 Matonis claims to have been to at least one live show every night since Christmas Eve 1996, and seen over 10,000 bands over the last decade, which he has chronicled in a "dance diary".On 10 August 2010, Matonis hosted a show at the Blueberry Hill Duck Room in St. Louis to mark his 5,000th consecutive day of live shows.Matonis has also regularly attended music festivals around the United States, including Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, City Stages, SXSW, Lollapalooza, the Ponderosa Stomp, International Pop Overthrow in Los Angeles, Sleazefest (which includes a Beatle Bob Dance Contest), the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and Austin City Limits Music Festival.