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Matt Rocker

About Me



(Village Voice)
"Sprightly and tuneful local singer-songwriter, in early-'80's post-Elvis Costello punchy power-chorded pub-pop mode, though he may well owe just as much to, say, Weezer or Fountains of Wayne. One of his songs may or may not be about Bob Dylan" Chuck Eddy

FOR MORE ABOUT PREVIOUS ALBUMS, FILM SCORES, AND MATT'S WORK AS A PRODUCER, GO TO WWW.MATTROCKER.COM.

Click the icons below to purchase CD's through CDBaby, or the links to the right to find them on the iTunes store.

-- "FAMOUS LAST WORDS" (2007) on iTunes --

-- "BEING, HUMAN" (2005) on iTunes --

-- "BLACK & WHITE" (1999) on iTunes --

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/07/2005
Band Website: www.mattrocker.com
Band Members: Matt Rocker
Influences: frank black, the beatles, daniel johnston, bob dylan, frank zappa, steely dan, the minutemen, nirvana, appetite for destruction, elvis costello, harry partch, ralph macchio in crossroads
Sounds Like: wilco, elliott smith, weezer, flaming lips, the greys, chris cornell (without the good voice), americana (mellencamp, the boss, billy joel - that's right, i said it!)
Record Label: Love Rock Music

My Blog

SAT NIGHT: Matt Rocker Birthday Show at Arlene's Grocery

Hosted By:Matt RockerWhen:Saturday, April 25, 2009Where:Arlene's Grocery95 Stanton StNew York10003Description:My Annual Birthday Show - Saturday, 9pm at Arlene's Grocery, lower east side, nycClick Her...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:29:00 GMT

Holy Fucking Shit, Here comes "THE NEW"!!

Yes, after years of self-indulgent solo-artistry, I've finally put together what can be called a proper band... THE NEW.Our myspace page is in my top friends, or our url is: www.myspace.com/thenewmus...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:06:00 GMT

AIR GUITAR NATION trailer

Check out the trailer for the documentary film "Air Guitar Nation"... it features new and classic matt rocker tunes, as well as tunes from the Sweetblood project.www.airguitarnation.com
Posted by on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:19:00 GMT

Royal Pink Dance Performance

Here's a review for Mei-Yin Ng's dance piece "Royal Pink".. which features a live original score by Matt Rocker. It will premiere at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in Manhattan in March 2007.htt...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:21:00 GMT

Brian Setzer covers Matt Rocker

Grammy winner Brian Setzer (formerly the Stray Cats) recorded a version of Matt Rocker's song "Don't Say You Love Me" for his latest album, "13".Check it out at the iTunes store!
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 20:29:00 GMT