Matthew Milia is an American songwriter, musician, poet, and visual artist. He is best known as the leader of the band Frontier Ruckus.
Milia performing at Lollapalooza in 2013
Milia performing at End of the Road Festival in the UK with Frontier Ruckus in 2013
Frontier Ruckus is an American band from Michigan. The project is centered on the lyrically intensive songs of Matthew Milia, and was formed by Milia and banjo player David Winston Jones while growing up in Metro Detroit. In 2008, the band released its debut full-length record, The Orion Songbook. Though formed in a folk tradition, Frontier Ruckus has shown an eclecticism across their catalog, incorporating aspects of baroque and jangle pop, alt-country, bluegrass, and lo-fi.
Frontier Ruckus performing at the 2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival
Frontier Ruckus performing at Lollapalooza in 2013
Zachary Nichols playing the musical saw on tour with Frontier Ruckus in Stockholm, Sweden in 2011