Matthew was selected as an alternate to the NACA Northeast showcase for campus event bookers! Matthew will be represented at several NACA conferences this fall by Howling Clue Records.
Matthew Brookshire: News
Matthew and songwriter Curtis Moore co-wrote a track for R&B artist Ari Gold's new album, Transport Systems.
Matthew performs at a benefit for the Ali Forney Center, June 11th! Click on image below for more info...
Ali Forney Center Benefit (Jun 11, 2007)
Matthew Brookshire included in the Top 10 of 2006 in the new issue of Indie Sounds NY.
"His CD 8 Songs was another case of instant hits in my ears."
Indie Sounds NY (Dec 12, 2006)
NEWS: Matthew's "Wedding Song" was named an Honorable Mention in the folk category by the Songwriters Association of Washington (DC)!
- Mid-Atlantic Song Contest
(Nov 30, 2006)
REVIEW: A joyful and thoughtful songwriter, Matthew brings an audience energetic melodies with folk-pop flair, and a uniquely high tenor vocal delivery. A beautiful sounding violin accompaniment by Erika Kapin was the cherry on the Sunday.
Gabriel Levitt - Jezebel Music
(Oct 30, 2006)
Matthew's on the cover of the June issue of IndieSoundsNY, a 'zine that covers the NYC independent music scene.
- IndieSoundsNY
(Jun 7, 2006)
"8 Songs" just added to iTunes!
(Apr 18, 2006)
"8 Songs" is a featured release in April's issue of Indie Sounds NY, available in NYC music venues or online.
- Indie Sounds NY
(Apr 13, 2006)
"8 Songs is the CD. 25 minutes of sheer delight proves that size doesn't matter! Buy lots as Easter presents and go see Brooklyn-based Matt live, when his exquisite sound is further enhanced by the fantabulous Erika Kapin on violin."
Harris Radio - www.harrisradio.com
(Apr 10, 2006)
“On Friday night, I was handed a CD I had long wanted to get my hands on, Matthew Brookshire's debut album, "8 songs," available on CD Baby, a very cool site for independent musicians. It did not disappoint, except in one respect—I wanted more than 8 songs. The songs are acoustic and folksy, but also funny and ironic at times. It is the kind of music that I want to listen to enough so that I can learn the words, because the stories are so good. I'd rather not, but if pressed to compare him to other singer/songwriters I would say he’s most like Tracy Chapman and Duncan Sheik."
BMI New York has announced the line-up for its January "Songwriter in Residence" series at Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen Street between E. Houston and Stanton). All shows start at 9pm and admission is free and open to the public. This new program features a performance by an emerging BMI singer/songwriter every Monday at the Rockwood. January's line-up includes Mark Aaron James (1/9), Joseph King (1/16), Michael Weston King (1/23) and Matthew Brookshire (1/30).
- BMI.com
(Jan 4, 2006)
Read what listeners are saying about Matthew's debut CD "8 Songs". Add your own review!
Listener Reviews - CDBaby.com
(Jan 10, 2006)
Selected press about the music Matthew contributed to PALINDROMES, directed by Todd Solondz:
“Half ’NSync, half Polyphonic Spree—spirited songs with lyrics like ‘Everybody has a right to be born.’ This Solondz tableau isn’t designed to induce snickers—the music is catchy and the kids are charming, no matter what you think of their ‘message.’”
--New York Magazine
“…and when we see them perform the catchy-creepy teen-pop number ‘This Is the Way (That Jesus Made Us),’ the layers of irony are head-spinning.”
--Entertainment Weekly
“When he shows us those handicapped Christian kids singing and boogying away, you’re not sure whether to laugh, be outraged, or burst into tears.”
--Vogue
“It might be the single most disturbing scene I’ve seen in a movie in several years.”
--Salon.com
Press about the music from "Palindromes"