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Matthew

Baby pics are go!

About Me

I act, play music, do improv comedy, write, think, play video games, read. I have an amazing wife. Like the Amazing Spider-Man amazing. I have a baby named Nora. She is fantastic. Like Fantastic Four fantastic.

I am in a few bands - Captain Genius and the Dust Bowl Cavaliers .

You can buy some of my music here...

I'm in an awesome comedy show - Fellowship! the Musical Parody of the Fellowship of the Ring .

I have my own recording studio - the Matt Cave where I am always workin' away on music and sound projects (CG, the DBC, Neu Tickles, Common Rotation, the Underground).

My Interests

Music, improvisation, acting, comic books, mythology, politics, video games, psychic powers, relationships, robots, coffee, drugs, Jesus, conspiracies, old-timey stuff, nanotech, Japanese culture (ancient and modern), organic food, beer, kickball, Settlers of Catan, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP

I'd like to meet:

Musicians, improvisors, artists, poets, scientists, philosophers, caring folks, people smarter than me, people more kind than me, sugar mamas, teachers, etc.

Music:

Wilco, Soul Coughing, Mike Doughty, John Coltrane, Built to Spill, Death Cab For Cutie, Elvis Costello, AC/DC, Pavement, Fountains of Wayne, They Might Be Giants, The Smiths, Johnny Cash, Captain Genius, the Neu Tickles, Grandaddy, Old 97's, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Ben Kweller, Brendan Benson, the Whatevs, Where's Moo, Clinic, Radiohead, depression-era music, classic country (not the new stuff - that shit sounds like bad 80's arena rock), authentic bluegrass, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Weary Boys, the 88, Nada Surf, the Pixies, the Hackensaw Boys

Movies:

the Incredibles, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Star Wars (original trilogy), Romero's Living Dead Trilogy (and the new Dawn of the Dead), My Life as a Dog, Mystery Train, Down By Law, Midnight Madness, Iron Giant, Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan, the Matrix, Office Space, Bowling for Columbine, Jaws, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Shaun of the Dead, Serenity

Television:

the Office, the Daily Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, Survivor, Twin Peaks, the X-files, Mr. Show, Cowboy Bebop, Teen Titans, the Kids in the Hall, Da Ali G Show, the Simpsons, the Sopranos, Six Feet Under, CSI, Huell Howser, the 4400, the new Battlestar Galactica, Deadwood, Going Tribal, Arrested Development, My Name is Earl, Surface, The Amazing Race, Veronica Mars, Big Love, 5 Takes, So You Think You Can Dance, Firefly, Without a Trace, Entourage, Weeds, American Idol,

Books:

Dune, Lord of the Rings, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Stupid White Men, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Harry Potter, The Hagakure, Lone Wolf and Cub, Dark Tower series, most comic books, lots of conspiracy theory books, Ender's Game, The Grapes Of Wrath, The Lucifer Principle

Heroes:

Bruce Parry (from "Going Tribal"), Joseph Campbell, John Coltrane, Jesus Christ, anyone with the initials J.C. or anyone brave enough to fight for what's right and true, even in the face of much adversity

My Blog

I love her.

She's sleeping now. Her heavy eyelids finally closed and she is fast asleep. I look at her and my heart aches and she's perfect. Her serious little face moves in tick tock as the swing rocks her ti...
Posted by Matthew on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:39:00 PST

My bluegrass band on tour next week - Bay Area/Pacific NW!!!

Next week, my bluegrass band The Dust Bowl Cavaliers hits the road for a 7-city West Coast tour! If you live in this area, or have friends that do, PLEASE COME or recommend the show to your pals!The ...
Posted by Matthew on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:41:00 PST

Cat heads begone

Aha!!! I just figured out how to get rid of those gay cat heads from my "Current Mood" listing. My other blog has the simple little smiley faces. Welcome to the new blog, folks - enjoy!
Posted by Matthew on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:53:00 PST

Hurry Back Home

I've written a song for my bluegrass band The Dust Bowl Cavaliers and we recorded it. I'm really proud of it. The tune is called "Hurry Back Home" and you can hear it here!...
Posted by Matthew on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 02:59:00 PST

Richard Simmons Mysteries ep. 1

Tonight we unveiled episode 1 of the improvised serial tv show "the Richard Simmons Mysteries." The show was at the M Bar, which is a pretty cool place. My pal and (many times over) creative partner...
Posted by Matthew on Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:09:00 PST

My resolution

I've realized what an opportunity I've been missing here. This space is a great way for me to understand better understand myself (and therefore the world), and I've been neglecting it. I am hereby ...
Posted by Matthew on Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:36:00 PST

Nervous again for the first time

I'm going to be playing in an improv group at IO West starting tomorrow night. The group is called Squadron and consists of lots of very talented performers, some of whom I know, some of whom I don't...
Posted by Matthew on Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:26:00 PST

Holy shit! Green Lantern punched out Batman!!!

For real. Batman was all, "Hal Jordan, you killed a bunch of people." And Jordan was like, "Shut up, Brucie - I got work to do." And Batman goes, "No you don't - not if I've got anything to say abo...
Posted by Matthew on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

RIP Blue Beetle

They did it. I hope they're happy. One of the lamest heroes in the DC Universe - the Blue Beetle aka Ted Kord - dead as a Kord nail. He was doing no harm. All he did was bemoan his struggles as a ...
Posted by Matthew on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST