Musician Matt Walsh
Venue: Gillie's, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, October 21, 2011
Time: 10:00 PM - 01:30 AM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

Description:
Matt Walsh is a Blues vocalist / guitarist / song writer from North Carolina. His primary sound is rooted in the old school south-side Chicago Blues style of the 1950's with musical detours that venture into Rockabilly, Jump Blues, and 50's Rock genres as well.

Influenced by Bluesmen like Robert Nighthawk, Howlin' Wolf, T-Bone Walker, Willie Johnson, Muddy Waters, Robert Lockwood Jr., Eddie Taylor, Elmore James and Johnny Guitar Watson, Matt has dedicated himself to playing the blues. His wailing, singing, raw distorted guitar tone, coupled with his soulful vocals have stunned music critics and fans everywhere, who all agree that his stripped down Blues approach is authentic and real.

After playing professionally for 6 years, Matt really started gaining national attention in 2006, when he was interviewed by Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin in the “Time magazine of the Blues”, the US publication, Blues Revue magazine.

Matt furthered his exposure in 2007 with, 'Hard Luck' (Raw Tone Records). It features 12 original songs and has earned high praise and favorable reviews from respectable, high-profile Blues sources, publications and fans. The sophomore follow-up to his previous album 'Goin' Back South', was produced by and features' Bob Margolin, who continues to bring a great deal of attention to Walsh through the shows they do together from time to time.

With a career that is still young, Matt Walsh has so far shared the stage and/or opened up for national blues acts and legends like Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, and former Muddy Waters’ band mates, Bob Margolin Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Calvin “Fuzz” Jones and 95 year old, Pinetop Perkins.

For more information, visit: http://www.mattwalshblues.com/

NO DOOR COVER! Gillie's musicians play for TIPS every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

For more information on Gillie's, call: 540-961-2703 or visit: http://www.myspace.com/gilliesmusic

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