Todd Mathis
Infectious melodies with honest/wry lyrics. Sincere and often-witty country-rock tunes about the ways of the world.
- This EP gives you the old country style with catchy melodies, covering a wide spectrum of blues-infused country rock. Not a dud in the bunch, this is a must-listen for country fans. Sterofly www.stereoflymagazine.com
- Protest songs as a genre are sometimes stiff and tiresome as songwriters attempt to shoehorn their opinions into current events and issues, but Mathis sidesteps most of the pitfalls by focusing on individual perspectives, not overarching ideas, making the politics of the pieces personal. Any student of history knows the line about ‘those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it;’ mark War Songs as Mathis’ artistic contribution to that learning process. Music That Matters
2024: Todd Mathis/Protect Your Piece of Mind (Step Out of the Line Records)
2024: Todd Mathis/Writing it Away (Step Out of the Line Records)
2022: Todd Mathis & Clayton Mathis/Home (Step Out of the Line Records)
2021: Todd Mathis/To Paul (Step Out of the Line Records)
2021: Todd Mathis/Guillotine (Step Out of the Line Records)
2020: Todd Mathis/Learning to do the Harder Thing (Jangly Records/Step Out of the Line Records)
2019: Todd Mathis/Into My Arms (Step Out of the Line Records)
2018: Todd Mathis/Hank, Tom & Willie Walk Into a Bar (Step Out of the Line Records)
2017: Todd Mathis/The Apartment Song (Step Out of the Line Records)
2017: Todd Mathis/Love in the City (Jangly Records)
2015: Todd Mathis/Acoustishanananana – Live From Columbia, South Carolina (Step Out of the Line Records)
2013: Todd Mathis/Please…Don’t Tread on Me (Step Out of the Line Records)
2010: Todd Mathis/War Songs (Jangly Records/Step Out of the Line Records)
2010: Todd Mathis & Zach Seibert/Epiphany (Jangly Records)
2004: Todd Mathis/The Friday Afternoon EP (Step Out of the Line Records) – out of print
Interruptions of the Mind
Instrumental, ambient rock.
- Interruptions of the Mind is too weird and dark for the dentist, but earthy enough for a relaxed, zoned out session in a chair in the sun…the marriage of nature and technology – something Mathis has gone out of his way to experiment with on Interruptions of the Mind. – Jasper Magazine www.jaspercolumbia.net
Todd Mathis: guitars, synth, bass, samples, other
On the 2015 Recording with:
Noel Rodgers: guitars, bass
Patrick Beardsley: guitars, bass
Garrett Burke: drums, bass
Kevin Kimbrell: bass
Thomas Hammond: theremin
Contributors to other Interruptions recordings include: Darren Woodlief, Zach Bingham, Kenneth Salters, McColloch Salehi
2024: Interruptions of the Mind/Autumn Through Machines (Step out of the Line Records)
2021: Interruptions of the Mind/Improvising Loss (Step Out of the Line Records)
2020: Interruptions of the Mind w/Zach Bingham & Kenneth Salters (Step Out of the Line Records)
2020: Interruptions of the Mind/The Border (Step Out of the Line Records)
2020: Interruptions of the Mind/Worriless Hydration (Step Out of the Line Records)
2017: Interruptions of the Mind/Scene From Another… (Step Out of the Line Records)
2017: Interruptions of the Mind/Vin Scully (Step Out of the Line Records)
2016: Interruptions of the Mind/Systems of Listening (Step Out of the Line Records)
2015: Interruptions of the Mind/s/t (Jangly Records, Step Out of the Line Records)
American Gun
Initially inspired by the rough and tumble alternative country of artists like Lucero, Steve Earle, and Uncle Tupelo, the band quickly hit upon its own brand of rambunctious, barn-burning rock n’ roll taking cues as much from Social Distortion, The Hold Steady and Oasis as from their twangy roots.
American Gun’s songs have been featured on a number of indie compilations, PBS’s Roadtrip Nation, The Mountain Dew X-Games and ESPN2’s Bass: The Movie. They have shared the stage with such contemporaries as Lucero, Drivin’ N Cryin’, Avett Brothers, Jason Isbell, The Bottle Rockets, Shooter Jennings, Robbie Fulks, and others.
- South Carolina’s American Gun sift Uncle Tupelo, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen through a filter of southern gothic story-telling and rock ‘n’ roll energy, coming out with a batch of pure, stripped-down twang ‘n’ roll. No Depression
- The critically-praised Columbia, S.C. roots-rock quintet celebrates the release of their latest…and is riding a wave of positive press that’s increasingly positing the band as one of the finest underground Americana groups in the Southeast. Connect Savannah
- American Gun plays a brand of alt-country streaked with rough edges and Brit-rock leanings, giving the group a sense of atmosphere often lacking in its more staid contemporaries. Free Times
Todd Mathis: vocals, guitar
Noel Rodgers: guitar
Barry Corley: bass
Andrew Hoose: drums
Donald Merckle: vocals, guitar
Kevin Kimbrell: bass
Jeff Crews: guitar
Timothy Pape: keyboards
2014: American Gun/Promised Youth (Jangly Records)
2011: American Gun/Therapy(Jangly Records/Step Out of the Line Records)
2009: American Gun/Devil Showed Me His Hand (Jangly Records/Step Out of the Line Records)
2008: American Gun/The Means & The Machine (Red Wax Music, Diamond D Records)
2006: American Gun/Dark Southern Hearts (Step Out of the Line Records)
2004: American Gun/Demos, Guns, & Girls (Step Out of the Line Records)
I-Tunes Link to all albums: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/american-gun/id161713037
Boxing Day/Capital
Brit-tinged rock and roll touring the East Coast and Midwest from 2000-2005 with a 2 year stint on Universal/Republic Records.
- Boxing Day are born and raised on The Stones and MC 5. A perfect album to party with for sure, and I have played the album on a very high volume twice this evening, and my wife wonders if I’ve gone insane sitting here in my “record-room” playing “airdrums” and banging my head to the record. Anyway, a really good melodic modern rocknroll album (with also a softer side like in the lovely “Luckiest Man In The World – which should be a huge radio hit in the US if God was a fair guy). Yihaa/Melodic Net
Ry Adams – vocals, bass
Todd Mathis – guitar, vocals
Noel Rodgers – guitar
Kenneth Salters – drums
2004: Boxing Day/Above It All (Step Out of the Line Records)
2003: Boxing Day/Fall Away single (Universal/Republic) – out of print
2002: Capital/Above It All (s/r) – out of print
2001: Capital/Clear EP (s/r) – out of print
Betty Sneetch
Indie rock and soul playing the Southeast college circuit from 1997-2000.
- Betty Sneetch’s user friendly college rock is an inviting blend of hard rock and groove based funk. Beat The Boomers Down is filled with simple, radio-ready hits, the recording showcases the band’s knack for writing pop songs, as well as their musical diversity. Beat the Boomers Down represents a fine offering from one of Columbia’s most promising young bands. Free Times
Larry Lowe – vocals, guitar
Todd Mathis – guitar
Kevin Kimbrell – bass
Matt Hammond – drums
1999: Betty Sneetch/Beat the Boomers Down (Dark Corner Records)
1998: Betty Sneetch/Yellow Cassette Demo (s/r) – out of print
1997: Betty Sneetch/Blue Cassette Demo (s/r) – out of print
Faster Stereo
Power pop, jangle pop, rock and roll…it all fits. If you like Big Star, 80’s alternative rock, College Radio and great sound, you have come to the right place.
Paul Bodamer: vocals, drums, guitars, keys
Mitch Easter: guitars, bass
Todd Mathis: guitars, kaoss pad
2015: Faster Stereo/come on (Jangly Records)
The (Hollerin’) River Talkers
Collective of South Carolina musicians putting their spin on gospel and blues tunes of old.
- The (Hollerin’) River Talkers are a drum booming, floor stomping, guitar wailing blues and gospel act. They have a traditional bent, but a loud edge and a rock’n’roll attitude. Their self-titled debut opens with a pounding version of the gospel standard ‘Wade in the Water’, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard such John Bonham-esque drum approach brought to gospel music. Like the old-time greats that no doubt inspire The ‘Talkers, this group cannot decide between the Lord’s music and the devil’s music and they are equally adept at playing both. They vary the instrumentation across the record too. Glockenspiel and banjo can be heard in unexpected places. TheModernFolk.net
Greg Slattery: vocals, guitar
Daniel Machado: vocals, banjo, guitar
Marshall Brown: vocals, guitar
Aaron Berg: vocals, guitar
Todd Mathis: vocals, guitar
Jake Garrett: vocals, guitar
Brett Kent: bass
Steve Sancho: drums
2012: The (Hollerin’) River Talkers/self-titled (s/r)
Christmas Releases
Audio Christmas cards for family & friends featuring original & traditional holiday fare.
2011: Todd Mathis/Mary Christmas (Step Out of the Line Records)
2009: Todd Mathis/Little Manger (Step Out of the Line Records)
2007: Todd Mathis/Put the X Back in Christmas (Step Out of the Line Records)
2005: Todd Mathis/Christmas Trees and Other Things (Step Out of the Line Records)
2003: Todd Mathis/Holiday Leftovers (Step Out of the Line Records)
2001: Todd Mathis/Merry Christmas Todd (Step Out of the Line Records)