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      There
      was
      a
      modest
      showing
     
     
      at
      Baba’s
      Lounge
      on
      Oct.
      14,
     
     
      but
      that
      didn’t
      stop
      Matthew
     
     
      de
      Zoete.
     
    

    
     
      The
      talented
      singer/song-
     
     
      writer
      from
      Hamilton,
      Ont.
     
     
      was
      in
      Charlottetown
      as
     
     
      part
      of
      his
      three
      week
      East-
     
     
      ern
      Canada
      tour
      for
      a
      show
     
     
      to
      promote
      his
      new
      record
     
     
      “Bottom
      of
      the
      World”
      with
     
     
      bassist
      Paul
      VanDyk
      hitting
     
     
      the
      low
      notes
      by
      his
      side.
     
    

    
     
      De
      Zoete
      played
      his
      spe-
     
     
      cialized
      brand
      of
      pop/rock/
     
     
      folk
      songs
      that
      are
      too
      catchy
     
     
      not
      to
      get
      into.
      The
      26-year-
     
     
      old’s
      melodic
      guitar
      playing
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      sincere
      voice
      brings
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      even
      the
      most
      critical
      music
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fan,
      bringing
      forth
      a
      hint
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      2008
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ENTERTAINMENT
      __
     
     
      De
      Zoete
      promotes
      new
      album
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      Baba’s
      Lounge
     
     
      Stop
      was
      part
      of
      his
      tour
      of
      Eastern
      Canada
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Elliot
      Smith
      to
      a
      sound
      that’s
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      entirely
      his
      own,
      featuring
     
     
      unique
      vocals
      and_intelli-
     
     
      gently
      written
      lyrics.
     
     
      “Bottom
      of
      the
      World”
      ex-
     
     
      plores
      the
      realms
      of
      love
      and
     
     
      family,
      and
      sounds
      as
      real
      as
     
     
      a
      record
      can
      get.
      The
      songs
     
     
      go
      above
      and
      beyond
      the
     
     
      flash
      and
      dance
      that
      many
     
     
      have
      come
      to
      expect
      from
     
     
      emerging
      artists,
      as
      de
      Zoete
     
     
      proves
      honesty
      can
      prevail
     
     
      in
      the
      modern
      music
      scene.
     
     
      His
      live
      performance
      was
     
     
      not
      one
      to
      be
      missed.
      He
     
     
      seemed
      to
      pull
      in
      each
      audi-
     
     
      ence
      member
      into
      a
      sort
      of
     
     
      trance
      that
      not
      just
      any
      artist
     
     
      has
      the
      ability
      to
      do,
      but
      de
     
     
      Zoete
      pulls
      it
      off
      with
      gener-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      al
      ease.
      He
      owned
      every
      inch
     
     
      of
      the
      cramped
      Baba’s
      stage,
     
     
      ignoring
      the
      fact
      he
      didn’t
     
     
      have
      a
      lot
      of
      space
      to
      work
     
     
      with
      to
      pull
      off
      a
      one-of-a-
     
     
      kind
      show
      that
      is
      not
      soon
     
     
      going
      to
      be
      forgotten.
     
    

    
     
      Island
      _
      singer/songwriter
     
     
      Meaghan
      Blanchard,
      the
     
     
      opening
      act
      for
      de
      Zoete,
      also
     
     
      displayed
      her
      own
      unique
     
     
      brand
      of
      music,
      pleasing
      the
     
     
      crowd
      and
      displaying
      the
     
     
      type
      of
      sound
      Island
      music
     
     
      lovers
      have
      come
      to
      expect
     
     
      from
      this
      young,
      talented
     
     
      musician.
      Singing
      about
      love
     
     
      and
      anything
      that
      inspires
     
     
      her,
      she’s
      an
      Island
      artist
      you
     
     
      want
      to
      find
      in
      your
      music
     
     
      collection.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Singer/song-writer
      Matthew
      De
      Zoete
      played
      at
      Baba’s
     
     
      Lounge
      on
      Tuesday
      Oct.
      14.
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