It was great having Matthew in the studio. We could have easily recorded three episodes worth if we recorded the discussions before and after the interview. So many great topics kept coming up and he had some great points about and ideas for the local music scene. We'll have to get him back in for a follow up.

We caught Matthew in the midst of releasing his 2008 album Kentucky. There is a fascinating note about how the album was recorded or more importantly what instruments were used to record it. Listen to the songs on the album and try to guess how many musicians performed using how many instruments. The answer is in this Café episode. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

Matthew Loiacono is a musician from upstate New York. Performing original and adapted / rearranged music in the moment on mandolin, banjo, acoustic & electric guitars, drums, percussion and much more, he is mildly obsessed with marrying traditional instruments with modern technology and sounds. Known to utilize live on-the-fly looping, octave pedals, thick distortion and heavy reverb, Matthew delivers a unique, constantly evolving musical performance.