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BEHIND THE SCENES
APRIL 6�13, 2022
FROM THE
COVER
Mattiel makes a concert stop in Baker City
Georgia band
recently appeared on
‘The Late Show with
Stephen Colbert’
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
B
AKER CITY — Mattiel, an
Atlanta-based duo touring
their new album “Georgia Goth-
ic,” arrives in town for a concert
Wednesday, April 13, at Churchill
School, 3451 Broadway St.
Doors open at 6 p.m. (enter
off the 16th Street parking lot).
The music starts at 6:45 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance at
www.churchillbaker.com, or $15
at the door. Proof of a COVID
vaccination or negative test is
required. Attendance is free for
fully vaccinated youth age 15
and younger who come with a
ticket-holding adult.
Mattiel is the duo of Mattiel
Brown and Jonah Swilley.
“We met in 2014 in Atlanta
and started working on music
from the get go,” Swilley said.
As for their musical back-
Brandon McClain/Contributed image
Mattiel Brown and Jonah Swilley are Mattiel, a Georgia-based band coming to play at Churchill School in Baker City on
April 13, 2022.
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grounds, he grew up playing in
bands, and left college to pursue
a career in music. She started
singing at a young age.
Their newest album, “Georgia
Gothic,” released on March 18
through ATO Records. Featured
songs include “Jeff Goldblum,”
which they performed on “The
Late Show with Stephen Col-
bert.”
“Performing for television is
always a bit nerve wracking, but
we’ve done it before in England
for the Jools Holland show in
2018, which was great,” Mat-
tiel said. “I think the main thing
is making sure it sounds right…
making sure that what’s coming
through is sounding the way it
should. But performing for Col-
bert was really amazing! I was so
happy with our performance.”
In addition to their Baker City
show, Mattiel is touring the West
Coast, then heading to Europe for
more than a month “to promote
the album and play some long-
awaited shows,” Swilley said.
Mattiel, like so many musi-
cians around the world, cancelled
shows during the two-year pan-
demic. But they stayed busy.
First Friday at Crossroads
H eritage
Open Regional Show
2020 Auburn Avenue
Baker City, Oregon
541.523.5369
www.crossroads-arts.org
“We took advantage of that
time to make a new record, and
I’m really glad we had the time to
do that,” Mattiel said. “It wouldn’t
have happened the way it did if
we had been on the road. We’re
very fortunate that the pandemic
didn’t hit us too hard.”
Mattiel released their fi rst
album “Mattiel” in 2017, fol-
lowed by “Satis Factory” in 2019.
“Georgia Gothic” is their third
release.
“We’re on most streaming
platforms, but we really want you
to buy a record!” Swilley said.
To learn more about the duo,
visit https://mattiel.com/.
Exhibition on display Friday, April 1 through Saturday, April 30
Crossroads is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Churchill School has more
live concerts on the horizon. For
details and tickets, visit www.
churchillbaker.com. Here’s a look
at the schedule:
• April 23: EOCenes
• April 30: Hillstomp
• May 24: Bad Bad Hats with
special guest The Ophelias
• June 10: Hillfolk Noir
• July 12: Marbin