Concrete Alibi

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My friends Ben, Joe, Tim and I wrote these songs together. We were all in different bands together years ago. In 2019 we got together to do a Matt Lars song that ended up being the start of Concrete Alibi.

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Concrete Alibi

Concrete Alibi - Devil (SHINEDOWN COVER)

This Shinedown cover "Devil" we filmed at Kings Park Psychiatric Hospital on Long Island, NY. Check out our original music too. https://www.instagram.com/concrete.alibi/ https://www.tiktok.com/@concretealibi

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Concrete Alibi - Look To The West

Our newest song which features Joe, our drummer, riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Concrete Alibi is Matt Lars, Tim Brennan, Joe Evagash, and Ben McDougal. This was filmed and edited by Jack Murray. Location was at the old church in Whaley Lake, NY, thanks to Patterson Baptist Church for allowing us access to film there.

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Concrete Alibi - Last Flight

Our first original song release. Plenty more to come. Filmed by Jack Murray Concrete Alibi is Matt Lars, Tim Brennan, Ben McDougal, and Joe Evagash www.concretealibi.com https://music.apple.com/us/artist/concrete-alibi/1586937455 https://open.spotify.com/artist/3NY83YBPfcSqZxnxtxpyAz?si=m0BB25UtQPedUxtDWZallQ https://www.facebook.com/concretealibiband/ https://www.instagram.com/concrete.alibi/

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Concrete Alibi - What I've Done [Linkin Park] cover

I remember downloading audio files online from other users, music from a band called Hybrid Theory, before they changed their name to Linkin Park. When their debut album came out, everyone I knew was listening. Metal, Rap, Rock, or Pop, it didn't matter, they connected with their music in almost a spiritual way. Linkin Park will always be remembered this way. I hope you check out my band Concrete Alibi a little more, we are an original band who also plays covers. Help us grow this thing and subscribe to our channel. www.concretealibi.com Instagram.com/concrete.alibi facebook.com/concrete.alibi

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CONCRETE ALIBI - MEDICATION (Queens of the Stone Age) Cover

This song by Queens of the Stone Age covered by Concrete Alibi. https://www.instagram.com/concrete.alibi/ https://www.facebook.com/concretealibiband

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Seize Freedom

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I wrote these songs along with my friend Lener on drums. Started in Los Angeles around 2012, we finally released our first music in 2019.

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Seize Freedom - Subway To The Sea

Our newest song, Filmed this in Hollywood, Downtown Los Angeles, and Santa Monica. Who knew we'd write a love song? Filmed by Vadim Brunell & Matt Lars Edited by Matt Lars Music Mixed & Mastered by David Franklin at The Lunchbox Studios Actors: Ali Leasure & Tyler Raby Special thanks to Ruben Castro SUBWAY TO THE SEA By Seize Freedom (Matt Lars / Lener) I’m not gone, I’m right here, there’s a blaze inside that won’t give in to death. And if we get lost I know we’ll find our way home. You make me stronger like this feeling that I can’t compare. I won’t let it go away, Because I’ve been changing, I’ve been locked and loaded. Soon I will awake. You are my loaded gun. With you I’m safe from harm. Take me, take me and we’ll ride the Subway to the Sea. You are my only love. I hold close this gift from above. Take me, take me and we’ll ride the Subway to the Sea. Tell them there’s a place inside brought back to life, where we are awake. And if we’re there we can breathe the freedom that defines us. Forgive and let go of your pride, you are the hostage held by your own hand. And if you leave you’ll find life’s destination is right here. You are my loaded gun. With you I’m safe from harm. Take me, take me and we’ll ride the Subway to the Sea. You are my only love. I hold close this gift from above. Take me, take me and we’ll ride the Subway to the Sea.

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Seize Freedom - Red Eye (Official Music Video)

This song was written on a Red Eye flight to Korea with the final lyrics finished in Beijing airport while on a layover waiting for the final connecting flight to South Korea. The terminal I was waiting in was very large, it was the first time I was ever on Chinese soil. I was alone in this large terminal wandering around in the middle of the night, eventually finishing the lyrics to this song Red Eye. As the words describe, I want to see and experience things in person, rather than just behind a screen. As I watched the sunrise over Beijing in the distance, I could see large cranes all over in the skyline. It was something I'd never witnessed before. Something that is not the same unless you see it in person. This was the main idea of Red Eye. I want to travel the world, but not miss a moment of daylight when I can, so I travel the skies at night. This also described the many flights I've taken from LA to NY, always on a Red Eye. This visit to South Korea that landed me in China on the way, was just the start. As for my trip to the DMZ between North and South Korea, that will likely be the topic of a different kind of song in the future. I hope you enjoy this song. - Matt Lars https://www.seizefreedomband.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VqKz7Pveo1dwtkuvglTAG?si=7U3qe3NtQN6jeAjEOG6Bvg https://www.instagram.com/seizefreedom/ https://www.facebook.com/seizefreedom/ Red Eye - by Seize Freedom (Matt Lars / Lener) Fasten your belt ready for take off engines starting to roar First class seat at 30,000 feet Flying higher Flying higher Wake up on the tarmac tired from the red eye L.A. to Beijing and then to Seoul The world was so much larger when I never left my home Tomorrow I’ll be halfway around the globe There’s so much I want to see I want to touch I want to explore I hope we can share this dream together and travel international Let’s take the Red Eye to New York Let’s take the Red Eye to Tokyo Let’s take the Red Eye to Mumbai We’ll take the Red Eye We’ll take the Red Eye home Fasten your belt ready for take off engines starting to roar Feel it depart bound for the sky above Now we’re on our way as your head feels the air pressure change Look down from the sky 9,000 meters high Flying Higher Flying Higher Wake up in a hotel room in Istanbul I thought I fell asleep last night in Green Bay I’ve lost a month gained a year and I don’t know the time With bloodshot eyes the morning is too bright There’s so much I want to see I want to touch I want to explore I hope we can share this dream together and travel international Let’s take the Red Eye to New York Let’s take the Red Eye to Tokyo Let’s take the Red Eye to Mumbai We’ll take the Red Eye We’ll take the Red Eye home There’s so much I want to see I want to touch I want to explore I hope we can share this dream together There’s so much I want to see I want to touch I want to explore I hope we can share this dream together and travel international Let’s take the Red Eye to New York Let’s take the Red Eye to Tokyo Let’s take the Red Eye to Mumbai We’ll take the Red Eye We’ll take the Red Eye home

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Seize Freedom - The Hard Way

SEIZE FREEDOM - THE HARD WAY From the 3 song EP - THE HARD WAY Filmed & Edited by Jack Murray. Music Mixed & Mastered by David Franklin at The Lunchbox Studios, Menifee, CA. Video was filmed on Long Island in Manorville, NY. LYRICS I'm falling again, spinning out of place. I think I'm starting to ascend my feet have left the ground. Warn me, but I think you live in fear. Are you alive or just surviving? I chose this and then I face the pain or pleasure and I'd do it all again. Sideways through the chain linked fence, escape the prison I create. Locked inside a maze of pride that served to host insecurity. Consequence living on chance council of amateurs blind folded. Lead me on as I bleed through another dawn. Knees pressed against the floor of broken glass, sleeping at the feet of my unknown enemy. I press my hands against the shards of pain, I lift my head away and I will never turn back. I'd do it all again I'd do it all again I only learn the hard way I'd do it all again I'd do it all again I only learn the hard way You lost the game but still you won't leave. You're falling again and there is no way outside this trap. Self inflicted suffering our fragile vessels tolerate. I am the victim of a nature built deep within my soul. This we cannot separate free will is not a sinful state, it's up to us to regulate control. Some medicate try to replace this consequence of guilt and pain where there's no risk there is no reward. Are you convinced the heart is pure maybe it's the reason I always have to find the answers for myself. I'd do it all again I'd do it all again I only learn the hard way I'd do it all again I'd do it all again I only learn the hard way I must learn to let go for this pride's all I've ever known I must learn to grow or this pride's all I'll ever know What's the story of your life Was it all just for you, just for you What's the story of your life What's the story of your life

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Seize Freedom - Faster

https://www.seizefreedomband.com/ Filmed by Vadim Brunell Edited by Matt Lars In the video: Matt Lars, Lener & Ruben Castro Music Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by David Franklin at The Lunchbox Studios in Menifee, CA Filmed at Uncle Rehearsal Studios Van Nuys, CA FASTER By Seize Freedom (Matt Lars / Lener) First hand contact, life’s so short we live it fast. Redefine the lines removing all limitations. New blood generation tests the bounds of innovation. Feels like levity, to defy the laws of gravity. Taking my life off the analog reels, uploading my thoughts to the invisible wheels. I’ve been wired in, expressed my thoughts and thrown some stones. Behind my keys I have the strength to tear you down or share your faith. But I always try to take what I can. I can’t escape. I found my own foundation, then fell into temptation, they say it’s generation Z but it was gone before their creation. I’ve been looking down to tell the truth. It wasn’t me and it wasn’t you, It’s all transliteration for our wasted generations. Faster, Speed it Up! Faster, Speed It Up! Faster, Speed It Up! Faster, Speed It Up! Round 2 Ingress, we tear down to build up more chaos. Satisfy the urges, free of second guessing and regret. Feed our appetite for never ending entertainment Automation and A.I. replace the dignity of our nation. Serenade of one’s and zero’s calculating my chance of hero. We expect you won’t survive, So just lay down doctor death is on her way. No refunds, no exchanges, no returns, you’re always wrong in a group-think world. Memorize the propaganda, take your pill, shut your mouth, and obey. While searching for salvation, I saw my problem, affirmation. I desired, I acquired, a direct feed for my drug of choice. Before you blink, you might be the next contestant competing. My life was passing by, hypnotized in a subliminal game. Faster, Speed it Up! Faster, Speed It Up! Faster, Speed It Up! Faster, Speed It Up! Faster, Speed it Up! Faster, Speed It Up! Faster, Speed It Up! Faster, Speed It Up!

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Matt Lars Maxwell

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This is my solo music that includes originals and cover songs.

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Matt Lars Maxwell

Waiting For The End - Matt Lars (LINKIN PARK cover)

Linkin Park is one of my favorite bands, so many great songs. This song speaks to me in a special way. As always with Linkin Park, the lyrics hit hard and deep. Stream this on Spotify, Apple or Amazon Music I also am a part of 2 other bands, Concrete Alibi and Seize Freedom. To hear more check out all of these projects. Thanks for your support. https://www.mattlarsmusic.com/ https://www.concretealibi.com/ https://www.seizefreedomband.com/ Waiting For the End - by Linkin Park Video filmed by Jack Murray https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjackmurray/

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Matt Lars - Direct Message (Official Music Video)

When I was younger I was interested in the idea of California. Many of my favorite bands were from there, the land of movie making, and imagination. This construct fills many people, whether it is California, New York, London, Paris, or elsewhere. The idea of a new start, new place, new experiences. You do not need to go to California or other place to find what you're looking for. These places do not fulfill your dreams, you make it happen. I was living in the New York area and drove to California shortly after my girlfriend had moved there. I bought a beat up ugly van from a friend in Connecticut for $500 and painted it white with a paint roller and some cheap white paint, in my friend Ben McD's driveway while it was snowing. (Ben is on guitar in this video.) I drove to Los Angeles in that van and worked as a cable guy for a number of years. This song is based on that story. I loved California when I was there, but Los Angeles was a season in my life and I'm happy to live elsewhere now. That girlfriend is now my wife and at the time of me posting this, we live on Long Island in New York state. Please add this song to one of your playlists on Spotify, Apple music or Amazon. https://www.instagram.com/matt.lars.maxwell/ https://www.facebook.com/mattlarsmusic https://www.mattlarsmusic.com/ Video Filmed by Jack Murray https://www.instagram.com/theofficialjackmurray/ Edited by Matt Lars Musicians in the Video: Guitar - Ben McD Drums - Dave Dixon Bass - James Faulkner Vocals - Matt Lars

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A little about me

I am Matt Lars Maxwell. I sing, write, record, produce music, perform it, and occasionally pretend to be an amateur at general construction and fixing cars. Thank you YouTube.

You can find me actively with Concrete Alibi, Seize Freedom and Matt Lars.

I picked up a guitar when I was 12, took four group lessons at Boscov’s department store in Binghamton, NY. Not your typical story of "love at first play", in fact, I rarely played for the next year. What I did know was that I wanted to be a musician. That meant I needed some skill on various instruments in order to write and sing well crafted tunes. I continued working at guitar and of course, I learned to love it. Who wouldn't!

I began performing regularly in Danbury, Connecticut at places like The Empress Ballroom, Club Eleven, and Cousin Larry's. After a few years, and a few bands I set my sites on Los Angeles. I drove to California in an old beat up van that I bought for $500. At any moment the engine sounded like it might explode. The exterior was a number of different colors, due to all the junkyard replacement parts like doors, hood, bumper and grill. So, before my drive from Connecticut to California, I painted the van with a roller and some cheap white paint in my buddy’s driveway, while it was snowing. That van was packed up with my life. I left just enough space on the back seat, so I could crawl in a narrow opening and sleep in the back row. After 40 hours of driving, I arrived in Los Angeles with auditions lined up with three different bands.

In Southern California, I continued to perform and play in venues like The Whisky, and The Viper Room in various bands. I had a lot of fun. However, I never seemed to get any further than playing gigs and recording demos. And so I took a break from performing. More recently I have restarted releasing music and pursuing songwriting in various genres.

I married my best friend and currently we live in South Carolina.

My identity is not defined by what I do, but how I treat others.