Videos

Solo set opening for Tony McManus

Colchester VT

I’ll be performing a solo set at Studio JuJu in Colchester VT, opening for the great Celtic guitarist Tony McManus. Performance Artist/Musician/Improv Specialist Jonathan ‘Wyld Man’ Crocker is also on the bill. The show is a semi-private garden party that is sold out. I’ll be debuting my new solo setup which features acoustic and electric guitars, vocals, looping, and interactive rhythm parts.. eclectic originals and arrangements from rock’s classic era!

a Grateful clip from the set:

..and a few pics from Ken Mills’ gorgeous gardens (photos by Nicole Bachand):

Threatened by Machines..

Great fun guitar-ing with my old Spanking Machine bandmate Stu Nelson – for his new project, Threatened by Machines.. you can check the Seven Days review here..

Moment’s Notice – Grove Guitar Final Showcase (6/10/88)

Grove School of Music, Studio City CA


from my Guitar Final Showcase at the Grove School of Music in Studio City, CA in June of 1988. I needed another tune, fast, to complete the set, and this happened! .. lots of grins upon finding the VHS tape~

Joey Medrano (bass) … Craig Aschoff (drums)
Kevin O’Connor (sax) … Greg Matses (guitar)

“Moment’s Notice” by Greg Matses

All-Star JAMboree II – Steep (3/13/14)

Dibden Center For the Arts, Johnson VT


from the second All-Star Jamboree at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson (VT) State College on 3/13/14 ~ a wicked Nor’easter, a shuttered campus, and stranded cars & gear couldn’t keep us down..!

Ray Paczkowski (keys) … Jon Fishman (drums)
Gabe Jarrett (drums) … Rob Morse (bass) … Greg Matses (guitar)

“Steep” by Greg Matses

Greg Matses Group (9/14/19)

Radio Bean, Burlington VT

The Greg Matses Group comes to Radio Bean in Burlington VT on Saturday 9/14/19 .. we’ll be laying down the instrumental rock from 11:30pm-1:00am – 8 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 .. $5 cover..

Greg Matses – guitar
Justin Burgess – bass
Caleb Bronz – drums

and a short mashup from the gig ~~

instrumental rock

GMG 9/14/19
GMG 9/14/19
Greg Matses Group ~ Burlington VT

Channel 2 Dub Band

Zenbarn, Waterbury VT

C2DB celebrates the birthday of one Bob Marley at Zenbarn on Saturday 2/9/19 from 9-midnight .. 179 Guptil Road, Waterbury VT, 05676 ..

Channel Two Dub Band - Zenbarn (2-9-19)

… and the video from the show ~

DON “QUENN-I” QUENNEVILLE – bass & vocals
FRANKO PAVLIK – synth guitar & vocals
GREG MATSES – lead guitar & vocals
DAN (the man) MAZUR – keyboards
JEFF “c00p” COOPER – drums & samples
ERO LIPPOLD – melodica, percussion, & vocals

Channel 2 Dub Band

Moose Lodge, S. Burlington VT

C2DB returns to the Moose Lodge on Friday 7/13/18 from 7-11pm .. on Williston Road in S. Burlington, VT .. strictly rub-a-dub~

and here’s a video of the show:

DONNY RAY “QUENN-I” QUENNEVILLE– bass and vocals
FRANKO PAVLIK– synth guitar & vocals
GREG MATSES– lead guitar & vocals
ERIC “SPORES” SWANSON– keyboard & vocal
JEFF “c00p” COOPER – drums and samples

JSC Funk Fusion Ensemble – Stronger Than Me


the Johnson State College Funk Fusion Ensemble performing Stronger Than Me by Amy Winehouse on 4/30/14 at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson VT ..

Directed & Arranged by Greg Matses ..
with: Bryanna Bertrand (voice), Angela Hunt (voice), Rachele Funk (voice), Timothy Melville (lead guitar), Jolton Carruth (guitar), Tomohiro Ushida (keys), Brandon Stevens (drums), Nick Melwood (percussion), Henry Clark (mandolin), Keegan Farara (bass), Ben Steele (bass), Jack Snow (guitar), John Coughlin (guitar)