Community Nights // Matthew Fowler
"COMMUNITY NIGHTS"
MUSIC FROM 6:00PM TO 9:00PM
FREE EVENT, ALL AGES
OUR COMMUNITY NIGHTS ARE A WEEKLY EVENT, OCCURRING EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING, THAT STRIVE TO BUILD CONNECTION AMONG LOCAL CREATIVES.
EACH WEEK FEATURES A UNIQUE ITINERARY BOASTING A RANGE OF SKILL-SHARE WORKSHOPS, LIVE MUSIC, AND SPECIAL BAR OFFERINGS.
JOIN US AT EITHER OF OUR STAGES OR FEEL FREE TO INDULGE IN ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE AT SOUTH MAIN STATION.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?
>>> LIVE MUSIC WITH MATTHEW FOWLER
ON THE DECK - FREE - 6:00PM TO 9:00PM
>>> JULIA COLE
IN THE SOUNDSTAGE - TICKETED EVENT
DOORS AT 6PM, SHOW AT 7PM
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SOUTH MAIN STATION
BE SURE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPECIAL OFFERS FROM GRAND SCHEME, HUMBLE WOOD FIRE, AND BINGO DELI & PUB!
ALSO, CHECK OUT THE LYNX, SOUTH MAIN'S NEWEST INDIE BOOKSTORE!
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MORE ABOUT MATTHEW FOWLER
MATTHEW FOWLER'S STUNNING LABEL DEBUT, THE GRIEF WE GAVE OUR MOTHER, IS A DEEPLY PERSONAL WORK OF SELF-DISCOVERY AND INTROSPECTION, SHOWCASING HIS JOURNEY THROUGH YOUNG ADULTHOOD. THE ALBUM RADIATES THE JOY, HEARTBREAK, AND CONFUSION OF GROWING UP, WITH COMPLEX ARRANGEMENTS BLENDING DYNAMIC GUITARS, BREATHY WOODWINDS, AND LUSH HARMONIES INTO A SOUNDSCAPE THAT MERGES TRADITIONAL ROOTS MUSIC WITH EXPERIMENTAL CHAMBER FOLK.
FOWLER’S RAW AND DIRECT VOCAL DELIVERY EVOKES COMPARISONS TO DAMIEN RICE, GLEN HANSARD, RAY LAMONTAGNE, AND BEN HOWARD, CREATING A RECORD THAT IS BOTH BOLD AND TIMID, HOPEFUL AND ANXIOUS.
FOWLER'S PATH TO THIS ALBUM WAS SHAPED BY HIS EARLY LOVE FOR MUSIC, STARTING WITH WRITING AND RECORDING AT 14 AND HIS DEBUT RELEASE AT 19. HIS TIME IN GAINSEVILLE, WHERE HE HONED HIS SKILLS AND WORKED AT A LIVE MUSIC VENUE, EVENTUALLY LED HIM ON A TOUR WITH FRIENDS THAT INFLUENCED THE RAW, LIVE-RECORDED NATURE OF THE ALBUM.
COLLABORATING WITH PRODUCER SHANE LEONARD, FOWLER’S INTUITIVE APPROACH TO RECORDING CAPTURED THE COLLABORATIVE ENERGY OF HIS LIVE PERFORMANCES. THE ALBUM REFLECTS ON PERSONAL GROWTH, CHANGES, AND THE IMPACT OF SONGWRITING AND TOURING ON HIS LIFE.