Sunday Supper Club: Drew Kennedy & Matt Powell

I write songs for a living, and have been doing so since 2004. I have two favorite guitars, one being a 1964 Gibson Country and Western, which (with the help of a fine luthier) I was able to return to a playable condition after finding it in a state of total disrepair. I love the way it sounds, and I think it likes having me around, as well. My second guitar is a 2004 Gibson J45, which held a starring role in the movie Infamous. Unfortunately, Infamous lost the Hollywood Truman Capote Sweepstakes, and Capote beat it out of the gate. Infamous saw limited release and went to DVD pretty quickly. That being said, the guitar is probably still more famous than I am, even in all of it's DVD glory. If The Smoking Gun ever publishes an extravagant concert rider with my name on it, rest assured that the requests for seedless watermelon slices and Caciocavallo cheese came from the guitar, and not from me. I love music. I love hearing songs that are intelligent, thought provoking, and honest. They give me hope, and their songwriters give me inspiration. I recently finished recording my third album, which I plan to release soon. I decided to call it An Audio Guide To Cross Country Travel. I think it's a clever title, but I am often wrong about these types of things. I live in New Braunfels, Texas with my wife, three dogs, a cat, and a generous school of fish that I try not to forget to feed when my wife assigns me the task (the fish, that is… the dogs let me know if I'm forgetting about them in their unmistakable way). We like it here. I travel a lot for my job. There's not much of a point in writing songs if you don't share them with an audience. Besides, the dogs can't clap, I can't hear the fish, and the cat generally doesn't care about what I do… and everyone needs a little positive affirmation in their lives from time to time. So, I hope to see you at a show. If you'd ever like to say hello, you can reach me via email ( info at drewkennedymusic.com ), smoke signal, telegraph, or carrier pigeon. Whichever is easiest for you.


Matt Powell is an Austin based singer/songwriter/musician hailing from Virginia who has been a part of the Texas music scene for fifteen years or more. As well as fronting several versions of his own group, Matt has played guitar backing artists like Wade Bowen, Adam Hood, Bonnie Bishop, Bleu Edmondson, Drew Kennedy, and others. Matt frequently produces records for other musicians and has self-produced six of his own solo projects to date, on which he performed most every instrument. He has also written many songs recorded by numerous artists in Texas country as well as other genres, like "$50 and a Flask of Crown", "Missing You", "Dragonfly", "Broken Reflection", and most recently "Shine" which is featured on the upcoming "Brandon Rhyder: Live at Billy Bob's" release. Matt's musical style is a diverse blend of country, rock, blues, roots and bluegrass and you can frequently catch him performing in and around the Austin area