I hope you enjoy my music and that it speaks to you. 

 -Matt L

I am a passionate singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. 
I sing like a blues singer and write like a folk singer. 

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Jack Dappa Blues mission is to “Celebrating Our Heritage and Preserving Blues Music”, providing Roots Blues Music, intellectual conversations, historical facts, and necessary coverage of the African American experience that uplifts our community while working toward a more diverse media outlet.

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website:
http://www.roberthillband.com/

Latest cd, “Revelation” is a collection of seven, updated, ftraditional gospel blues songs along with four originals, penned by Hill. Charted nationally and internationally- see reviews on press page of band website: https://roberthillband.com/press

“Have Slide Will Travel", is a collection of original slide guitar instrumentals. Available to preview/purchase here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/roberthill4


His first two CD releases, "Robert Hill" and "My Corner" can be purchased here: http://www.cdbaby.com/all/radboy

BIO:
Robert Hill, born in North Little Rock, AR., has been living in the New York City area for the past 25 years.

He was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame in 2014.

An Award- winning songwriter and slide guitarist, he performs in the New York City area, and at festivals around the country, recently playing at the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival in Helena, AR, to over 60,000 people over the weekend. He recently,(July 2015), returned from his 2nd tour of Spain.

PRESS:
"Hill's aggressive slide playing over a rough-and-ready backing track makes us want to slam down some moonshine and start a ballroom blitz. It's intense and relentless, and Hill's slide tone is fat, edgy and fabulous."
-Guitar Player magazine

"Versatile guitarist who uses layering, tone, texture and good taste to keep the listener riveted. Good singer, mean slide player- here's to more efforts like this from Hill." 
- Blues Access Magazine 

His latest release, "Have Slide Will Travel", touches on most of the styles of slide guitar that have come to define Robert Hill's sound. He mixes various styles of acoustic and electric Blues with Americana Roots, and manages to throw in shots of Funk and Zydeco as well....and it all works. Hill also breaks new ground on this cd by including an almost 8 minute Cumbia, and throwing in an original slide-inspired Spaghetti Western! Although he has always included instrumentals on his two previous cds, the self- titled debut, "Robert Hill", and his second offering, "My Corner", this is his first all-instrumental outing. Outstanding compositions with stellar slide that always serves the song.

Excellent interview by Michael Liminos, Greek Ambassador, Blues Hall Of Fame:
http://blues.gr/profiles/blogs/interview-with-little-rock-arkansas-native-robert-hill-an-award

Proficient paper-and-ink girl.
Writer, vocalist, performer, pianist, visual artist. 
Based in NYC 

www.talullah.com

Michael Powers, (Murch), was born & raised in Bayonne, NJ and spent his summers in the South. He learned the barre chording technique from the legendary Jimmy Reed. Michael has recorded or performed with, or opened for Johnny Winter, Pinetop Perkins, Buddy Miles, Expensive Winos, Stanley Jordan, Tom Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Chambers Brothers, Canned Heat, Gunhild Carling, Jackie Flavelle, Hubert Sumlin, Honey Boy Edwards, John Lee Hooker, Cherelles, The Holmes Brothers, Buckwheat Zydeco and even James Brown. (from MichaelPowers.com)

Well, with that kind of support from the industry, it's hard to add any more power to this review. This is exceptional blues the way it was meant to be played. Complete emersion in the sounds and feelings of the boogie with enough power and magic to overwhelm you like a hurricane or the Mississippi leaving its banks. This album rocks and provides enough power to make any blues fan happy. It will help light the fire on your grill and spice up any party on the back porch. With the help of guests like John Colianni, Angel Rose, Henry Butler, Don Lopez, and Eric R. Durham you are left with nothin' missing.
From the moment you put this disc in the player it rocks. The keys, drums, bass and other instruments only enhance what 'Murch' is already delivering through the chords. Powers' rendition of Hendrix' famous 'Spanish Castle Magic' is a highlight, as is the blues classic 'Shake Your Money Maker'. 'I Ain't Superstitious' is a wonderful song like a meandering river full of life. The title track is excellent with it entertaining keys.
If you like the boogie and blues, get this album!
Track Listing:
1.	I Miss Your Kissin' 
2.	Bleecker Street Strut 
3.	Power of Midnight Lightning 
4.	Got's to Go 
5.	Spanish Castle Magic 
6.	Shake Your Money Maker 
7.	It's About that Time 
8.	I Ain't Superstitious 
9.	Lookin' for the Truth 
10.	Uprising 
11.	Honeybee 
12.	Revolutionary Boogie 
13.	Gotta Go Right Now
Added: August 19th 2011
Reviewer: Mark Johnson www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=11325

Bios are not MJ's forte.

Too many choices.

Here's what somebody else said: “MJ’s voice is measured and huge by turns, as is the sound and the songs. Intimate and instant”.

MJ has collaborated with Spencer P Jones, Brian Hooper, Dee Pop, and John Nolan, recorded in New York, Berlin, Spain, and Melbourne, and toured Europe extensively

Sid Whelan is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in New York City.  His inspiration comes from the Country music his mother introduced him to; the classic Blues and New Orleans Jazz his dad introduced him to; the rock n roll of his formative years and the classic soul music his wife introduced him to in his 20's.  Currently working on albums 4 and 5 with his longstanding rhythm section of Trevor Bridgewater (bass) and Robert Weiss (drums), he previously released three self-produced albums: Flood Waters Rising (2013), The Story of Ike Dupree (2015) and Waitin' for Payday (2018).

Muziekwereld – Netherlands
“The great original songs; the relaxed laidback voice of Sid; the quirky, funky horn section; the sensual backing vocals and guitar make this horn-infused Whelan disc one that simply must compete with the releases of many contemporary blues artists.” - Lambert Smits
Skope – USA
“{Whelan} knows how to play the blues like they know how to BBQ in the south.” – Michael Friedman

The Lonesome Highway – Ireland 
“Sid Whelan has an impressive guitar prowess, holding his own against a coterie of accomplished players.” - Stephen Rapid

Rootstime – Belgium
“The additional contribution of legendary bandleader and trombonist Fred Wesley and his funky horns section to these songs can be defined as a great and artful achievement.” - Valsam

Here Comes the Flood – Netherlands
“The Story of Ike Dupree is an album for fans of Al Green, Mike Bloomfield, and the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Backed by an old school kick ass band, this is the kind of music that should be coming from a tiny stage of a bar that has the guts to put on live music and whose owner laughs at the concept of curfew. Late night music that you don't want to end.” – Hans Werksman

Jewelry Rap is a product of two things: it’s definitely the result of a talented MC’s love and appreciation for hip-hop and all things to do with it, and it’s indisputably the culmination of amazing chemistry between the rapper Jah-Monte and the producer Lavonte Hines aka FLLS. The eight new collaborations the duo lay down here are astonishingly varied in style, sound and delivery, and each is an invaluable musical addition to a constantly growing discography. ‘Holistic Sebi Life Style’ sees Jah-Monte attack the mic with incredible tenacity. ‘Having festivals in Charlotte without me included me included? That’s why them shits never work’ he sneers on the verse. ‘I ain’t tryna work, these n***** be trash, like Keith Sweat let’s make the memory last’ he implores on the hook. The beat has a winding, hypnotic nature to it that allows for the rapper’s stinging bars to engrain themselves remarkably fast.

By contrast, ‘Fenty & Prada Mama’ is smooth and soulful, a joyful sample looping under the snappy drums. The rapper’s snarl is still as well utilised as ever, however: ‘The game ain’t changed, there’s just no real n***** left, I can read her body language like a n**** deaf.’ For a lot of the song, FLLS’s production rides out solo, proving that Jah-Monte is well aware of the importance of crafting an atmosphere in his songs, and allowing the beats to act as far more than a backdrop. There is real, genuine love for the art to be found here, and it’s one that continues on tracks like the jazzy ‘Creative Loathing FOH’ in wildly different ways. With minimal pianos and drums backing him, the rapper delivers lyrical hell: ‘Fuck a bitch you won’t catch me in no detective mode, by the time the pound drop I had 10 extra O’s’. Few are blessed with the skill for rapping that Jah-Monte possesses, and he doesn’t waste a second of any of these songs to exercise it.

Another attribute that the rapper frequently displays is his ability to write a fantastic hook. ‘Rip Swindle’ is the best example, his delivery transforms into a hoarse holler that conveys the passion in the music better than ever. ‘Light your shit up like a candlelight, better show some fucking manners like’. As I’ve mentioned before when covering his music, you can really hear the pain and anguish when you put on one of Jah-Monte’s songs. In my eyes though, no track on Jewelry Rap does this better than the proper closer ‘I Miss You Tae Tae’. The production here is something special, FLLS conjures a palpably mournful mood as the rapper pains a grim picture of his upbringing, including the death of his loved ones. 

It is clear from the first moment of this project to the last that as a rapper Jah-Monte is an almost unmatched talent, and as a songwriter he is truly flourishing. Working with FLLS, he has crafted an early contender for AOTY and made something truly magical out of the experiences he knows all too well. He has something for all here, appealing to long time fans with the latest, greatest installment of the ‘Best Rapper In Charlotte’ series and drawing in an array of new listeners with diverse production choices, intimate lyrical moments and increasingly brilliant mic performances. Definitely one of the hottest releases out right now, you’d be doing yourself a disservice by not listening to it.

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