Spruce Peak Unplugged: Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy
January 3 @ 07:00pm
Perhaps one of the most foundational pieces of Mt. Joy’s music points back to Quinn and his songwriting – which has been praised by Billboard, Rolling Stone, NPR, and The Guardian. In between a heavy touring plan with over 150,000+ headline tickets sold this year, Quinn has recently worked in collaboration with other artists such as Noah Kahan, Joy Oladokun, Adam Melchor, Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners, Julia Pratt and more. “This show at Spruce Peak will be a solo, more intimate appearance than his typical structure of jamming on stage with the full Mt. Joy band. This show will allow for more story telling between songs and a unique spin on some of fan-favorite Mt. Joy songs.” “They’re the hot honey sauce (or “honey hot,” as Matt Quinn would say) that makes everything better – anthems, ballads, extended jams, sandwiches, salads… you name it! The Philadelphia indie rock band have spent the past six years now on what has proved to be a never-ending journey of self-discovery: Each of their three studio albums has unlocked something new in terms of who Mt. Joy are and who they can be. It’s a process that promises to continue repeating until they grow tired or get bored, neither of which is likely to happen any time soon.” – Atwood Magazine Matt Quinn, frontman and songwriter of Mt. Joy, was only a couple of months into law school when Mt. Joy’s single “Astrovan” began racking up hundreds of thousands of plays on Spotify at release. Quinn had just moved out to L.A. from Philadelphia and was attending night classes and working a full-time job when he realized he should drop out and give the music a real shot. Since then, Mt. Joy has flourished into a 5 piece band that has spent the past seven years making music, touring the world, and playing alongside some of their greatest influences. With three studio albums ...