2025 Shows:
With The Deadly String Band:
Upcoming Dates
Saturday, November 1st – Lansing Shuffle Social Club – 7-10pm – Lansing, MI
Saturday, November 29th – Meridian Farmer’s Market – Inside Meridian Mall (near JC Penny) – 10am – 12Noon
Tuesday, December 2nd – Peanut Barrel – 6:00-8:00pm – East Lansing, MI
Saturday, January 24th – Rumpus Room – 8:00pm – Chelsea, MI
Thursday, February 26th – Horrock’s Beer Garden – 5:00 – 8:00pm – Lansing, MI
Previous Dates
Saturday, September 13th – Horrock’s Beer Garden Grateful Dead Day – 12:30 – 2pm – Lansing, MI
Tuesday, September 9th – Peanut Barrel – 6:30-8:00pm – East Lansing, MI
Sunday, August 24th – Woodkey Festival – Black River Fairgrounds, Carsonville, MI
Tuesday, August 5th – Private Event – Lansing, MI
Friday, July 25th – Capital Hippie – 5:00 to 7:00pm – Lansing, MI
Saturday, July 12th – Stober’s Patio* – 6:00 to 9:00pm – Lansing, MI – We’ll be doing two 30-45 minute sets.
*(We are the “friends” in DJ Patino & Friends)
Saturday, May 17th – 517 Day/Best of Lansing Festival In front of Capital Hippie – 6:30pm – Lansing, Michigan
Downtown Lansing/Washington Square: Exact Location and Time To Come
Saturday, May 10th – Capital Hippie – 12Noon – 2pm – Lansing, Michigan
121 S Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48933
Past shows:
2024
February 26th – Robin Theatre – Lansing, MI – As part of Ambient Annotations
Saturday, June 29th – Private Event – Suttons Bay, Michigan – Live Ambient Guitar w/Matt Borghi and Others
w/ Clay Wires – Monday, July 1- Coin Slot Arcade Bar, Traverse CityThe Beau, Cheboygan, Michigan, 7:00 pm Line-Up: Will Jurkiewicz, Matt Borghi, Alex Riesenbeck, Clark Pellegrom – Keys
Sunday, July 21st – Private Event – Frankfort, Michigan – Live Ambient Guitar – Matt Borghi – Solo
Saturday, August 10th – Private Event, Grand Rapids, Michigan – Live Ambient Guitar – Matt Borghi – Solo
Friday, September 14th – Private Event – Chicago, Illinois – Live Ambient Guitar – Matt Borghi – Solo
2023
w/ Clay Wires – Saturday, November 11th, 2023 – The Beau, Cheboygan, Michigan, $5 Cover, 8:00 – 11:00pm
Line-Up: Will Jurkiewicz, Matt Borghi, Alex Riesenbeck, Others TBD
w/ Clay Wires – Saturday, September 30th, 2023 – Lake Ann Brewing Company, Lake Ann, Michigan, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Line-Up: Will Jurkiewicz, Matt Borghi, TJ Rankin – Bass, Aaron Johnson – Guitar
w/ Clay Wires – Thursday, August 31, 2023 – The Lewis School, Kalkaska Michigan, 8- ? – Link to Flyer here
July 30, 2023 – Solo Ambient Folk Show – Live from East Lansing Underground, East Lansing, MI
w/ Clay Wires – VIDEO OF SHOW – Friday, May 19th, 2023 – Workshop Brewery, Traverse City, Michigan, 8-10pm
Line-up: Will Jurkiewicz, Alex Riesenbeck, Stu Ford – Bass, Ken Harris – Guitar, Clark Pellegrom – Keys
w/ Clay Wires – VIDEO OF SHOW – Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 – ‘Hip to Hip’ – Fundraiser for M’Lynn Hartwell’s hip replacement surgery
– Workshop Brewery, Traverse City, Michigan, 1-6pm
Line-up: Will Jurkiewicz, Matt Borghi, Alex Riesenbeck, John Richard Paul – Bass, Chester Winowiecki – Electronics
2022
Friday, September 30th, 2022 – Workshop Brewery, Traverse City, Michigan, 8-10pm
Line-up: Will Jurkiewicz, Matt Borghi, Alex Riesenbeck, John Richard Paul, Ernesto Gomez – Tape Loops & Stylophone
Saturday, July 9th, 2022 – Workshop Brewery, Traverse City, Michigan, 8-10pm
Line-up: Will Jurkiewicz, Matt Borghi, Alex Riesenbeck, Stu Ford, Chris Michels
2021
w/ Clay Wires – Saturday, June 30th, 2021 – Workshop Brewery, Traverse City, Michigan, 8-10pm
Line-up: Will Jurkiewicz, Matt Borghi, Denny Richards
2020
w/ Clay Wires – Saturday, February 20th, 2020, Workshop Brewery, Traverse City, Michigan, 8-10pm
Line-up: Matt Borghi, Will Jurkiewicz
2018
Saturday, September 29th – 9:00pm – Leelanau Uncaged – Willowbrook Mill , Northport, MI
Monday, October 22nd – 7:00pm – Michigan State University – Rest With Music: Goodnight Concert Series – Abrams Planetarium, East Lansing, MI
Saturday, October 27th – 2-3:30pm – East Lansing Public Library, East Lansing, MI – Solo ambient guitar performance in the style of an Ambient Soundbath
Thursday, November 29th – 12pm – 89.3 WHFR – On-Air Live Performance, Dearborn, MI
2017
Matt Borghi – Solo Ambient Guitar – Selections from Manitou, Huronic Minor and the Phantom Light at Leelanau Uncaged, Saturday, September 30, 2017 – Northport, MI
2016
w/ Borghi | Teager – Saturday, March 26, 2016 – Detroit, MI – Desert Oasis Coffee Roasters – 8:00 – Midnight
w/ Borghi | Teager – Friday, February 12, 2016 – Jackson MI – Jackson Coffee Company, Downtown – 7:00 – 10:00pm
w/ Borghi | Teager – Monday, January 25, 2016 – East Lansing, MI/Michigan State University – Abrams Planetarium – Rest with Music Series – 12Noon – 1pm
2015
w/ Borghi | Teager – Saturday, October 24, Port Huron, MI at The Raven in Port Huron, MI – 7:30 – 10:30pm
w/ Borghi | Teager – Saturday, August 8, Rochester, MI – Desert Oasis Coffee Roasters – 8:00 – Midnight
w/ Now Know Quartet – Friday, April 17, East Lansing, MI at East Lansing Public Library – Books, Bites and Bids
w/ Borghi | Teager – Sunday, April 26, East Lansing, MI at East Lansing Public Library – 2:00-3:00pm
w/ Borghi | Teager – Thursday, June 18, Port Huron, MI at The Raven in Port Huron, MI – 7:30 – 10:30pm
w/ Borghi | Teager – Saturday, February 21, Muskegon, MI at The Block – 7:30pm (photos here)
2014
w/ Borghi | Teager – Saturday, December 13, East Lansing, MI at (SCENE)metrospace
Borghi | Teager 2015 Fall East Coast Tour
Wednesday, October 8, Baltimore at The Windup w/ Jason Sloan – 9pm (Facebook RSVP here)
Thursday, October 9, NYC – Manhattan (Greenwich Village) at Cafe Nadery – 9pm
Friday, October 10, NYC at Columbia University; pre-taping for WKCR’s Live Constructions
Friday, October 10, NYC – Brooklyn (Williamsburg) at Goodbye Blue Monday – 8pm
Saturday, October 11, Princeton University at WPRB, Music with Space – 12am
Saturday, October 11, Philadelphia at St. Mary’s Church – Gatherings Concert Series w/ Jeff Pearce
Sunday, October 12, Philadelphia at WXPN, Star’s End – 2am
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Saturday, May 24 – Matt Borghi & Michael Teager @ Scene MetroSpace in East Lansing, MI – This performance will feature a special, long-running, 2-hour immersion performance with visuals & projections provided by Daleq9
Friday, May 23 – Matt Borghi & Michael Teager @ Transistor, Chicago, IL
Monday, April 21 – Matt Borghi & Michael Teager @ Glad Cloud Ambient Music Series at Whistler, Chicago, IL
Friday, February 21 – 7:00 – 10:00 – Matt Borghi & Michael Teager @ Jackson Coffee Company, Downtown Jackson, MI
Friday, January 24 – 7:30 – 10:30 – As Teag and PK @ The Raven in Port Huron, MI
Friday, January 24 – Matt Borghi & Michael Teager @ WKAR – Current State – In-Studio Guests & Performance
Thursday, January 9 – Matt Borghi & Michael Teager @ Annual Scene MetroSpace Fundraiser
Sunday, November 17 – 1-3pm – As Teag and PK @ Foods for Living in East Lansing, MI
Friday, October 19 – The Gatherings Concert Series presents Vic Hennegan and Dave Luxton plus Matt Borghi & Michael Teager – Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, October 20 – Star’s End Ambient Radio – WXPN – Philadelphia, PA
Echoes with John Diliberto – Living Room Concert Series – October 2013
Thursday, January 10th, 6-9pm at at Scene MetroSpace in East Lansing, MI
Saturday, November 10, 8pm at Wanderer’s Tea House in East Lansing, MI
Friday, October 19th, 12Noon at Sir Pizza Grand Cafe in Old Town Lansing for WLNZ’s Grand River Radio Diner
Friday, May 25th, 7:00 – 10:00pm at Jackson Coffee Company, Jackson, MI
Saturday, April 28th, 8:00 – 10:00pm at Wanderer’s Tea House in East Lansing, MI
Thursday, January 9th, 6-9pm at at Scene MetroSpace in East Lansing, MI
Sunday, December 11th, 6-9pm at Raven Cafe in Port Huron, MI w/Teag and PK
Saturday, November 12, 8pm at Plymouth Coffee Bean in Plymouth, MI w/Teag and PK
Friday, October 28 – Mac’s Bar – wsg TBD w/The Elevator Conspiracy
2011 – Saturday, October 15 – SCENE MetroSpace in East Lansing – wsg Mighty Medicine w/Teag and PK
2011 – Friday, September 30, 7pm at Wanderer’s Tea House in East Lansing, MI – This is a great space in East Lansing with an equally great tea selection. Come check out the space and a gratis performance of Teag and PK. w/Teag and PK
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Friday, September 9 – Lansing Art Gallery – 7-9pm
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Thursday, August 18, Renegade Theatre Festival, 8pm – Turner Park| Old Town Lansing
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Sunday, August 4, East Lansing Moonlight Film Festival, 9PM – Valley Court Park
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Friday, July 29 – WLNZ – Lansing Community College Radio – Grand River Radio Diner Live from the City Market – 12Noon – 12:30pm
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Saturday, June 25 – Festival of the Sun – Main Stage – 2:45 – 3:30pm
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Friday, June 24 – WLNZ – Lansing Community College Radio – Grand River Radio Diner Live from the City Market – 12Noon – 1pm
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Thursday, May 5th – Great Lakes Chocolate and Coffee – Lansing (Map) – 7-8pm
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Friday, April 29th – Lansing Art Gallery – 7-9pm
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Friday, April 8 – SCENE MetroSpace in East Lansing – Doors @ 7:30pm – $5/cover – All ages – Bring the fam!
- The Elevator Conspiracy (joined by Laura Kennell for some tunes)
- Flamenco Empanao (featuring ElCon guitarist, Matt Borghi on lead, in this latin ensemble)
- The Laura Kennell Band
2011 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – January 15, 2011 – Scene MetroSpace – Fundraiser
2010 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – July 18th – Private Performance
2010 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – June 26- Festival of the Sun, Lansing, MI – 2:30-3:15 Main Stage–see http://festivalofthesun.com for details.
2010 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – May 20 – Fundraiser for Arts Council of Greater Lansing – Lansing, MI
2010 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – April 28 – WCBN, Live Radio Show, 9 -11pm – Ann Arbor – Check out the stream
2010 – w/ Teag and PK (Featuring Michael Teager (Teag) and me (PK) – April 17 – Basement 414 – Lansing, MI wsg/ Greasy Trigger Finger, The Elevator Conspiracy, and El Es Daize
2010 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – April 17 – Basement 414 – Lansing, MI wsg/ Greasy Trigger Finger, Teag and PK and El Es Daize.
2010 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – March 24 – Benefit for Haiti – Lansing Catholic Central High School – Lansing, MI
2009 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – w/Michael Teager – SCENE MetroSpace, East Lansing, MI
2009 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Fountain Square, East Lansing, MI
2009 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Small Planet, East Lansing, MI
2009 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Basement 414, Lansing, MI
2009 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – Greater Lansing Arts Council Benefit – Lansing, MI
2009 – w/ The Elevator Conspiracy – SCENE MetroSpace, East Lansing, MI
2008 Performance Hiatus
2007 Presenter – MERS 61st Annual Meeting – Opening Session
2007 Presenter – Ragan Web Content Management Conference – Presented on Open Source content management systems – Chicago, IL
2007 Performance – w/Aaron Curtner – Magdalena’s Tea House, Lansing, MI
2006 Performance – University of Michigan – Entity – Public Debut – Sonic Meditations
2005 Performance – Matt Borghi Ensemble – SCENE MetroSpace, East Lansing, MI
2005 Performance – w/ Jason Sloan – Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 Performance – WHFR – Scot Boatright Show – Dearborn, MI
2004 Performance – w/Olagra – WCBN – Ann Arbor, MI
2004 Performance w/Jason Sloan and Bryan Kay – Opened for Nick Turner – Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
2004 Group Show – Public Debut – Running Bleed w/ Aaron Curtner, and Phil Smith, Bare Bones Gallery, Lansing, MI
2004 Group Show – Public Debut – Fenkell w/ Phil Smith, Bare Bones Gallery, Lansing, MI
2003 Performance – Deep Silence, composition for ensemble debut, The Otherwise Gallery Lansing, MI
2003 Performance – As part of KOSIK performing arts ensemble – Detroit Artist’s Market sponsored Tastefest installation – Detroit, MI
2003 Public Debut – “Dawn’s Threshold” Series – Video/ Sound work – Dreamland Theatre, Ypsilanti, MI
2003 Performance – Foundation Arts – University of Pennsylvania
2003 Public Debut – “Ancillaries” – Sound work “Live Constructions” radio programme – Columbia University, New York, NY
2003 Performance – Undercity – Brooklyn, New York, NY
2003 Performance – WMUC – University of Maryland – College Park, MD
2003 Visiting Artist Lecture, Towson University, Towson, MD
2003 Performance – As part of KOSIK performing arts ensemble – Dearborn, MI
2003 Performance – As part of KOSIK performing arts ensemble – WCBN – University of Michigan radio – Ann Arbor, MI
2003 Public Debut – “Object” – Video/ Sound work – Otherwise Gallery – E. Lansing, MI
2003 Public Debut – “Vision” – Video/ Sound work – Immedia – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2003 Public Debut – Campus Martius – Sound Work – Audiotheque – International Symposium on Acoustic Ecology, hosted by the Australian Forum for Acoustic Ecology (AFAE) – Melbourne, Australia
2002 Performance. Oberlin College OCEAn, Oberlin, OH
2002 Performance. Space For Music Festival, Nashville, TN
2002 Performance. Transmission of Binary Sound Codes Festival – Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI
2002 Public Debut/ Discussion. “Sand” – Video/ Sound work Chela Gallery. Baltimore, MD
2002 Performance. Synfest Conference – Cleveland, OH
2002 Performance. Crackle New Music Showcase. C-Pop Gallery. Detroit, MI
2002 Performance/ Interview. Phonaut Show. WNUR – Northwestern University. Evanston, IL
2002 Performance/ Discussion. Scott Boatright Show. WHFR – Henry Ford Community College. Dearborn, MI
2002 Great Lakes Experimental Music Showcase – Akron, OH
2002 Conceptual Group Improvisation – The Otherwise Gallery – E. Lansing, MI
2002 Public Debut – “Transport Textures” – Detroit People Mover, Detroit, MI
2000 Public Debut – “Guitar Drones” – Peabody Structure – Birmingham, MI
2002 Public Debut – “Kensington Hill” – Immedia – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2001 Public Debut – “Surreal Soundscape” – Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI
2001 Solo Performance – Detroit Contemporary Gallery
2000 Public Debut – “Quiet Music Textures” – Detroit Furniture Factor, Detroit, MI