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Matt(hew) Davis
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Dad. Husband. Friend. GM. Current Thousand Pity. Sometime Parkway Charlie. Part time Campfire Fly. Former Vestryman.
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Bummed to have a cruddy chest cold - but happy we were able to reschedule this weekend's show to Saturday, December 13th! Ramble on!

The show is currently sold out but the postponement means there will likely be some ticket exchanges available for sale soon: www.eventbrite.com/e/reschedule...
Bummed to have a cruddy chest cold - but happy we were able to reschedule this weekend's show to Saturday, December 13th! Ramble on!

The show is currently sold out but the postponement means there will likely be some ticket exchanges available for sale soon: www.eventbrite.com/e/reschedule...
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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If, back in '89, someone would have told us that in the future Andy would clone himself but be EVEN cuter, we would have laughed them out of the room... #goodgenes #sombr
October 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I had not seen HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH until this past weekend when I got to see the excellent production now playing at Bell Works down in Holmdel. Fantastic! Big thanks to John Hammond for the pointer and double date with our better halves!

www.belltheater.org/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch
June 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Masterclass is now in session: youtu.be/5Fup12_jKno?...
Mikie Sherrill Asks Pete Hegseth About 3 Areas Of His 'Incompetence' As Secretary Of Defense
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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June 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Rain or shine - time to STAND with your friends and your neighbors! #nokings
June 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I'm glad they let me know about this! I guess I better start practicing now... #musiciansky #musicsky #montclairporchfest2025
On Saturday, May 17th, The Pities will be performing an “unplugged” set as part of the first #montclairporchfest

The venue is the backyard of Michael and Gail Prusslin at 138 Buckingham Road in Montclair, NJ. Come cheer on @poolmcd.bsky.social and @jpuva.bsky.social

Bring family! Bring friends!
May 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I'd like to *officially* welcome guitarist/singer John Paul Uva to The Pities! He will be making his debut with founding drummer Ken Meyer and me this weekend at Montclair Porchfest - details elsewhere on the Pities' page.

Glad to have you on board, @jpuva.bsky.social !

Photos by Elizabeth Uva
May 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Incredible night in rural Jersey, witnessing Chris Harford’s Blanc du Blanc be sonically shaped by one of the greats of dub music - Scientist! The bass was full, the grooves were super deep, and I think the barn levitated for a while… Get the new album and enjoy at home! #musicsky #reggae
April 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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"Waiting to Shine" from maybe the last show we did with Michael Carlucci - ? Miss the man so much still. His guitar illuminates this song, which I went on to record a couple years later with The Campfire Flies - Matt D.
#musicsky #musiciansky

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The Thousand Pities at HiFi Bar
YouTube video by kjaym
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April 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
RIP David Thomas. I had multiple chances to see Pere Ubu "back in the day" and shame on me for missing them.. Forever ahead of their time. #pereubu #musicsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs3k...
Pere Ubu - 30 Seconds Over Tokyo
YouTube video by Dima A.
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April 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Matt performing "Fourth of July" as part of the Saturday Afternoon Song Swap's show devoted to NJ artists singing protest songs. Big thanks to @kittymusicgal.bsky.social and @deena0504.bsky.social for putting the show together, as always - and to Deena and Jon Fried for hosting.

Link to video below
April 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I loves me some Mel Tormé just fine, but I’ll take Dusty Springfield’s “Windmills of Your Mind” first any day. #severance #musicsky

youtu.be/qKV9bK-CBXo?...
March 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The Pities set up business on the moon many moons ago. Their lunar outpost is preparing to transmit back a new aural message. Are you be ready?
"Super-High Moon," from 2011's BELIEVE IN SOUND. Video by the excellent Jelani John. Sending love out to all of you.

Tomorrow's Bandcamp Friday. Why not use that link above or in the comments and support musicians making music? More on the way later this year... #musicsky

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Super-High Moon - The Thousand Pities
YouTube video by TheThousandPities
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March 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Thinking about a Doll and a few nice things… Sail in peace and L-U-V luv, David! #davidjohansen #newyorkdolls #busterpoindexter #morriseymustbeweeping
March 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today these two can finally buy me the beers I have needed so badly since the day they were born… No words could do justice to the pride and joy they bring to Dana and me. If one is required to have twins, there could be no better pair… @danadavis25.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Our family will be participating in this tomorrow. It will be interesting to see if there is a real impact, certainly. What's going on with the new administration cannot stand.

Please feel free to share - and I hope you also will avoid all but small local businesses, use cash, etc.
February 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Ancient History 101
A special treat for those among us who: A) lived in the 20th century, B) followed the Alternative Rock Music scene in the tri-state region (especially NJ!), and c) enjoy discussions about the pronunciation of the towns of Western Massachusetts. #unclefloyd #musicsky

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The Vestrymen on NJ cable TV
YouTube video by Matthew Davis
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February 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Google Maps' search result for "Kremlin Headquarters" is pretty amusing right now... #nokings
February 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Matt performing a favorite Townes Van Zandt song, "You are Not Needed Now," back in 2014 at The Treehouse at 2A in the East Village, NYC. The whole show is a fun watch & listen. #musiciansky #musicsky

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Flowers & Wounds - A Celebration of Townes Van Zandt - at The Treehouse, NYC - Feb 16 2014
YouTube video by elementallfilms
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February 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A song we always need - and now more than ever. #slystonerules

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Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (Official Video)
YouTube video by SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO
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February 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thinking about Rick Buckler and a few nice things... Salute for your service and sail on in peace! #thejam #musicsky

youtu.be/sPvdu4NFJVA?...
The Jam Funeral Pyre
YouTube video by Russell Gooden
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February 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I was letting my Plex software vibe off of a Kraftwerk song when it tossed this old gem at me - from the excellently musical Mark Alan Miller’s Out Out. Let her rip.
#MusicSky
#industrial
#playloud

outout.bandcamp.com/track/learni...
Learning English in N.Y.C., by Out Out
from the album Virtual Sound Images
outout.bandcamp.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This may surprise a few of you, but sometimes I do music things. Looking forward to getting back to performing this year...

Please to be following @thethousandpities.bsky.social for all the mostest, all the latest.
Well ain't this news:
Emerging from protracted hibernation, The Pities will be playing the first-ever Montclair Porchfest here in bucolic Montclair, NJ, on Saturday, May 17th. Details about who/what/where/when will be forthcoming. Old/new songs fer yer earholes! #montclairporchfest2025 #montclairnj
February 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My first band's old releases are finally in the digital realm... Please follow The Vestrymen's page here? Lots of news from my (current) band, The Thousand Pities, in the coming weeks and months!
Greetings, Bluesky! Our two og albums from the early 1990s are now available to stream or download via Bandcamp - and they can also be listened to via your preferred streaming platform. Go and dig it! #thevestrymen #westernmass #psychfolk

thevestrymen.bandcamp.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM