About this Event
Matt Michienzie Band w/ Stillwater
Thurs 4/10
6pm doors/7pm show
All Ages | $12 adv./$15 day of
Matt Michienzie originally hails from Foxboro, MA. For the past five years, Matt has resided in Los Angeles, where he plays with his countrified, bluesified, and grassified band. His passion as a songwriter is vividly clear: Matt sings from his heart and gives it his all in everything he plays. Whether fronting a bluegrass group, jam band, or country band, Matt is able to combine his influential and eclectic music curiosities in a very tasteful and unique way.
Not unlike many California grass bands, MMB is a progressive bluegrass project. The roots of the band are in bluegrass...although they have a keen interest in incorporating other genres into their sound, such as jam, soul, or traditional country. The band currently consists of fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and bass. In December 2022, Matt Michienzie Band flew back east to Matt's neck of the woods to open for Tim Reynolds and TR3 at the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, MA. This would begin their travels as a band. In summer 2022, the band made their Grass Valley debut at the Father's Day Festival, hosted by the California Bluegrass Association.
Just recently, the band won 1st Place Band at the Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest - one of the longest running contests of its type. In October 2023, the band competed in the Battle of the Bands at Huck Finn Jubilee in SoCal and took home first place. The current band members are Julian McClanahan (fiddle), Nate Schwartz (mandolin) and Chris Jackson (upright bass).
The band has opened for the Kitchen Dwellers, AJ Lee and Blue Summit, Water Tower Band, Hot Buttered Rum etc…
On their 2024 slate, the band played at the Long Beach Bluegrass Festival, Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest, Rambling Peaks Festival, The Western Swingout Festival, Huck Finn Jubilee, Road to Winter Wondergrass and more…
In the summer of 2024, Matt Michienzie Trio went to Europe to play 6 shows, including the Green Parrot Bluegrass Festival in Cologne, Germany and also the Herbe Blue Festival in Western France.
They are currently recording their first EP as a band. It will be released early in 2025.
Stillwater is a bluegrass quintet founded in 2023 on the banks of the Stillwater River in Old Town, Maine. Stillwater features Trip Nickel (guitar), Yoni Musher (mandolin), Kiera Luu (double bass), George Horvat (fiddle), and Jack Pasternak (dobro). Stillwater incorporates modern renditions of traditional American folk and bluegrass tunes with contemporary jamgrass, respectfully exploring their creative freedom within the wide world of improvisational music and songwriting.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Press Room - Upstairs, 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth, United States
USD 13.86 to USD 17.03
