Matthew Barber Official Website http://matthewbarber.com Mon, 25 Jun 2012 01:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Haunted Hillbilly at The Centaur Theatre, Montreal May 8- June 3 http://matthewbarber.com/2012/04/haunted-hillbilly-at-the-centaur-theatre-montreal-may-8-june-3/ http://matthewbarber.com/2012/04/haunted-hillbilly-at-the-centaur-theatre-montreal-may-8-june-3/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:50:27 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=259 Continue reading →]]> The award-winning musical play Haunted Hillbilly returns to Montreal this spring for a lengthy run at the venerable Centaur Theatre in Old Montreal.  Produced by the fantastic people at Sidemart Theatrical Grocery and written by Graham Cuthbertson, the show is based on a book by Derek McCormack and features all original music by Matthew Barber who also leads the stellar house band.  Set in Nashville circa 1950, the darkly comedic tale revolves around the intertwined fates of Hyram Woodside – a Hank Williams-esque country singer, Nudie – his mysterious tailor/manager, and an oddball cast of rival country stars, carnival barkers, jealous wives, girlfriends and undead henchmen.  The mayhem is expertly directed by Andrew Shaver.  This multiple MECCA-award winning show runs from May 8 to June 3, 2012 and is NOT TO BE MISSED!  You can order tickets here.

A companion album Songs For The Haunted Hillbilly featuring Matthew Barber along with the Haunted Hillbilly band – Joe Grass and Julian Brown, will be EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE AT THE CENTAUR THEATRE during the run of the show.  This album is comprised of the 12 original songs from the show and features guest appearances by Doug Paisley, Justin Rutledge, Oh Susanna, Julie Fader and more.  It will be available on 12″ vinyl, CD and digitally through itunes and other online stores, and will see a wider release on June 5th, 2012.

]]> http://matthewbarber.com/2012/04/haunted-hillbilly-at-the-centaur-theatre-montreal-may-8-june-3/feed/ 0 Matthew’s latest self-titled album now available in Australia and New Zealand http://matthewbarber.com/2012/03/matthews-latest-self-titled-album-now-available-in-australia-and-new-zealand/ http://matthewbarber.com/2012/03/matthews-latest-self-titled-album-now-available-in-australia-and-new-zealand/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:32:54 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=256 Matthew Barber is now available throughout Australia and New Zealand courtesy of ABC records.  If you can’t find it in a shop you can get it digitally through itunes or order it here

]]> http://matthewbarber.com/2012/03/matthews-latest-self-titled-album-now-available-in-australia-and-new-zealand/feed/ 0 Matthew at SXSW http://matthewbarber.com/2012/02/matthew-at-sxsw/ http://matthewbarber.com/2012/02/matthew-at-sxsw/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:15:47 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=247 Don’t miss Matthew’s solo set at this years South-By-Southwest in Austin , Texas.  Set time is 9pm sharp on Wednesday March 14 at Stephen F’s Bar (Intercontinental Hotel, 701 Congress Ave).

]]> http://matthewbarber.com/2012/02/matthew-at-sxsw/feed/ 0 Drumming with Doug Paisley on tour with Jim Cuddy http://matthewbarber.com/2011/12/drumming-with-doug-paisley-on-tour-with-jim-cuddy/ http://matthewbarber.com/2011/12/drumming-with-doug-paisley-on-tour-with-jim-cuddy/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:12:09 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=240 Continue reading →]]> From Jan 5 to Feb 14 2002 Matthew will be playing “sideman” on tour behind the traps with his good friend Doug Paisley opening 30 shows for Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo.  Doug’s tunes are great and Matthew is excited to be getting his drumming ya-ya’s out in such nice theatres across Canada.  You can find the complete list of tour dates here on Jim Cuddy’s website.

]]> http://matthewbarber.com/2011/12/drumming-with-doug-paisley-on-tour-with-jim-cuddy/feed/ 0 L.A. show http://matthewbarber.com/2011/12/l-a-show/ http://matthewbarber.com/2011/12/l-a-show/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:54:58 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=235 For our friends in the Los Angeles area, Matthew will be playing on Wednesday Dec.14 at Red Rock (8782 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood) at 9 pm.  Cover is $10.

]]> http://matthewbarber.com/2011/12/l-a-show/feed/ 0 Canadian Folk Music Award Nomination http://matthewbarber.com/2011/11/canadian-folk-music-award-nomination/ http://matthewbarber.com/2011/11/canadian-folk-music-award-nomination/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:28:06 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=221 On Oct. 19 Matthew was nominated for a 2011 CFMA in the “Contemporary Singer of the Year” category.  The awards are handed out Dec.4 at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto.

]]> http://matthewbarber.com/2011/11/canadian-folk-music-award-nomination/feed/ 0 Barber teams up with Brown and Stone for upcoming tour http://matthewbarber.com/2011/11/barber-teams-up-with-brown-and-stone-for-upcoming-tour/ http://matthewbarber.com/2011/11/barber-teams-up-with-brown-and-stone-for-upcoming-tour/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:19:42 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=214 Continue reading →]]> Matthew is very excited to be hitting the road this November with old friends and a crack rhythm section: namely, Julian Brown on bass and Dean Stone on drums.  Both Stone and Brown have played with heavy-hitters like Feist and Apostle of Hustle, and were the rhythm section on Barber’s debut record Means and Ends.  These shows will mark Barber’s first Canadian tour with a band in over 2 years.

]]> http://matthewbarber.com/2011/11/barber-teams-up-with-brown-and-stone-for-upcoming-tour/feed/ 0 Matthew Barber in New York http://matthewbarber.com/2011/10/matthew-barber-in-new-york/ http://matthewbarber.com/2011/10/matthew-barber-in-new-york/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:35:14 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=193 Matthew will be performing at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn (249 4th Ave) on Wednesday Oct. 26 supporting Mighty Moon.  Matthew’s set is at 8pm, doors are at 7:30.  Advance tickets available here: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/71149?utm_medium=bks

]]> http://matthewbarber.com/2011/10/matthew-barber-in-new-york/feed/ 0 Guelph Venue Change Nov.19 http://matthewbarber.com/2011/10/guelph-venue-change-nov-19/ http://matthewbarber.com/2011/10/guelph-venue-change-nov-19/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:51:50 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=180 The show that was to happen at the River Run Centre is now happening at Dublin St. United Church in Guelph on Saturday Nov.19.  The new ticket link is up in the tour dates section.

]]> http://matthewbarber.com/2011/10/guelph-venue-change-nov-19/feed/ 0 November shows for Ontario and Quebec now on the Tour Dates page! http://matthewbarber.com/2011/09/november-shows-for-ontario-and-quebec-now-on-the-tour-dates-page/ http://matthewbarber.com/2011/09/november-shows-for-ontario-and-quebec-now-on-the-tour-dates-page/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:59:20 +0000 Matthew Barber http://matthewbarber.com/?p=154 Continue reading →]]> Matthew is excited to be returning to several familiar places this November.  He will be bringing a band with him this time, as well as the talented Louise Burns from Vancouver who will be supporting all the shows except Montreal.  Advance tickets are available now for most of the shows (and the rest will be announced shortly).

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