When the circus comes to town, call Mr. Lewis & the Funeral Five. The local sextet’s big top beat, song drama, and sheer stage chutzpah makes for the perfect soundtrack of all things wild, woolly, and weird. The Good Music Club proves the point with three new live clips.

“Heavy Bags in Tow”

“Faith, Hope and Broken Glass”

“I Found Love on the Highway”

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San Francisco native Raoul Hernandez crossed the border into Texas on July 2, 1992, and began writing about music for the Chronicle that fall, debuting with an album review of Keith Richards’ Main Offender. By virtue of local show previews – first “Recommendeds,” now calendar picks – his writing’s appeared in almost every issue since 1993.