Matuto: Friendly Neighbor Tour 2010 - Memorial Day Weekend

5 SHOWS IN 5 NIGHTS

CLAY ROSS AND ROB CURTO PRESENT "MATUTO" Over Memorial Day weekend, guitarist/vocalist Clay Ross and master accordionist Rob Curto will celebrate the release of their new compilation disc, Matuto, comprised of the best of their respective catalogs. For five consecutive nights, with full band, they will embark on a Friendly Neighbor Tour with gigs at top NYC venues Nublu, Barbes, 55 Bar, Rodeo Bar, and Rockwood Music Hall. The album reflects the inspiring live show that the band has developed over the last year. Appalachian fiddle tunes bounce with a Northeastern Brazilian lilt while the one string Berimbau resonates with a strangely effective blues riff. Curto spins long chromatic melodies over intricate arrangements and infectiously funky folkloric rhythms. And like a true southern preacher, Ross delivers colorfully satirical lyrics reminiscent of David Byrne, Tom Ze, and Caetano Veloso. Matuto is named after a Brazilian slang reference to a man from the backcountry. Described as Weird and Wonderful Unorthodox and Delightful by Jazz Times Magazine, the set combines North American folk influences with South American rhythms typical of the northeastern region of Brazil. Widely regarded as an ambassador of Brazilian music in the States, Curto is an early devotee of swing, bebop, funk, rock, and blues and has combined these influences with his mastery of their Brazilian counterparts in forró, chorinho, samba, maracatu, and frevo. Together, with their extensive library of Pan-American influences, Ross and Curto's partnership marks a new chapter for Matuto as a band.
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MATUTO: FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR TOUR 2010

Friday May 28th:
NUBLU @ 9PM
56 Avenue C Alphabet City

Saturday May 29th:
BARBES @ 10pm
376 9th St. @ 6th Ave, Park Slope

Sunday May 30th
55 BAR @ 10 pm
55 Christopher St. @ 7th Avenue, South Greenwich Village

Monday May 31st
RODEO BAR @ 9pm
375 3rd Avenue @ 27th St. Kips Bay

Tuesday June 1st
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL @ 11pm
196 Allen St. Lower East Side

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