New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Matthew Ryan continues on the road with his band The Northern Wires with Brian Bequette (lead guitar,) Midnight Oil's Bones Hillman (bass,) and Agent Orange's Steve Latanation (drums.) Special guest Tracy Bonham will join them at The Living Room in Brooklyn, NY on May 15 with
Kevin Salem joining the Northern Wires on guitar.
Last winter, Ryan set up shop at Applehead Studios in Woodstock, New York with a small team of friends that included producer and multi-instrumentalist
Kevin Salem, The Gaslight Anthem's
Brian Fallon on guitar, longtime Ryan collaborator Brian Bequette on bass, Joe Magistro (The
Black Crowes, Rich Robinson) on drums, and Ryan himself on vocals and guitars. Nearly everything was live to "tape," though Tracy Bonham later added violin to a couple of tracks.
The outcome is his recently released album BOXERS that has been met with rave reviews and received acclaim on multiple "Best of" lists. Including Speakers in Code Top 20 of "150 Best Songs of 2014," American Songwriter "Best of 2014," Twangville "Top Albums of 2014," The Rock Office "Top Ten Albums of 2014."
" Boxers evokes the sound of a man that's suddenly ready to rumble" - Blurt Magazine
BOXERS, is a rally cry of songs and stories that will pull at your heart strings and not leave your head. Over a career that spans nearly two decades, the prolific Matthew Ryan has refined the raucous poetry of his songwriting, creating his own working class aesthetic where splendor and sorrow often trade punches from line to line.
"Just be glad such an insightful songwriter stuck around long enough to keep such a memorable scorecard"
- American Songwriter
May 12- Raleigh, NC at The Pour House
Music Hall
May 13 - Washington, DC at DC9
May 14- Philadelphia, PA at The Tin Angel
May 15- Brooklyn, NY at The Living Room with Special Guest Tracy Bonham
May 17- Pittsburgh, PA at Thursday's
May 20- Chicago, IL at Schuba's Tavern
May 21- LaSalle, IL at Uptown Grill
May 22- Ft Wayne, IN at The Tiger Room
May 23- Cincinnati, OH at The Southgate House Revival
With The
Gaslight Anthem (on sale Friday, April 17)
July 16- Kalamazoo, MI at District Square
July 21-Huntington, NY at Paramount Theater
July 22-Lancaster, PA at Chameleon Club
