Breaking Out the Windows

Remember, Matthew is playing this Saturday, August 23, at Exit/In in Nashville.  This is an album release show for Swallow the Sea.  See “Shows” (to the right) for more information.

If you read Cory’s review of Matthew’s set at the 930, you’ll remember that Matthew played a special rendition of “The Rainbow Connection” (#25 on the Billboard Hot 100, November 1979).  You can check out video of it here.

If you live in a place where Matthew rarely performs, check out November’s calendar, where you’ll see that he is playing—nearly 13 days straight—up and down the east coast as a part of the American Songwriter Tour.

Matthew will be touring with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams.

November 06, 2007, Matthew will be playing at 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TN. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 07, 2007, Matthew will be playing at Baristas, New Martinsville, WV. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 02, 2007, Matthew will be playing at Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, GA. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 13, 2007, Matthew will be playing at Hideaway BBQ, Raleigh, NC. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 04, 2007, Matthew will be playing at High Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 12, 2007, Matthew will be playing at Jammin Java, Vienna, VA. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 08, 2007, Matthew will be playing at Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 15, 2007, Matthew will be playing at Patrick Sullivan’s, Knoxville, TN. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 14, 2007, Matthew will be playing at The Evening Muse, Charlotte, NC. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 09, 2007, Matthew will be playing at The Living Room, New York, New York. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Peter Bradley Adams, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

November 05, 2007, Matthew will be playing at the Workplay Theatre, Birmingham, AL. The concert begins at 8:00 PM.

Matthew will be playing with with Katie Herzig and Trent Dabbs, as part of the American Songwriter Magazine tour.

Sunday, September 21, Matthew will be kicking off Atlanta’s Dave FM’s Acoustic Sunset concert series.  From the Dave FM website:

Each Sunday morning, 929 dave fm brings you Acoustic Sunrise - a toned down collection of vintage music, coffee house specialties, and unplugged versions of your favorite dave fm artists.  Then back in the spring we brought you Acoustic Sunset, dave fm’s live music series in the Smyrna Market Village.

It was so much fun, it’s back for a fall series!  And we’re kicking it all off on Sunday, September 21.

Wind down your weekend each Sunday beginning at 4:00pm with music from local and emerging artists.

You love his song “Save You” and he’s a hometown boy (even though he lives in Nashville now) and 929 dave fm is proud to have Matthew Perryman Jones kicking off the Acoustic Sunset Fall Series.  Katie Herzig will open the show.

Bring your friends and family, and join dave fm for Acoustic Sunset in the Smyrna Market Village.  A free, all ages event!

If you’re in the Atlanta area, be sure to check it out!  Click here for more information.

Wednesday night’s concert at Eddie’s Attic was part of the Atlanta Star Songwriter Series. Performing in the round were Evan McHugh, Adrianne, Jen Foster, and Matthew. Each artist played five songs. Matthew opened his set with Meghan’s Song, which was followed by an acoustic version of his new tune, Without a Clue. It was a clean and powerful rendition. It appears that Evan McHugh may have felt the same way, as he was following Matthew throughout the rounds and joked about it. Somehow stemming from his comment(s) came the suggestion that all the artists, for their third song, play the first that had ever written. Matthew played an upbeat song entitled (I believe) Sunshine Heart and commented that he wrote it around the age of 15. Relative to his age, and the snippet that he let us hear (first verse and chorus), it was good. He followed it with Refuge, Save You, and Beneath the Silver Moon—a fitting end to a good night.

If you were at the concert, share your thoughts in the forums!