Happy Feet!

my mom just sent me this. and i love it.

-mat

oh my god i love Thao.

i cannot stop the LOLs. i want there to be 500 episodes of this.

also: this is exactly me writing songs, in case you were curious. about my adverbs.

also also: listen to her coming soon new album streaming in full over at NPR and pre-order it on her website. i’m digging it. as per usual. some very cool sounds. (and when you least expect it: Joanna Newsom!)

much love,
-mat

The Sarcastic Dharma Society
“Surrender To You”
Live at Laughing Horse Books (01.06.13)

hey i played at this show at this place in portland the other night and it was rad and i ate pizza and my little brother was there and i had the best of times and it sounded like this.

stream/download the whole set: here.

The Sarcastic Dharma Society
“3am”
Live in Portland, OR (6.14.12) 

download the mp3: here.

happy new year, everybody.
love,
-mat 

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ducklittlebrotherduck:

This has nothing to do with progress on the recording the other night, but…

My dad decided to come by and hang out while we were recording the other night. He likes that kinda stuff (sort of), and is really really good at trouble shooting when I have no idea what’s going on; he also got to “pardee” harder than my mom has probably let him in years… (trust me, we were pardeeing) This is the result.

Real footage and music to come soon. Promise.

dan (kyles dad) is the man

i helped out recording a couple of rad Duck, Little Brother. Duck! songs last week, check out this rad video of Kyle’s dad shredding while i run some microphone cables. compelling stuff. the recording actually came out really well, songs are awesome and i’m really excited to hear them mixed, and tony took a bunch of video while they were playing, so hopefully that happens soon and i can throw it up here in some capacity.

cheers,
-mat 

took this picture of David Bazan playing at Mississippi Studios tonight. they did all of “Control”, to celebrate its 10 year anniversary and vinyl re-release (the original pressing of which, is, incidentally, the most expensive thing i’ve ever ebay-ed) and a “best of” smattering of other Pedro The Lion/Headphones (badass as fuck arrangement of “Gas and Matches”)/David Bazan songs.

the first time i saw Pedro The Lion was at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, shortly after “Control” came out. at the time i was sort of disappointed that they played mainly songs from that record, because 15-year-old-me was there to hear stuff from “It’s Hard To Find A Friend” and “Whole”, and wasn’t so into the “loud” sound of the cymbals and guitars on “Control”, which is, of course, ridiculous, because a few months after that show i got WAY into it, and now absolutely adore the sound and texture of every instrument and part in those songs. the drums in particular on that record are just unbelievably perfect: the chorus to “Magazine”—kills me. is there a better beat anywhere? everything from the vocal to the keyboard to the feedback is just so interesting, well placed, well blended, orchestrated, full of intention and direction, equal parts anger and wisdom. 

i really cannot overstate the impact that this band, and specifically this album (and also every single album that they have made), Bazan’s words and ideas and melodies and moments, have had on my life, on my music, on my writing, on my perception of LOVE and DEATH and all that bullshit. i see this dude every chance i get, and listen to his records a lot, and look forward to continuing to do so.

i love it, and, as i was reminded by tonight’s 10-year party, i’ve been loving it for a while now. Bazan for days, man.

-mat

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little known fact: Tony West photoshopped my previously prominent right nipple out of this photo.

-mat