Basic Info
- Members:
- Matt Hopper - Vocals / Guitar
- Genre:
- Rock, Folk, Psychadelic, Singer-Songwriter
- Hometown:
- Hatcher Pass, AK
- Record Label:
- Hatcher Pass Records
Detailed Info
- Website:
- http://www.matthopper
http://www.hatcherpass.org
http://www.cariboubill.com - Current Location:
- Boise, ID
- General Manager:
- management@matthopper.com
- Booking Agent:
- booking@hatcherpass.org
- Press Contact:
- www.pavementpr.com
- Artists We Also Like:
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / The Rolling Stones / The Beatles / Weezer / Cheap Trick / Supertramp / ELO / Lucinda Williams / The Jayhawks / Josh Rouse / Todd Snider / The Lemonheads / Tristeza / Starflyer 59 / Ryan Adams / My Morning Jacket
- Influences:
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, ELO, The Cars, Weezer, Midlake, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Wilco, Fleetwood Mac, Talking Heads, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Crosby Stills Nash Young, Paul Westerberg, Sleepy Jackson, Richard Swift, Motown, Classic Rock, Soul, Blues, Folk, Rock etc.
- Band Interests:
- looking for new band members
- Biography:
- Matt Hopper started The Roman Candles in 2001 in Anchorage, Alaska as a rock outlet for his songwriting. He has weathered many changes in his career of five releases thus far, ups and downs, 3 national tours, and it is evident in his music...which takes a gentle turn when he plays solo.
Hopper currently lives in Idaho in between tours where he is recording his next record late summer/fall of 2009.
















