Pushkin is a member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 136 . His current band is a five member ensemble known as 600 Lbs of Sin ! which takes its name from a Grateful Dead song . Many of his original songs are political in content , in response to coal mining or environmental issues . His most famous song is a reaction to the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster , a 2010 mine collapse . Pushkin taxied reporters to the site of the mine and was moved to sadness by the plight of miners . More recently , he has played in a new band , “ Mike Pushkin and the Loyal Opposition ”
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
Mike Pushkin