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The Matches Pro

Genres: Rock / Pop / Alternative

Location: Oakland, CA

Stats: 10,442 fans / 835,001 plays / 31 plays today

Members: Shawn Harris - Vox/Guitar, Matt Whalen - Drums, Justin San Souci - Bass/Vox, Jon Devoto - Guitar/Vox

The Matches's Top Song: Sick Little Suicide Buy Album

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ABOUT THE BAND

The Matches are four nonsmokers with radically different dietary habits, unified by the love of stepping into brand new socks, and amateur voodoo. The band's new record, A Band In Hope (March 18, 2008), will be their third on indie label Epitaph, preceded by Decomposer (September 2006) and E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals (2004). Both A Band In Hope and Decomposer are the result of the band's collaboration with myriad producers: Tim Armstrong, Nick Hexum, Mark Hoppus, John Feldmann, the Wizard Miles Hurwitz, Matt Radosevich, Mike Green, Paul Ruxton, John Paulsen, and it's rumored even Teddy Roosevelt's ghost, brought their talents to the record. The video for "Salty Eyes," Decomposer's opening track, was named the number-one video of the week by the editors of rollingstone.com, described on spin.com as "one of the best videos we've seen all year, and was named the runner-up AlternativePress reader's choice video of 2007."

Since 2002, the Matches have been playing over 200 shows per annum, and their live performances-raucous, sweat-drenched, and aerobic-should be seen, not read about (the Matches are of the opinion that unfiltered experience trumps flattering mini-bios any day of the week). Initially, the band honed their skills and gained notoriety through guerilla concert-making: the band played impromptu shows in public thoroughfares, venue queues, and school corridors, inciting a scene before fleeing. Spontaneity is a lingering theme: the Matches still play encores in parking lots, whether they're headlining tours or supporting acts like Motion City Soundtrack, Biffy Clyro, OKGO, the Format, the Plain White T's, Rancid, and Plus44. The Matches are: bassist Justin San Souci, drummer Matt Whalen, guitarist/singer Jon Devoto, and singer/guitarist Shawn Harris (who contributes to Alternative Press and the Aquarian Weekly, and whose graphic company Oxen also creates the band's art and co-directed the band's recently acclaimed "Salty Eyes" video).

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Bianca Fraga said:
www.purevolume.com/silencealoud PLEASE, CHECK OUT OUR BAND Oct 31
TashaBabe:] said:
Wish You Were Still Around. I'll Miss Youu Oct 30
Angelo Palpal-latoc said:
Love your music!, hey, if u have time, listen to my side project.. www.purevolume.com/starofapollo Oct 16
joss_girl88 said:
Awesome band. Come to New Mexico, PLEASE!!!!!!! Oct 08
the_best_username_EVER! said:
i love all the songs off of decomposer, especially papercut skin and what katie said. Aug 25
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salty eyes is my all time favorite!!!! SEE U SATURDAY NITE!!!!!! :D Aug 20
Connor from Before You Exit said:
Hey everyone! I hate to be like every other band out there but Im in a band called Before You Exit. We are really young and we are from Orlando Florida. If you could just take a second to listen and tell us what you think, that would be awesome. Be on the watch for our new EP that comes out in late august! Thanks so much, Connor www.purevolume.com/beforeyouexit Aug 06
the_best_username_EVER! said:
i love sick little suicide! your voice is amazing! Jul 25
December_Is_For_Cynics said:
abandon hope... i knew it was a sign Jul 12
casperr said:
R.I.P. fuckkkkk. i still love you guys. bishop o'dowd all the way?! hahah Jul 11
Colemanation said:
awesome tracks! also, if you like The Matches, you'll love this new band i found www.purevolume.com/roadtobremen they're amazing!! Jun 23
STRYCHNINEx said:
youre brillianttt Apr 27
♥manda♥ said:
You guys are becoming quit popular. I heard "wake up the sun" on the show greek the other day. Keep up the good work! Apr 17
ImSum1IveNvrMet said:
Shawn harris is THE BEST on the forgive durden- razia's shadow! Heehee! what an amazingly insane voice! :) love it! Apr 15
Thaiis . said:
i'm in love with your songs guys *-* Apr 09