Competition time! Win a pair of tickets for the Matchstickmen at the Krazy House

The lovely people that are The Matchstick Men, are offering lucky readers a chance to win a pair of tickets to their album launch gig at the KrazyHouse, Liverpool on Friday the 22nd of July.

If you remember a few months back we did a review of the guys when they played the Shipping Forecast and we were pleasantly surprised at what we heard. And now with the release of their album "Through hell...and kept going" we urge anyone who hasn't seen these guys perform to get along to the Krazyhouse gig whether you win some tickets or not.

Friday 22nd July 2011 - Matchstickmen album Launch at the krazyhouse

Doors 10PM
10:30PM - No More Stars
11:15PM - Roaring Stampede
12:00AM - Matchstickmen

Album title - Through hell... and kept going

There will also be give aways on the night - Signed copies of the album, T-shirts, guitar plecks and more =)

And the competition couldn't be simpler. Just email us at musicmafiauk@gmail.com and in the subject line put WE WANT TO WIN. Make sure you put your name and contact number in the email and we will let you know if you are a winner.

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The Matchstick Men @ The Shipping Forecast

The  Liverpool band “The Matchstick Men” are a 5 piece band made up of Lewis Wright, Paul Robbins, Iain Forsyth, Barrie May and Peter Donnelly and have achieved a strong presence on the Liverpool music scene since 2005

Their latest outing saw them play the Shipping Forecast supporting Wrench and MusicMafiaUK went along to see them do what they do best.

I suppose I went along expecting another indie band playing morose songs with gloomy looking band members shuffling their feet and moaning. But The Matchstick Men are a world away from that.

Their music is definitely cemented in the genre of rock. Heavy, fast and all encompassing.

Lewis Wright sings with emotion and energy. His vocals reminded me very much of a young Eddie Vedder back in the days when Pearl Jam were good. The intensity is there as is the stage presence. The mutual respect amongst the band is also evident. These guys like playing together and it shows.

I felt the Shipping Forecast though, left them a little confined. This is evidently a band that needs a bigger stage in order to show their full potential and even though they were a guitarist down (apparently getting a hook fitted for a hand) the sound was immense. They are a tight band also and their music flows seamlessly from rock to ballad and back again.

This is a band worth seeing. For me, a breath of fresh air from the usual drab melancholy. A band that makes you feel good makes you feel uplifted and most of all makes you feel full of energy and enthusiasm.

The band have their album launch at the Krazy House in Liverpool in July and that will definitely be a venue where The Matchstick Men will come into their own and I for one, cant wait to see it.

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