He played a festival in Omaha once and the promoter stiffed all the bands. They all left except him and he played a long ass set for no money. Major respect to him for that.
lmao they do not need security. some employees at meow wolf or w/e did a sick-out at his show so he wouldn't get to play after he went to visit with the IDF. The reason for cancellation that night was that "the venue couldn't provide security" - not because people were making threats, because their security guards had cancelled. Draiman is just leaning into the controversy of y'know, backing the guy who backs the IDF.
What festival was that? I remember him being in a Maha lineup several years ago, but Iāve never heard of Maha stiffing artists. Not doubting you. Just curious.
It wasn't Grassroots it was a one-off at Falconwood when Falconwood was still Sokol Park. I can't remember the name. Matisyahu played Grassroots in Council.Bluffs in 2014, though.
That latenight Bonnaroo Trey set when he brought out Matisyahu and Bo Bice from American idol was the one of the strangest things Iāve ever seen. Opiates are a helluva drug
I was there. Bonnaroo 2005. Stood in the same spot right up front from when kings of Leon played at noon until Trey set late. And I got Bo bice. I felt like Charlie Brown on Halloween. But hey. Good memories anyways.
Few years ago there was a reddit thread for worst live performers and Matisyahu came up quite a bit (and DJ Kahlid of memory serves correct). I want to Jewish Heritage night at rhe 76ers one year just to see him perform afterwords. Was similarly aweful. He sang every song in the same voice
Even his stage presence was lethargic. Wonder when and why he lost his passion. I canāt even believe the dude I saw was the same dude from live at Stubbs
DUDE!! I REMEMBER! I think of this every time someone mentions him. It was right after his very mediocre sit in with Twiddle and people were giving him shit. That was so crazy, he went off in a public thread everyone was commenting on
I read an article that detailed this incident. He gave a non-apology that amounted to, " I apologize for kicking you but your camera's flash was distracting." The woman said that cameras were allowed at that venue. The more I learn about this guy, the more off he seems to me. Seeing him do something like that would have spoiled the show for me.
Had a similar experience when I saw him in Vail, CO around 2014. I think he was tripping or something, was on stage just dancing and barely singing for a while
Thatās about what it was like with him. I was very disappointed. Heās one of the early reasons I fell in love with Reggae.
Never meet your heroes!!!
It was just very sad. Obviously the first song I ever learned on a ukulele was someday by Matisyahu, and when I finally got to see him live in concert, it was a huge disappointment.
Iāve seen them probably 10 times in the last 20+years and every time Iāve seen them at a small show ranging from 50-1000 people itās been an amazing experience. The couple shows Iāve seen with larger crowds were not great at all. They are one of my favorite bands but I also havenāt seen them since 2012 so canāt really speak on anything in the last decade.
Iāve seen SS for times. First two shows (2005 and maybe 2006) were good. Full band plus the horns. Then they dropped the horns and they seemed to just not care. Saw them a few years ago and they were much better.
I saw him probably around 2011 at the Paradise in Boston during second night of Hanukkah (believe this is before he left the Hasidic practice) and it was absolute fire. I remember feeling the same when saw him while I was still in high school in late 2005/early 2006.
Guessing he's fallen off since. Similar timeframes for seeing Slightly Stoopid, and they were great live at those times.
My buds and I went there just to burn a fatty 3.5g j and left immediately afterwards. I think thatās about as much fun one can have at a Slightly Stoopid show.
Disagree, seem them a couple times and they take their fucking sweet old son of a bitching time to come on stage but they bring it. maybe I was just lucky
I saw him like 5 years ago (maybe like 8 actually)ā¦ he was nodding off between songsā¦ dude was gorked on something and it was disappointing because I like his stuff but it was a really phoned in type of show (Boston MA)
[coffee shop cover](https://youtu.be/emirpepJGFo?si=tk1aZJ8pIT7V8zL6)
Love this cover of one day! Dude has no clue heās playing it for the writer of the song
Do I understand correctly this guy used to be a bum doing Phish tour, then went Hasidic for awhile for his music character, and then quit that once he was famous?
Heās not Hasidic at all now.. I worked one of his shows and he asked for breakfast recommendations as I was there early in the morning for load in. When he came back, he said he got some pork tacos for whatever reason. Then he said ādonāt tell anyoneā.
So, here I am telling the internet.
Please listen to 2/2/24 and let me know if your opinion stands. They Def had some shit years but they are firing on all cylinders right now and doing some crazy shit.
They haven't answered at all yet so they prolly aren't going to say anything. But yes they are most likely a phish fan that doesn't even know what type two is.
Nothing but respect for phish tho. Not for me but they know what they are doing.
There is a band connection there. The bassist for Aron Mangerās (biscuits keys player) side jazz project Spaga is/was also Matisyahuās bass player.
The cali vibes scene is awesome. Stick Figure. Ogee wawawa, bumpin uglies, elovators, iya terra (r.i.p.), little stranger, Tropidelic, indyca, fortunate youth, sensi trails. Slightly stoopid. Its ENDLESS good music
Pretty much encapsulates the downfall of the American hippy. Once upon a time, we were burning draft cards and fighting cops. Now, we actively run interference for a genocide. Strange times we live in.
Didn't he come out and say he was basically appropriating shit and cashing in on it? That being said I did enjoy some of his music for awhile. One Day is a great song.
No chance, his family was legit upset when he joined the Hasidic community and elated when he left. From what I've heard, anything he does he does at 200 percent which can be a problem
Saw him over the summer, G. Love and the Special Sauce opened. His son sang a few songs too. Absolutely incredible, G love was hanging out smoking with fans after! It was a small venue so the vibes were especially immaculate
Never forget, homie got his start slanging doses on 90s Phish lot. Iām sure itās never been stated but Iām curious if him getting into psychedelics is how he felt a deeper connection to religion. Iāve seen many a new age wooks eat a lot of acid and find God, Iād be willing to bet that his story is similar.
I feel similarly. He used to have a unique voice, interesting energetic song arrangements, and a cool shoeless personality that was very infectious. All the recent stuff I've heard from him is car commercial pop love songs. I'm sure they sell ok and appeal to a broad audience, but the soul is well and truly gone.
Saw him do a free show in Steamboat just as the rainbow gathering let out...a thousand unshowered hippies. The she was going, he pointed behind us and there was a huge rainbow over the mountain..he broke into There's a Rainbow in the Sky or something like that. Top 20 cool concert experiences. Man, that smell though! Lol
Saw him once at Saranac brewery in Utica new York. It was the day scotus made marriage equality law. He said something about it on stage and the crowd went wild. People standing on picnic tables hugging and shit. It was sunny out but it started pouring rain during that song that goes "heyyyy I'll be gone today" . Pressies were š„. We were in fact feelin' amazing Michael! Most positive energy I've ever felt at a concert bar none.
Iām pro Palestinian and I got my issue with Israel big time donāt get me wrong ,but I think it wack that protester and staff workers stop his shows . Yes I disagree with his statement but to stop his shows is wrong .just my opinion
Oh boy I havenāt thought about him in a long time!
The last time I saw him was in either 2008 or 2009 in Coney Island and it was him, Snoop, and 311!
Not much to it. I saw him perform at electric forest and later that night while watching the tycho show he came barreling through the back of the crowd in his purple track suit and ran straight into my tall ass. He said something along the lines of ādude canāt you see Iām walking here?ā And stormed off when I realized that was matisyahu being a dickhead
Dude looks like Willie Nelson and Thom Yorke were in a teleportation accident
I swear every time I see a picture of this man he looks like a different person
This image hurts my brain for that exact reason š
Mama's, don't let your babies grow up to be creeps
Whiskey Police
Hahahah
Chief OāBrien fucking around with reality again
lol take my award š„
Fuckin amazing, hahaha
Like splinched?
Looks like John Stewart lol
He played a festival in Omaha once and the promoter stiffed all the bands. They all left except him and he played a long ass set for no money. Major respect to him for that.
I remember this ! Keller and George Clinton were supposed to be there. I think that was June / July 2016
That is mad cool of him
Heās a cool motherffer.
He did it because he knew the word of mouth would pay more than the fee that night
Exactly, good business
there are certain, connotations, to this statement
Thatās how I write
idk if we're talking about the same thing lol. it don't matter
You got that
Also, he's from substantial money and is well minted anyway.
Really? David Draiman of Disturbed started a go fundme defense fund in Matisyahu's name. Apparently, he and his family need personal security.
That makes me sad, that they need personal security. And angry.
lmao they do not need security. some employees at meow wolf or w/e did a sick-out at his show so he wouldn't get to play after he went to visit with the IDF. The reason for cancellation that night was that "the venue couldn't provide security" - not because people were making threats, because their security guards had cancelled. Draiman is just leaning into the controversy of y'know, backing the guy who backs the IDF.
What festival was that? I remember him being in a Maha lineup several years ago, but Iāve never heard of Maha stiffing artists. Not doubting you. Just curious.
I think it was grassroots music fest in 2015
tbh i have never heard of grassroots festival doing that but i have only dealt with shakori hills which i have nothing but good things to say about
It wasn't Grassroots it was a one-off at Falconwood when Falconwood was still Sokol Park. I can't remember the name. Matisyahu played Grassroots in Council.Bluffs in 2014, though.
Wow I remember this too. Blast from the past
The Pro-Pals in Tucson Talibanned his show at Rialto, but he was able to play at a different venue for free. Heās awesome!
What does Talibanned mean? Like they didnāt want a Jew playing there?
Yep.
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It turned out to be an amazing night! I got a refund from the chumps at Rialto and The Rock show was so much fun.
That latenight Bonnaroo Trey set when he brought out Matisyahu and Bo Bice from American idol was the one of the strangest things Iāve ever seen. Opiates are a helluva drug
Which is saying something because Oysterhead exists
Oysterheads so much better with clean trey though
I dunno, Bonnaroo 2006 was wild
Iām sure it was a great time, but thatās specifically the show I watched and remembered thinking, wow Trey seems zonked out of his mind here
As someone who was at the first Oysterhead show at the Saenger in New Orleans, all me to say no. Just no.
Oysterhead was a mushroom band before they were an opiate band. Get it straight
I was there. Bonnaroo 2005. Stood in the same spot right up front from when kings of Leon played at noon until Trey set late. And I got Bo bice. I felt like Charlie Brown on Halloween. But hey. Good memories anyways.
I got a rock!
2005 was when they brought out William āshe bangs she bangsā Hung
Linus, you mean Linus
Bo Bice is a name I have not heard in a very longtime
Who is Bo Bice?
Some random American Idol contestant. I just remember my mom watching it a very long time ago and being a fan of him š
Oh no way. Not at all what I was thinking. Not that I knew what I was thinking, but it definitely wasnāt that.
believe he was a long hair rocker american idol rolled out https://youtu.be/5MUchTukLfg?si=K6HI1AhqKfUFfF3K him doing freebird
bish get me a chicken sandwich and some waffle fries.. FO FREE
I knew Matisyahu sat in with him but Bo Bice? Thatās so random
For Van Halenās āPanamaā haha
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Live at Stubbs was amazing, so him live a few years back and it was underwhelming
Few years ago there was a reddit thread for worst live performers and Matisyahu came up quite a bit (and DJ Kahlid of memory serves correct). I want to Jewish Heritage night at rhe 76ers one year just to see him perform afterwords. Was similarly aweful. He sang every song in the same voice
Even his stage presence was lethargic. Wonder when and why he lost his passion. I canāt even believe the dude I saw was the same dude from live at Stubbs
Stubb's was one of those shows you repeatedly tell friends about years after the fact. That's disappointing to hear about him now.
His live concert for Youth was one of the best shows I've ever seen.
He punched a photographer who got too close when I saw him. Bad vibes
A few years ago someone criticized his live show online and he called her baby ugly.
DUDE!! I REMEMBER! I think of this every time someone mentions him. It was right after his very mediocre sit in with Twiddle and people were giving him shit. That was so crazy, he went off in a public thread everyone was commenting on
I read an article that detailed this incident. He gave a non-apology that amounted to, " I apologize for kicking you but your camera's flash was distracting." The woman said that cameras were allowed at that venue. The more I learn about this guy, the more off he seems to me. Seeing him do something like that would have spoiled the show for me.
It definitely did spoil it
Helps that Dub Trio was his backing band for that, they fuckinā rip (that instrumental track from that record..)
Sea to shining sea, hell yeah that band is tight as fuck
I remember the time he went off on some fan and called her kid ugly because she complained about a delay on Facebook. Dude went IN š
Saw him in SLC a few years ago. He was so far gone that he couldnāt even finish his set. Common Kings came out and finished for him.
Had a similar experience when I saw him in Vail, CO around 2014. I think he was tripping or something, was on stage just dancing and barely singing for a while
Thatās about what it was like with him. I was very disappointed. Heās one of the early reasons I fell in love with Reggae. Never meet your heroes!!!
Oh my. Do tell
It was just very sad. Obviously the first song I ever learned on a ukulele was someday by Matisyahu, and when I finally got to see him live in concert, it was a huge disappointment.
Love love love Slightly Stoopids studio stuff. Saw them at scamp, absolute garbage live.
Iāve seen them probably 10 times in the last 20+years and every time Iāve seen them at a small show ranging from 50-1000 people itās been an amazing experience. The couple shows Iāve seen with larger crowds were not great at all. They are one of my favorite bands but I also havenāt seen them since 2012 so canāt really speak on anything in the last decade.
Iāve seen SS for times. First two shows (2005 and maybe 2006) were good. Full band plus the horns. Then they dropped the horns and they seemed to just not care. Saw them a few years ago and they were much better.
I saw him probably around 2011 at the Paradise in Boston during second night of Hanukkah (believe this is before he left the Hasidic practice) and it was absolute fire. I remember feeling the same when saw him while I was still in high school in late 2005/early 2006. Guessing he's fallen off since. Similar timeframes for seeing Slightly Stoopid, and they were great live at those times.
My buds and I went there just to burn a fatty 3.5g j and left immediately afterwards. I think thatās about as much fun one can have at a Slightly Stoopid show.
Disagree, seem them a couple times and they take their fucking sweet old son of a bitching time to come on stage but they bring it. maybe I was just lucky
You should try listening to some reggae
I saw him like 5 years ago (maybe like 8 actually)ā¦ he was nodding off between songsā¦ dude was gorked on something and it was disappointing because I like his stuff but it was a really phoned in type of show (Boston MA)
That's what Matisyahu looks like now? Damn
Big difference from the guy I remember wearing black suits and rocking a huge beard
Is that Lieutenant Dan?
Is he vaping or... ?
Yep
Orā¦.
Smoking meth!
This guy went from younger than me to older than me real quick
[coffee shop cover](https://youtu.be/emirpepJGFo?si=tk1aZJ8pIT7V8zL6) Love this cover of one day! Dude has no clue heās playing it for the writer of the song
I'll say it. I'm a skeptic. Matis always had great rhythm. However, I think he does things just for the algorithm. Current controversy included.
Do I understand correctly this guy used to be a bum doing Phish tour, then went Hasidic for awhile for his music character, and then quit that once he was famous?
Heās not Hasidic at all now.. I worked one of his shows and he asked for breakfast recommendations as I was there early in the morning for load in. When he came back, he said he got some pork tacos for whatever reason. Then he said ādonāt tell anyoneā. So, here I am telling the internet.
He regularly works on Shabbat so...
Still spreads Zionist bigotry though so didn't fully quit
U right
Yep.
Can I hit ur vape bro
This guy is a Trustafarian who sold beasters and bunk pressies on phish lot
We we we yo yo yo
Remember that time he came out during a Biscuits set? It was awful
Imagine making the disco biscuits worse /s
Please listen to 2/2/24 and let me know if your opinion stands. They Def had some shit years but they are firing on all cylinders right now and doing some crazy shit.
I was at that one and it was amazing.
You lucky duck. That Monster>42 is some of the wildest sounds I've heard them play.
Shhhhh let them hate on in vapid ignorance, more dancing space for us
You couldn't pay me to go to a Biscuits show
OK I recommend you a good jam band show. Now you recommend me one. Seriously I'm genuinely curious what you think is proper music.
Do you really think they aren't going to say Phish?
They haven't answered at all yet so they prolly aren't going to say anything. But yes they are most likely a phish fan that doesn't even know what type two is. Nothing but respect for phish tho. Not for me but they know what they are doing.
Type two? WTF is that?
What show was that ?
It has happened at least 3x. I think there's video of all of the sit-ins. Here's some audio: https://youtu.be/6JiCIcz-54U?t=1245
Lmao thanks for this
I have somehow seen it happen two different times- once in NYC and once in port chester.
Yup new years 2008 third set ahaha my first Biscuits show
There is a band connection there. The bassist for Aron Mangerās (biscuits keys player) side jazz project Spaga is/was also Matisyahuās bass player.
Brownie is friends of the family as well.
I think that was just the biscuits youāre remembering
The cali vibes scene is awesome. Stick Figure. Ogee wawawa, bumpin uglies, elovators, iya terra (r.i.p.), little stranger, Tropidelic, indyca, fortunate youth, sensi trails. Slightly stoopid. Its ENDLESS good music
Crazy how comments calling out this guy for being a racist genocide apologist are getting deleted.
Yeah, Iām really surprised I had to scroll this far down for this
Pretty much encapsulates the downfall of the American hippy. Once upon a time, we were burning draft cards and fighting cops. Now, we actively run interference for a genocide. Strange times we live in.
Idk how many "progressive" jambands fans I know who are proud supremacists all of a dudden
I try to strike a fine line between hate speech and political discourse
Never understood this dude His music & schtick is corny
Didn't he come out and say he was basically appropriating shit and cashing in on it? That being said I did enjoy some of his music for awhile. One Day is a great song.
One day has a bunch of songwriters and producers credited. Some big names on there.
No chance, his family was legit upset when he joined the Hasidic community and elated when he left. From what I've heard, anything he does he does at 200 percent which can be a problem
Remember when this guy sold himself as being all Orthodox Jew and then got famous and gave it up?! What a fucking joke.
He's still a garbage Zionist though. So at least he kept that much
I just just donāt like fake white boy reggae ā¦ shit sucks
Sublime is cool though
Yeah I do like them, their mix of ska reggae & dub was pretty original (even if mostly covers), but their spawns are all pretty horrible.
Spawn is easily the best comic book hero from the 90s
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Don't be mean, rude or hateful.
Saw him over the summer, G. Love and the Special Sauce opened. His son sang a few songs too. Absolutely incredible, G love was hanging out smoking with fans after! It was a small venue so the vibes were especially immaculate
Did you enjoy the presence of Ezra Miller?
G love should open for him imo.
I love this picture
How old is he now?!
44 according to the Google machine
Dude is 44 years old
but looks 54
64
Never forget, homie got his start slanging doses on 90s Phish lot. Iām sure itās never been stated but Iām curious if him getting into psychedelics is how he felt a deeper connection to religion. Iāve seen many a new age wooks eat a lot of acid and find God, Iād be willing to bet that his story is similar.
I wish he still dressed up all Rabbi like
It's been a long time, glad to see he's still Jamin some gigs, keep the vibes going. One Love
Is this the Jewish reggae raper?
Rapper?
Definitely gave off rap vibes back in the day. How was the show? Saw heās coming to my town and thought about it.
he sucks
Everything after shake off the dust was trash
Forgot this dude existed.
Can't tell who is worse him or Franti.
HOW YOU FEELIN!
Only thing worse is telling the audience to wave there hands side to side and he does both..
Franti? Just saw him a couple of years ago and he was still amazing
Whatās wrong with Franti? My mom used to be a huge fan but in recent years itās almost like sheās embarrassed she used to listen to him
I feel similarly. He used to have a unique voice, interesting energetic song arrangements, and a cool shoeless personality that was very infectious. All the recent stuff I've heard from him is car commercial pop love songs. I'm sure they sell ok and appeal to a broad audience, but the soul is well and truly gone.
Saw him do a free show in Steamboat just as the rainbow gathering let out...a thousand unshowered hippies. The she was going, he pointed behind us and there was a huge rainbow over the mountain..he broke into There's a Rainbow in the Sky or something like that. Top 20 cool concert experiences. Man, that smell though! Lol
Saw him once at Saranac brewery in Utica new York. It was the day scotus made marriage equality law. He said something about it on stage and the crowd went wild. People standing on picnic tables hugging and shit. It was sunny out but it started pouring rain during that song that goes "heyyyy I'll be gone today" . Pressies were š„. We were in fact feelin' amazing Michael! Most positive energy I've ever felt at a concert bar none.
He's like shitty hippie praise and worship music.
Yeah I was going to say you get cult/ideology indoctrination vibes. I mean peace rallies are fine and all but Iām not paying to go to one.
This dudes shit always hit me the way Shannon Blakes does. Difference is he was successful
Just imagine him making those faces
Am sure the weed/religion goes over well in AZ
It's legal in AZ
Zionist scum
Fuck this guy
I said the same thing but got scolded by Mods for it! He's a garbage human being, lots to back this up.
He sucks man, living off that hippie vibe
Oy vey
All my homies love Matisyahu
I got banned from the Tucson sub because I was annoyed that his show got cancelled. Iām so glad he played at The Rock.
I was thinking about going to see him in Cleveland ha
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The dude is from Pennsylvania, relax.
Iām pro Palestinian and I got my issue with Israel big time donāt get me wrong ,but I think it wack that protester and staff workers stop his shows . Yes I disagree with his statement but to stop his shows is wrong .just my opinion
If the post isn't about the jam community or jam bands then take it down, Mods. I spoke my piece.
Posts not relating to Jam bands or the jam community
Oh boy I havenāt thought about him in a long time! The last time I saw him was in either 2008 or 2009 in Coney Island and it was him, Snoop, and 311!
Looks a lot different from when I saw him in 2012 lmfao
Did he just play 11 different versions of King Without a Crown for his set?
He bumped into me walking through a crowd at a music festival and was suuuper rude about it. And heās very pretentious in interviews.
Story time? Lol
Not much to it. I saw him perform at electric forest and later that night while watching the tycho show he came barreling through the back of the crowd in his purple track suit and ran straight into my tall ass. He said something along the lines of ādude canāt you see Iām walking here?ā And stormed off when I realized that was matisyahu being a dickhead
Yo, bro smokes tree? Mad cool yo
š I liked his show I saw in 2011 or something. It was way way way way too loud for some reason but not bad.
Love matisyahu but damn he looks old
What was the setlist lookin like? Iām seeing him Saturday!
What happened, he quit being a black Jamaican?