On their new album, SHINES LIKE GOLD, The Weight Band presents a dynamic set of classic Americana that draws upon roadhouse rock, funky swamp pop, blues, country soul and folk music. Weider was inspired by Helm to carry on the musical legacy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group. Originated in 2013 inside the famed Woodstock barn of Levon Helm. Performing original songs as well as classics of The Band, The Weight Band is led by Jim Weider, a 15-year former member of The Band and the Levon Helm Band. Matt will release his sixth album, White Roses in the Snow, in Summer 2022. Having suffered from seizures since 2015, Matt also uses his music to unite local and national epilepsy communities. Matt has served as musical director for experimental theater, collaborated with poets on genre-bending spoken word, and curated residencies among fellow songwriters. Inspired by the great lineage of rock n' roll, he marries literary lyrics with the undeniable urge to dance. Since then, Matt has written more songs than he can remember the words to, crisscrossed the country opening for Blues Traveler and Wilco, and co-written with Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T's. Soon, he formed a band, dropped out of college, and has not looked back. Together, they produced his first album at the age of 16, cementing Matt's dedication to music. “This says more about me than any of my records without it being a record about me,” Alejandro Escovedo, “The Crossing”Īfter cutting his teeth on open mics around the Bay Area, San Francisco songwriter Matt Jaffe was discovered by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads.
Ranging from sweeping orchestral numbers to classic rock to bursts of 70s punk, the collection finds Escovedo delving further into his lifelong musical journey across his most sonically diverse work yet. The epic 17 song suite comprising The Crossing is about that journey: searching, but not necessarily finding, eyes and ears open all the way.
Crossing borders, jumping barriers, taking risks, betting it all: that’s the path Alejandro Escovedo has been taking in his lifelong search for the heart of rock and roll.
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