OUR WORK

We're kicking off a virtual #DerdaFest series that is going to bring our Twitter music community to another level. To kick off the series our guest will be Stewart Gersmann of the amazing band Bottlecap Mountain, from the Austin, TX music scene. We'll perform some tunes live, talk and take questions! Live stream on YouTube: August 6th at 8 CT/9 ET pm

Our next episode of #DerdaFest will feature Manfred Sittmann of the Toronto band Elephants and Stars. We'll perform some tunes live, talk and take questions! Live stream on YouTube: October 27th at 9 CT/10 ET pm

An impromptu Saturday live acoustic performance. I play songs, take requests and tell some stories

We ripped through a cover of Uncle Tupelo's 'We've Been Had' at Black Dog Vinyl Cafe in Aurora, IL. This is one of the greatest alt country music songs of all time and we love sharing it with people who have never heard it before.

Our little rock n roll version of the Motown classic by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Tracks of My Tears. This was from the Matt Derda & the High Watts live stream show from Black Dog Vinyl in Plainfield, IL.

Cover of The Replacements song Message to the Boys by Matt Derda & the High Watts. This is from their album Self Isolation, which was recorded in the basement during quarantine, Paul Westerberg style. If you understand this video you are a true Mats fan. Listen to the entire album here: https://mattderdamusic.bandcamp.com/album/self-isolation

We played an outdoor gig in our hometown of Wheaton, IL at 302 and of course we made everyone listen to World Class Fad by Paul Westerberg. We played some other songs by The Replacements as a part of this 3 hour live music epic gig.

Matt Derda & the High Watts play a blistering garage rock cover of Taylor Swift's Shake It Off. It's Shake It Off (High Watts Version). The audio quality is terrible and you can't hear the vocals, but those guitar solos with the Gibson Goldtop with a Bigsby and P90s sure do scream. You get the idea. The audience was dancing like crazy and we were having a blast playing this song. This is for you Taylor. Thank you for the masterpiece that is 1989. Taken from our recent 'Eras' performance at Black Dog Vinyl in Plainfield, IL.