Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Javier & the Innocent Sons
Javier Matos and the blues became buddies in 1978 when he discovered his father’s record collection.
Listening to the early Blues patriarchs was the deepest thing he had ever felt, and that feeling never left him.
14 years later he dropped out of Theology School and, in 1992, he began playing professionally in and around the Twin Cities.
After a few years of late nights and hard luck he enlisted in the US Army. Eventually, the Army took him to Alaska,
where he continued to play blues. It was in Anchorage that he was discovered by Storyville Records and signed with them in 1999.
In May of 2000 he released his debut record worldwide entitled “Comin’ Home” under the stage name Jake Matson.
After his release from the U.S. Army, Javier moved to L.A. to form the Blue Shadows, who reopened the world famous
King King in Hollywood, California. They were voted best blues band by the L.A. City Rock News and featured on the cover of
Billboard Magazine in August of 2002. The Blue Shadows eventually disbanded and Javier moved to San Francisco,
forming a new band, HUD. In 2006, he again moved, this time back to his adopted home town of Minneapolis.
In 2008, Javier enlisted the talents of Grant Wibben on upright bass and Page Burkum on drums to form HUD's rhythm section.
In 2009, HUD was joined by Twin Cities harmonica ace Hurricane Harold Tremblay, who now regularly performs with the trio.
Also an accomplished songwriter, Rescue Records out of Pasadena, CA placed several of Javier's songs on national television in 2009.
The band’s first album together, recorded as Javier and the Innocent Sons & entitled “Lost in Loretto”, is available.
Listening to the early Blues patriarchs was the deepest thing he had ever felt, and that feeling never left him.
14 years later he dropped out of Theology School and, in 1992, he began playing professionally in and around the Twin Cities.
After a few years of late nights and hard luck he enlisted in the US Army. Eventually, the Army took him to Alaska,
where he continued to play blues. It was in Anchorage that he was discovered by Storyville Records and signed with them in 1999.
In May of 2000 he released his debut record worldwide entitled “Comin’ Home” under the stage name Jake Matson.
After his release from the U.S. Army, Javier moved to L.A. to form the Blue Shadows, who reopened the world famous
King King in Hollywood, California. They were voted best blues band by the L.A. City Rock News and featured on the cover of
Billboard Magazine in August of 2002. The Blue Shadows eventually disbanded and Javier moved to San Francisco,
forming a new band, HUD. In 2006, he again moved, this time back to his adopted home town of Minneapolis.
In 2008, Javier enlisted the talents of Grant Wibben on upright bass and Page Burkum on drums to form HUD's rhythm section.
In 2009, HUD was joined by Twin Cities harmonica ace Hurricane Harold Tremblay, who now regularly performs with the trio.
Also an accomplished songwriter, Rescue Records out of Pasadena, CA placed several of Javier's songs on national television in 2009.
The band’s first album together, recorded as Javier and the Innocent Sons & entitled “Lost in Loretto”, is available.
Sunday, September 26th | 6pm-10pm | No Cover!
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