angst, neck chains & pulsing veins… a drummer, 2 stages, a narcissist in the toilet:
photos by Leroy Brown, Rob Trendy, Chris Hibberd &c
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September 16, 2023 | Categories: Visuals | Tags: exhibitionism, gig photos, live music, narcissism | Comments Off on more faces, Aug-Sept ’23
photos by Chris Hibberd (The Pipeline, Brighton, 29 June)
That was a phenomenal night – maybe one of the best ever. A superb gig with lovely people – oh the atmosphere! Thanks to Nancy Cancer for a terrific debut performance and Barelife for a throbbing industrial climax. Grunge, post punk, techno: all the good stuff. It’s gigs like these that make it worthwhile. More to come!
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July 2, 2023 | Categories: Visuals | Tags: gig photos, live music, performance, pipeline brighton, playing live | Comments Off on Barelife / MF / Nancy Cancer: the faces, June ’23

Peer Hat – w/ Good Boy Nikko & Kodak Kid
Pipeline – w/ Nil By Habit & The Wondering Weskits
Paradiddles – w/ Jenny Hallam & Sam Cooper
Yuck Club – w/ Astoria, Pest, The Mooches & Elliot Cook
Nice Friends (@ The Brunswick) – w/ Jess Newton, Route 500, The Gaslight Illuminati, Seadog, The Atom Jacks, Blue Spectre, Failed Psychics, Indigo Riot, Maz Clarke + Sister Wendy, Patients, Sypha, Princess Alice Manor, Katja Macabre, Weekend Death Cult & Spleen
…Someone call an ambulance. Actually, no – that’s not a rigorous schedule at all, not really. It is pretty cool, though. Nice to get out of town; nice to get back to town. Nice to play anywhere. Nice to be alive!
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August 8, 2022 | Categories: Gigs, News | Tags: Brighton music scene, Eight Miles High Club, gigs, live bands, live music, nice friends festival 2022, Paradiddles, pipeline brighton, Sad House Daddy, The Brunswick, The Peer Hat, The Prince Albert, UK music venues, Yuck Club | Comments Off on no sleep till…
A brief whizz of noise from Bar 42 the other week – song is Ugly Man.
Here’s the recent Eight Miles High Club gig in Brighton… had some good gigs lately, but this one had to be the most fun in a while – with 2) Fane 3) Melt Plastic Group & 4) the edge of an energetic crowd: all fantastic.
Eight Miles High Club on instagram

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October 25, 2021 | Categories: Gigs, Visuals | Tags: Bar 42, Brighton music scene, Eight Miles High Club, gig photos, gigs, live music, music venues, onstage, performance, Rossi Bar | Comments Off on visual riches, Oct ’21

Bandcamp link
My track Envy The Birds (LP version) appears on this compilation from Aldora Britain Records, ‘King For A Day’.
In their own words of blurb, “AB Records is an e-zine and record label that promotes the music and work of authentic independent or underground artists from all around the world”, and – unlike some in this line – refreshingly legit and non-scammy… A shame that’s the exception rather than the norm… Anyway, there’s 25 tracks (mine’s 11th), including psych, fuzz, folk & coldwave; mine brings the art rock progressiveness, it says here.
It’s a song I’m proud of, and happy it’s getting a bit more exposure; incidentally, the slimmed-down radio edit just got a share on Point of View Promotions‘ Soundcloud, if you’d like to hear it with no second verse.
Gigs? Gigs:
(Looks a bit like I own shares in the Rossi Bar – sadly I don’t, it’s just the odd way these things work out sometimes.)
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October 4, 2021 | Categories: Gigs, News | Tags: Aldora Britain, compilation album, Envy The Birds, gigs, live music, Rossi Bar, various artists | Comments Off on compilation album feature, plus GIGS
The recent run of gigs went really well – as I may already have said, it’s so good to be doing this again and getting such an energized reception. The dream never rusted! There’s a few more to come over the next couple of months… situation permitting… in London (for Trust The Doc at the Amersham Arms), Worthing (Bar 42) & Brighton in November (Rossi Bar, electric line-up this time). Otherwise, am working on new material but that won’t see daylight for a while yet; working on life too, which… likewise, probably… x
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September 23, 2021 | Categories: Gigs | Tags: gigs, live music, music venues | Comments Off on next gigs, Oct-Nov

Bar 42, Worthing, 15 Aug
We did our first gig in about 18 months a couple of days ago.
It was hot, sweaty and loud – I’d almost forgotten how that feels. It went great, and I’m hyper-aware what a pleasure and privilege it is, after the shitty time we’ve all endured, to do this again. Personally, I dealt with the suspense by focusing on my recent album and working on a follow-up; but there was a point where many venues’ survival looked pretty shaky – as did the whole musical ecosystem where I occupy a marginal corner. And while the covid ordeal’s not over just yet, at least that part of it is. I’m very, very glad.
More to follow – something early September for Sad House Daddy in London first of all, then a couple of things closer to home. Details shortly! x
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August 17, 2021 | Categories: Gigs, Thoughtz | Tags: back onstage, Bar 42, gigs, live music, live music again, post covid | Comments Off on So good to be back…

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So I finally got the go-ahead for another gig in this our post-visitation yr 2021: I’m promoting this one, so you know it’ll be pharmaceutical quality.
After such a long lay-off it feels like a big deal, although the thing itself’s fairly low-key… Well I say that, but it features the immensely talented and fascinating Oli Spleen (with friends, in Gaslight Illuminati guise) & unique polymathic genius R Dyer.
Come see.
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June 17, 2021 | Categories: Gigs, News | Tags: Brighton music, gig, live music, music venue, Oli Spleen, R Dyer, Rossi Bar | Comments Off on live at last: 22 Sept, Brighton
“Matt played his guitar with menace tonight”
The gig went really well – thanks to Leisure Tank and headliners Skinny Milk. We got reviewed, too, courtesy Plugged In Brighton – link here. A brief video:
And a few pix (thanks to Mik Hanscomb. The out-of-focus shots of the other bands are mine – I’m a musician, not a photojournalist… clearly):
…Onward to the next one.
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February 27, 2020 | Categories: Reviews, Visuals | Tags: DIY gig, gig photos, gig review, gig video, Leisure Tank, live music, Plugged In Brighton, Skinny Milk, The Prince Albert | Comments Off on Feb gig review / visuals
Next gig’s with
Skinny Milk &
Leisure Tank on Wed 26 Feb at the Prince Albert here in Brighton, and will be hellish noisy. Lots more to follow, too (in fact, got stuff lined up till July already)…
A live studio recording of a new song can be heard on the Garden of Earthly Delights show,
1BTN FM. The song’s called
A Friend From Far Away, and is about halfway in (track 12). It’s an eclectic show, with something for all but the most jaded, sordid and glutted. Have a dabble:
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February 11, 2020 | Categories: Gigs, News, Radio | Tags: 1BTN, Brighton music scene, FM radio, Garden of Earthly Delights, gig, live music, The Prince Albert | Comments Off on Feb gig & a new song on the radio

Reading
Glasgow
Brighton
Worthing
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November 30, 2019 | Categories: Band, Gigs | Tags: band gigs, live music, music venue, tour dates | Comments Off on GIGS (rest of…) 2019
“We all choose our suffering. There is ugly suffering and there is beautiful suffering. You, I think, are somewhere in between”
That’s a quote from an interview I did with The Sound Lab, here. (One of the more… interesting audience responses I’ve had in a while, that was.)
There’s also a review of Vanishing Island in print and online in Devolution Magazine – a good one, check it out here.
…Another full-throat shout-out for the August gig:

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GREENNESS (full band) onstage 10pm
“Hypnotic electro acoustic tunes creating a relaxed atmosphere with a whiff of Massive Attack / The Sugarcubes” – Breaking Glass Magazine
https://www.facebook.com/pg/greennessmusic/
https://www.greennessmusic.com/
MATT FINUCANE + band onstage 9.15
“The troubadour of disharmony, back to confront, provoke, and captivate in his unique way” – The Ring Master Review
https://www.facebook.com/Matt.x.Finucane/
https://mattfinucane.net/
LUCY FELIZ onstage 8.30
“A unique brand of melancholy folk that’s unforgettable in its intensity” – Line Of Best Fit
https://www.facebook.com/lucyfelizmusic/
https://www.losfeliz.co.uk/
Wed 7 Aug, The Prince Albert
£4 OTD
DOORS 8pm
MUSIC from 8.30 sharp
…After that, I’ve got stuff booked up till December, solo & electric band (and one acoustic duo gig). More on that to follow.
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July 27, 2019 | Categories: Gigs, Reviews | Tags: album review, band gigs, Brighton, Devolution Magazine, Greenness, interview, live music, Los Feliz music, Lucy Feliz, music magazine, The Prince Albert, The Sound Lab | Comments Off on interview / LP review / August gig news
Because reviews of my live performances are few and far between, here’s something from the Real Music Club‘s July Newsletter that’s worth quoting in full:

Fri 22 Jun, Real Music Club @ The Brunswick (Brighton) – w/ Nick Pynn & The Boy In The Cupboard
With thanks to David Page and Joe Bridge.
(Actually, there was one other recent gig review – of the electric band, by Plugged In Brighton, here.)
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July 30, 2018 | Categories: Gigs, Reviews | Tags: gig review, live music, live music photography, Real Music Club, The Brunswick | Comments Off on gig review, Real Music Club (July ’18)

photo by Lewis McKale
The Hope & Ruin gig was superb – as were Pink Narcissus, Peter Cat and Lewis McKale. A wonderful night, and thanks to everyone involved.
Two more upcoming local gigs:

Wed 20 Jun, The Prince Albert – electric band (Octopuses single launch) – wegottickets

Fri 22 Jun, The Brunswick – solo acoustic (Real Music Club)
What can I say – I’m a greedy bitch. To soak up the folly, the gigs will be poles apart in sound, feel and setlist (very different venues too). For the first, there’ll be electricity, bass and drums; the second, I’ll be alone up there… After that, it’s oblivion for a little while.
Meanwhile, a track from the new EP’s featured on Monolith Cocktail’s Quarterly Playlist Revue, alongside Dr Octagon, Grimm Grimm and Crayola Lectern, to name a few – it’s an immersive, intelligently-structured listening experience; switch that phone off and strap in for a journey by tracklist.
An oldie, Lilith, features on the third edition of Plugged In Brighton’s Mixcloud in a rockier setting; Young Francis, Big Slammu et al bring the scuzz.
The two programmes are very reflective of the two nights – one’s adrenaline noise, the other’s a head trip. Explore!
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June 16, 2018 | Categories: Gigs, News | Tags: gigs, live music, Mixcloud, Monolith Cocktail, Octopuses, playlist, Plugged In Brighton, Prince Albert, Real Music Club, Spotify, The Brunswick | Comments Off on next gig / Monolith Cocktail & Plugged In Brighton / next gig

Badges… badges everywhere
A strange feeling, putting yr image into a 25mm metal circle. How do bands cope with their gormless faces plastered all over T-shirts and other… “merch”? Come to a gig and take these damn things away.

This is the next one…
…But there are several more to come, including a third go with Safehouse in the Wildcard Quartet, end of June. Details here, as they become available. Anyway, ask me for a badge and you can have one.
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June 7, 2018 | Categories: Gigs, News | Tags: badges, egomania, gig, Hope and Ruin, kitsch, Lewis McKale, live music, merch, music memorabilia, Peter Cat, Pink Narcissus, promo, schlock, tat, trash | Comments Off on Metal likeness, 25mm

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My next full-band gig’s on Mon 11 June at the Hope & Ruin, with Pink Narcissus, Peter Cat & Lewis McKale. I’ll be onstage from 8:30, with a new drummer and new songs – truly, playing with the big boys…
Before that, there’s a return to Mr Wolf’s in Bristol (tomorrow!) and another go at Bar 42 in Worthing (electric this time). I chase the phantom wherever it leads, till the oil runs out and the lights go off.
I love a blog entry studded with enticing blue links. So – another track from the new EP can be heard on the second Mixcloud from Plugged In Brighton, along with loads of other really good hard stuff. Listen at leisure.
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May 27, 2018 | Categories: Gigs, News | Tags: 69X Music, Brighton, electric band, gig, Hope and Ruin, Lewis McKale, live music, Peter Cat, Pink Narcissus | Comments Off on 11 June gig, Hope & Ruin, and other stories
from the 69X End of Year show at Cargo, London, 16th Dec ’17
photos by Paul Newman
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December 21, 2017 | Categories: Visuals | Tags: 69X Music, Cargo, gig, gig photos, live music, London, onstage, Paul Newman photography | Comments Off on Cargo gig pix Dec 17

Facebook link here
Eventbrite tickets
A big title, but then it’s a big day. Runs 12 – 10:00pm on Sat 16 Dec, promoted by 69X Music, features:
Amber Anderton/Elliot Falla/Danny Martin/Spidasense/LegPuppy/The Wax Lyrical Sound/Act of Love/40 Shillings On The Drum/LaFlamme/Lauren V/Nemesis…
Plus film crew, a “surprise guest” and me – kicking it off at noon.
Proceeds to homeless charities http://www.streetlink.org.uk/ | http://dotslondon.co.uk/ | https://www.mungos.org/
A good one to go out on for 2017, then.
Here’s a short fb vid:
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December 2, 2017 | Categories: Gigs | Tags: 69X Music, all-day gig, Cargo, charity benefit gig, Dots London, fundraiser, gig, homeless charities, live music, London, Mungos, Streetlink | Comments Off on last 2017 gig: Cargo LDN, 16 Dec, 10-hour homeless charity benefit

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My new EP comes out today (25th Oct), and I’m doing a gig on Sun 29th for Brighton Noise to mark the launch. It’s beyond cool to be asked to play by them – plus ChrySalliss Presents – on a bill with Cali Santo and local legends The Long Goodbye.
Following that, there are more gigs across the UK: check back for updates.
EP can be found on Bandcamp here
plus Amazon, Apple Music & Spotify

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October 25, 2017 | Categories: News | Tags: acoustic gig, Brighton Noise, Cali Santo, Chrysallis Presents, EP launch, live music, Palmeira Sessions, record release, The Long Goodbye, The Palmeira | Comments Off on EP launch & gig
Here’s a free download, moved across to Bandcamp from Soundcloud.
It’s a BBC Introducing: South session with my previous live band (including links by DJ Melita Dennett – these were included in the original files they sent me afterward, and add a pleasing sense of the captured moment).
Live-wise, my next gig’s in Brighton at Campbell Rd Studios, for these guys:

Feel free to pig out on all of the above.
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August 3, 2017 | Categories: Freebie, Gigs, Music, Radio | Tags: BBC Radio, free downloads, free music, Introducing: The South, live band, live music | Comments Off on BBC session free download
Some photos of Thursday’s full-band gig. Mik and Steve sounded great – dead showbiz.
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April 17, 2017 | Categories: Visuals | Tags: electric guitar, gig, live band, live music, live video, Prince Albert, Youtube | Comments Off on electric band PIX

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The acoustic guitar’s in a hempen funeral basket: time to pick up the electric again……………………………….
Dazed & Awake presents –
Octopuses (Bouncy Castle single launch!)
alt indie dance from the bottom of the (Brighton) sea
https://www.facebook.com/octopusesband/
Matt Finucane + band
chanelling Lou Reed stylings with backing band
https://mattfinucane.net/
AK Patterson
folk singer songwriter…
https://m.facebook.com/akpatterson
live at the Prince Albert on Thursday 13th April
Doors Open: 8pm
Entry: £4
tickets on the door only
email: dazedawake@gmail.com
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March 15, 2017 | Categories: Gigs | Tags: A K Patterson, band, Brighton, Dazed & Awake, electric guitar, gig, live music, Octopuses, Prince Albert | Comments Off on gig, Thur 13 April – with electric band

be afraid
Got no idea what to expect – here’s a link.
It’s At The Coach House, and therefore will be mental & beyond… Also ties in neatly as a celebration of Lilith coming out.
…And as an exaltation of the evil spirits of the unclean dead rising to destroy the living, of course. All good wholesome fun.
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October 24, 2015 | Categories: Gigs, News | Tags: At The Coach House, Bband and the Dark Spiders, death disco, freaks, gig, Halloween, headless drummer, Kemptown, Lilith, live music, performance, Pet Semetary, scary shit, single release, www.atthecoachhouse.co.uk | Comments Off on Halloween GIG of inspired madness

recommendation indeed
Shindig Magazine had some good words for Lilith – see above.
Doing a free gig in Brighton tonight at Molly Malone’s for StrungOut Music. Onstage early, 8:30ish, which means I’ll probably still be sober.
You can hear Lilith on RoundSound Radio – looks like a good show, all kindsa stuff going on. That’s from 8pm this eve.
Finally… got a nice (brief) write-up from SupaJam, complete with Soundcloud link.
So that’s 3 different ways you can check out the song for yourself, since I’ll also be playing it live: have a reckon.
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October 15, 2015 | Categories: Gigs, News, Radio | Tags: Brighton, free gig, Lilith, live music, Molly Malone's, Roundsound Radio, Shindig Magazine, single release, StrungOut Music, www.roundsoundradio.co.uk | Comments Off on Kind words from Shindig Magazine, radio play & GIG