Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, Lyle Lovett, Uncle Tupelo/Wilco/Son Volt, Gillian Welch/David Rawlings, river banks, highways, solitude/togetherness, nightlife, etc., etc., etc.
Matt Harlan is a songwriter's songwriter. He composes landscapes and statements disguised as songs. Often non-linear, but always melodic, Harlan's works confront social norms, celebrate lives overlooked, or just wax poetic about coffee and bus-stops. Whatever the inspiration, the music is always heartfelt and genuine.
Born and raised in Texas, Harlan soaked up the richness of the state and its song-smiths while bouncing between big cities and small towns. Always in love with music, he eventually learned to play and write it. From '60s pop in kindergarten to alt-country in college and all the angst in between, Harlan draws from a range of influences, interpreting a generation steeped in plastic and filtered through the Hill Country limestone.
After gigging in rock bands around San Antonio and Austin, Harlan dropped the pick and the power chords to develop his own unique fingerstyle guitar technique. Now back in Houston he is working to promote his earthy, socially conscious sound, which is continually evolving.
Buy the new album -- "Live and Rambling" -- at The Texas Music Store.
Hey!!! Do you remember seeing me on the beach very very late during Stingaree?? ahah!! I saw you and your girl and I was hanging out of the top of a car!! heheh!
Whats good Matt Harlan!!! This your boys Champ and Tenn stopping by to show some love. Stop by our page and check our new song, "Shake It". Leave a comment or voice message telling us what you think!!!
Hi Matt, Just calling by to enjoy your music, and wish you a great weekend. I have posted a new mix of my new song "You're my reason why" so I hope you like it. Paul
Hey man! Good seeing you at the festival! I see why your girlfriend is a bartinder......she pours a good drink. HA! Tell her not to worry, paybacks are a MF! The DON!
We won't....even if it means a late night. It has been way too long since we had a chance to just chill and shoot the shit. So I was thinking of a way to say thank you for letting us crash and I was wondering what kind of wine do you and you're lady like?
Great Music Matt! There is a good thead from those who saw you last Sat. in the forums @ www. radiofreetexas. org and your music is being requested alot. It seems you have picked some new fans (including me) No Pay Dave
Just to say I would love it if you fancied voting me for me in the Indy Awards. I haven't won anything since I was eight years old and I won the maths prize at school, so it would mean a lot to me... Voting closes at midnight on March 31st, and all you have to do is click on the banner below, find me on the page and click VOTE. Thanks!
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