Matthew Crowe a whoring potsmoking wandering singer teams up with a tentshow preacher The preacher recognizes Mathews charisma and together they collect big donations delivering sermons with rocking gospel songsSoon enough Matthew lands a record deal and the older man becomes the manager of Crowes new act Matthew Son of Jesus They hire a backup group of mustachioed rock musicians who play in brown monks robes in contrast to Matthews white robe and sandals Their debut album becomes a huge hit so they go on a concert tour to promote it