WHO WE'VE PLAYED WITH:
M. Ward, Okkervil River, Akron/Family, Howe Gelb, Smog, Lambchop, The Black Heart Proccssion, Autumn Defense (members of Wilco), Little Wings, Richard Buckner, Nik Frietas, Lowlights, Charlamagne, Golden Boots, Kimya Dawson, Brett Dennon, The Cairo Gang, Haley Bonner, Norfolk & Western, Laura Viers, Karl Blau, Neko Case, Mendoza Line, Scout Niblet, Holly Throsby, Danny Barnes (Bad Livers), +many others.
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STUFF PEOPLE SAY:
" exhilarating."
-San Francisco Chronicle
" Clever and perfect ."
-Smother Magazine
" a small epic."
-Slightly Confusing To A Stranger
" deft wordplay"
-2005 TAMMIES Best New Band Runner-Up (Critics Choice)
"Equal parts Neil Young, Giant Sand and Will Oldham... Laid back, thoughtful, sad and heartbreakingly beautiful."
"'fabulous word play... genius. Comprised of beautiful melodies and laid-back grooves saturated by affecting, poignant poetry -'Songs' is a must-have." -Jamie Manser, Downtown Tucsonan
"Highly entertaining.... gorgeous."
-aznightbuzz.com
"A fine songwriter who... invoked the cracked tones of Will Oldham. Highlights were many "
- Stephen Siegel, Tucson Weekly
The record setting heat wave that crashed Tucson, AZ's summer of 2003 provided ample inspiration to head for the indoors and hit the fans, sync up the old Tascams and make use of the red buttons and battered Music Man amplifiers. With heat stroked back drop, Mark Matos' early song crumbs, and rhythm section provided by the wonderous Golden Boots, The Campo Bravo Family was born a celebratory, if premature, birth.
Mark Matos' first demos, packaged as 'Electric Jumping Horses', began circulating the cozy confines of Tucson's adobe abodes in 2004 and soon he was gathering a rotating collective of sympathetic freaks and art rockers and opening for the likes of M. ward, Smog, Akron/Family, and Okkervil River. Eventually headlining capacity shows at Tucson's best venues and traversing America's fractured landscape in the kind of vans that had mechanic's cringing, all the while willing to take our meager road funds for services exchaged.
By 2006, uder the Campo Bravo moniker, Matos had released an EP and a full length on KEEP Recordings and was touring nationally with Darla Records' The Lowlights and Side Cho's Charlamagne. In Madison Wisconsin doses of LSD were administered and time was stopped, matters considered. In a fit of barefooted vision, MM pulled the plug on the Tucson model of Campo Bravo, packed his suitcase and headed home to San Francisco to reform the band in it's spiritual and musical home on the edge of the continent.
Mark Matos now performs with his band, Mark Matos & Os Beaches which includes contributions from Matt Adams (Blank Tapes), Ben Reisdorph, Joe Miller, Joe Lewis, Dave Mihaly, Kacey Johansing, Jeremy Hootin', Steve Spar, Aaron Keirbal, Tom Heyman (Court & Spark), and others of the CB Family. They have a new record, "Words Of The Knife" due out Oct. 6th on Porto Franco Records.
Just dropped by to tell you that Brain from Dark Oz will be on Pirate Cat Radio this Friday between 4 and 6. If you're in the Bay area, you can tune in at 87.9 FM. Otherwise, there will be a live podcast and streaming video at:
http://www.piratecatradio.com/
Thanks for tuning in and checking out.
i got the the two gallants cd, makes me think of u. can u buy any merch online from ya er i gotta have faith to send ya money? member when u were totally gonna kick my ass fer having attitude?
wow, thats fucking cool with harmony vocal effect. yea my mom is stupid like that too, shes watches oprah and shit and masterbates to "under the tuscan sun"
Yo guys, wee kinda just got back from the road and started reminiscing again before we go again, and we remember our awesom enight with you in SAn Fran
hola mark! .. que tal? .. so .. could it be .. ¨goodbye oklahoma¨ .. and then ¨hello, brave new world¨ .... espero que te sigues disfrutando el amor y el afecto de los vecinos en La Misión ..y tambien que te quedas enamorado con tu musica y composiciones! .. un saludo!*
Hollis Hawthorne, the dancer, the doer, the maker, the muse who has touched so many people, is in a coma in India and NEEDS OUR HELP. The purpose of this fundraiser is to fly her home to the world-class donated care of Stanford University.
This event is GOLD themed, Hollis' signature color. Everyone is urged to wear gold!
we got this free show this weekend. we'll also be dong three acoustic sets afterwards at Java Beach at the end of Judah from 8 to 11 on saturday. have a good one and thanks for lettin us let you know bout our shows. peace
my god i can only imagine what kind of a psychedelic mardi gras madness took place last night ... how was the show, mark? .. and will somebody explain (cause i still don..t understand) how Dave Mihaly and Aaron are showing up in the same bands? .. is it s dual drum trick? .. or? .. keep makin.. the music that makes you heart sing! .. un saludo*
