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Matt Allison

About Me



Matt has been likened by Music Industry Online as "South Africa's answer to David Gray", his gentle, acoustic guitar-based music suggesting a well-trodden path of folk clubs and festivals, road trips and soul-searching while capturing audiences with his mellow, warm voice, rootsy guitar sounds and richly woven lyrics.

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Member Since: 20/02/2005
Band Website: www.matt-allison.com
Band Members: Matt Allison - Acoustic Guitar / Vocals
Influences: Damien Rice, Joseph Arthur, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, The Flaming Lips, Wilco, Over the Rhine, Duncan Sheik, Neil Finn, Jars of Clay, Smalltown Poets, Teddy Thompson, Ryan Adams, Bill Mallonee, The Frames, Peter Gabriel, Daniel Lanois, Gravity Wins Again, Serving Suggestion
Sounds Like: Crowded House, Neil Finn, The Finn Brothers, Jars of Clay, David Gray
Record Label: Upside Down Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

So I never really took to the BLOG thing...

Many of you might be wondering what the heck I've been up to as I've been fairly quiet on the touring circuit and no new record... well the reason is that now days I tend to be spending more time on '...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:04:00 GMT

Tour Journal

Well I've been on the road for almost a week now..... All I can say is WOW... it is cold, Hah hah! I've seen and touched snow on the mountain tops, spent countless hours holed up in my cosy car and pr...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:03:00 GMT

Shuffle along with me and win an Apple iPod Shuffle

Okay.... I'll be quick... I'm giving away and Apple iPod Shuffle. Check it out... ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- SHUFFLE ALONG TO MATT ALLISON Win a 51...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:32:00 GMT

Okay.... it works, now how do you use this again?

The tour plans move ahead. I had to cancel the show in Mossel Bay due to the fact there are too many 'off day's between that show and the next. But I promise to be back in Mossel Bay and George around...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:01:00 GMT

Testing, testing, is this thing on?

I kind of suck at blogging... but I think it is high time I make good on a past resolution and so here I am with what is officially my first blog post.Today I decided to give my account a face lift an...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 06:45:00 GMT