Matt Swanton Band

Matt Swanton brings high energy electric guitar to his debut album showcasing 7 tracks steeped in traditional blues, late 60’s/early 70’s psychedelic rock, and funk. The Matt Swanton Band has been making a name in the New England blues scene, playing at bars and music venues all over Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, and being chosen by the Boston Blues Society to represent Massachusetts in the 2023 International Blues Challenge, where they advanced to the semi-finals.

The Matt Swanton Band features a blistering 3-piece, occasionally with the addition of keyboards, combines screaming guitar, rippin’ organ, boogie woogie piano, a hard-driving rhythm section, drawing inspiration from Texas and Chicago blues, southern rock, and British psychedelic rock. Since picking up the guitar at 9 years old, Matt has been making a mark in the New England blues and rock scenes playing in bands and hitting the local jams in addition to attending UMass Lowell, where he earned a degree in Sound Engineering and performed in many ensembles with his peers, and later shared the stage with the likes of Mike Zito, Albert Castiglia, Papa Chubby, and Ronnie Earl. Now he is taking to the stage with his no frills, no BS blues band.​