Sleepy Hollow: News
May Renaissance Gigs & Sarabande CD - May 4, 2006
Matt's hitting a couple new Ren Faires this May - the Hudson Valley Mayfair in New Paltz, NY and the Virginia Renaissance Faire - see the gig calendar for additional details. NOTE The address I had for the VARF was for their fall event, I have corrected it to the right address in Spotsylvania (a little more central VA).
new album in works - April 20, 2006
April News - April 12, 2006
March 2006 News - February 25, 2006
Sleepy Hollow Acoustic Gig, January News - January 3, 2006
Also in the news, Joe Dell has done some session work (with Kevin Minetti and Erol Mars) on the cover of the Irritating Rainbow song "No Problem" - hear it at www.irritatingrainbow.com (the sample's on the homepage). Meanwhile Matt Schwarz has been splitting his time between polishing material for a medieval and renaissance harp CD, and working with the versatile drummer Kevin O'Boyle on some of his (Matt's) more progressive-metal pieces, with the intention of recording them for a solo album - or, if Joe wishes to join in, a Sleepy Hollow CD.
October News - October 7, 2005
Matt Schwarz will be performing with Sarabande violinist Julia Hull at the NJ Family Medieval Festival in Stanhope, NJ on Oct. 22 & 23 - please contact matt@sleepyhollowband.com for discounted advance tickets.
September News - September 13, 2005
At the Red Lion Cafe, in the Rutgers College Ave Student Center at 11:30 to 1 (midday) , on Tuesday, Sept. 20, Matt will perform solo instead of the full band. Matt will be performing his folky Renaissance music, (mostly with the harp)combined with his originals from his solo album.
Matt will also be appearing at the Wrightstown, PA Village Renaissance Faire the weekend of Sept. 17 and 18. This is a fun little Faire a little south of New Hope, check out the Gigs page for details!
Metal Maniacs/Vintage Vinyl - July 1, 2005
See Matt At The NJ Renaissance Faire - June 2, 2005
NJ Renaissance Kingdom this June! - May 5, 2005
Sleepy Hollow T-shirts, Matt Renaissance gig - April 1, 2005
Matt will be performing April 23 at That Medieval Thing Spring Festival, Drew Univ. in Madison, NJ. See the gig page for details.
News Feb. 2005 - February 17, 2005
Debut trio gig Feb 8, 2005 - January 23, 2005
Happy New Year from Sleepy Hollow and maybe new albums? - January 1, 2005
Sleepy Hollow welcome in the new year with new life. They are almost prepared to play live with the new inductee Deve Guzman. The band has also been talking about releasing an acoustic album that will be produced by Erol Marz and an electric one as well. Here's Joe
Joe, "Yeah, we got Deve up to speed and I think she is ready to play live and in the studio. We kept her up to our high standards (winks) Since we wrote these acoustic pieces for our tour, we want to record them and Erol has a little studio and wants to help us release these tracks like I'm Insane, Soldier Lament, The Wanderer which both Mole and I love. Cousin Katie, The Mirror, and other songs. Then we have some leftovers from the Mark I era like Out of the Mist which almost made it on the EP but we were going for theatric seeing it may have been part of a sound track, then Armageddon which was always a favorite live, Farewell to Wilderness that I wrote the music to and Dan wrote the lyrics. For the World is Hollow and other songs that were written last year like Night-Shift Blues and Taciturnity Blues. We have so much material, we are ready for a two album release year.
Sleepy Hollow find new life in new drummer - October 20, 2004
Due to the departure of Gary "C" Rinaldi, the band was left to their own devices in which they turned into a new outlet for their music. They have now recruited the likes of Ms. Deve Guzman. Mole found her on the circuit and had her in for an audition. We caught up with Joe to get some insight.
Joe, "Well, she isn't the best drummer or close to it, but, she is a willing to work. So, I am sure, in time, we'll slap her into shape."
Mole and Joe join forces again to start new acoustic tour - September 30, 2004
Mole and Joe were asked back by the many venues that housed their acoustic shows. They have been taking advantage of this opportunity to increase the sales of Goin' Over along with Mole's solo album The Lost Way and the new pressing of the EP.
Mole takes hiatus from acoustic tour for Ren Faire - June 1, 2004
Mole will be rejoining the New Jersey Renaissance Faire this summer as Joe Dell take a holiday from music to enjoy the summer with his new girlfriend.
New pressing of Sleepy Hollow EP released! - May 4, 2004
The ground breaking Sleepy Hollow EP that was originally released in the fall of 2000 has a new look! There is a complete lyric booklet and the cover no longer dones the purple and orange border. This is the 4th pressing of the cd as the sales skyrocket. People are drawn to the new older sound. More artistic and melodic as the area pulled away from the Hard Core punk sound that dominated the scene in 1999/2000. Even the Hard Core band that have played along side Sleepy Hollow have changed their sound that leans towards the more hard rock, artistic styling of Sleepy Hollow, even mainstream acts have been curved along with new bands being signed by major labels. Sleepy Hollow left their footprints and fingerprints everywhere.
Acoustic tour extended while sales increase and a search continues - March 15, 2004
Matt and Joe have extended their acoustic tour due to requests from Colleges, book stores and coffee houses request their presence. Goin' Over is continuing to sell at a steady pace. The duo are continuing to look for a new rhythm section in the mean time.
Sleepy Hollow Goin' Over hits shelves and sells like hot cakes! - February 3, 2004
Goin' Over was released today and the fans are buying it up as quickly as it was shipped out. It has been hailed as a stoner classic. We caught up with Mole and Joe to get their words.
Matt, "Yeah, it's brilliant. I wasn't too happy with the drug references at first, but, I love the way it came together. Both of us still have issues with the over all recording, but, most bands do. But, I think Joe has something he wants to say...Jospeh?"
Joe, "Mother fucker! We missed it!"
Missed what?
Joe, "Those drunk assholes in the engineer room put both takes of the second verse in Under the Ground instead of the 1 take of 2 different verses. Son of a Bitch!"
will this effect anything?
Joe, "Yes, we WILL NOT press any more copies until we get in the studio again to remix that track. Other than that, I am happy with the album. Most people wont realize the mistake, but, if you have an original copy, keep it! It is a collector's item...or it will be at least."
Sleepy Hollow Goin' Over ready to be pressed! - November 2, 2003
The art work is in and A to Z Music have everything they need! We have been inundated with emails asking when the new Sleepy Hollow album will be released. We caught up with Joe to ask him about the release date.
Joe, "Yeah, we were told 60 to 90 days before they hit the shelves. Wow! It is worth it though. What a fucking project! A lot of work went into this! I mean, musically, production wise, and also with the actors. Soldier was a big help as always. I love the way the Musie came out. So powerful. Like when Tony does the line of coke and then it goes into the double bass drums real fast. Mole wrote the masterpiece, Mare Crastinum, the bridge is very Metallica Master of Puppets type of feel, but, with my organ, it has it's own identity. I can't wait!"
Goin' Over mixes and masters complete! - July 15, 2003
The band has announced that the new mixes are completed and ready for the pressing plant. Now they are waiting on the artwork so the album can be completed. We got some words from Joe Dell
Joe, "yeah, thank God! This was a fucking nightmare! I am happy with the mixes, not completely happy but happy. No one knows how to get the sound we want! I actually mixed the sound for Under the Ground and Blast Off. No one understands, if it is in the mix, then it should me heard....a nice balance of frequencies. Well, Now we are waiting on Doris for the graphic arts. It is going to be a nice double cd package with the 80 East sign on the Musie disc and an ancient ruin on the album disc. You guys are gonna be happy...trust me."
New tracks laid down for Goin' Over as tour continues - March 7, 2003
Joe and Mole have finished laying down their new tracks for Goin' Over and are prepared to mix them. They are going to have them mixed and mastered consecutively as opposed to mixing all the tracks first and then mastering them. Joe is extremely adamant about having a good sound on this recording. The duo have continued to tour the tri-state area with their new acoustic set and have been bringing people in by the hundreds, selling out of the first three pressings of the EP in the meantime. They have announced a new 4th pressing of the EP on cd with no border and lyric book. They are also planning on pressing a limited edition green vinyl pressing as well in the near future.
Joe Dell to join Matt Schwarz on acoustic tour! - January 5, 2003
Matt Schwarz has been touring the tri-state area playing appropriate venues to present his newly recorded acoustic music. Now, he has Joe Dell joining the ranks. We actually visited them at the Jam Room to ask them about their present situation.
Matt, "I am extremely happy Joseph will be joining me. To me, he is the best keyboard player out there and now he is adding a new dimension to my songs and we are actually re-arranging some old ones as well. I love his harpsichord playing and hope we will get a track with that some day. Joseph and I are on the same page when it comes to his samples. He wants to keep it authentic, so, he is using only raw acoustic instrument samples."
Joe, "Yeah, flute, piano, harpsichord, pipe organ and....I think that's it. I have to be honest, I love the new acoustic arrangement of Goin' Over. Jazz version of Blast Off and renaissance version of bad reflection with acoustic guitar and flutes. I am tellin' ya, come out and see us, you will never see this on a video or hear any of this on a recording."