The Matt Lewis Band plays the Sun Valley Boiler Room Thursday & Friday, October 23 & 24.
Doors at 8pm / $7 Cover
Boiler Room Hotline: 622-2148
Drawing heavily from the sunny So-Cal sound of acts like Jack Johnson and G-Love, and the roots, rock sound of Tom Petty, Ben Harper and others, the Matt Lewis Band has a full, relaxed sound. Their self-titled 2004 debut is marked by the easy grooves and rhymes of tracks like “Killing Time” and “Gravity,” the punk-pop crossover of “Away From Myself,” and the dorm room sound of “In For a Ride” and “River.”
If you have a chance to catch them in action, take it now while you can still see them in an intimate setting…
“Check em out…that mutha is dope!” – G. Love
“On the band’s self-titled release, Lewis unleashed rapid-fire vocals over reggae and acoustic funk numbers that sometimes reach a ferocity that emanates Lewis’ punk upbringing. But for the most part, that 2004 record (of which they’ve sold 5,000-plus copies all on their own) is reminiscent of a cross of early O.A.R. (when they were still an acoustic roots rock band) but with G. Love at the helm. The G. Love comparison turns out to be apt when Lewis says that he’s freestyle rapped on stage with G. Love and Special Sauce on two occasions. That’s right, Lewis also freestyles and he’s pretty damn good at it.” – The Source Weekly