the story home, and Dillon asks him to call on his personal line to tell the stories.

Matt suggests that Merry Cherry water the scarlet begonia to keep it healthy, and once they begin to water it, it starts to speak. The begonia quickly introduces himself as The Sentient Ghost of Mort Garson, but the DJs just call him Mort. He has a thick Boston accent, which is confusing because Mort Garson is Canadian. Mort is quick to insult Matt's plant care practices, as he devoted much more time to his personal plants.

Esteemed punk band TFS sends their merch seller, Carl, to the show to represent them. He loves selling merch, but the band he works for has no actual merch. Consequently, the band charges Carl a fine every time he works for the band, which includes practices and shows – although they've never played live.

The show concludes with fan favorite segment "The Double Heads is Right," where the DJs host a trivia show within their show to determine the details of upcoming concerts. After a series of questions, it becomes clear that Hans Condor, Marry Cherry, and TFS are performing the following week at Hotel Vegas. Dillon also adds a bonus question asking the guests what his waist size is, which causes the DJ to get increasingly emotional about his weight fluctuation. All guests and Matt try to console Dillon throughout to varying degrees of success.

Everyone decides the genres complement except for Dillon, who thinks the genres contradict.

## Featured Characters

Matt Fox

Dillon Minacci

Merry Cherry

Dickie Panzeratti

The Sentient Ghost of Mort Garson

Carl Merchant

## Featured Music

Misfits - "We Are 138"

Rhiannon Giddens - "Mountain Banjo"

Dead Kennedys - "A Growing Boy Needs His Lunch"

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs - "Doin' My Time"

Marry Cherry - "Smashed to Pieces"

Sierra Hull - "Bombshell"