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-lsb- http://www.brentleygore.com www.brentleygore.com -rsb- king straggler 1992 -- present guitar , piano , harmonica reds basement records authentica records mca records brentley gore
 yes 19 june 1974 solo_singer americana , indie country rock brentley gore la 2009.jpg nashville , tennessee , u.s. brentley gore
brentley gore

brentley gore -lrb- born june 19 , 1974 -rrb- is an american singer/songwriter and actor .
he is best known for his role as ` matt garrison ' on nbc 's `` california dreams '' , syndicated in over 48 countries .
following the show , gore co-founded , recorded and toured with the critically acclaimed la favorite indie band king straggler , a band in which he formed alongside oscar nominee john hawkes and rodney eastman .
king straggler had many songs featured in film and television including the jeff bridges film `` the amateurs '' and `` men of a certain age '' .
the song `` wasted love '' was featured in the film '' .45 '' starring milla jovovich .
in 2011 , gore released his first solo album `` up until now '' , which premiered at # 4 on the reverb nation hot new artist chart .
brentley also founded the non-profit los angeles performing arts foundation in 2009 .
