I first heard singer-songwriter Matt Wertz in 2003 when I was entering high school and exploring new kinds of music for the first time in my life. Until then, my tape and cd collection consisted mainly of the mainstream artists that were currently dominating the television and radio charts; and so upon hearing Wertz's music, my fascination with independent artists was born. Suddenly, I was interested in finding out more about the talented musicians that, in my opinion, deserved as much attention as the popular bands that were quickly rising to fame. [...]
Matt Wertz is a singer/songwriter. Originally from Liberty, Missouri he now calls Nashville, Tennessee, home. Wertz's interest in music started when he was young, but it was his interest in visual art that led him to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he graduated with a degree in Industrial Design. It was while he was living in the dorms that his musical talents and ambitions grew. Upon graduation, Wertz gained a considerable fan base by performing at Young Life camps, after releasing "Somedays", his first album, produced by Steve Wilson. His next two studio albums, and [...]
Here's what's good in Nashville for Tuesday, March 15, 2011: • Today's biggest bit of Nashville music news surrounds Dee Goodz 's highly anticipated Floetic Justice II mixtape finally dropping. At 27 tracks deep it's not bound to grow old any time soon. Stream below, download at 2 Dope Boyz or refresh yourself with Goodz with this clip of the MC performing at Mai . • Matt Wertz is performing an in-store at Grimey's tonight at 6:00. As a special bonus at [...]
Matt Wertz - Weights & Wings Release date: March 15, 2011 Meet Matt Wertz : photography so black and white, introspection so deep, bandana rolled so perfectly. What is the subject of his downward gaze? Leave your best answer in the comments.
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Matt Wertz - Nashville-based singer/songwriter returns with his fourth album and his first since 2008's Under Summer Sun ... // Release : Weight and Wings (March 15, Nettwerk), produced by Jason Lehning (Alison Krauss, Mat Kearney) // Sounds like : a modern re-imagining of the Eagles/Jackson Browne 70's So-Cal aesthetic with a nice kick in the pants...// What we like wish : we could forget the foot of snow out there and transport ourselves to to some warm shorts-and-sandals beach, "Feels So Right" blaring on the boom box... [...]
Here at Carry You Away, we like mixes. Now that I have a car with a CD player, I really like putting together a collection of songs to fit a particular driving style or mood that I find myself in, and go from there. Recently, I got to thinking about movie soundtracks and how a lot of the hipster, indie films often have this sort of attitude - a mix-tape is generally just as good when it comes to a film. [...]
Here at Carry You Away, we like mixes. Now that I have a car with a CD player, I really like putting together a collection of songs to fit a particular driving style or mood that I find myself in, and go from there. Recently, I got to thinking about movie soundtracks and how a lot of the hipster, indie films often have this sort of attitude - a mix-tape is generally just as good when it comes to a film. [...]
Video: Matt Wertz "Everything's Right" [ Download the MP3 ]
This weekend was the weekend of extremes... So, you're a metalhead? We've got videos for you! So, you dig on some of folk/accousitc? We've got videos for you! Everyone else, you're out of luck.&... Continue reading "Weekend Roundup: Cradle of Filth, Slipknot, Trivium, Amanda Shires with Rob Picott and Matt Wertz" >
Want to find a reason to get out of the rain and into some amazing live events? I give you Noise Pop 09 ! The Noise Pop Festival , which runs this Tuesday, February 24th through Sunday, March 1st, 2009, is an ambitious iteration of San Francisco's favorite indie music, arts and film. For their 17th anniversary, Noise Pop 2009 will honor what's made it the best-loved celebration of indie music and culture since its humble birth in 1993. This years music will feature such indie superstars like Antony and the Johnsons , [...]
Well kiddos, this weekend I'll be in Lubbock watching the totally awesome Texas A&M Aggies play the perennially douchy Texas Tech Red Raiders, but I'm pretty sure stuff will still happen in Dallas when I'm gone. We of course made it out to see Lykke Li last night at the Granada, which was excellent ( Ed's Note : I wrote this yesterday before the concert, and she was way better than I expected - absolutely outstanding ), but that's the PAST. I focus on the FUTURE here. Zow. Find the events for this weekend after the jump. [...]
Welcome to another edition of my Friday Mixtape. After weeks of late postings, screwed up links, and errors that cause posts to disappear (last week), I'm hoping that this week's mixtape goes up as scheduled, without any hitches. If, in fact, you're reading this on Friday- I've suceeded. While I've been relatively unimpressed with the mixtapes this year so far, I'm well pleased with this one. There 's the track from AG Silver that was sent this week, and I'm totally diggin' on. There's also an awesome new colab between Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman and Nickel Creek guitarist [...]
I love South Park. President-elect Barack Obama can now simply be called President Obama. Because he was inaugurated today. Bye bye Bushie! Living in Baltimore, I was kept awake the night of Election Day by swarms of black people dancing in the streets, honking their horns, yelling at the tops of their lungs little ditties like, "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLEEEEE" or more famously "YES WE CANNN!!!" In celebration of that momentous occasion as well as the official inauguration of our God-send, President Barack Obama, I have created my Yes I Can! Mix. Enjoy! [...]
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Singer/ songwriter Matt Wertz (a recent major-label signee after about eight years working the independent circuit) taps into the place in our hearts that will always appreciate the unapologetically cheesy, yet still lovable R&B-lite entries of Hall & Oates or The Bee Gees on "Summer Sun", a recall of sunny seasons past smothered in '70's-era soft-rock warm-and-fuzziness. Sounding like the
Matt Wertz is from Liberty, Missouri, but has called Nashville, Tennessee, home for the last seven years. It seems fitting that he would be writing his own biography on the cusp of his first major label release, just as he did eight years ago before releasing his first independent album. This time, though, he's not trying to play it off like he didn't write it. Matt goes on to say "The record that will be released on Universal Republic is called " Under Summer Sun " and it is a combination of my favorite [...]
Deer Tick - "Art Isn't Real (City of Sin)" Matt Wertz - "5:193 Stars Like Fleas - "I Was Only Dancing" Emiliana Torrini - "Me and Armini" Ben Weaver - "White Snow" , "Alligators and Owls" Andre Williams - "Can You Deal With It?" , "Never Had a Problem" Adventure - "Battle Cat" Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez [...]
Matt Wertz has been bouncing around the independent scene for eight years, churning out catchy acoustic pop and blue-eyed soul. His well-earned major label debut, Under the Summer Sun, is set for a 9.16 release, but its too bad they...
"He makes melodic pop music that begs for radio play" - Boston Globe Matt Wertz is from Liberty, Missouri, but has called Nashville, Tennessee, home for the last seven years. It seems fitting that he would be writing his own biography on the cusp of his first major label release, just as he did eight years ago before releasing his first independent album. This time, though, he's not trying to play it off like he didn't write it. Matt goes on to say "The record that will [...]
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