THE ROXY PRESENTS MATTHEW PRESIDENTE BAND / HOUSEGUEST THURSDAY DECEMBER 18TH 2025 DOORS @ 8PM $12 ADV / $15 @ DOOR ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE BANDS ADMISSION IS FOR THE ENTIRE NIGHT +19 FOR ENTRY Bio MP Band: Vancouver’s piano man, Matthew Presidente is an innovative rock/pop songwriter whose dynamic performances light up the stage whether he's solo or backed by his full band. With his signature piano- driven sound and high-energy delivery, Matthew forges a powerful connection with audiences through emotionally charged, interactive, and unforgettable live shows. Described by Xtra Magazine as "one of—if not—the best singer/songwriters in our LGBT scene," Matthew made a bold leap in 2022, leaving his full-time career to chase music full-time. Since then, he’s been on a roll— hitting the studio with his band, releasing new music, earning a Creative BC Career Development grant, and touring extensively across British Columbia. In 2025 alone, he’s played over 100 shows, lighting up iconic venues like The Fox, The Rickshaw, Guilt & Co, The Painted Ship, and The Roxy. He has also earned enthusiastic recognition on Pride stages throughout BC and Alberta. He’s also hit the road several times with Vancouver Island’s Kele Fleming and shared stages opening for Canadian royalty, both Bif Naked and Jane Siberry.

 Teaming up with producer Matt Roach (RainCity Recorders), Matthew dropped his highly anticipated full-length album Chosen Sun in January 2025. Bursting with themes of transformation, queer resilience, and personal empowerment, the album features standout singles “Rainbow Tree” and “The Rhythm”—earning over 100k streams across platforms in its first month. Bio Houseguest: houseguest is an all-trans post-emo rock band trying to see hope through a haze of disillusionment, penning queer anthems that reach for silver linings while embracing the sliver of sadness that runs deeply through it all. through a delay soaked, dual-vocalist, heavy-hitting lens, they attempt to make sense of the existential whiplash of the world and distill it into honest, human, raw stories of joy, despair and disappointment. houseguest knows that everything ends, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't sing at the top of your lungs.