My Blog http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:26:00 GMT http://bandzoogle.com Download my new EP "Christmas On Lane Street" and all the money goes to charity!!! http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=1559021 <a href="http://mattdouglas.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-on-lane-street">Christmas On Lane Street by Matt Douglas Christmas On Lane Street by Matt Douglas
]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:26:00 GMT AE2FF70A1C0CFC7414441E9FABA279D6 playing with Josh Ritter on Jimmy Kimmel Live! http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=1201401 "Kathleen"
]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:56:00 GMT A2E7A561B01543E3A00EBA57009360C7 playing with Josh Ritter on Jimmy Kimmel Live! http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=1201402 "Rattling Locks"
]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:48:00 GMT AAF967162D92E2053446DA7666C6F42D The Small Ponds: From Raleigh to Austin: A Story of Success...and so far one really great video... http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=829877 Currently in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas after another amazing night at the White Water Tavern. We shared a great show with our travel companions My Cousin, The Emperor and an awesome band from Murfreesboro, TN called Glossary. The previous night we had been in Knoxville at Patrick Sullivan's, a favored Old City whore house to the locals. In the performance space you can still see the plaster remains of where many walls divided the place into little sex dens. Culture!But most importantly on our trip so far, we have made a quite enjoyable music video to one of our 2011 Love Hangover selections, "Something Stupid". Please enjoy it, and please pass it on!
But most importantly on our trip so far, we have made a quite enjoyable music video to one of our 2011 Love Hangover selections, "Something Stupid". Please enjoy it, and please pass it on!



]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:47:00 GMT 408E56FDFFB783E7A5A5283F6F8C6AFB The Small Ponds on Sessions at Studio B! (Brought to you by our dear local NBC-17 news channel) http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=813583 Recorded on March 3rd, The Small Ponds show up for the Sessions at Studio B...



]]> Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:55:00 GMT D9DC576F315F42DC0E5253E247D6B1CA Back from San Francisco -- LIVE at The Fillmore!! http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=800144 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l4u5EBh8a1c/TWwde45JNPI/AAAAAAAAAGA/1dJte3yIo1M/s1600/172237_10150421634625705_739595704_17192731_7223407_o.jpg"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pmoGBYXdLX4/TWwdenGkD3I/AAAAAAAAAF4/k0C6LuXSKL4/s1600/183801_10150421468430705_739595704_17191290_5742191_n.jpg">The Fillmore is probably the coolest, most alive venue that I've played. Not necessarily the prettiest, or most comfortable, or even the largest, but it is alive with all the musicians that have performed there in the past. I couldn't believe that I got to be on stage there with Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band. We filled out the horn section with Jeff Bordes on trumpet and Danny Sandoval on tenor sax. Both fantastic players with charisma for miles.

The Fillmore is probably the coolest, most alive venue that I've played. Not necessarily the prettiest, or most comfortable, or even the largest, but it is alive with all the musicians that have performed there in the past. I couldn't believe that I got to be on stage there with Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band. We filled out the horn section with Jeff Bordes on trumpet and Danny Sandoval on tenor sax. Both fantastic players with charisma for miles.
]]> Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:46:00 GMT 31E4B31072ADB553AEEB4FD0CE8F308D Shows with Josh Ritter... http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=786455 What could be wrong about playing shows with an amazing songwriter and some of my best friends? Nothing. It was amazing. The Trocadero in Philly, the House of Blues in Boston, Terminal 5 in New York, and the 9:30 Club in D.C. An amazing trip. I'm posting a video from the Terminal 5 show of Kathleen. I wrote the horn arrangement for this tune, and took a rediculous little bari sax solo in the middle of it (not my own suggestion). The sound quality is not great, but you get the idea......and just when I thought things couldn't get any better, I'm off to San Francisco (along with my beautiful wife) to wrangle a horn section for Josh's sold out show at the Fillmore on Feb. 25th.







...and just when I thought things couldn't get any better, I'm off to San Francisco (along with my beautiful wife) to wrangle a horn section for Josh's sold out show at the Fillmore on Feb. 25th.

]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:00:00 GMT 7D8807DC2FFFF5A9A3DDD7610E92A46A NHL All-Star Raleigh Wide Open Celebration yeah!! http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=732419 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SFVUu9iI2iQ/TUWoAxMwonI/AAAAAAAAAFs/pvZeIQimHYs/s1600/165529_1858712153440_1409980344_2194756_694784_n.jpg">The event with the longest name!! Caitlin and I rocked a duo set on the Fayetteville St. stage to a full street! It was really special for us because we're such huge baseball fans. Thanks so much, sports!
The event with the longest name!! Caitlin and I rocked a duo set on the Fayetteville St. stage to a full street! It was really special for us because we're such huge baseball fans. Thanks so much, sports!
]]> Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:59:00 GMT 4F9F74B82041ED78C6CDA6AB964FFA7B Live solo show at Pete's Candy Store available for download!! http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=725869 Thanks so much to Jonas Blank and nyctaper.com for the recording and the kind words!!<a href="http://www.nyctaper.com/?p=4907">Click here to check it out... You can stream a couple of songs, or download the whole show in hi-res mp3's. ENJOY!
Click here to check it out... You can stream a couple of songs, or download the whole show in hi-res mp3's. ENJOY!
]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:21:00 GMT 7FBF2402581DB73679BA5FC10A83A8D3 NC to PA to NYC solo tour... http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=685883 The ups and downs of the diversifying songwriter. I could be playing a packed house with Caitlin Cary and The Small Ponds, listening to a Proclivities song on a vomit inducing Oxygen Network reality show, or I could be the featured performer at an open mic night at the Burlap & Bean. I'm getting a thrill out of all of these. Right now, I'm sitting on a sofa at this coffee shop across from a bouncing baby and her doting mother and grandmother, talking about the hardships of stay-at-home motherdom. I am absolutely convinced that it must be really fucking hard to raise a child. But the Grand Meridian of differences between what's on their mind and what's on mine is so incredibly vast that it's putting me into some weird suburban fairytail mind-fuckery. I ate a tangelo while talking on the phone to my wife and listening to loud music while weaving through D.C. traffic on my way to be a featured artist for an open mic night. **Matt plays his 30-minute set in the middle of a circus of tastelessness (with exceptions) and walks out of there with a belly full of minestrone soup and $10.**I don't think all of my mini lives are in accord right now. My music is being used in television shows. I'll be playing saxophone in the Josh Ritter band for sold out shows in a month. I don't have any money. My wife and I are going to Puerto Rico for a week and we just bought the tickets. I teach 8-year-olds how to play the clarinet...terribly. One of my best friends' dad just said I could have some free shoes and I got excited. And it snowed this morning.Tomorrow I'll go to New York City.
I ate a tangelo while talking on the phone to my wife and listening to loud music while weaving through D.C. traffic on my way to be a featured artist for an open mic night.

**Matt plays his 30-minute set in the middle of a circus of tastelessness (with exceptions) and walks out of there with a belly full of minestrone soup and $10.**

I don't think all of my mini lives are in accord right now. My music is being used in television shows. I'll be playing saxophone in the Josh Ritter band for sold out shows in a month. I don't have any money. My wife and I are going to Puerto Rico for a week and we just bought the tickets. I teach 8-year-olds how to play the clarinet...terribly. One of my best friends' dad just said I could have some free shoes and I got excited. And it snowed this morning.

Tomorrow I'll go to New York City.
]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:11:00 GMT 8F2267BA49254815E79CF0F2BEB4F6C5 The Small Ponds w/Filthybird on January 22nd! http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=675787 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SFVUu9iI2iQ/TSILz4fekVI/AAAAAAAAAFk/uRCY3toKXOs/s1600/167648_1785261155287_1352252340_32034109_6979308_n.jpg">
]]> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:45:00 GMT DFF1179D549D5ECB01ED03596D7BDF27 F@#k You From Santa... http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=656903 The Proclivities take on my version of F@#k You From Santa, a rewrite of Cee Lo's 2010 hit single. This was taken at Jeanne Jolly's Holiday show with special guest Matt Douglas &amp; The Proclivities. Berkeley Cafe on Dec. 19th in Raleigh, NC. Enjoy!



]]> Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:49:00 GMT 16853A9FC210C3B2EEF4E00E13A5BA4F Jesus may resent you if you don't come to this... http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=644953 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SFVUu9iI2iQ/TQuAvBS-HcI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Mp2FnCc6m04/s1600/Jeanne-flyer-web121910.jpg">I mean, it is his birthday. And what better way to celebrate the holidays than with me, a beautiful singer with the last name Jolly that will make your heart cry, two awesome bands, one of which includes the great Zack Hickman of the Josh Ritter band, and some great rock &amp; roll mixed with some holiday favorites? Come on now. Berkeley Cafe217 W. Martin St.Raleigh, NC 27601Sunday Dec. 19th8pm$10
I mean, it is his birthday. And what better way to celebrate the holidays than with me, a beautiful singer with the last name Jolly that will make your heart cry, two awesome bands, one of which includes the great Zack Hickman of the Josh Ritter band, and some great rock & roll mixed with some holiday favorites? Come on now.

Berkeley Cafe
217 W. Martin St.
Raleigh, NC 27601

Sunday Dec. 19th
8pm
$10


]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:16:00 GMT C21202AB1BD7459414C63C0F1EF4A018 Erin McKeown's "3 Song EP" has been released... http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=634404 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SFVUu9iI2iQ/TQT8Mg-IFeI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/DzQSK_52lps/s1600/loftsessionsMini.jpg">The XM Loft Session that we did a year ago has been released as an EP! You can download a hi-res version of it <a href="http://erinmckeown.com/store">here. The 3 songs are from her LP Hundreds of Lions on Righteous Babe records, for which I contributed woodwinds to quite a bit of the record. The live EP features myself and the great Marc Dalio on drums/percussion.
The XM Loft Session that we did a year ago has been released as an EP! You can download a hi-res version of it here. The 3 songs are from her LP Hundreds of Lions on Righteous Babe records, for which I contributed woodwinds to quite a bit of the record. The live EP features myself and the great Marc Dalio on drums/percussion.
]]> Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:43:00 GMT CEA05B3017E7BFF88C8CDFCE61C578BE Solo show at The Cave - Nov. 17th http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=585822 <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SFVUu9iI2iQ/TOWXjmh2UTI/AAAAAAAAAFI/vsiL8dk2-cg/s1600/photo-757757.jpg">It&#39;s always fun for me to play at The Cave, though often times you&#39;re playing to a bartender and one lazy-eyed Chapel Hill homeless guy. A good place to try and stretch out some new tunes, which hopefully I did.

It's always fun for me to play at The Cave, though often times you're
playing to a bartender and one lazy-eyed Chapel Hill homeless guy. A
good place to try and stretch out some new tunes, which hopefully I did.
]]> Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:15:00 GMT 838E77A40264F44CC919A39B64F37F68 Morning Songs http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=570276 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SFVUu9iI2iQ/TNxT20yeCrI/AAAAAAAAAFA/GQ377CbHTx8/s1600/morningtimeslogo.jpg">Tim from The Morning Times and I are starting a songwriter night. The first one will be on December 14th from 8-10pm in the upstairs lounge of The Morning Times! Hopefully this will be something that can turn into a regular event. But don't worry, I don't think I will always be on the bill. Downtown Raleigh has added some fantastic new venues to the scene, but none that would really support songwriters in an acoustic listening environment. The upstairs of the Morning Times coffee shop has an awesome, intimate lounge that I think will sound pretty great. I'll have a small PA there to help with the sound and to make the performances feel a little more like a concert. Jeanne Jolly is a total badass folk/country singer that everyone needs to hear. Check her out at...www.jeannejolly.comCan't wait to see everyone there!
Tim from The Morning Times and I are starting a songwriter night. The first one will be on December 14th from 8-10pm in the upstairs lounge of The Morning Times! Hopefully this will be something that can turn into a regular event. But don't worry, I don't think I will always be on the bill.

Downtown Raleigh has added some fantastic new venues to the scene, but none that would really support songwriters in an acoustic listening environment. The upstairs of the Morning Times coffee shop has an awesome, intimate lounge that I think will sound pretty great. I'll have a small PA there to help with the sound and to make the performances feel a little more like a concert.

Jeanne Jolly is a total badass folk/country singer that everyone needs to hear. Check her out at...

www.jeannejolly.com

Can't wait to see everyone there!
]]> Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:15:00 GMT 3F7E800BEC47EDE9CC8D4EE30A62F278 Original poem I wrote that turned into the song Bleeding Hearts... http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=549676 The glass you broke into a million pieces...shattered, Traces of red, traces of red in your hair.Hands on hearts I hope that you're still sleeping...soundly, Holding your tears, holding your tears in my hand.Take these simple signs and plead forgiveness...carefully, Love the worst part, love the worst part of me.
Traces of red, traces of red in your hair.

Hands on hearts I hope that you're still sleeping...soundly,

Holding your tears, holding your tears in my hand.

Take these simple signs and plead forgiveness...carefully,

Love the worst part, love the worst part of me.
]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:52:00 GMT B592FBD4DB19B59EA6A9F35EB4998474 Advice... http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=549677 "She won't replace you, left you in a bottle by the shore,I'll be your message baby, call it out then smash it to the floor.Wake from a dream, all you see is through a crack in the door...Chance stands there laughing,Self-defense try and rip it from the core......but hearts don't move. I'll be your message baby, call it out then smash it to the floor.
Wake from a dream, all you see is through a crack in the door...
Chance stands there laughing,
Self-defense try and rip it from the core...

...but hearts don't move.
]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:44:00 GMT FBF7C55F445150F9A8058E88C4A2C079 http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=549678 "I've got a stack of red greeting cards with your name on 'em, and the date and the time..." ]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:43:00 GMT 3A510AC5901EDD92C16E24821430A1E4 Pics from the car of Western NC... http://mattdouglasmusic.com/blog.cfm?feature=1313987&postid=531187 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SFVUu9iI2iQ/TMcGfFEebjI/AAAAAAAAAE4/jaQAiPXHgQs/s1600/photo+3.JPG"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SFVUu9iI2iQ/TMcGe2oCMZI/AAAAAAAAAEw/10lON48QCe8/s1600/photo+1.JPG"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SFVUu9iI2iQ/TMcGeuattRI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Dfk7TD7ImQM/s1600/photo+4.JPG">Photos taken by my lovely wife Ellen. Thank god she didn't drop her phone out the window.


Photos taken by my lovely wife Ellen. Thank god she didn't drop her phone out the window.
]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:46:00 GMT 537AA4ED3BA6E25364420703FC74E911