tugmoose Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 A band I wish I'd kept better track of. Pretty cool seeing them on the big stage at ACL Fest in 2003 or 04. http://www.centro-matic.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 That's a bummer. I saw them play 2 times in high school when I went to see Sloberbone and when I saw Jay Bennett. I liked them a lot both times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-adpfbi2K4Y Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Good group and good guys. I guess they have been on the road too long. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JWT Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 This is really too bad. These guys were possibly my favorite active band. I got into them in 2011, shortly before purchasing Candidate Waltz, one of my favorite releases of the last ten years (at least). After that, I purchased a bunch of their albums, and albums by South San Gabriel, and Will Johnson. The amount of good music those three acts have put out is almost as remarkable as the fact that none of them appears to have achieved much commercial success. Centro-Matic seemed to acknowledge their lack of success in one of their early songs, "Huge in Every City," and in the titles of their last two albums. Anyways, I'm sure that lack of success despite putting out really good music has been extremely frustrating, and probably iimpacted their decision to go on hiatus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Sad news. They've built up quite a discography over the years. Easily one of my favorite bands from the past couple decades. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I hope they resurface in some configuration and bring us more awesome music. Never got to see them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalafej Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Got tickets to the Chicago show. Will be my first and last time seeing them. I'm looking forward to it. I've met Will before and he was super nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Got my ticket last night too. Sad to see them go. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 They're one of those bands I've been meaning to listen to out for ages, ever since that wonderful record Will Johnson did with Jason Molina, but I never knew where to start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 They're one of those bands I've been meaning to listen to out for ages, ever since that wonderful record Will Johnson did with Jason Molina, but I never knew where to start.Fort Recovery was the first Centro-Matic record I heard. I really like it, but this one pulled me in big time. If you like the quieter side of Will Johnson, his solo record, Vultures Await, is excellent, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lizish Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 second the Love You Just the Same reccomend. easily my fav. Will be at the Sportsmans Tavern in Buffalo for this. Can't wait, but wish that the tours and recordings would go on and on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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