So Long - Music

Javier Matos- Guitars Vocals And Harmonica
Grant Wibben- Upright Bass
Page Burkum- Drums Percussion Vocals Javier Matos And The Blues Became Buddies In 1978 When He Discovered His Father's Record Collection. Listening To The Early Blues Patriarchs Was The Deepest Thing He Had Ever Felt And That Feeling Never Left Him. 14 Years Later He Dropped Out Of Theology School And In 1992 He Began Playing Professionally In And Around The Twin Cities. After A Few Years Of Late Nights And Hard Luck He Enlisted In The US Army. Eventually The Army Took Him To Alaska Where He Continued To Play Blues. It Was In Anchorage That He Was Discovered By Storyville Records And Signed With Them In 1999. In May Of 2000 He Released His Debut Record Worldwide Entitled "Comin' Home" Under The Stage Name Jake Matson. After His Release From The U.S. Army Javier Moved To L.A. To Form The Blue Shadows Who Reopened The World Famous King King In Hollywood California. They Were Voted Best Blues Band By The L.A. City Rock News And Featured On The Cover Of Billboard Magazine In August Of 2002. The Blue Shadows Eventually Disbanded And Javier Moved To San Francisco Forming A New Band HUD. In 2006 He Again Moved This Time Back To His Adopted Home Town Of Minneapolis. In 2008 Javier Enlisted The Talents Of Grant Wibben On Upright Bass And Page Burkum On Drums To Form His Rhythm Section. Also An Accomplished Songwriter Rescue Records Out Of Pasadena CA Placed Several Of Javier's Songs On National Television In 2009. . read less