Guide Note

Matchbook Romance, an emo, alternative rock band from Poughkeepsie, New York, released two albums and an EP in the ten years they were together. They broke up on March 12, 2007.¹

Fast Facts

Origin: Poughkeepsie, New York
Years active: 1997-2007
Their song "Monsters" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Drummer Aaron Stern played drums for Taking Back Sunday on their Project Revolution Tour
Originally known as The Getaway, but had to change their name¹
Record label: Epitaph Records

Career

After spending six months recording a demo, the band caught the eye of Brett Gurewitz, president of Epitaph Records. Gurewitz produced the band's 2003 EP West For Wishing and Matchbook Romance joined The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Avenged Sevenfold and other bands on the Warped Tour. The tour helped Matchbook Romance gain exposure to new fans as well as to the other bands. Subsequently, Yellowcard and The Ataris both hired Matchbook Romance as a supporting act on their tours.

Band Members

Discography

2003: Wishing for West
2003: Stories and Alibis
2006: Voices

Categories

Entertainment | Punk | Pop Music | Emo | Alternative Rock | Music

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Matchbook Romance

The Mahalo Top 7

Official MySpace Page: Matchbook Romance
Wikipedia: Matchbook Romance
Epitaph Records: Matchbook Romance Profile
IMDb: Matchbook Romance
Alternative Press: Matchbook Romance: Natural Born Romantics (November 10, 2005)
Album Review: Voices | Buy
YouTube Video: Monsters (Time: 4:04)

Matchbook Romance News and Articles

Google News: Matchbook Romance Search
Aversion.com: Matchbook Romance Calls It a Day (March 13, 2007)
The Sydney Morning Herald: Matchbook Romance (October 7, 2005)
IGN.com: Matchbook Romance In The Studio (September 13, 2005)
The New York Times: Life on the Road: Exhausting, but 'So Cool' (November 7, 2004)
Punknews.org: Interviews: Matchbook Romance (January 2, 2004)

Matchbook Romance Music and MP3s

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Matchbook Romance Videos

YouTube Videos: Matchbook Romance Search
Last.fm: Matchbook Romance Videos
YouTube Video: Promise (Time: 4:25)
YouTube Video: My Eyes Burn (Time: 5:27)
YouTube Video: Playing For Keeps (Live) (Time: 5:17)

Matchbook Romance Photos

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Matchbook Romance Profiles

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Matchbook Romance Lyrics, Tabs and Chords

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Matchbook Romance Blogs and Commentaries

Google Blogs: Matchbook Romance Search
Official MySpace Blog: Matchbook Romance
Rockers Only: Matchbook Romance Lose Guitarist (December 5, 2006)
Punknews.org: Break-ups: Matchbook Romance (1997-2007) (March 12, 2007)
AbsolutePunk: Matchbook Romance Has Posthumous Success (February 1, 2008)

Matchbook Romance Merchandise

CD Universe: Matchbook Romance Merchandise
RealPlayer.com: Matchbook Romance Merchandise
Amazon.com: Matchbook Romance Merchandise
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