For the first time, You Didn’t Know? by Matt Derda & the High Watts is available on vinyl and CD through Elasticstage

<p class="">We are finalists for Best Rock Band of 2023 in the Chicago Reader’s Best of 2023 list. Voting is live until January 14, 2024. Vote for Matt Derda &amp; the High Watts for Best Rock Band in the city.</p>

<p class="">As an independent musician, it can be tempting to join stream teams to grow your plays and make some easy revenue. For those that don’t know, stream teams are when someone puts a bunch of indie artists on a playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music and they all stream it often to drive up their plays. However, it's important to understand that participating in these teams can do more harm than good. Here’s some reasons why this can be harmful and some ways

<p class="">Here is part 2 of my blog series Music Eddie Vedder taught me. </p>

<p class="">A lot of my musical influences have been introduced to me by Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam. Here’s some of the artists I have learned from EV &amp; PJ with some examples for your listening pleasure.</p>

<p class=""><span style="background-color:rgb(252, 247, 247)">Surprise! Today I released a new song. It’s an ode (that’s nice way to say it) to the year 2021. It’s called 2021 - Bad Day (Gettin’ Worse).</span></p>