Matisyahu coming to The Fillmore Auditorium

     Live Nation presents MATISYAHU and THE DIRTY HEADS at The Fillmore Auditorium on Saturday, September 8.  Show time is 7:30 PM.  Doors open at 7:00 PM 

Matisyahu

     Since first emerging on the international stage in 2005, Matisyahu has established a reputation for following his muse—from the stripped-down roots reggae of the gold-certified Live at Stubb’s to the trippy ministrations of Youth to the polished pop eclecticism of Light. Then, in 2010, he returned to the venerable Austin venue that introduced him for Live at Stubb’s II, demonstrating that all those travels had somehow only strengthened his connection to his musical bedrock. It was a whirlwind half-decade journey, one that earned Matisyahu a place in pop culture at large.  And it was only the beginning.

      Now based with his family in Los Angeles, Matisyahu blasts off yet again with Spark Seeker, a bold new studio album that finds the one-of-a-kind vocalist and songwriter exploring uncharted territory with help from an expansive cast of collaborators. “My musical tastes are all over the board,” he says in reference to a record that mixes ancient traditional sounds with futuristic electro beats, rapping with singing, songs of the spirit with songs of the body. “And, besides, my music has never been about the outer garment. It’s about searching out inspiration wherever it lies. This album is about seeking that spark within.”

      Outer garments, of course, long defined Matisyahu in the eyes of many. “I was the Hasidic reggae superstar,” he says with a knowing laugh. So when Matisyahu took to Twitter late last year to post a picture of himself with his new look, he did it with a certain amount of relief. “It just felt good to sort of restart everything,” he says. “While it’s true that at one point it would’ve been pretty accurate to describe me as Hasidic reggae, for most of my career my music has been a blend, a mixture.”  “This is definitely pushing the boundaries of what I’ve done before,” he acknowledges. “It’s a new kind of record for me.” At this point we’d expect nothing less.

      For the SoCal rock/reggae/hip-hop band The Dirty Heads, their latest release – Cabin by the Sea (available June 16) - represents more than just good vibes. It’s the culmination of years of hard work and endless touring, and a chance to refine and improve on their breakthrough, 2008’s Any Port in the Storm. That’s not an easy act to follow – their debut album featured one of the decade’s biggest rock singles, “Lay Me Down” (which spent eleven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Chart, a record for an independent release and more than any single that year by anyone, including The Black Keys, Kings of Leon and 30 Seconds to Mars) and a shout-out in Rolling Stone as one of year’s best new bands.

     Cabin by the Sea maintains the diversity from their first album, roaming from sunny acoustic pop to hip-hop with mariachi horns and feel-good reggae. The album’s defining trait? It’s an insistence on positivity and good vibes (with an herbal assist).   

     Matisyahu makes an appearance on Cabin. “He’s awesome. We got to know him years ago on tour,” says Bushnell. “We had built this great relationship, so we asked him to guest on a track. He came down to the studio and knocked it out of the park.”

     The recognizable guest stars, big tours and hit songs are a long way from the group’s humble origins in Bushnell’s garage. Back in 1996, school friends Jared ‘Dirty J’ Watson and Dustin ‘Duddy B’ Bushnell started their musical career almost on accident. The group, later rounded out by percussionist Jon Olazabal, drummer Matt Ochoa and bassist David Foral eventually outgrew the funny rap vibe and developed a local following as an acoustic hip-hop group. Surprisingly, the Heads grew to be very successful on a small label with little to no resources, an indication of their organic momentum and appeal.

TICKETS WENT ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 1 @ 10:00 AM

at the Fillmore Auditorium Box Office, online at www.livenation.com or call 800 – 745 - 3000 

Tickets are $34.50 GA plus applicable service charges.

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THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM IS LOCATED AT 1510 CLARKSON ST. AT COLFAX. 

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