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    <title>Matt York</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[After touring for the past three years supporting his first record "Under the Streetights," playing nearly 750 shows across North America, Japan and Australia, and releasing his first DVD in March of 2008 (filmed by Dan Ramirez [Dave Matthews Band, O.A.R.]), Matt York is on pace for one heck of a year. After navigating his way through the music world on his own steam and getting a taste of both its luster and seedy underbelly, Matt was beginning to feel the effects of the road.
 
Rather than take a break, Matt responded by pairing up with some friends and exceptional songwriters:  Brad Stella and Joel Parisien (NewWorldSon) to craft a selection of tracks for his latest project. Those connections, and Matt's habit of locking himself in a Toronto rehearsal space for weeks on end, resulted in twenty new songs and a rekindled fire in the belly. In February of 2008, Matt went back in the studio with producer and longtime friend Justin Koop (Tomi Swick, St. Alvia Cartel, NewWorldSon) to begin working on his sophomore release - "Mine." Six months of work and eleven final tracks later, "Mine" is ready to fill the ears of the masses.  Matt York's music will make you think, feel, dance, sing out loud until it hurts, and then do it all over again. The new album, along with his new five-piece band, has even further confirmed that Matt York isn't just another singer-songwriter.
 
"I grew up listening to the Motown and gospel that my mom and dad would listen to around the house," says Matt.  "In high school, when all of my friends were listening to Nirvana, I was listening to Stevie and Rare Earth. My dad's a high school music teacher and accomplished violinist, and when he'd work long hours after school (I went to the same high school he taught at... it was awesome....), I'd sit in the music room and play guitar for hours each night. My dad would be there to help me if I didn't know certain chords, but I never took one lesson.  I just learned the songs I loved after school every day."
 
Check Matt and his Band on tour throughout 2009]]></description>
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      <title>I don't care what anyone says or thinks. Natalie Merchant is still badass....</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t care what anyone says or thinks. Natalie Merchant is still badass. #fb]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:58:29 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Sweetness. RT @LareeRocks: just hopped in the car w/@cussles and she's...</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/6033578</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sweetness. RT <a href="http://twitter.com/LareeRocks" target="_blank">@LareeRocks</a>: just hopped in the car w/<a href="http://twitter.com/cussles" target="_blank">@cussles</a> and she&#039;s rockin to &#039;Let Me Go&#039; by <a href="http://twitter.com/mattyork" target="_blank">@mattyork</a>. That&#039;s my girl.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:56:02 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Scotty G and the dirty beard</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:07:19 -0800</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:59:34 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>I've eaten a lot of cookies today. Damn you Marsha and you're irresistibly,...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve eaten a lot of cookies today. Damn you Marsha and you&#039;re irresistibly, delicious, chewy chocolate chip cookies. #fb]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:38:27 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>PS. For those who don't know, growing a "Mo" is for saving a Bro (from...</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5988593</link>
      <description><![CDATA[PS. For those who don&#039;t know, growing a &quot;Mo&quot; is for saving a Bro (from prostate cancer). Donate here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ylhp9jo" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ylhp9jo</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:38:27 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>I'm growing a Mo for #Movember Check the progress! Donate some fundage......</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5987573</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m growing a Mo for #Movember Check the progress! Donate some fundage... <a href="http://www.movember.com/m/13894" target="_blank">http://www.movember.com/m/13894</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:43:58 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Thanks for all the responses guys! Looks like Garageband is becoming a...</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5987572</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thanks for all the responses guys! Looks like Garageband is becoming a staple for most of you. I dig. Anyone using iPhone for demoing? #fb]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:43:57 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Songwriters - There's so many tools out there for writing, recording,...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Songwriters - There&#039;s so many tools out there for writing, recording, posting new tunes. What&#039;s your workflow? What do you use? #fb]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:06 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>I mean OTHER than the obvious.... RT @sydmusic: @mattyork drugs mostly.</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5986552</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I mean OTHER than the obvious.... RT <a href="http://twitter.com/sydmusic" target="_blank">@sydmusic</a>: <a href="http://twitter.com/mattyork" target="_blank">@mattyork</a> drugs mostly.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:06 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>RT @ajdelaune: @mattyork   I'm old school.  Notebook and pen, sometimes...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[RT <a href="http://twitter.com/ajdelaune" target="_blank">@ajdelaune</a>: <a href="http://twitter.com/mattyork" target="_blank">@mattyork</a>   I&#039;m old school.  Notebook and pen, sometimes laptop.  Then worktape it on Garageband.  I (cont) <a href="http://tl.gd/rusa" target="_blank">http://tl.gd/rusa</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:06 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>I always start with vocal melodies, then guitar, the garageband, then...</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5986550</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I always start with vocal melodies, then guitar, the garageband, then lyrics, then edits.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:05 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>My new baby.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:27:22 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>wow, firefox is crashing a lot today..... #fb</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5963933</link>
      <description><![CDATA[wow, firefox is crashing a lot today..... #fb]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:22:26 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Out to rehearsal with the guys. Awesome. #fb</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5941463</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Out to rehearsal with the guys. Awesome. #fb]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:31 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>This is awesome. RT @SamsMyth: Beard font....</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5933476</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This is awesome. RT <a href="http://twitter.com/SamsMyth" target="_blank">@SamsMyth</a>: Beard font. <a href="http://weloveyouso.com/2009/11/8214/" target="_blank">http://weloveyouso.com/2009/11/8214/</a> #fb]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:02:40 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Some great work here by Max Brown.... http://www.orangeyear.com/ #fb</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5932316</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Some great work here by Max Brown.... <a href="http://www.orangeyear.com/" target="_blank">http://www.orangeyear.com/</a> #fb]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:03:10 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Same. No issues at all... RT @forrestgrant: @sydmusic Works fine for me. ...</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/mattyork/posts/status/5917187</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Same. No issues at all... RT <a href="http://twitter.com/forrestgrant" target="_blank">@forrestgrant</a>: <a href="http://twitter.com/sydmusic" target="_blank">@sydmusic</a> Works fine for me.  Issues?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:29:25 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>.@3rdparty @steeben. Mandlebars unite.  http://twitpic.com/o66v0 ...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[.<a href="http://twitter.com/3rdparty" target="_blank">@3rdparty</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/steeben" target="_blank">@steeben</a>. Mandlebars unite.  <a href="http://twitpic.com/o66v0" target="_blank">http://twitpic.com/o66v0</a>  #TheMandlebars #fb]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:29:25 -0800</pubDate>
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