Matt Hopper & The Roman Candles are an American rock and roll band that has been releasing music since 1999. A dizzying array of music rooted in classic rock tradition and modern rock experimentation with a penchant for stargazey jams and tender folk lie within their catalog. Think Wilco, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and My Morning Jacket.
Matt Hopper & The Roman Candles exploded onto the Anchorage, AK music scene in 1999; they were loud, upbeat and catchy and fueled by long winters spent jamming in basement dens and makeshift recording studios.
The six-piece Roman Candles are currently based in Portland, OR where Hopper gravitated due to the wealth of musical talent available: engineer and drummer Bryan Garfinkel, pedal steel maestro Bryan Daste, folkie multi-instrumentalist Phillipe Bronchstein (who also performs as Hip Hatchet), bassist John Fauller and keyboardist Ryan Bohac. Hopper, with the help of an exhaustive list of fellow musicians, have released 11 albums of music thus far all independent of any record label help.