Matt Waters

Show Do Tell: A Reading Series & Art Review

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Matt Waters is a singer-songwriter from New York City. His songs range from character studies of the contemporary American to intimate explorations of love. A writer of fiction, he attempts to meld the musical and literary realms through detailed lyricism. He has been particularly inspired by the likes of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Billy Corgan, Mike Scott, Isaac Brock, David Bowie, Tupac Shakur, Elliott Smith, Patti Smith, Nicole Atkins, Damien Rice and Bruce Springsteen. As a guitar player he’s influenced by the progressions of John Lennon and George Harrison. The lyrics to his song Aurora we...

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Matt Waters

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Music

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

night driving 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

hidden green 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

intelligence 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

the watchman reflects 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

at the end of this earth 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

broken state 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

cold twilight 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

a free citizen sleeps 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

I'll See You On the Beach in better days 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

new york rain 11.01.2021

My new album. ‘When The Saints’ was written during the pandemic. It imagines the inner-lives of citizens of a stopped culture, while also ruminating on the healing power of love. A note on the songs: New York Rain -- Reinvention is always a statement of power. But true identity is more complicated. We live in our contradictions -- the characters in this song may not be morally pristine -- but they...

Show Do Tell: Dana Roeser, Jessica Stilling, Christina Connett-Gonzalez 06.03.2020

Dana Roeser’s fourth book, All Transparent Things Need Thundershirts, won the Wilder Prize at Two Sylvias Press and was published in September 2019. She is also the author of The Theme of Tonight’s Party Has Been Changed, recipient of the Juniper Prize, as well as Beautiful Motion and In the Truth Room, both winners of the Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize. Among her many awards and honors are the...

Tangled Up In Blue _ cover of a song by Bob Dylan_ 22.02.2020

Matt Waters: Vocals Takeshi Ohtani: Keys Early one mornin' the sun was shinin' I was layin' in bed Wondrin' if she'd changed at all If her hair was still red Her folks they said our lives together Sure was gonna be rough They never did like Mama's homemade dress Papa's bank book wasn't big enough And I was standin' on the side of the road Rain fallin' on my shoes Heading out for the east coast Lor...

Show Do Tell Reading Series: Donald Kennedy, Prince A. McNally, Aaron Poochigian 27.01.2020

AARON POOCHIGIAN earned a PhD in Classics from the University of Minnesota and an MFA in Poetry from Columbia University. His first book of poetry, The Cosmic Purr (Able Muse Press), was published in 2012, and his second book Manhattanite, which won the Able Muse Poetry Prize, came out in 2017. His third book, American Divine, won the Richard Wilbur Award and will come out in 2020. His thriller in...

Show Do Tell Reading Series: Sam Fischer, Shea Lowery & Nick Gross 29.12.2019

Sam Fischer was born in Bala Cynwyd and spent four incredible years out west at Whitman College before moving back to Philadelphia to live and work. He has a forthcoming poetry chapbook and wants to start a band. Please email him at samuel.t.fischer@gmail.com to connect. Shea Lowery is a professional counselor who believes writing is necessary to understand and explore the human experience. Check...

Show Do Tell: David Puretz, Taylor Hibma & Amy Veach 02.12.2019

David Puretz is the Editorial Director at Global City, an independent press that publishes the literary and cultural journal Global City Review, and a growing list of other books and anthologies, including his own. As Editorial Director, he oversaw the relaunch of the journal and the publication of the newest online and print journal issue, Legacies. He is also the creator and founder of burly bir...

ms. night 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

in previous observations of the rain 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

rapunzel 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

blue dove 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

at the mercy of a melody 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

gray afternoon on 5th Avenue 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

the sum of our dreams (1972) 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

nothing more to say 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

needing you 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

novel 27.11.2019

The second album from Queens, New York songwriter Matt Waters. Originally released November 27th, 2019.

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