Budda Holly

MP3: Budda Holly — Never Let You Go

“Somewhere between a dead rock star and a nugget of nirvana” is how Timothy DeMattio describes his stage persona — Budda Holly.

Miami native DeMattio adopted the unusual moniker while living in Savannah, Ga. Now he’s back home and hitting stages around South Florida with original tunes and an infectious groove.

He refers to his songs as combining the “youthful joy of the ’50s, the youthful idealism of the ’60s, the space-exploration hangover of the ’70s, the salty crashings of ’80s new wave and the tattered blue jean ethos of ’90s grunge.”

Budda/DeMattio is a self-taught, one-man band on guitar, bass, keyboards and drums.

Budda Holly usually strums his stuff at open mike nights on Mondays at Cheers, 941 E. Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale; 954-771-6337. He also plays at open mike nights on Tuesdays at Moonshadows, 939 N. Federal Highway, Hollywood; 954-927-6666. Visit myspace.com/postrockalypse.

– Beth Feinstein-Bartl

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