December 2011
2 posts
My band just put out a free Christmas EP! →
October 2011
1 post
MWFC Occupy Y'all's Street Tour
We’ve got a short little trip down South in November. We’re stopping in Hamilton, OH; Atlanta, GA; Tallahassee, FL; and Tampa, FL. The show details are, appropriately, on the shows page.
The whole world is watching.
September 2011
1 post
A great feature about being an openly gay... →
August 2011
1 post
I couldn't be more excited!
The Flying Circus tour is over, and we feel like champions. Not exactly wealthy champions, but the kind of champions that get to have an awesome life a few weeks at a time, and do what they love. Not quite a job, but definitely better than any vacation. ANYWAY… we don’t have any shows for a bit. Our next show, though, is a heavy hitter. On October 20th, we’ll be playing at the...
July 2011
2 posts
Oh yeah, we're doing a tour!
Matt Wixson’s Flying Circus is doing a little tour to support our new EP. Some details need to be worked out still, but it looks roughly like this. Links will take you to Facebook events, which should have necessary information. All of the TBA shows should be filled in soon! Sorry!
Thursday, August 11 - Detroit, MI @ the Trumbullplex Friday, August 12 - Grand Rapids, MI @ the Clique...
JEFFY Release!
I haven’t been keeping up with this blog. How predictable. The important news is that the debut Flying Circus EP, titled JEFFY, will be out on August 4th. That’s one week before we have a CD release show and kick off a week and a half tour with our buddies Stop Drop from Minneapolis. Unfortunately I don’t have a ton of details for the tour yet, but if you live in Grand Rapids,...
June 2011
1 post
A new MWFC track on a free compilation!
We (Matt Wixson’s Flying Circus) have completed the recording of our EP. It will be out very soon. Very soon indeed. In the meantime, we decided to lend our first ever released recording to a free compilation. Stream it below, or click the title for lyrics and a link to download the compilation. Hopefully this gets you excited for the rest of the EP!
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May 2011
1 post
1 tag
Mental Health Month
So May is Mental Health Month, and today is supposed to be a Mental Health Month blog party. The goal is to educate the public about mental health, decrease stigma about mental illness, and discuss strategies for making lasting lifestyle and behavior changes that promote overall health and wellness.
Back when I was in high school (or maybe earlier. I actually don’t remember exactly) I was...
April 2011
3 posts
community records: HEAD ABOVE WATER: A RESPONSE TO... →
I’ve got a new song on this compilation. So do a lot of really good bands. I’m flattered to be included, and it’s obviously a good cause as well.
communityrecords:
Community Records and our close knit group of musical friends are trying to help out the Gulf of Mexico the only way we know how: A benefit compilation for the Gulf Restoration Network....
An Interview →
Here’s an interview I did recently. It’s got a lot of history with a peek at things to come as well.
March 2011
3 posts
A song for my friend Mitch Dubey, and all of his...
Shows and shows!
I figured I should probably make a shows page here, since this is kind of functioning as an official website. A couple shows in Michigan (and more in the works), and a couple shows beyond (and more in the works) have been posted. Information will be at http://mattwixson.tumblr.com/shows (or there’s a link on the side, y’know) and it will hopefully be up to date. Word!
January 2011
5 posts
community records: B L O C K P A R T Y 2011! →
communityrecords:
so the news is out…I hope your sitting down because
THE RX BANDITS ARE HEADLINING BLOCK PARTY!!!!!!!!!!
The fourth annual Block Party is sure to be the best one yet with 21 bands playing (11 touring, 10 local)
Touring: Rx Bandits We Are The Union Forthrights Stuck Lucky A…
Let Me Be Frank
New songs keep popping up. I swear eventually these will be released properly. This one is about Frank Turner, one of my favorite singer/songwriters.
Things Is Getting Rougher
I just posted a new song. Download below, listen further down. I did a little sampling, which let me do a little versioning, and now I have a song with the Forthrights.
Download for free: http://www.mediafire.com/?d5cfviqlcpck5g0
Things Is Getting Rougher
Lyrics:
I got an uphill battle coming my way But I am stuck on the track, woah And I’ll have complications to deal with one day But I just...
Things Is Getting Rougher featuring music by the...
December 2010
2 posts
I had a good year.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I had a pretty awesome 2010. I got to experience a lot of cool things, both as a performer and a music fan. But completely separate from that, I learned how to be happy. To reflect the good year I had, I wrote the song in the preceding post. It’s actually already a few months old and could accomodate more verses. It’s called “The...
Matt Wixson - The MMX-Files [Flying Circus demo]
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November 2010
3 posts
False symptoms!
A while ago I told people that I recorded a cover of my former band, the Flaming Tsunamis, and that I would unveil it when I launched a website. Well, true to my word, I have my (rather different) version of “The Ritalin Conspiracy” for you to listen to.
Listen
Websites for dummies (and happy holidays)
I’ve been meaning to make some sort of website for, oh, ever. For now, this will have to suffice. Is it fugly? Yeah. Is it functional? More or less. It’ll have tour dates when the time comes, and it’s already got the basic crap like contact and a fantastic bio. Oh, and it’s got the only thing people (you) seem to care about, and that’s the free music. And speaking of...