The Matches

OverdoseOfAwesome:

This is a convo i had with shawn after one of their shows (my sis recorded it.but i will not post the vid! D: i'm totally starstruck and nervous. it's not pretty..)
Me: Will you adopt me?
Shawn: Adopt you? I don't know if im ready to be a father
me: that's ok
shawn: um, so..no. but,um,its not because i don't like you,its because im, like, scarcely older than you.I'd be like irresponsible,i'd forget to feed you
Sis: just give her a bag of cookies she'll be fine for a week
Shawn: yeah,i'd also fail to buy you then new nintendo
me: i don't need that much though,just like, music a comfy bed and cookies---and iced tea!
Shawn : my bed isn't even comfy---iced tea? you're picky
me: yeah,it has to be raspberry i don't drink anything else
Shawn: maybe i could be you're father-in-law....wait. what does that even mean? that means you'd have to marry...
sis: your son..?
Me: what's your sons name?
Shawn: i don't know, i gotta have one first. do you know any potential moms?
*akward silence* Shawn : ok guys it's getting weird....

That convo is so win. XD

(Hey, is it one of my avas you're using by the way? )

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Matches Hiatus
Dear, dear Matches fans,

We’ve spent 2009 soul searching, as a group and separately, starting new projects and having lives outside of our little white tour van. We’ve been lucky to have been 4 artists (well, 5, really) involved in a nearly decade-spanning group project, and have been even luckier to have you as an audience. However, our time to start new projects has come, and right now, The Matches has become something we prefer to look back upon proudly.

Not knowing if or when we might play together as The Matches again, we’ve decided to play a couple going-away shows in our home state of California in August. Sorry this could not be a world tour, for all of you who won't be able to make it. And for those of you who can, we want to make the shows a celebration of all of our years playing for you; including songs from our whole catalog, (yes, E. Von Dahl too!).

We extend our endless gratitude to all of you who have listened, seen us on tour, bought a CD or t-shirt, and inspired us with your energy and enthusiasm for our art. Matches fans have always been known as being uncommonly intense and dedicated. We thank you for supporting us over the past 8 years, and hope that you’ll continue to be fans of our future music and life endeavors.

Final Shows:

Saturday August 22 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
Sunday August 23 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

Justin San Souci will be joining us on a few songs at The Fillmore show.

Some of you in Northern California may have caught one of Jon’s solo shows in the past couple of months. His new band (currently unnamed) is debuting at Blake's On Telegraph in Berkeley, CA on Friday August 21. Advance tickets are available through http://www.ticketweb.com. We’re all going and so should you. He has acoustic versions of a few songs on his Myspace, http://www.myspace.com/jonathandevoto.

Much love,
The Matches

asthenia.:

I'm really shocked and upset about this. The Matches, imo, were one of the best bands in recent years and I loved how they had they had their own style that sounded like nothing else. I regret that I never saw them live and I'm really going to miss them.