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Formed in 2015, under the moniker Glenn Echo, a nod to the street he grew up on, the alt-folk project by multi-instrumentalist Matt Gaydar has a deceptively intricate way of spinning acoustic guitar melodies, cozy vocal harmonies, and introspective lyrics. There’s a professional quality to Glenn Echo’s music that’s typically reserved for seasoned musicians, and listening to his debut LP, it’s easy to picture him sharing the stage with those very luminaries. After all, over the span of 12 songs, Fixed Memory plays out like a pastoral soundscape that could easily be mistaken for the work of Big Thief, Keaton Henson, or José González. The project’s first single, "Overwhelm", was featured on Spotify's Fresh Finds playlist and "Moon Seems Lost" was featured on Coffeehouse and New Acoustic Indie Folk (2020) by Indie Folk Central, and is a part of Mahogany's Chilled Acoustic compilation.

Currently working on his second album with engineer/producer Peter Brownlee, there are plans for a small ep called Sketches & Cuts due in 2023.

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show archive

date location venue other artists
01/12/25 catskill ny house show beccs / kendra mckinley
08/23/24 hudson ny the park theater beccs / slow packer
08/22/24 boston ma the lilypad slow packer
08/03/24 woodstock ny house show margo ross / sophia corinne
07/07/24 beacon ny a lucky cut alexia avina / panther hollow
06/13/24 catskill ny the avalon lounge membra / maeve schallert
06/09/24 carmel ny thai golden emulator / tamarak
05/25/24 albany ny elephant alley larry locust / katy pinke / good baby
05/12/24 woodstock ny graveside variety katy pinke
05/09/24 annandale-on-hudson ny the root cellar riverbed / field guides
05/02/24 manhattan ny knitting factory late night thoughts / the victory seeds
02/18/24 queens ny sundownstairs riverbed / nicomo
02/17/24 turners falls ma unnameable books riverbed / ciarra fragale
02/16/24 woodstock ny station bar & curio riverbed / will stratton
02/11/24 new haven ct v0lume two: never ending books riverbed / brother beauty
02/10/24 portland me prism analog riverbed / cilla bonnie
02/09/24 burlington vt house show riverbed / ivamae
11/04/23 beacon ny taproots festival @ the yard
10/27/23 beacon ny the yard
09/22/23 wurstboro ny bashakill vineyards
09/16/23 hudson ny park theater larry locust / emily jeanne brown
09/09/23 gilboa ny rockland cider works
08/26/23 kingston ny utility bike works lea thomas / jackie west
08/24/23 burlington vt house show good baby / melanie alanna glenn
08/23/23 florence ma bookends ciarra fragale / bobbie
08/19/23 accord ny westwind orchard
08/11/23 manhattan ny berlin under a kitba / ochre / porterfield
07/22/23 beacon ny the yard rose stoller / katie martucci / carrtoons
07/07/23 cochecton ny cochecton pumphouse
07/30/23 mountain dale ny high voltage creek bar
06/11/23 cold spring ny hops on the hudson festival kat selman
05/06/23 kingston ny west kill supply
04/29/23 chester ny rushing duck brewing co
02/23/23 kingston ny sonder cloudbelly / erin barth-dwyer
02/17/23 woodstock ny house show louisa stancioff / eleanor buckland / margo ross
02/16/23 brooklyn ny 360 record shop jackie west / adeline hotel / cloudbelly
12/30/22 wakefield ri pumphouseworks guess method / smug honey
12/29/22 burlington vt the monkey house ivamae / vega
11/22/22 manhattan ny rockwood stage 3 emma geiger / miles hewitt
11/14/22 providence ri red ink community library louisa stancioff / lily porter wright
11/13/22 amherst ma house show louisa stancioff / cloudbelly
11/12/22 boston ma worlds end sessions louisa stancioff / wyn doran
11/10/22 belfast me underground lounge louisa stancioff
10/26/22 brooklyn ny troost bar nicole connelly / kendall lujan
10/21/22 troy ny troy speakeasy katy rea / nicomo
10/20/22 catskill ny avalon lounge lea thomas / nicomo
10/02/22 manhattan ny bowery electric nicolle jadad / washburn and the river / siempre pasada
09/29/22 troy ny superior merch co izzy oram brown / jules olson
08/26/22 rochester vt re-union fest kendall lujan / prints of monaco
08/25/22 beacon ny bank square coffeehouse rose stoller
08/23/22 kingston ny hasbrouck collective errant space / amity ames / brick house
08/17/22 brooklyn ny gold sounds casey greenleaf / thanks light / kyle tigges
08/13/22 nashville tn that ross collier sound fest bats / abstract black / anne malin
08/12/22 asheville nc static age records slow packer
08/10/22 kingston ny utility bicycle works rose stoller / sophia corinne
07/30/22 brooklyn ny union pool withe / a day without love / oropendola
07/19/22 kingston ny tubbys kendra mckinley / the lowliest one
07/16/22 troy ny superior merch co lizzy dutton / weeper
06/23/22 brooklyn ny knitting factory eliza edens / altameda
06/12/22 ashfield ma foxtrot farm eliza edens / cloudbelly
06/11/22 gardiner me table bar eliza edens / lousia stancioff
06/10/22 beacon ny dogwood eliza edens
05/20/22 manhattan ny rockwood stage 3 eliza edens
05/19/22 beacon ny dogwood melanie alanna glenn
05/14/22 cold spring ny hops on the hudson festival
04/18/22 beacon ny orchard series house show will stratton / brian van oosterum / louisa stancioff
04/09/22 troy ny superior merch co jules olson / lady jane / patrick collins
04/08/22 brooklyn ny freddy's backroom oropendola / nicomo
3/25/22 catskill ny avalon lounge oropendola / mackenzie shivers
10/16/21 burbank ca house show aminala
10/01/21 baltimore md four hour day lutherie eliza edens
9/17/21 cold spring ny coffeehouse live emily jeanne brown
9/04/21 brooklyn ny freddy's bar *RESCHEDULED* rbke / nicomo / alexia avina
7/30/21 cold spring ny coffeehouse live corinna parrish
7/23/21 beacon ny two way brewing co
7/14/21 brooklyn ny young ethel's bright brown
5/30/20 brooklyn ny the way station *CANCELLED COVID*
5/23/20 brooklyn ny powerhouse arena *CANCELLED COVID* karl lucas
5/01/20 baltimore md four hour lutherie *CANCELLED COVID* eliza edens
4/30/20 arbutus md oca mocha *CANCELLED COVID* eliza edens
4/26/20 philadelphia pa ortlieb's *CANCELLED COVID* farra / eliza edens
4/25/20 state college pa co. space *CANCELLED COVID* eliza edens
4/24/20 queens ny the footlight *CANCELLED COVID* izzy heltai / eliza edens / chazzy lake
4/23/20 troy ny superior merchandise co. *CANCELLED COVID* eliza edens / henry bilik
4/22/20 portland me the apohadion theater *CANCELLED COVID* eliza edens / dead gowns
4/21/20 cambridge ma the lilypad *CANCELLED COVID* heather scott / eliza edens
4/18/20 burlington vt foam brewers *CANCELLED COVID* eliza edens / a box of stars
4/17/20 north adams ma common folk *CANCELLED COVID* eliza edens / izzy heltai
3/31/20 somerville ma armory cafe *CANCELLED COVID* slow dress
3/30/20 brooklyn ny gold sounds *CANCELLED COVID* tim higgins / tender creature
3/20/20 brooklyn ny pine box rock shop *CANCELLED COVID* johhny petunia / nicomo
2/24/20 manhattan ny LOLA nyc emmerson and her clammy hands / oropendola
2/04/20 brooklyn ny sixty sixth congress mike lee / slalomville / the planes
1/29/20 manhattan ny rockwood stage 3 bright brown
1/08/20 brooklyn ny tiny cupboard series
12/05/19 manhattan ny rockwood stage 3 kira hooks
11/21/19 brooklyn ny troost dirty bird
11/08/19 brooklyn ny pine box rock shop little mystery / allegra krieger
10/18/19 brooklyn ny house show joanna schubert
08/05/19 brooklyn ny sunnyvale ben kogan band / hoo:lumes / caroline kuhn
06/18/19 philly pa house show dead gowns / lyle de vitry / jordan rast & monica de vitry
06/15/19 brooklyn ny the well, 'brooklyn's best' festival bates / lily mao / ty banga
06/12/19 portland me empire ned porter / crabman
06/10/19 philly pa kung fu necktie littlun / the still,small voice / high ghostly
06/05/19 portland me blue
05/18/19 boston ma sofar boston
05/17/19 brooklyn ny caffeine underground katie martucci / eliza edens
05/10/19 northampton ma iconic social club ben wetherbee
05/09/19 philly pa the pharmacy elbowache / damon smith
05/08/19 ridgewood ny the footlight caroline kuhn / magnetic the shaman / twin village
05/06/19 boston ma midway cafe ned porter / we can all be sorry
05/03/19 baltimore md sofar baltimore
04/24/19 burlington vt radio bean
04/23/19 albany ny house show
04/22/19 brooklyn ny pete’s candy store
04/19/19 brooklyn ny cafe beit prints of monaco
04/18/19 philly pa sofar philly, 12 gates gallery
11/13/18 brooklyn ny muchmore’s
10/13/18 washington DC sofar DC yasmin williams / silent old mtns
10/11/18 northampton ma iconic social club eliza edens / corey laitman
09/08/18 elizabethtown ny otis mountain get down festival raveena / the nude party
07/11/18 nashville tn vinyl tap crackerboots / chris lippincott
06/05/18 baltimore md sofar baltimore black asset / be steadwell
06/04/18 queens ny artery house concert
06/03/18 queens ny the footlight sara and the sea / matt gibbs of evolfo
05/29/18 philadelphia pa tralfamadore gender work / chris iacoponi / jean tomlin / the polka dot
05/26/18 charlottesville va the garage the go rounds
05/23/18 nashville tn arts immersion festival
11/11/17 nashville tn atamology
11/12/17 asheville nc snack house jack victor
10/12/17 brooklyn ny artery house concert
10/04/17 brooklyn ny silent barn eliza edens / dirty bird
10/02/17 boston ma midway cafe ben trickey / modern painters
09/29/17 stockbridge vt wild fern
09/08/17 elizabethtown ny otis mountain get down festival sam evian / mothers
09/01/17 burlington vt radio bean
01/14/17 nashville tn the post leah-grams johnson / Ike Catrett
12/12/16 nashville tn sunnymeade live
11/11/16 nashville tn cobra natalie royal / midnight snack
02/04/16 somerville ma thunder road mammal dap / harsh armadillo
09/11/15 elizabethtown ny otis mountain get down festival black milk / rough frances
04/07/15 burlington vt radio bean
01/30/15 hanover pa circle bar
01/29/15 philadelphia pa grape room
01/17/15 burlington vt nectar’s smooth antics
01/09/15 manhattan ny fontana’s
01/07/15 providence ri spot
12/13/14 boston ma tt the bears
12/12/14 ithica ny the nines
12/11/14 hamden ct the outer space
12/06/14 manhattan ny cake shop
12/05/14 clinton ny hamilton college
12/04/14 providence ri brown university
12/02/14 frederick md guido’s speakeasy
11/30/14 washington dc electric maid
11/29/14 philadelphia pa the grape room
11/28/14 baltimore md the 8x10
11/21/14 richmond va the camel
11/20/14 reston va world of beer
11/19/14 charlotte nc heist brewery
11/16/14 chapel hill nc the cave
11/15/14 greensboro nc guilford college
11/15/14 elon nc elon university
11/14/14 beaufort nc hannah’s haus
11/13/14 wrightsville beach nc jimmy’s
11/08/14 middlebury vt middlebury college
11/01/14 manhattan ny ella lounge
11/06/14 new london ct connecticut college
11/05/14 philadelphia pa the grape room