The Bluff City Backsliders  are a skronky, sloppy, glorious mess of an old-time Memphis jug band. Between Jason Freeman's throaty (Gus Cannon only wished) vocals, John (Lucero) Stubblefield's plucky bass, Mike (Fatback Jubilee) Graber's manic mandolin, Clint (Mash-o-Matic) Wagoner's sawing fiddle, and Jack (Professor Elixir) Adcock's awesome scratch board and spit-drenched jug-work this Memphis superband can deliver the soulful, spirited, and often very funny sounds that first made Beale Street famous. Throw in some zippy kazoos, a mean dobro, and effective, minimal drum-work and you have the swampy recipe for a nasty hangover. They are playing 8-11 p.m. every Wednesday at Beale Street's Blues Hall. Ah, at last -- something authentic on the street that Mr. Handy built.