Ain't No Honky Tonks in Michigan

Film Synopsis

The official music video for Ethan Bott’s hit song “Ain’t No Honky Tonks in Michigan,” in which Ethan abandons a life as a Texan race car driver in order to voyage back to the UP in search of a mythical northern honky tonk bar.

Showings

  • Filmmakers in attendance
  • Subjects in attendance
  • Contains adult language

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