Jupiter Coyote is coming to Columbus to play its own style of southern-fried, bluegrass-injected, mountain rock. This band of Southern rockers has a 10-year, six-album history. With the sale of 150,000 self-financed albums, very little radio play and no industry support, “Jupiter Coyote is one of the hardest-working bands in music,” says Matthew Mayes, guijo and vocals for Jupiter Coyote. A guijo, by the way, is a combination guitar and banjo.Their newest CD, “Jupiter Coyote Live,” is a live double-disk album featuring the talents of band members Matthew Mayes, John Felty, Gene Bass, Sanders Brightwell and newcomer Steve Trismen. The CD was recorded at three separate shows in October 1999. The final show was recorded at Mayes’ alma mater, Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C.Despite the release of five other albums, the band members believe the newest album is the best representation of their work. “We’re a live band. This CD’s got the live feeling,” Mayes said. The band, which played more than 3,000 shows in a span of nine years, has remained virtually unchanged throughout the years, with the exceptions of losing two members in 1991 to the rigorous touring schedule and the recent addition of Trismen.Without a record label, Jupiter Coyote has no staff to help them with booking shows, setting up their equipment or advertising their music. “Jupiter Coyote is hands on. The Internet has been a huge help in getting our album out,” Mayes said. Although Jupiter Coyote has had chances to sign with big labels, they didn’t want to change their image. “They wanted us to wear cowboy boots and tight pants to sell music to 15-year-old redneck girls,” Mayes said.The music on the new CD has some new music and some remakes of Coyote’s older songs. A rather laid back feel to the music, Jupiter Coyote’s music changes constantly throughout the album. A new breed of storytellers, Jupiter Coyote uses a lot of different influences to create its’ unique sound. From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Black Sabbath, Coyote has a tendency to tell a story with vocals accompanied by long intense guitar and fiddle solos. Jupiter Coyote doesn’t just change sounds from song to song but even do it within a single song as in “Drew’s Theme,” where the guitar shifts from driving and powerful to understated and accompanied by almost touching vocals. Without the depressing negativity conveyed by much of today’s music, Jupiter Coyote is able to create an atmosphere of introspection and intelligence. The last track on the second CD however is just fun to listen to. “Duelin’ Banjos/Foggy Mtn. Breakdown” begins like a scene straight out of “Deliverance” but turns into a virtual war among all the instruments, from the guitar and banjo to the bass and fiddle. The band will perform on Friday at the Columbus Museum of Art.