Welcome to NU Cafe in Worcester, MA. NU Cafe 335 Chandler Street Worcester,
MA 01602. Tel: (508) 926-8800
Matt Robert – Solo Acoustic – Wednesdays, 6-8PM – Nu Cafe
March 27, 2012Matt Robert – Wednesdays at Nu Cafe
December 8, 2011
Join me on Wednesday evenings 6-8 at Worcester’s Nu Cafe for a couple of sets of new and old originals drawn from a long career as a solo artist and as a member or a number of local bands.
I also play covers drawing on a range of eras and styles, like jugband blues, jazz, American and British folk. You’ll hear Washington Phillips, Huey “Piano” Smith, Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armnstrong, Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Mississippi Jon Hurt, etc.
You may also hear modern acts, like Wilco, The Decemberists, Modest Mouse, Son Volt, Grateful Dead, Cake, Beatles, Gram Parsons, Ryan Adams, etc, etc.
I play standard and open-tuned guitar and slide, mandolin, banjolin, banjo, and harmonica.
Nu Cafe is a great recovered factory space with lots of booths and tables, great coffee, tea, smoothies, sandwiches and baked goods, and free wi-fi.
I continue to raise money at these shows for The Worcester County Food Bank, 474 Boston Tpke, Shrewsbury, MA 01545-3948
(508) 842-3663.
Hat on, Drinking Wine’s Final Show: Ralph’s Diner – Saturday, November 12
November 3, 2011
Come help us burn it up and tear it down as we celebrate five years of HODW before we go on hiatus. Our good friends Belit and Mocha Java join us. Come early for some pizza, etc.
Hat on, Drinking Wine Returns to Worcester Art Museum Thursday, September 15
August 25, 2011
Join HODW for their third return to Worcester Art Museum’s Third Thursday concert series. Tour the galleries and/or enjoy rootsy music from one of Worcester’s premiere original music bands, Hat on, Drinking Wine.
http://www.worcesterart.org/Events/third_thursday.html
HODW to Rock Ralph’s With PO Boyz Roadkill Orchestra and Comanchero – Friday, September 16
August 25, 2011
In their first trip back to Worcester since their stunning set at Paulie’s NOLA Fest, the Po Boyz headline a night of country funk and righteous B3 rock with Boston’s Americana Nuevo act Comanchero (with a new CD in hand) and Worcester’s Roadkill Orchestra and Hat on, Drinking Wine.
Saturday September 4, 2010: The Open Road Festival, Worcester
July 12, 2010
Join Hat on, Drinking Wine, the Sam Kininger Band, James Keyes, The Roadkill Orchestra, and many others at the 1st annual Open Road Music and Arts Festival, at Institute Park, Worcester, on Saturday, September 4, 2010.
Tickets are on sale now at http://www.openroadfestival.com/
Hat on, Drinking Wine hits the main stage at 11:45 AM for a 30-minute electric set featuring tunes from our new CD, Plastic Flowers.
August 24, 2010
Hat on, Drinking Wine’s new CD, Plastic Flowers, is available for download or hard-copy purchase at Cd Baby.com.
You can also buy one locally at Union Music, Southbridge Street, in Worcester, MA (next door to George”s Coney Island Hot Dog’s). Digital downloads will be available at all major retailers over the coming weeks. You can also drop us an email at hatondrinking@gmail.com and we’ll ship one out to you.
Boston CD Release for PLASTIC FLOWERS: McGann’s, Saturday, October 9
September 22, 2010
Worcester CD Release for Plastic Flowers, October 22, Ralph’s Diner
September 28, 2010
Join Hat on, Drinking Wine as we celebrate the CD release of Plastic Flowers
At Ralph’s Diner
148 Prescott Street
Worcester MA
Friday, October 22, 2010
With special guests:
8:30-9:15 Neptune’s Car (regional folk act featuring Holly Hanson and Steve Hayes)
9:30-10:15 Scott Ricciutti and the Pistol Whipped (Scott, Duncan Arsenault, Jeff Burch, Ken Ebell, Annie Eggleston, and Dawn Sweet)
10:30-11:15 Hat on, Drinking Wine performing the new CD in its entirety (with special guests Holly Hanson, Linda Markey, and Ed Melikian)
11:30-1:30 Hat on, Drinking Wine (with guests Stu “Dr. Gonzo” Esty, Tim Pitney, Scott Ricciutti)
$10 cover charge ($5 w/college ID) gets you a copy of the new CD.
Listen to “Little Things” on WBRU
October 12, 2010We just received word from WBRU that they’ve selected our song, “Little Things,” from our new album, Plastic Flowers, for inclusion on their local program “Home Bru’d” for the coming weeks leading up to our hometown CD release party at Ralph’s on October 22nd.
Members of the band will join the DJ’s in the studio on Thursday, the 21st, either to chat, listen to some cuts, or even to perform live. (We’ll let you know as the date approaches.)
Home Bru’d airs each weeknight, from 9-10 pm. You can stream it here.
Remember to request us at any station you listen to.
Wine and Wootown Sounds
October 13, 2010Listen to the title track from Plastic Flowers on Worcester Magazine’s “Wootown Sounds.”
Halloween @ Vincent’s – Saturday, October 30
October 26, 2010
Join us for a Halloween weekend show at Worcester’s venerable Vincent’s Bar!
Two long sets, from 10-1:30. Come here us play the new CD, Plastic Flowers, and lots of other tasty, roots-inspired tunes!
Vincent’s 49 Suffolk St. Worcester, MA 10604 508-752-9439 www.myspace.com/vincentsbar2011 Shows Added!
December 3, 2010HODW is getting a winter 2011 schedule together. The following two shows have been confirmed:
Saturday, January 8th – Beatnik’s – Park Ave. Worc. (with Comanchero and others TBA)
Saturday, February 19th – Tammnay Hall – Lower Pleasant Street, Downtown Worc. (with Roadkill Orchestra, Highway Ghosts, and Brendan Boogie)
Saturday, February 19th – Tammany Hall – Worcester
December 17, 2010
We’re excited to announce our February 19th, 2011 (!) date at Tammany Hall, in Worcester, with Roadkill Orchestra, Highway Ghosts, and Brendan Boogie.
18+
$7
Free copy of HODW’s debut CD or “Plastic Flowers” with cover charge. Free Highway Ghosts CD when you join their mailing list.
Hat on, Drinking Wine Returns to Boston! Friday, March 11th – McGann’s!
March 3, 2011
Join HODW with Comanchero, Autumn Hollow Band, Web & the Weisenheimers @ McGann’s
197 Portland Street
Boston, MA 02114-1720
(617) 227-4059
An excellent and intimate pub right by the Garden!
$10 at the door ($7 in advance from one of the bands)
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Art in the Park Fundraiser – Saturday, May 28th, 2011 – Beatnik’s
May 16, 2011
Join Hat on, Drinking Wine (and a slate of other excellent area bands – Big Jon Short, Jubilee Gardens, and Farmers Union Players) as we raise money for Worcester’s incredible annual installation exhibit, Art in the Park 2011.
Beatnik’s is at 433 Park Avenue, in Worcester, 01610. (Near Clark U., and across from KFC.)
Summer Kickoff Bash for PKD with Hat on, Drinking Wine
June 12, 2011Join great area bands Hat on, Drinking Wine, Red Badge, Wood, Run & Gun, and Home Skillet for a fun evening of music, food, and raffles to raise money for the Polycystic Kidney (PKD) Foundation.
Friday, June 24th
The Boiler Room 70 Winter Street Worcester, MA (next to Bocado)6pm to 11pm
$15
Raffles include $1,000 worth of MA Lottery Tickets, a wheelbarrow of booze, including three cases of Harpoon Ale products, a framed colored pencil beach landscape by Karen Shortsleeve, and lots more. Contact Matt at 508-963-0588 or mattrobert1967 (@) gmail.com for raffle tickets or event info.
Friends of Newton Hill Concert Series – Tuesday, July 12, 2011
July 7, 2011
This Tuesday, HODW returns to the Friends of Newton Hill Summer Concert Series for another night under the stars at Newton Square (Junction of Pleasant, Highland, and June Streets, Worcester, MA).From 6:30-8:30 HODW will roll out two sets from their first two CDs, as well as a handful of new songs, including Ed’s “Dance With Me (Blue Joey and Wild Kate)” and Jim’s “Molly.” We’re excited, too, about a few new arrangements we’ve worked up of some recent, unrecorded songs, in preparation for heading back in the studio to begin work on our third CD.
This free concert features pizza and beverages courtesy of Blue Jeans Pizza (all proceeds to FNH), as well as the “World’s fastest ice cream sale” and raffles from generous local businesses. OR, pack your own picnic. No alcohol, please!
