I do have a favorite record store, Darkside Records, here on Main Street. (laughs) I pretty much just listen to everything on Spotify. So it’s got that aspect as well.Īlex Obert: Where around Poughkeepsie do you go to purchase albums?Īndrew Jordan: To tell you the truth man, I don’t purchase albums very much anymore. But then you can also just jump on the train and head to New York City. I like being in the outdoors, so it’s nice. You’re not far from the mountains, you can get up there and go skiing or go hiking.

You’ve got way more space, way less people. Tiny, tiny, tiny apartments and you’ve gotta give your left arm practically just to live in it. The dollar doesn’t go that far down there. And you’ve gotta spend a lot of money to live there. But I know it’s way crazier living there.

Got married shortly after Matchbook, we had a baby last January.Īlex Obert: How’s life as a musician in Poughkeepsie, NY? How does it differ from somewhere like New York City?Īndrew Jordan: I don’t really know because I haven’t lived in the city. And that’s what I’m spending all my time on. Their song, 'Monsters' was also featured in the games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Madden NFL 07.He rocked out on stages and in video games as the frontman for Matchbook Romance, now he is apart of the band, DriftDivision, here is my interview with Andrew Jordan.Īlex Obert: First of all, what have you been up to lately?Īndrew Jordan: Since Matchbook, I have basically gotten back to college finally.

The Best of Taste of Chaos ( Warcon Records, 2006).

A Santa Cause - It's A Punk Rock Christmas ( Immortal Records, 2003).

2006 Warped Tour Compilation ( Side One Dummy Records, 2006).

2004 Warped Tour Compilation ( Side One Dummy Records, 2004).

2003 Warped Tour Compilation ( Side One Dummy Records, 2003).

Matchbook Romance/ Motion City Soundtrack Split EP ( Epitaph Records, 2004).

Take Action! Tour Sampler Album ( Sub City Records, 2005).

Stories and Alibis ( Epitaph Records, 2003).

West for Wishing EP ( Epitaph Records, 2003).

Shows in May 2009 were confirmed on their MySpace page on March 13th 2009. On March 12, 2009, more rumors surfaced that the band would be reuniting when the official Matchbook Romance MySpace turned into a counter. In early 2008 Lead singer Andrew Jordan put up a blog on his personal myspace that he was writting a new album not confirmed if he was making a solo album or is Matchbook Romance 3rd studio album. On February 9, 2009, rumors surfaced on that the band would be reuniting. Lead guitarist Ryan DePaolo started a new band, HILLvalley, in December 2007. Drummer Aaron Stern is now in the band God or Julie and filled in for Mark O'Connell of Taking Back Sunday for the Projekt Revolution tour during summer 2007 later joining the band You Me and Everyone We Know. Lead singer/rhythm guitarist Andrew Jordan, bassist Ryan Kienle are now working on a new project with new music that was to be released in late 2007. On March 12, 2007, after a 10 year career, they announced via a MySpace bulletin that they were going on an indefinite hiatus. Their song ' Monsters' appeared in Madden NFL 07, Arena Football: Road to Glory, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. In 2006 on their second album, Voices, the band decided to change their sound and get away from what they had originally been producing. In fall 2003, Matchbook Romance headlined a US tour and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press magazine. In summer 2003, the band appeared on several dates of the 2003 edition of the Vans Warped Tour. They also appeared on a 4 song split with Motion City Soundtrack in which an acoustic version of 'Playing for Keeps' and 'In Transit for You' appeared. The name Matchbook Romance comes from the thirties and forties, where at bars, patrons would write their address on matchbooks and hand it to his/her suitor.Įpitaph released the group's debut EP, West for Wishing, in early 2003, and their first LP, Stories and Alibis, in September 2003. Due to legal reasons (there is a Canadian band with the name The Getaway), they changed their name to Matchbook Romance. Later, as The Getaway, they were signed to Epitaph Records after the label's owner, Brett Gurewitz, heard the song 'Ex Marks The Spot' via. Lead singer/rhythm guitarist Andrew Jordan and bassist Ryan Kienle previously played in Poughkeepsie punk-rock band Fizzlewink.

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