The Suitcase Junket

From Amherst, MA, Matt Lorenz is the one-man-band known as The Suitcase Junket. With a throaty voice, a guitar, and an assortment of cans and other miscellaneous percussion items, Lorenz is able coordinate and coax his body into producing heartfelt blues-rock tunes that originate, despite the odds and ends he is surrounded by, inside the man. The one-man setup is no mere gimmick, and is executed with such skill, precision, and passion that it can easily be forgotten that there is indeed only one man running the show. With such a spectacle on stage, it’s a pleasant surprise for some that the real entertainment comes from Lorenz’s honest and intimate songwriting. His latest work and third full-length album, Make Time, was released in January of this year.