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Bell Theater presents the Matt O'Ree Band Does Led Zeppelin

originally published: 10/22/2024

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Bell Theater presents the Matt O'Ree Band Does Led Zeppelin on Friday, November 15, 2024. The popular Jersey band, led by Matt's unparalleled award-winning guitar playing and Eryn's soulful vocals, will open with a set of original songs followed by a set of Led Zeppelin tunes, taking fans on a ride they haven’t seen or heard since the 1970s (think Zeppelin at the Garden). Showtime is 7:00pm.

Over the past few years, the Matt O'Ree Band has done what most area bands do. They've played their shows, developed their sound, released their records and very quietly built a massive fan base in the process.  Combining the influence of Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix, Bad Company, Deep Purple, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, ZZ Top, and Rush, to name a few, the Matt O'Ree Band has taken all these diverse elements and forged their own unique true blues rock and roll sound. This led to being noticed by artists like Bruce Springsteen, David Bryan of Bon Jovi, Steve Cropper of Booker T and the MG's, John Popper of Blues Traveler, Bernie Worrell of Parliament-Funkadelic, and Hubert Sumlin all of whom volunteered to perform on the band's album, Brotherhood.

Eryn is an accomplished artist in her right. She won awards such as the BELK Southern Musician Showcase/Blues Artist as well as Asbury Park's Top Female Vocalist and Top Blues Band. She is also the youngest artist to be inducted into the NJ/NY Blues Hall of Fame and one of only three females who have been inducted at the time. She has performed or opened for artists such as Don McLean, Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, Dr. John, Shemekia Copeland, The Gin Blossoms, Little River Band, Marcia Ball, Walter Wolfman Washington, Eric Lindell, Sonny Landreth, The Radiators, Johnny A and so many more. She also sang backup vocals with the Smashing Pumpkins on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Tickets range from $28-$42 and are available for purchase online.  Bell Theater is located at 101 Crawfords Corner Road in Holmdel, New Jersey.

In addition to Matt and Eryn, the talented band includes John Hummel, Lex Lehman, Layonne Holmes, and Matt Wade.




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The band's latest release was 2022's Hand in Glove. An album that shows the influence of each of the band members, featuring more songs written by the band as a whole and including more songs where Eryn sings lead vocals, as evidenced by the first two singles, "Whole Lotta Nothin'" and "Better as I Go". What hasn't changed is that the songs are true blues rock n' roll featuring Matt's ripping guitar and gritty vocals, Eryn's powerful wail and impressive range, both technically and stylistically, the pair's off-the-charts vocal chemistry, Layonne Holmes' soulful back-up vocals, Lex Lehman's smooth bass tones, Matt Wade's colorful keys and THE John Hummel's behind-the-beat Bonhamesque drums.

Bell Theater is a new cultural hub that opened in spring 2024 at the historic Bell Works. Their mission is to provide exceptional cultural programming to the community in a state-of-the-art facility. They believe in the transformative power of the arts and are committed to making it accessible to all.




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