Thursday, January 8, 2009

Cowboy Matt and His Words


Matthew Hopewell, known to many as "Cowboy Matt," visited the Weekly Shuffle program on WCUW 91.3 FM on Wednesday, Jan. 7, talking about his career, and reading some of his works.

Matt is a local poet, musician, entertainer, all-around-nice guy. With an wacky, unusual bend on the spoken word (not unlike Joe Fusco, Jr.), he considers himself a lover, a dreamer, psychotic, and an occasional barista. He was in the band Pharmaceutically Gifted, and currently lives in Shrewsbury. He works at the Q Cafe, and will soon be peddling Dr. Gonzo's Uncommon Condiments, which now has a store right next to Armsby Abbey on Main Street in Worcester.

Matt is the featured performer at GotPoetry Live on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at Blue State Coffee, Thayer Street, Providence, Rhode Island. He's also the main man at the Youth Slam at Clark University's Bistro on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m. Matt's a regular at the Sunday night Poet's Asylum at Jumpin' Juice and Java as well as the Thursday night poetry open mic at the Hotel Vernon. You can find two of his books, Eccentric is the Word and From the Notebooks of Madness, at That's Entertainment, as well as his shows.

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