Nov 14 2021
Immense thanks to the Grateful Guitars Foundation for this custom Scarlet Fire Guitars “Woolly Mammoth” guitar lovingly built by luthier Leo Elliott in the Doug Irwin style akin to Garcia’s famous Rosebud Guitar. World-famous inlay artist Larry Robinson also worked…
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Nov 12 2021
Friends, I am please to announce the return of the long-running D-Jam, an annual event hosted by legendary Pittsburgh-area jamband theCause benefitting Pittsburgh's Just Harvest. DSO bandmate Lisa Mackey and myself will be joining theCause for this special night…
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Jul 9 2021
Catch Me now on Part 1 of the "Playing Dead" episode of the Good Ol' Grateful Dead podcast hosted by Jesse Jarnow!
The Deadcast examines how the Grateful Dead became a genre and school of music unto themselves, tracing…
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Jun 17 2021
Out now! I had the opportunity to sit down with my Dark Star Orchestra friend and bandmate Rob Koritz for the latest episode of his breakout podcast The Music Plays The Band. Our episode is available now on Spotify…
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May 3 2021
In the past year, the word "Shelter" has only come to be more powerful in all our lives. This song was originally recorded by Donna Jean and the Tricksters, but has been remixed with stronger background vocals and a more…
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Mar 10 2021
Thank you to everyone who has joined me online over the past several months. Performing for you is my favorite thing and I'm grateful to have been able to continue while we could not gather in person. Now that live…
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Nov 9 2020
I am honored and excited to announce the upcoming release of my good friend Mike Falzarano's A Kaleidoscope Christmas, an album on which I was invited to play on four of the tracks in great company. A Kaleidoscope Christmas…
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Oct 14 2020
Tune into Jeff Mattson & Friends this Sunday, October 18 at 4pm Eastern for another round of your old and new favorites LIVE from my living room, then get your tickets while you still can for Dark Star Orchestra's Halloween…
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Aug 18 2020
Friends, thank you to everyone who has been joining me from my living room every other Sunday on Facebook LIVE. The time spent "together" albeit it online in invaluable to me and I'm happy to report I'll be returning to…
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May 11 2020
We're sorry to report the annual D-Jam Benefit with Pittsburgh Jamband theCause scheduled for June 13 has been cancelled. Tickets are good for next year, can be refunded or can be converted into a Just Harvest donation. It's an honor…
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Apr 29 2020
Join Jeff this Sunday, May 3 for a second installment of LIVE music from his home to yours - 4pm EDT!
Apr 22 2020