The Proclivities perform Saturday October 11, 2:00pm - live in-store at Horizon in the Bohemian Café, our contribution to your Fall For Greenville Weekend

Be smart this weekend and treat your overworked life and jaded sensibilities to a FREE show of innovative songwriter, kick-butt, original, indie-rock from THE PROCLIVITIES when they play here at Horizon Records in The Bohemian Café after wandering the world — from Europe all the way back here to home in the Carolinas. Their new CD is really good and we are only 4 blocks from the mayhem know as Fall From Greenville.

Matt Douglas, the songwriter and frontman for The Proclivities, is a music school trained jazz saxophone and woodwinds player that strayed from the jazz pack and into the world of self-indulgent singer/songwriters. After graduating from NYU, Matt wandered off to Central Europe on a Fulbright Scholarship to study the influence of traditional folk music on contemporary improvised music in Budapest, Hungary. It was at that time that Matt started writing kick-ass rock songs. After two years of escapism, Matt headed to Raleigh, NC where he hooked up with guitar great Chris Boerner (Mosadi Music), bassist Nic Slaton and drummer Matt McCaughan (Portastatic, The Rosebuds). They released their first album, “Predispositions”, in July of 2006 to rave reviews. In 206/0807, The Proclivities recorded a soundtrack for an independent film called “Coney Island” (Blackwater Films), and in June of 2008 they released their masterpiece “Handguns & Dancing Shoes.”

The Proclivities have shared the stage with Josh Ritter, Bobby Bare Jr., The Old Ceremony, Hammer No More The Fingers, Anton Sword, Laura Cortese, and many more. Matt can be heard as a guest artist on Josh Ritter’s “The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter” (Sony), Mark Erelli’s new album (Signature Sounds), and on Erin McKeown’s upcoming release.

The Proclivities “Handguns & Dancing Shoes” on CD

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