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Matt's Gig List
SAT. APR. 24, 2004
WOOLY MATT The Woolwich Arms & Arrow, 176 Woolwich St., Guelph (519) 836-2875 9pm, no cover The back room has never been as rollicking as it becomes when I'm present to rawk it right good. TUES. APR. 27, 2004 THE CIRCUS ROOM OPEN STAGE JAM-O-RAMA The Circus Room, 729 King St. E., Kitchener (519) 743-0368 10pm, no cover Come out and jam with the band (or rawk by yerself)... play an instrument, sing, recite some Nimoy poetry. The possibilities are endless. Wooooo. Please note that the May 4th and 11th editions of the jam will still occur... just with a different host that I'm sure you'll all embrace as one of your own. MATT'S 3RD CROSS-CANADA TOUR All showtimes are local times. WED. APR. 28, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) JUST A LITTLE TASTE AT THE TOWNE... The Townehouse, 206 Elgin St., Sudbury (705) 674-6883 8:30pm, $6 cover My good friend Angie Nussey has invited me to play a few tunes at her curtain show (a more intimate event where the stage area is curtained off from the rest of the bar). She has an official opener... I think I'm the official 5th wheel for the night. But I'll take it, darlin'. THURS. APR. 29, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) SPEAK "FRIEND" AND ENTER Friends & Company, 674 Gt. Nrthrn. Rd., Sault Ste. Marie (705) 253-0888 9pm, no cover Yes, I'm back on the road once again and Friends & Company is certainly a great place to start. It's a quaint, relaxed little spot with great furniture that treated me splendidly the last time out. Thanks to Mike for the return engagement. "It's a riddle." SAT. MAY 1, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) A STUDY IN SCAR-LET US RAWK The Study, Lakehead University campus, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay (807) 346-7726 7pm, 'bout a $5 cover I'll have more details about this in a little bit... but this should be a great night in a cozy, intimate venue. Contact Mike (send_to_mike@excite.ca) for ticket and venue information. MON. MAY 3, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) MATT'S BACK IN THE ZONE The Java Zone Cafe, 21-2605 Broadway Ave., Saskatoon, Sask. (306) 384-5282 8pm, no cover, donations gladly accepted I'm back at the coolest little strip mall coffeehouse the province of Saskatchewan has ever seen. I'll be rawkin' for a couple of hours. TUES. MAY 4, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) IN ANCIENT TIMES.... The Druid, 11606 Jasper Ave. NW, Edmonton, AB (780) 454-9928 8:30pm, no cover I'm doing a special guest set at Mr. Chris Wynters' weekly open stage at the Druid. It's incredibly cool for him to be offering me this gig as well as the one on Wednesday. Keep reading. WED. MAY 5, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) THE BIG BREAKFAST A-Channel, 10212 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, Alberta (780) 424-2222 7am, Channel 51 (UHF) Cable 7 This one's a tad bit tentative but it's pretty well a go. And I won't look like an indigent this time. Really. WED. MAY 5, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) RAWK CHAMPION SONG SWAP O'Byrne's Irish Pub, 10616 82 Ave. NW, Edmonton, AB (780) 414-6766 8:30pm, no cover This evening's bout will feature more of a song swap kinda deal--Chris and I will go back and fourth with our stuff and some spontaneous jamming will probably occur as well. Again... thanks to Chris for letting me in on the party. THUR. MAY 6, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) MATT'S A GIG (TRUFFLE) PIG Truffle Pigs Cafe, 318 Stephen Ave. Field, B.C. (250) 343-6462 6:30pm, donations gladly accepted Right on. The T-Pig has been a great highlight of my last 2 tours and I'm sure this time out will be no exception. Thanks to the great residents of Field, B.C. for making me feel so welcome. Wonder what Truff merch I'll get this time.... *tentative* FRI. MAY 7, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) THE BIG BREAKFAST... WITH BIG PANTS A-Channel, 535-7th Ave.SW, Calgary, Alberta (403) 508-2222 7am, Channel 5 (VHF) Cable 8 I'm back on this great satellite show to do a couple of songs, plus maybe another interview about the famous pants left in Field, B.C.. Maybe I'll have 'em with me this time. *Kinda tentative right now* FRI. MAY 7, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) THE KAOS THEORY GETS PROVEN Kaos Jazz & Blues Bar, 609 7th Av. S.W., Calgary, Alberta (403) 228-9997 3:30pm, no cover I'll be doing a coulple of good ol' fashioned (and new-fangled) sets of blues for both the faithful and unsuspecting at this great venue in a kickin' new location. I'll play until about 7pm or so when the headliner for the evening sets up. More deets in a bit. FRI. MAY 7, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) MATT'S WIRED FOR SOUND A-Channel, 535-7th Ave.SW, Calgary, Alberta (403) 508-2222 11pm, Channel 5 (VHF) Cable 8 This is a show called Wired that I'll be taping for after my Kaos show. It's a bit more edgy and a bit more hedgy for me... a hedge against the possibility of my Big Breakfast show for today being cancelled. I won't know until the Monday of this week. Very last minute stuff here. Excitement. SAT. MAY 8, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) MATT GETS PICKED, BABY Pick-A-Deli, 215A 1st Ave. N.E., Swift Current, Sask. (306) 773-1898 6pm, no cover Alrighty. This place actually closes officially at 6pm but this is gonna be like a private party sort of thing. However... YOU are hereby invited to attend as well. Have a pint or two before the evening's over, nahmean? I'll probably be done at about 8:30 or so. This should be a great time. SUN. MAY 9, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) LIVING (LAWNIN') ROOM SHOW Regina, Saskatchewan 7pm, around $5 cover Some fans and great friends in Regina are putting this together for me... although it's by no means an exclusive or exclusionary event. Contact Lorinda at jonesllo@yahoo.ca for ticket and location information if you're interested in attending. I know it's Mother's Day... and wouldn't it be cool to do something a tad different? I promise I'll do some momma-centric material (and not that Floyd song, either). The show should be over around 9pm and, if the weather's nice, we may be doing this show outdoors. MON. MAY 10, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) A-CHANNEL TRIPLE PLAY A-Channel, 8 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba (204) 947-9613 7am, Channel 13 (VHF) Cable 8 The circle is now complete. Almost. Next time out we gotta crack the Brandon Big Breakfast as well. This will be my 3rd Big Breakfast show in as many cities for this tour. And I'm apparently getting three songs on this show as opposed to the usual two. In--ter--stellar! WED. MAY 12, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) MATT GOES TO TOWNE The Townehouse, 206 Elgin St., Sudbury (705) 674-6883 9pm, no cover Right on! Possibly the biggest band room in Ontario... with exercise equipment and an air hockey table. And it's not too shabby of a venue, either. Thanks to Paul for gettin' me back in here. THURS. MAY 13, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) BY GEORGE! IT'S MATT! 100 Georges, 246 First Ave. W., North Bay (705) 476-2666 8pm, no cover I've been looking forward to coming back. Right to this place. A great, cozy venue with a superior sound system and supportive, harp blowin' staff. Can it get better? Not in this dimension, sizzlenits. Thanks to Jeff for the booking. I'll make y'all proud, my good man. FRI. MAY 14, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) BREAKFAST STARTS... EARLY Breakfast @ The New RO The New RO, 87 George St., Ottawa (613) 789-0606 6am, Cable 6, Bell Express-Vu Channel 207 & Starchoice Channel 342 We just keep breaking new ground in T.V. land this time out... I'll be appearing on this Ottawa-area morning show to promote my appearance later today at the Duke of Somerset (and maybe even later at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Quebec). FRI. MAY 14, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) THE DUKE OF JUKE, THE DUCK OF DEATH. DUCK, I SAYS. The Duke of Somerset, 352 Somerset St. W., Ottawa (613) 233-7762 4pm, no cover, donations greatfully accepted I'm back at this cool Ottawa venue (which is really kinda two venues in one. It's confusing me. I'm easily confused, though) and this will be my traditional kinda solo Somerset show, hopefully with a special guest or two. A Matt-inee for the ages, people. A Matt-inee, of course, if I happen to get the gig listed below. If not, this one will probably begin at 9pm or so. You'll know when I know, toodles. *more wishful thinking than real booking at this point... and be careful what you wish for...* FRI. MAY. 14, 2004 MATT AIN'T NO SHEEP... HE'S A BLACK SHEEP The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield, P.C. (819) 459-3228 9pm or so, 'bout a $5 cover There's a possibility that I'll be opening up for a great high-energy "Highlander meets the Commitments" southern Ontario based group Taxi Chain at their CD release party at the Sheep. But nothing's confirmed yet, so just gimme them good vibes, aiight? SAT. MAY 15, 2004 CANADIAN TOUR 3 (IN SUPER 3-D) PADDYCAKE, PADDYMATT Paddy's Pub, 490 Stone St. S., Gananoque (613) 382-2341 7:30pm, no cover I'm back at this great Gananoque venue and this is now officially the last show on my 3rd Canadian tour. Let's just try and have us a big, rollicking kind of end-of-tour party. Wooooo. TUES. MAY 18, 2004 THE CIRCUS ROOM OPEN STAGE JAM-O-RAMA The Circus Room, 729 King St. E., Kitchener (519) 743-0368 10pm, no cover Come out and jam with the band (or rawk by yerself)... play an instrument, sing, recite some Nimoy poetry. The possibilities are endless. Wooooo. FRI. MAY 21, 2004 FALSTAFF'S FOR MAYOR Falstaff's, 27 Market Place, Stratford 10pm, no cover (519) 271-0901 "You're not the mayor." "Things change." What can we say? The M.O.B. has always loved playing this fine venue in picturesque downtown Stratford. And it loves us right back. That doesn't change. TUES. MAY 25, 2004 THE CIRCUS ROOM OPEN STAGE JAM-O-RAMA The Circus Room, 729 King St. E., Kitchener (519) 743-0368 10pm, no cover Come out and jam with the band (or rawk by yerself)... play an instrument, sing, recite some Nimoy poetry. The possibilities are endless. Wooooo. FRI. JUNE 25, 2004 FALSTAFF'S FOR PRIME MINISTER Falstaff's, 27 Market Place, Stratford 10pm, no cover (519) 271-0901 Do you see a pattern continuing here? Yes, you do. Is it a good thing for the world at large? Yes, it is. Ficus for congress. The Matt Osborne Band for Falstaff's. FRI. JULY 16, 2004 SHAKIN' THE 'TREE The Raintree Cafe, 220 King St. N., Waterloo (519) 884-4953 9pm, no cover Stepping up to challenge the Scout for his KWF title is none other than provocateur Steve Sinnicks, a very talented songwriter of socially conscious material with a leftist slant or two in there somewhere. Should be good. Ask him to tell you a Tom Wilson drinkin' story, or something. And he can try all he wants but no one is gonna put my own finisher (the Scouting Report) on me. E.C.W., E.C.W..... FRI. JULY 23, 2004 FALSTAFF'S IS M.O.B.BED IN A LOVING SORT OF WAY Falstaff's, 27 Market Place, Stratford 10pm, no cover (519) 271-0901 Rawk it? Rawk it. Who knows... we may all be big rock 'n' roll superstars by this time... and we'll still honour our bookin' for the same price 'cause that's the stuff that LEGENDS are made of. FRI. JULY 30, SAT. JULY 31, 2004 PADDY M.O.B., BABY Paddy Flaherty's, 130 Seaway Rd., Sarnia (519) 336-1999 9:30pm, no cover We're back for a weekend of lunacy at this fine Sarnia locale. We rawk. It rawks. Everything rawks. SAT., AUG. 7, 2004 BARBEQUED MATT, BABY Blues Brews & Barbeques 2004, downtown Kitchener (acoustic stage) 11:30am, no cover I'll be kicking off the new acoustic stage in the new Farmer's Market with a 45 minute set of down home old style blues. More details will emerge as they... emerge. THURS. AUG. 26, 2004 THE M.O.B. AT FALSTAFF'S Falstaff's, 27 Market Place, Stratford 10pm, no cover (519) 271-0901 Little curve ball this time out--we're rippin' the rawk on a Thursday night instead. Why? Because we can! And it's also about to be the last weekend before school starts. That alone demands a celebration. SAT. SEP. 25, 2004 FALSTAFF'S AT THE M.O.B. Falstaff's, 27 Market Place, Stratford 10pm, no cover (519) 271-0901 "Do you understand that we're revoloutionizing rock, man? They used to pay people to play... now they're paying us to leave." COOL PLACES I'VE PLAYED (that also treated me nicely) The Raintree Cafe, 220 King St. N., Waterloo (519) 884-4953 The Circus Room, 729 King St. E., Kitchener (519) 743-0368 Boomer's Basement Blues Bar, 15 Scott St., Kitchener (519) 579-2380 The Woolwich Arms & Arrow, 176 Woolwich St., Guelph (519) 836-2875 The Zemra Bar Lounge, 778 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto (416) 651-3123 The Free Times Cafe, 320 College St., Toronto (416) 967-1078 Kickoff Sports Bar, 170 University Ave. W. (plaza), Waterloo (519) 888-9699 The UW Grad House, U of W campus, Waterloo (519) 888-4567 x 6015 Muses Cafe, 10 King St. E., Kitchener (519) 742-3087 The William Street Cafe, 28 William St. S., Chatham (519) 360-1932 The Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener (519) 575-5782 Two Doors Down, 139 Market St., Brantford (519) 756-0966 AFB (Another F***ing Bar), 12 Ferguson Ave. N., Hamilton (905) 529-4663 The Shepard's Crook, Georgetown Paddy Flaherty's, 130 Seaway Rd., Sarnia (519) 336-1999 The Townehouse, 206 Elgin St., Sudbury (705) 674-6883 Friends & Company, 674 Gt. Nrthrn. Rd., Sault Ste. Marie (705) 253-0888 The Madhouse, Thunder Bay The Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Dr., Wakefield, P.C. (819) 459-3228 The Bluebird Cafe, 4104 Hillsboro Rd., Nashville, TN (615) 313-1461 The Bellevue Tavern, Kirkland Lake The Duke of Somerset, 352 Somerset St. W., Ottawa (613) 233-7762 Paddy's Pub, 490 Stone St. S., Gananoque (613) 382-2341 Karma's Local Art House, Calgary, Alberta Truffle Pigs Cafe, 318 Stephen Ave. Field, B.C. (250) 343-6462 The Java Zone Cafe, 21-2605 Broadway Ave., Saskatoon, Sask. (306) 384-5282 The Buffalo Brew Pub, Swift Current, Sask.
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