(dog whimpering excitedly) - (chuckles) Are you excited, Don?

Hey everybody, my name is Matt MF Tyner.

Well, Don Juan, I got him when he was six months old, but right now he'll be eight years old in June.

I figured one day about three years ago, he was so sad watching me leave (dog barking) that I brought him with me and he just took right to it.

I brought his dog bed with, as soon as I would start playing, he would just come and lay down right next to me for the whole gig.

(strumming guitar) Up, Up.

People love it, he loves the interaction, I love having him there with me, that makes me feel comfortable, and he just eats it up, he just loves it.

Matt Making Friends Tyner.

(chuckles) It hasn't always been that I guess.

My buddy, Jameson, over at Jaymo's in Arlington, we used to work together at Mema's years ago, and we were friends and I walked into his bar one night, there was like three or four people there, and he's like, Matt MF Tyner.

And all laughed about it, but then all the sudden, all over the east side, it just kinda stuck and people started calling me that.

And as I've gotten a little bit older and playing different places, I've changed it into Magic Fingers, Mr.

Fancy, and my favorite, Matt Making Friends Tyner.

♪ Waiting for the end ♪ ♪ Of a lonely day ♪ I'm originally from LeGrange, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, and just started getting into music then, a lot of blues music.

Came up to Wisconsin I guess in the early 90's, and traveling around a little bit on my own, and picking up more of the acoustic guitar stuff, getting into more John Prine and Guy Clark, and then the older stuff, Waylon, Willy, and Cash.

♪ But when you're drunk and nobody there to hear you right ♪ I got my first guitar when I was 16.

I pretty much taught myself.

♪ See wait for some blow back ♪ ♪ And I like a cool breeze ♪ ♪ You are such fool now ♪ ♪ Can't see the force through the trees ♪ Started learning on my own, watching other people, going to see concerts, and going to different festivals and trying to talk to the guitar players that I was interested in.

But along the way, always loved that bluesy, country, kind of Americana feel.

I like Milwaukee because a lot of musicians know each other and we can play together, so if I need to pickup a band, I've got a bunch of guitar players and some bass players and some other people I can call up and put it together pretty quick.

(strumming guitar) Being able to sit here and play a couple of original songs, it's such a wonderful feeling, but when people get into it and come up to me in between songs, or after a set, between sets, and tell me something specific that they heard me play, it's maybe cliche but even if it's just that one person that connects with you a little bit on something that you came up with all on your own, it really is a special moment and that really makes me feel really good.

(strumming guitar)