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Matt Haeck

Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

About Me

All of these songs are home recordings right now, but we are currently in the studio (Hammond Studios) working on a DEBUT ALBUM with these and other songs, due out BEGINNING OF 2008. The album name is tentatively "Pair of Sirens," taken from a line in a John Milton poem, "On a Solemn Music," by the way. Stay tuned! ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------CURRENTLY ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE "MATT NEEDS A MARTIN" FUND.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/3/2007
Band Website: matthaeck.com
Band Members: MATT HAECK--Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica; AUSTIN BRITTON--Vocals, Mandolin, Guitar; CHRIS CHELPKA--Fiddle, Cello, Banjo; DELLA CHELPKA--BGV'S and wicked spoons/// On Album: JARED MULLINS--Drums, Electric Guitar; AUDRA FRANZ--Vocals; CALEB FRANZ--Banjo
Influences: Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Kelly Joe Phelps, Nickel Creek, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, AKUS, Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, John Hartford, Gillian Welch, The Kossoy Sisters, The Franz Family, ...and just americana in general..., John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz, Norah Jones, Beatles, U2, Caedmon's Call, Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken, Indelible Grace, Fernando Ortega, Jars of Clay, Kieth Green, Rich Mullins, Phil Keaggy, Switchfoot, Andrew Peterson, Bebo Norman, Over the Rhine, Arcade Fire, Wilco, Iron and Wine, Ben Folds, Radiohead, Goo Goo Dolls, Pedro the Lion, Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Ros, M Ward, Iron and Wine, Simon Joyner, Tom Waits, Bright Eyes, Rufus Wainwright, Rosie Thomas, Damien Jurado, Mason Jennings, Glen Phillips, Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins, Chris Thile, Laura Gibson, Nathan Lee, Mark Berube, Dan Mangan, Denison Witmer, Austin Britton, the San Diego indie scene, and just about every good indie artist I've ever heard
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My Blog

WILCO!!!

So last night I went to the Wilco show down at the SDSU amphitheater... and they blew my flipping socks off! I'm kinda speechless because whatever platitudes I might come up with just don't measure up...
Posted by Matt Haeck on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:29:00 PST

up in the mix

I finally feel like I'm making some headway on the album! Saturday I got my vocals DONE for 3 more songs, and the mix with Audra's BGV's sounds great! I'm contemplating releasing the EP with real basi...
Posted by Matt Haeck on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:43:00 PST

recording updates

Last Thursday was a very productive recording date. We got female harmony vocals laid down; Audra Franz did a fabulous job, and she got the music a few days before and we only had about 6 hours to wor...
Posted by Matt Haeck on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:39:00 PST

New Song - "Dancing Sisters"

For those of you who have heard my new song "Dancing Sisters" recently, and for those of you who will hear it (I think I may put it up here soon), I thought I'd post the story of the song. Some people...
Posted by Matt Haeck on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:53:00 PST

SHOWS

Being very new to the San Diego area, I am currently in the process of looking for venues that support singer/songwriters where I may pursue shows. If anyone from the SD area can help me out, it would...
Posted by Matt Haeck on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:56:00 PST

soma

take your dose go comatose if i'm morose i'm getting close everyone knows that all their woes and all their foes and all their throws will be a ghost like truthful prose if they just toast the status ...
Posted by Matt Haeck on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:33:00 PST