So, remember when i came back to Austin from a trip to The Northwest about 7 years ago?...and i started covering some songs from an unknown band from Portland called The Decemberists?....and i said, "you guys should check this band out if they ever put out a full length CD?".....and i said, "on the off chance that they ever play in Austin, you should see them, trust me"??.....remember that??....that was awesome...

And remember when my friend Seela played me this CD she loved, that was by a band called The Weepies, and then she played at Flipnotics with them, and then i met them, and then the next time they came through town they asked if i would co-bill with them at Flipnotics, and i told you all to trust me, and come out to the show??...remember that??....that too was aweome....

So, in no way do i mean to gloat....i only want to show that there are precedents that clearly prove that trusting me implicitly is the best way to go about your day to day lives.....and with all that being said, i need to ask you, have you ever heard Sean Hayes?....he's from San Francisco...and he's awesome......and he's only one of the 6 awesome artists that i have lined up to play with me at my very first annual, Matt The Electrician's Island Of Lost Souls; a one day music festival......i need you, once again, to trust me on this one.......perhaps in the past, when i have requested that you trust me, you have thought to yourself, "well, maybe matt's right, but i really have to wash my hair that night, and i'm sure i'll be able to catch The Decemberists the next time they're in town playing at the soup kitchen for free......".......and that's all i'm going to say on the matter.....trust me.....

Also, although tickets to this magical festival are available at Waterloo Records, and The Spider House, and at the door on the day of the show....they are now also available online, as a featured product at www.futurecraftcollective.com/shop .......for those of you who prefer to do your ticket shopping from the comfort of your home or mobile computing device, we have you covered........

Thank you for reading this far.....a few other things this week....Tonight, The Saxon Pub with the band......Also Tonight, i will be playing a couple of songs at Southpaw Jones Bruce Springsteen Tribute Night at The Cactus Cafe.......and Thursday, Flipnotics Coffeespace with Southpaw Jones, where the title of the week is "Linen Patches"........and finally, Saturday, Matt The Electrician's Island Of Lost Souls; a one day music festival, at The United States Art Authority (right behind The Spider House at 29th and Fruth near Guadalupe) (many details below)......

once again, trust me,
matt
(show details below)

Monday, April 6th, 2009 7:00 PM
The Saxon Pub
1320 South Lamar
Austin, TX 78704
512.448.2552
http://www.thesaxonpub.com/

Monday, April 6th, 2009 8:00 PM
Songwriter Tribute To Bruce Springsteen
Cactus Cafe
23rd & Guadalupe, The Texas Union
Austin, TX
http://www.utexas.edu/student/txunion/ae/cactus/index.php?cactus=current
Join several of Austin's best performers for a night of pure Bruce Springsteen music. A benefit for the Capital Area Food Bank and a sort of birthday party for Southpaw Jones. Featuring Spike Gillespie, Jud Newcomb, Matt the Electrician, Nathan Hamilton, Nakia, Jess Klein, Graham Weber, Craig Marshall, Lee Barber, Brian Kremer, Raina Rose, BettySoo, Ricky Stein, and Southpaw Jones.

Thursday, April 9th, 2009 8:00 PM
Flipnotics Coffeespace
1601 Barton Springs Rd.
Austin, TX 78704
512.480.8646
http://www.flipnotics.com
w/ Southpaw Jones

Saturday, April 11th, 2009 3:00 PM
Matt the Electrician's Island Of Lost Souls
The United States Art Authority
2906 Fruth St.
Austin, TX 78798
http://unitedstatesartauthority.com
a one day music festival

Starring-

Freedy Johnston-10:15pm http://www.freedyjohnston.com/
Sean Hayes-8:45pm http://www.myspace.com/rattlesnakecharm
Danny Malone-7:15pm http://www.myspace.com/therealdannymalone
Libby Kirkpatrick-6pm http://www.myspace.com/libbykirkpatrick
Lee Barber-4:55pm http://www.myspace.com/leebarbermusic
Ethan Azarian-3:50pm http://www.myspace.com/ethanazarian
Matt the Electrician-3pm

Saturday April 11th, 2009
2pm-Midnight

Art Show featuring Lee Barber and Ethan Azarian

Tickets-$20adv./$23 day of the show
Advance tickets available at Waterloo Records, The Spider House and at www.futurecraftcollective.com/shop

Sponsored by www.relaytunes.com and www.forgealliance.org

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to The Cactus Cafe on Monday night....and thank you for trusting that there would be something good, even though i could not tell you what it was ahead of time......and thank you thank you thank you to all the musicians who played.....it was an incredible night, and you all made Griff very happy.....and most of all, Graham Weber, who co-organized the whole thing with me, and did so much damn work, it was truly awesome of him (you're awesome Graham)

For those who weren't there, we had a surprise appreciation party for Griff Luneberg (has run/booked The Cactus Cafe in Austin for the last 25 some odd years)....it was a 4 hour show with so much great music (Libby Kirkpatrick, Rich Brotherton, Ed Miller, Betty Soo, Slaid Cleaves, Jon Dee Graham, Graham Weber, Abi Tapia, Bruce Robison, Nathan Hamilton, Abra Moore, Beaver Nelson, Colin Gilmore, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Mike Nicolai, Gurf Morlix, Sam Baker, Ray Bonneville, Southpaw Jones, Michael Fracasso, Jimmy Lafave, Susan Gibson, Leatherbag, David Garza, Gary Graves, Ethan Azarian, Darryl Gleason, Warren Hood, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, Jeff Johnston)

I just love this city so much....but more than that, i love this music community....4 hours, lots of musicians, much schedule shuffling, not everything timed out like i had planned, and there was zero complaining....zero ego.......everyone just helping out to do something nice for someone who runs one of the best acoustic listening rooms in the country.......

Thanks Griff

matt

So i hope that you have not forgotten that i'm running for
president......the campaign is just getting started, and i think we
should have some great momentum by early 2009, when you can vote for
me......remember, i am the only candidate with the guts to run in
2009, when no one else is running...i realize that there is a
slightly less important election next week, but i'm not about right
now...i'm about the future....like, the really far future....so,
please remember to vote....all the time....forever......i love
you.....

I will kick off the campaign tonight, at Flipnotics at the Triangle,
right here in Austin, with my lovely running mate Southpaw
Jones.....the primary voters in Austin have chosen a title for us to
write a song to, and i believe that we are up to the challenge..the
title is "Love's Cab Takes Me To Dark Places".......Monday, at The
Saxon Pub, i will be supported by my band (and eventual cabinet), and
we will give you some bad ass policy reform rhetoric in the form of
rock 'n roll...sweet, sweet rock 'n roll......

After that, i will head west with my campaign advisor, Scrappy Jud
Newcomb....we will play many shows.....a majority of those shows will
be played with our good friend, and current ambassador to Entouragia,
Tom Freund....also joining us for a few campaign rallies will be the
mayor of Awesomeville, Danny Malone.....

There are many details below, and if you want to come to any of the
House Concerts listed, please RSVP with the appropriate e-mail
address (listed below)

Presidentially Yours,
matt
(show details below)

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 8:00 PM
Flipnotics @ The Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78751
512.380.0097
w/ Southpaw Jones

Monday, November 3rd, 2008 7:00 PM
The Saxon Pub
1320 South Lamar
Austin, TX 78704
512.448.2552
http://www.thesaxonpub.com/

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 10:00 PM
Railroad Blues
504 W. Holland Ave.
Alpine, TX 79830
http://www.railroadblues.com
FREE SHOW!

Friday, November 7th, 2008 8:00 PM
House Concert
Tucson, AZ
For more info, or to RSVP, please contact Dawn at
dbrownin999@yahoo.com

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 11:45 PM
Hotel Cafe
1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Midnight show after Danny Malone, Brett Dennen & Tom Freund

Sunday, November 9th, 2008 5:00 PM
Lengthwise Brewery
6720 Schirra Ct.
Bakersfield, CA 93313
661.836.ALES
http://www.lengthwise.com
5-7PM

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 8:00 PM
Zoey's
451 E Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
805.652.1137
Matt the Electrician 8PM
Tom Freund 9PM

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 9:00 PM
Lestat's Coffee Shop
3343 Adams Ave.
San Diego, CA 92116
619.282.0437
http://www.lestats.com
with Tom Freund & Danny Malone

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 9:00 PM
Amnesia
853 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.970.0012
http://www.amnesiathebar.com

Friday, November 14th, 2008 9:00 PM
The Crepe Place
1134 Soquel Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831.429.6994
http://www.myspace.com/totemmusicpresents
co-bill with Tom Freund

Saturday, November 15th, 2008 9:30 PM
Monterey Live
414 Alvarado St.
Monterey, CA
831.373.LIVE
http://www.montereylive.org
Co-bill with Tom Freund

Sunday, November 16th, 2008 AM
KPIG Radio
Freedom, CA

Sunday, November 16th, 2008 6:00 PM
KC Turner House Concert Series
San Rafael, CA
co-bill with Tom Freund. Danny Malone opens.
For address and more info RSVP: kc@kcturnermusic.com

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 9:15 PM
Rhythm Room
1019 East Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85014
602-264-7880
http://www.rhythmroom.com
8:00pm Nick Heward
8:30pm Jay & Ash
9:15pm - 10:45 Matt The Electrician

My daughter is getting chickens for her birthday.....not like a bucket of fried chciken, but rather real live breathing, egg-laying chickens!!......so, i'm building a chicken coop....and Nathan Hamilton helped me yesterday, cause he's a better carpenter than i.....and we discovered that Danny Barnes is good music to build a chicken coop to......i highly recommend it if you're in a music to build chicken coops to bind.....and really, who isn't....metaphorically.......or literally.......

Also, added a new song today....Animal Boy.....hope you like it......

bock bock,
m

I think i will begin a tradition...a time during the year, perhaps in
the hottest part of the year, when children will take a break from
school, and adults will take some time off from their jobs....and it
will become normal for people to travel to places other than their
homes....and perhaps they will visit relatives, or friends, and just
have some "down time", as people will begin to say now that i have
coined the phrase......yes, i think i will begin a tradition.....

So, with that in mind, i send this message to all of you on my
list....it will begin with some shows in my own town of
Austin....from there, i will travel to the Bay Area in
California...then to Southern California....eventually making my way
to the Northern parts of Oregon.....at this time there are also some
unconfirmed reports that i may be in Alaska, and possibly an
additional show in Los Angeles (i will send you another e-mail later
if this comes to pass)....and for those of you in other parts of the
country, i will be playing at the Flat Rock Music Festival in North
Carolina in September, with other area shows around the same
time....later, there will be some travel to the Midwest and the East
Coast, stay tuned....

Additionally, the show in Marin County is open to the public, just
e-mail KC Turner to RSVP (e-mail below)....and, the title of the
week this week at Flipnotics with Southpaw Jones is "Charity"......

Also, one more thing.....i just visited Japan for my second time, and
have posted one video on YouTube that mostly features my traveling
partner and fellow musician, Bruce Hughes....i will be posting
another video soon...check it out....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LW8_ByhQPM

and i will call it "Summer Vacation",
matt
(show details below)

Monday, July 7th, 2008 7:00 PM
The Saxon Pub
1320 South Lamar
Austin, TX 78704
512.448.2552
http://www.thesaxonpub.com/

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 8:00 PM
Flipnotics @ The Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78751
512.380.0097
w/ Southpaw Jones

Monday, July 14th, 2008 7:00 PM
The Saxon Pub
1320 South Lamar
Austin, TX 78704
512.448.2552
http://www.thesaxonpub.com/

Thursday, July 17th, 2008 10:00 PM
Sophia's Thai Kitchen
129 E Street, Suite E
Davis, CA 95616
530.758.4333
http://www.sophiasthaikitchen.com/
Doors @ 9PM

Friday, July 18th, 2008 8:00 PM
KC Turner House Concert Series
Marin County, CA
RSVP to kc@kcturnermusic.com

Saturday, July 19th, 2008 9:00 PM
The Crepe Place
1134 Soquel Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831.429.6994
http://www.myspace.com/totemmusicpresents

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 8:30 PM
Lestat's Coffee Shop
3343 Adams Ave.
San Diego, CA 92116
619.282.0437
http://www.lestats.com
Doors 8:30pm
Line-up tba

Friday, July 25th, 2008 8:00 PM
McCabes
3101 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310.828.4497
http://www.mccabes.com
8:00pm - Opening for Blame Sally

Friday, August 1st, 2008 8:00 PM
Old World Deli
341 SW 2nd St.
Corvallis, OR 97333
For Tickets, e-mail stephensever@yahoo.com
or
at Troubadour Music Center in Corvallis
541.752.7720

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 8:00 PM
Brandborg Vineyard & Winery
345 First St.
Elkton, OR
541.584.2870
http://www.brandborgwine.com

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 8:00 PM
Alberta Street Public House
1036 NE Alberta St.
Portland, OR 97211
503.284.7665
http://www.myspace.com/albertastreetpub

Hello my friends to the north...this is just a friendly reminder that
i'm playing in Dallas tonight at The Bend Studio.....the show is with
Strings Attached, a great group from Austin that will be playing with
me all night.....and, we will be doing all Leonard Cohen
songs.....other folks singing songs as well will be, Molly Venter,
Michael Shay, and Steve Zirkel (who played bass with Leonard Cohen
for years).....we've been rehearsing this show, and i think it's
gonna be really fun....so if you've got nothing to do tonight, well,
now you do......hope to see you tonight....

matt

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 8:00 PM
Bend Studio
5014 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX 75205
214.841.9642
http://www.bendstudio.com
w/ Strings Attached: Leonard Cohen Show