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Matt Burke Music

About Me

First of all, I maintain an active newsletter that I myself write and email out to anyone that is interested. I'd love for you to sign up for it so I can let you know when and where I'm playing in your area, as well as anything else exciting that's going one. I run it myself, which ensures it is 100% spam-free and 110% awesome. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE EMAIL LIST! (it will take you back to my myspace page after you sign up) ..
My name is Matt Burke, and I am a singer, songwriter, and guitar player. For as long as I can remember, I have been involved with music in one way or another. I have been in countless bands and groups, worked on any number of projects, and written and performed solo material for the majority of my life. Simply put: I love music. I play cover songs. I play original music. I have a passion for what I do, and I try with every note and word I put to paper to convey that passion.I strive to write an epic song... I live for the times when I'm so overcome with inspiration that I spend days and nights on end writing. I want the feelings inside me to translate into perfectly crafted verse, all encompassing chorus, swelling bridge... I want to create music that makes people feel. Goosebumps, shivers, chills down the spine. I want to feel a warm acoustic in my arms alone under a spotlight. I want effortless enthusiasm.I want to be an epic song... I want a life that translates into beauty and inspiration. I want to be the minor fall before the major lift: a single string plucked in a one-bedroom apartment that resonates forever...Do me two favors: 1) Check back often. I update this site pretty regularly. 2) SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG. The best way to stay informed about upcoming gigs, happenings, goings-on, merch giveaways, etc. is to subscribe to the blog. Actually, the best way to stay informed is to sign up for the email list ( CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE EMAIL LIST! ) but the blogs are a close-second...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/06/2005
Band Members: Matt Burke - Guitar, Vocals; Brue Baker - Lead Guitar; Dr. Rhythm - Electronic Drums, Synth Bass, Beeps, Boops, etc., The JamMan - Me, over and over and over and over...
Influences: MUSIC: Cat Stevens, Jack Johnson, Damien Rice, Dan Bern, Ani Difranco, Richard Buckner, Phish, Slightly Stoopid, Florez, Guster, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Ben Harper, Ben Folds, Xavier Rudd, Jamie Lidell, The Pixies, The Toadies, Monte Montgomery, Pinback, David Grey, John Butler Trio, Beck, Ray Lamontagne, Otis Redding, Sublime, Keller Williams, Regina Spektor, Dashboard, Electric President, Death Cab, Los Lonely Boys, Girl Talk, Calexico, Bright Eyes...LIFE: Sounds, feelings, language, poetry (both good and bad), sarcasm and dry wit, solitude, jack and jim, lessons, reason, hindsight, irony, justice, contradiciton, nihilism and destiny.
Sounds Like: Acoustic covers of songs you know and love, and love to get drunk to. Original music you will come to know and love...

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Type of Label: Major

My Blog

I must be the worst blogger ever. In life.

Sheeeeaaaaattttt.Ok, it has recently been brought to my attention that I absolutely suck at keeping people informed about what I am doing.  So, here comes a much overdue blog.  And for those of you th...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 12:16:00 GMT

Dont you.... forget about me

Hey!  First off, I wanna say hello to all my new friends!  Thank you all for taking the time to check out my music and for adding me! I just wanted to give you guys the heads up: I've g...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:37:00 GMT

Lets play catch up...

Ok, well, let's update you on a few things&   GIGS Florida last weekend was a great time, as usual.  However, we have come to the realization that we have outgrown the Brickhouse.  Bi...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:37:00 GMT

An open letter to the Car-Bomb Guy...

You rock.  Plain and simple.  If any of you remember, the first time I played at Quigley's, this guy was buying me Carbombs during my set and I got hammered.  Well, this time at Quigle...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Friday Nights at La Strada

Yo- So I did my first happy hour show at La Strada in Hoffman Estates last Friday night, and I gotta' say, it went WAY better than I had hoped.  Turns out this place has a really cool bar with a ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:33:00 GMT

A rundown of the past 48 hours in Florida...

Dude... that was a party from the moment my plane touched down.  I want to start off by thanking everyone who came out to support the shows.  I met a lot of cool new people, caught up with a...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:56:00 GMT

So about last weekend...

Wow.  This is the first time I've gotten the chance to blog about my show last Saturday since then.  THAT's how wasted a got, thanks to your countless beers, jaegerbombs, and carbombs (carbo...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Demo Tracklist

F**cking myspace... I wanted to upload an image of my demo's tracklist, but Myspace keeps uploading it in the wrong size.  Lame.  It looked way cooler the other way... For informative purpos...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:08:00 GMT

SONG IDEAS... I NEED YOUR HELP

So I'm trying to think of good ideas for new songs to learn for my upcoming show at Quigley's on Sept. 6th, and I'm not having that much luck.  I mean, I've got a couple of good ideas, but I figu...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:54:00 GMT

Jersey’s last night...

Well, we're off to a solid start. I played a full night at Jersey's in Hoffman Estates last night.  It was my first gig out with all the new equipment, and overall, it went pretty smoothly. ...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:49:00 GMT