MATISYAHU SUMMER DATES

unbelievable how quickly this guy blew up to become a "headliner" for Spearhead and Keller Williams! This world is crazy...

Unbelievable, alright. Maybe its because he's mtv-friendly enough to attract the squares. Is it just me or is this guy the most pretentiously self-righteous a-hole you've ever heard. "Oh yeah, but do you listen to the music, it's awesome?" Yeah I have, and there is musical talent there. But I'm sick of some hasidic rastafarian with a jesus christ complex spreading his message of mass confusion to my children and the rest of the world. You know what I want for Channukah? I want matisyahu to give up opening his mouth for forty days and nights, aw screw it how bout 40 years

yeah, i've had about all i can handle of this "phish head" gone preacher. i saw a comparison to BOB somewere.....didnt know weather to laugh or cry!

Way overrated. I'd rather listen to AnotherBadCreation (ABC).

You got hate in your heart?

Let it out! :-)

Not sure what you're talking about though. As far as him spreading his message of mass confusion, he sings about NOT doing drugs(including alcohol), about judaism, and about consciousness in our world. Considering music of today, it's not the worst of things for children and the world to hear. Even if you want to call that "confusing" anymore than ANY OTHER songwriter out there, welcome to our world, it's a bit confusing.

As far as your other comments about hasidic rastas with christ complexes, and that whole Channukah spiel, that's borderline hateful, good for you!

I get the biggest kick out of you jambasers that go to an article you hate just to talk trash. Spend your time on what you enjoy, don't waste it on what you don't. That's if you want to have fun down here, that is.

matisyahu shouldnt be headling keller, flaming lips, or gomez

Whatever people...to each his own.I wish I knew what the other musicians in the group looked like...is there even an actual permanent group???? Maybe he just rotates his musicians. It's quite obvious who's the important one in the band, and maybe the rest of the band likes it that way. Cameras always on him, the biggest mistake one can make. Maybe when he fizzles away, they could join some 311 cover band. NICE!!!!

dedhed6111 ---- 3:16

Do you have any idea how ignorant you sound with that post dedhed6111. If you don't like it don't listen to it, but to bash him just because his views are different then yours, is idiotic. I don't even listen to this guy but respect him more than the average for doing something different.

Let me start off by saying that both Franti/ Spearhead and MATISYAHU are both talented and are great in concert, but I can tell you I WOULDN'T EVEN begint to think about seing them for $41.00, thats the price at the Greek in LA, not to mentioned the what 9-12 dollars in ticketBASTARD CHARGES, AND you can valet at the greek for 40$ or stack park which could mean all night for 10 bucks....sounds like a ripoffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

true, true, he is very full of himself. however, so are many, many musicians. i do feel as if the only purpose they have is to create and play music. i do not need their political, social, or any other view that they have. if they say the, i merely ignore what they say, but if they stop making good music, i think they can disappear. matisyahu still makes good music, so i dont care what he says. i merely do not listen.

give ME a silly hat and a beard and I'll rap about whatever you want

-dedhed- I guess our one of those super cool ouside the outside the box hipsters that is above and beyond everthing that starts to get success. Or are you a super hardcore neo hippy hellbent on throwing salt in anything you dont like or understand? Open yyour mind and stop trying to sound cool. Music is for everyone even idiots like you.

Yeah dude is a little pompous. I've even heard rumors that he isn't even a straight up hasidic jew. I will give the man credit for making music with conviction though. It's not easy to put out music with such blatant religious connotations, and in a world where I think alot of people could use a little God in their life that to me is not such a bad thing.

Matisyahu brings together so many different genres of music, too many people can't seem to understand or be open-minded enough appreciate him or his music. He IS one of the only artists today that strives to send and incorporate positive messages throughout his music. Don't even begin to trash him or his music just because you can't grasp such deep meaning and see past his image. All people can relate and be inspired by his music wether they are religious or not! I think its just you dedhed!

how long his this guys been around? he should be opening up for most of these acts.

i agree with danks. he is talented but nothing out of this world!

danks - correct about crazy. never would have seen that coming

harsh, but maybe i agree a little

Yiggy Yiggy Yoooooo. Yiggy Yiggy shut the fuck up with all the yiggies. Rastafari's unite

I personally love Matis' music. If he were coming any closer to me I'd already have bought my tickets! He's a great live performer. He's defenately opened my eyes to "something bigger"

this guy is terrible

I think this guy is great if your a jew, but if your a typical jam band kind of person, what the hell are you listening to this guy for? All he sings about is god. If you go and see him this summer you might want to refrain from smoking pot, drinking alcohol, and doing anything else that the god of the old testament would look down on.

this is totally fucked up. i grew up in a neighborhood with lots of orthodox jews and i went back there recently and my mom had told one of her orthodox friends about him and without even listening or anything he said that what Matisyahu is doing is against the religion and is a sin. personally I don't get it. why does everyone like him? they must not have grown up with jews or something??

don't care for someone who cannot find a key and sing. He will be gone soon most fads leave no trace

Dedhed, if you don't like it, don't listen to it. Your message is a bit harsh.

It is ironic to me that to Matisyahu is catching so much flack as of late. TO call someone a pretentions self-righteous a-hole is very harsh. Here is a man who has traveled a path many of us have traveled (some may still be on it)and has found a way to live his life in peace and happiness. He is very open about his beliefs and he stays true to his covictions. While I may not agree with is belief system, I can respect his commitment and his talent.

As far as spreading mass confusion, all music is filled with ideas and the beliefs of its authors. I am not a particular fan of say, Michael Franti and some of his beliefs, yet I accept others enjoy him. There are many music afficianados that enjoy Matisyahu, yet to resort to calling him a rastafarian with a jesus complex is sinking to a new low. If your not a fan of Matisyahu, don't listen. But to throw negative comments around, does'nt seem to freindly to me.

RIGHT ON DEDHED! The first time I saw this guy was at Bonnaroo '05 and I was really impressed. When I saw him at All Good the same year he tore it up. Saw him at a small club back in Baltimore and overall still a good show. I noticed that some squares (read: college kids and non-music lovers) started showing up. Then after he releases his studio album he comes back to a bigger club in Baltimore to deliver his weakest musical performance yet! This time the whole club is full of kids that I go to shows to get away from and Matisyahu spent more time preaching than performing. I really liked this guy at first and I was willing to ignore his message because I liked the music. Now I'm willing to concede that this guy is a gimmick and the best part about him is his backing band.

When Matisyahu gets on stage he lights it on fire, connecting to nearly everyone in a crowd. And people feel that it's real. That's no small accomplishment for someone coming from a philosophical background many don't know or understand. In my humble opinion, this is the reason for his success. It's ridiculous to attack his beliefs or message, considering most artists sing about 'personal' feelings or beliefs, and whose to say whose message has any real truth in it. Matisyahu expresses his music with honesty and heart, so it connects.

indeed, dedhed6111, indeed. did you happen to catch his b-roo set? i watched a portion on the web and was somewhat, albeit mildly, entertained. that is until he started giong off on, what i consider to be, a crazy religious tangent. i know that reggae has roots in christian traditions, but this seems a bit much for my taste. i think i'll stick to i-vibe, culture, joe higgs, and the like for my reggae. let matisyahu hang out w/ franti...."how ya'll feelin'?"

indeed, dedhed6111, indeed. did you happen to catch his b-roo set? i watched a portion on the web and was somewhat, albeit mildly, entertained. that is until he started giong off on, what i consider to be, a crazy religious tangent. i know that reggae has roots in christian traditions, but this seems a bit much for my taste. i think i'll stick to i-vibe, culture, joe higgs, and the like for my reggae. let matisyahu hang out w/ franti...."how ya'll feelin'?"

this joke headlines for keller? lol. i saw him before, and though he is just an act. take the jew out of him and he;s nothing, we wouldent even know of him. he dident "blow up" fast he is just marketable. he recieves more undeserved attention that D. marley.
PS. PLEASE TAKE A SHOWER YOU ALL STINK

i've talked to some real rastas about this dude and they claim that all of his messages contradict themselves. for example: he condems marijuana use but rastas see weed as a sacrament. in other news : GIVE DEDHED6111 A PULITIZER!!!!

just thought i'd say that even tho he has a couple lyrics that briefly condemn drug use he has said in an interview that when people take psychedelic substances it opens up their soul and the music hits them ways in which it couldn't otherwise (paraphrase). anyways, if you've seen his live show you'd like him, his guitar player is way psychedelic and don't even mess with his voice. Matisyahu is a great artist, and a great addition to the music biz...who cares if good artists are popular. everyone knows phish and the dead.

Well...Matthew Paul Miller a.k.a Matisyahu is not a Rastafarian. You don't have to be a Rastafarian to play reggae music. He follows Orthodox Judaism. Orthodox Judaism does not allow self-inflicted harm to the body. This is why he stopped puffing. Before he was known as Matisyahu, Matthew Miller followed Phish on tour and smoked plenty of herb. Weed smoke is still smoke, and lungs don't like smoke.

The following is from "Wikipedia.org"...
Matisyahu is a member of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic community in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Matisyahu was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania and his family eventually settled in White Plains, New York. He was brought up a Reconstructionist Jew, and for some time during those years he played by the alias "MC Truth" for MC Mystic's Soulfari band. He eventually turned to Orthodox Judaism, becoming a baal teshuva around 2001 through Chabad of Washington Square and began playing with the Jewish band Pey Dalid. Matisyahu studied Torah seriously in Hadar Hatorah, a yeshiva for returnees to Judaism, and he wrote and recorded his first album while still a student there. He counts among his musical inspirations Bob Marley, Phish, and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, while giving credit to Rabbi Simon Jacobson's book "Toward A Meaningful Life" for the lyrical inspiration to the title song of his new album, Youth.

P.S. Saying you talked to "real rastas" about someone you've never met and then making judgements is, well...kinda weak.

i find it so entertaining that I can post something first and start a firestorm of controversy. It's what I live for on this board, people just talking about music. First off I am an atheist. full on, hardcore atheist, so screw all that religious crap, that's where i'm coming from. and the reason his music is confusing is because HE doesn't even realize what he is yet he's pushing his ideas on thousands of children, and finally, it's all everybody's opinion anyway. so peace out hippies, and by the way mango nutbag - dedhed 3:16 says I just kicked your ass. Hope you get it

"too many people can't seem to understand or be open-minded enough appreciate him or his music." - You want to talk about open minded....let a woman on stage to perform with you....whatever...he's got a schtick kind of like mini - kiss but may actually do some of his own performing. Thumbs down!

Matisyahu has something to say and if you dont want to hear dont listen! You probably would have never heard of him if he wasnt popular and unlike Keller he sells ablums. The music is different and obviously not for everyone. I dont think he is trying to recruit or convert anyone so relax! My only compliant is the shows are too short. It's just music Dedhed6111 btw Phish is dead go take some oxy and cry

"phish is dead, go take some oxy and cry" brilliant quote to imply matisyahu and phish belong in the same sentence. this guy has as much to say as any religious nut does. and his orthodox jewish beliefs make about as much sense as rastafarianism. study either a bit if you don't know what i am talking about so i will just let people like him debate over who has the best imaginary friend(God), and you can think him to be a mystical, philosophical person that has somehow tapped into something you can't attain and therefore should be listened to. at least bob marley's preachings were cloaked in some wonderful music.

Not to beat a dead dog even more, but I feel that Matisyahu is just a marketable person like someone had mentioned before. His hasidic jewish influenced lyrics clash really badly with the ideals of rastafarianism so he should avoid that field as for reggae anyone should be able to compose and play any music they like.. but Matisyahu's music is just another religious sensation like Creed. whack.

He comes from a rich white family, half of his band isn't even jewish. He's an average singer. It's all a gimic. Do you know that he broke with his original label J-dub which is a non profit music group for a major lable once he blew up? Did you know that he and other band members were fighting over in court who gets the extra money from record sales? I bet he couldn't even tell you what Judaism is even though he literally sells himself as "Jewish". Waste of time.

If Matisyahu annoys you, dont listen to his music. He sings about what he believes, and he is able to connect with his audience on much more than a musical level.
If you are afraid that what Matisyahu believes will somehow destroy your children's minds and create mass confusion, then you should get offline and figure out how to raise your children so they are capable of formulating their own beliefs out of solid morals and values.
And in response to Ciffy: Matis is a Hasidic Jew, not a Rasta. He doesn't contradict himself because he sings about what he believes. And whether or not you believe in God, to say that he "rants" and spews "crap" in his lyrics is completely wrong and it is evident that you do not comprehend his lyrics. Matis sings about peace and morality in the world (something not many artists today sing about), and whether or not Orthodox Judaism makes sense to you, his message is something we all should embrace to some degree.

this is soo weird how posting up one little sumeer tour announcement is like pissing on a hornets nest.

oh yeah we all know how orthodox jews promote peace. look at israel.......

Hey-oh! Nice allusion to current events.

hey to "lovemusicfood" why does it matter that matisyahu is from a "rich white family" and "half his band isn't even jewish". because first of all, many hasidic orthodox jews are white, second of all, so what if people in his band arn't jewish, you don't have to be jewish to listen to his music and enjoy it. he's just jammin and making music about what he believes in. If you don't like it, you really don't have to listen to it.

Man why would you come to a place like jambase just to ruin people who love a band and want to get excited and talk about their band? If you really don't like Matisyahu, then don't come bitch to all the people that do. NOone wants to hear any of it, and it just pisses some off. Come one dudes, be cooler than that.

If you dont like him what is coming on this site an bitchin about it gonna do. I hate a lot of musicians out there right now but Im not gonna go on jambase and complain that there not really jewish or whatever bullsh#t your trying to spread dont listen to him if you dont like him these comments are not made to bitch about how you dont like someone alright go to hell and get a life Matisyahu is a great musician leave him be