It's been a while since I have updated this thing. For anyone in confusion, no I am not moving to New York I am just playing 4 shows there in January. So I'll still be around here. I had forgotten how much fun it was to get high and pick up your guitar and just write something crazy, record it, and come back to it the next day. It's been at least a ( Read more... )

NEW YORK CITY!!!! To play a showcase/gig for record execs and music fans alike! I'm fucking stoked as hell.I can't wait to get on that plane and be on my way to what looks like a possible record deal sitting in my hands. Finally, I feel like things are taking off after all the hard work.

Wow, I can't believe the opportunity that has just been put at my feet. Powerhouse has offered me not only a slot at Party on the Patio, but every Monday night for the entire summer. We've got Power 105.7 doing a live broadcast from there every Monday and they're going to have some hella drink specials and appetizer specials from 5-7PM. It'll be ( Read more... )

well it's been a shit long time since i've written in my little journal thingy. work is awfully boring but it pays, so i can't complain. i think i'm going to the String Theory/Cecil the Cat show this evening, so that'll be fun. haven't seen those boys in a while and i'm anxious to hear them play again....all badass. i just bought the new Dave ( Read more... )

Well I'm sitting here at my desk, bored as hell because work is slow and when JB Hunt is slow, the world is slow. Not really a lot going on right now. Just booking and playing and playing and booking. Life's a little hectic right now but still good. Brittney and I are doing WONDERFUL which makes me smile brighter than I have in a long time! 20 days ( Read more... )

New website is up and running. Yay. Shitload of shows coming up and I still haven't recovered from the last run of em. I guess it's just part of the job. Possibly a new album this summer. Nothing is set in stone, just some tentative recording dates and very tentative studio musicians. So it might go bust, but it might turn out to be a badass album ( Read more... )

anything, something. just give me something. longing for the ice to break. even just crack. anything so that the weight will no longer rest on my shoulders ( Read more... )

I was trying to come up with something clever to leave here but the only thing that kept running through my head was "Merry Christmas everybody".

mattjonesmusic.com is now up and running on a quick layout design that is only here to take up space. Ivan is currently working on one for me all the way from Cali and he'll be shooting me his design within the next month or so. So in the meantime, I hope ya'll like this one okay ( Read more... )

So I just walked inside from smoking my cigarette at 4:30 in the morning. I stared up into the sky and looked at the moon and started thinking about where I was a year ago ( Read more... )