Local instrumentalist Matt Frick brings his projects together for ‘Frickstock’ festival this weekend

Matt Frick is a busy guy, and he wants the St. Petersburg music scene to drink that in.

The 44-year-old multi-instrumentalist grew up in a musical family, but was heavily influenced by a 1988 concert from late banjo legend John Hartford. After years of playing Grateful Dead covers, opening for the likes of Santana and OK Go, and even developing “banjotronic” music with his friend Nick Holm (who plays a closing DJ set at the end of “Frickstock”), Frick moved to Tampa in 2015.

He went into music full-time in 2021, and his showcase this weekend will display just how much he has taken on since he moved here. He’ll play keyboards with the Rich Sheldon Band (featuring local guitar legend Steve Connelly), rhythm guitar with Stones tribute band The Strolling Moans, and along with his buddy Ashton Farner, do some instrumentals on his acoustic during his Western Gypsies set.

As for his beloved banjo? It’ll surely make an appearance at some point during the day. It’s frickin’ inevitable.

There's no cover to attend Frickstock at St. Pete's Cage Brewing on Saturday, June 1.
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