Argh, well, it was good practice (my first SMD soldering job). I did okay with the soldering, and did get some lights to light up, but there are some circuit issues in my rev01 board that won't be easy to fix up in code or with a razorblade. (Some traces I would need to cut and re-route are underneath the SMD parts.)
The good news is that I think my next rev will be ready to run with the existing sketches found on madworm's original blog ("My 2µF"): http://blog.spitzenpfeil.org/wordpress/2008/09/21/8x8-rgb-matrix-first-prototype-on-perfboard/
Just have to wait for it to arrive. >sigh<