The Guestlist w/ Matthew Gray

After a little dry spell, The Guestlist is back in action with a brand new list from none other than Denton’s own Matthew Gray. As front man of the vibrant and ethereal Matthew And The Arrogant Sea, Gray has been a very busy man as of late. While even maintaining one band can be complicated enough, Gray also fronts another band called Writer… Oh and on his time off from that, somehow Gray has found the time to book many of the awesome shows that are brought to you at Dan’s Silverleaf, as well as co-head the programming team for the exciting and upcoming NX35 Music Conferette. Did I mention that MATAS is about to head out on a West coast tour with none other than Denton’s own Midlake? Yeah. Which if you haven’t heard of them lately, then surely you must’ve been in a cave searching for Horcruxes with Dumbledore. But even through all of that, Gray has graciously still found the time to do us a solid and has given us this week’s Guestlist!

All of the above mentioned, I learned last night over an impromptu game of pool and a few $1 shots of KD in the low-lit basement of Andy’s Bar; my home away from home. *wink. Matthew Gray is a good man with good ideas and good intentions for the music scene here in Denton, TX… Just don’t play pool with him, unless you wanna keep buying shots every time you LOSE!… It’s that effing 8-ball every time! I swear!

So with no further banter on my part, here is the short but sweetly hilarious Guestlist With Matthew Gray.

The Top Five Reasons To Go To NX35 This Year by Matthew Gray

5. Because you already have a beard.

4. Because The Flaming Lips are SO Midlake.

3. Because The Dallas Observer loves The Jonas Brothers… uh- I mean Neon Indian.

2. Because you can ride a Pedicab for free IF it’s downhill.

1. Because being a Townie at NX35 consists of getting hammered and finding free cigarettes.


- Cory Coleman [c]