Back in 2016, Happy Chichester reformed Howlin' Maggie for a pair of shows revisiting the 2001 album Hyde. The Alive interviewed Happy around that time to talk about the album and shows:
In 2001, Chichester and his wife launched their own label, PopFly Music, to release Howlin’ Maggie’s Hyde. On Friday, Chichester will celebrate the 15th anniversary of PopFly by performing Hyde in its entirety (plus a few Honeysuckle Strange cuts) at Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza alongside Smith, guitarist Ellison, original Maggie bassist Jim Rico and additional guitarist Joey Hebdo.
Until recent rehearsals, Chichester hadn’t played most of the Hyde songs in 14 years, but fans were anxious to hear the tunes again: The Natalie’s show sold out in fewer than 12 hours, so he booked an encore Hyde performance at Ace of Cups for Thursday, Sept. 22.
“The songs have aged pretty well in my estimation - even ones that I would not have expected to have a shelf life,” said Chichester, seated in a booth at an Old North bar for a recent interview. “Sometimes songs are totems almost. ... It’s like dream analysis. You gain some insights into your dreams when you have some more distance.”
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