Ville Kiviniemi is the Mattoid.
Band Members and musicians: Loney Hutchins- bass, keyboards; Lauren Brown- vocals; Vanessa Scholle- backing vocals and drums; Ben Martin-drums; Jeremiah Strange- bass; Richie Kirkpatrick-lead guitar and bass; Brad Anderson is the Sunflower- drums and bass; William Tyler- lead guitar and bass; Ryan Norris- keys and guitar. Deanna Varagona- baritone saxophone; Elise Tyler- flute.
Some of these musicians have appeared and/or are currently backing other bands such as The Silver Jews, Dave Cloud and the Gospel of Power, Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals Starvation League, Character, Lambchop, Clem Snide, Hands off cuba, The Lone Official, The Wrong Angles.
Influences
Seline Dion's My heart goes on.
Sounds Like
The Beatles, David Bowie, Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, Seline Dion Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Vladimir Vysotsky, Dingo and so on.
********************************************************************* This one has the Mattoid playing Seline Dion's My Heart Goes On (from 0sec to 3min30sec) and his own classic Heavenly Blues/Blue Suede Shoes (from 3min30sec)
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An ever roving cast but one solid constant, the Mattoid (Ville Kiviniemi) hails from the cold morelle land of Finland. After traveling the countries of Western Europe, Mexico, Thailand, India, and Egypt the Mattoid decided to spread his message amongst his fine American friends. A few years back he resides amongst the Anti-folk presence ala NYC, has had stints in Reno, San Francisco and Phoenix... Now resides in Nashville, (Jiaaaaaa!) Tennessee. Who knows where next!
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**** THE MATTOID BURN AND ROB 1
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*****Great Solo!!!!
*****Rat poison. Chicago Metro.
Make sure to listen to the "POSITIVE SPIN RADIO SHOW" every Sunday Night 10p-midnight (cst), Where Big Poppa is playing THE MATTOID. He also spotlights national/International unsigned artists every week during his segment "BIG POPPA'S UNDERGROUND"
I'm organizing a benefit show in mid-October for Solidarity, a socialist, feminist, anti-racist organization. It'll be in Murfreesboro, either at The Vine or Blue Rooster. Childrenboy, Meth Dad, & The Most Amazing Century of Science are playing. You in?
Hey, I just wanted say thanks for the add. Glad you liked our music! It'd be great if you could make it to a show someday but in the meantime, thanks again and have a great weekend! Boomer
Yo 'Toid... Long time bro'. Love the folk tunes... Very Brechtian. Hope all goes well. Much the same shit here, but now I'm growing brocolli and potatoes...(by the score!)...
That video of my heart goes on is quite funny the way you act like a comedian and use things like timing to make your friends in the audience laugh.
Hope your career is going better than the british government or, for that matter, the american government as they have all been lying and now the lies are catching up with them and shit is rising to their necks where rats will be able to crawl in to their mouths.
I don't mean to be political, I just happen to be master of the sewers.
Come to england, the russian mafia aren't looking... quick, before you have your hands chopped off. Cancer is everywhere, and you can get it, you can get it, you can get it, you can get it... The Crap Stage is reforming for the Big Chill. Come and play and we can be banned again.
Write to my g mail one day. It would mean something small.
Roses are wet violets are korny, when I think of you Ohh baby I get ass slapping horny, Eat me, Beat me, Bite me, Blow me, Suck me, Fuck me, Very Slowly, if you kiss me, don't be sassy, Use your tongue and make it nasty!!!
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