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M. Ward is a Portland, Oregon based songwriter whose music
seems to occupy a place that is uniquely "out of time".
A place that bridges the gaps between the roots of various
American musical traditions—folk, country, blues and
rock. Armed with a guitar, harmonica, sparse percussion and
a tin-pan alley-esque piano, Ward spins timeless classics
that seem to flow effortlessly; simple yet eloquent tales
alive with metaphor and imagery, told in a raspy, sepia-toned
croon." [...]
News
10/05/04
— More new album news and touring
The
traveling troubador known as M. Ward will have his 4th album,
'Transistor Radio' released on Merge in the US, Matador in Europe
in early 2005. You can catch Matt this week as part of the Bright
Eyes' band during the arena-bound Vote For Change tour alongside
Bruce Springsteen, REM and John Fogerty. Matt will be playing
his own songs (and alongside) Bright Eyes and Jim James (My
Morning Jacket) with Western dates starting this Friday in Forth
Worth. All details on the tour page.
07/19/04 — 'Transistor Radio'
album, new tour dates
The
new M. Ward album, 'Transistor Radio' will be released by Matador
Europe this coming January (and by Merge in North America).
Said album features guest appearances by Jim James, Jenny Lewis,
Howe Gelb, John Parish, Vic Chestnutt, Rachel Blumburg (The
Decemberists) amongst others. We'll be releasing a new 3 song
CD single in Europe this October. We just don't know which songs
yet. Matt has the following solo dates planned:
Jul 29 - Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle - Merge Records 15th Anniversary
Party!
Aug 01 - Miami, FL - IO
Aug 07 - London, UK - Bush Hall
Aug 11 - Brighton UK - Hanbury Ballroom
Oct 08 - Fort Worth, TX Ridglea Theater *
Oct 09 - Austin, TX Paramount Theatre *
Oct 12 - Las Vegas, NV House of Blues *
Oct 13 - San Diego, CA Spreckles Theatre *
Oct 14 - Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre *
Oct 15 - Berkeley, CA Zellerbach Auditorium *
Oct 16 - Portland, OR Roseland Theatre *
Oct 18 - Seattle, WA Moore Theatre *
Oct 19 - Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom *
* An Evening of Solo & Collaborative Performances Featuring:
Bright Eyes
Jim James (of My Morning Jacket)
M. Ward
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M. Ward also appears on these recent or upcoming recommended
recordings:
Jim White "Drill a Hole in that Substrate and Tell Me What
You See" (Luaka Bop/V2)
A Tribute to Daniel Johnston (Gammon)
Por Vida: A Tribute to Alejandro Escovedo - trio with Vic
Chesnutt & Howe Gelb (Or)
Band of Blacky Ranchette "Still Lookin' Good To Me" (Thrill
Jockey)
Court & Spark "Dead Diamond River" (Absolutely Kosher)
06/01/04
— More Beth Orton dates, new album plans
Matt
has the following dates playing before and with Beth Orton:
Wed, June 9 - Headliner's, Louisville, KY
thu, June 10 - Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
The followup to 'Transfiguation of Vincent' is tentatively scheduled
for early 2005 release.
04/08/04 — Back on the road
agin
Our
favorite traveling troubador with an economical employment of
his first name, M. Ward has the following gigs forthcoming
Fri-May-07 San Diego, CA 4th & B
Sat-May-08 Los Angeles, CA The Avalon
Sun-May-09 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Tue-May-11 Seattle, WA The Showbox
Wed-May-12 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Thu-May-13 Vancouver, BC The Commodore
Thu-May-20 Minneapolis, MN The Quest
Fri-May-21 Chicago, IL Metro
Sat-May-22 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Mon-May-24 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
Tue-May-25 Cleveland, OH Odeon Concert Club
Wed-May-26 Clifton Park, NY Northern LIghts
Fri-May-28 Toronto, ONT Opera House
Tue-Jun-01 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Wed-Jun-02 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sat-Jun-05 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
All of the above dates are supporting My Morning Jacket, who
incidentally, also comprise M. Ward's backing ensemble for these
shows.
08/06/03 — Tour with Beth Orton
Matt
W. is playing a solo piano gig at SF's Cafe Du Nord on August
18. He's also just confirmed a UK tour supporting and playing
with Beth Orton, so please refer your bad self to our tour
dates section.
04/14/03 — M. Ward checking
in
"hi. travels is happening starting this weekend around the u.s.a.
with vic chesnutt (www.mergerecords.com/events) and the name
of his band is the Amorphous Strums - and then, barring whatever,
i will reach lower Ireland in time to support yo la tengo through
the upper portions of greater europe - and then drift off down
and into australia where something new will happen === hope
it should go w/out saying that its always nice to see everyone
everywhere...."
03/05/03
— 'Transfiguration of Vincent' coming
on Matador Europe
Matador Europe is licensing the new M. Ward album, 'Transfiguration
of Vincent' (ole 578-2) for April 28 release this tremendous
cd is coming to us courtesy of our good friends at merge.
this is the 3rd album from M. Ward, a Portland, Oregon based
guitarist/vocalist whose 2001 album 'End of Amnesia' attracted
considerable praise through its release on Loose (UK) and
Future Farmer (US). Ward came to our attention some years
back via the patronage of comrade/collaborator Howe Gelb (Giant
Sand) who issued the first m. ward album, 'duets for guitars,
no. 2' on his Ow Om label in 1999.
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