Video Of Mattson 2 Playing In A Spanish Elevator.

Rulin' Footage of Mattson 2 In Spain.

THE MATTSON 2 "PLEASURE POINT" · Live At Cervantes Theatre from stafmagazine on Vimeo.

Mattson 2 Hit Spain & Portugal!

7/19 Malaga, ES    Teatro Cervantes de Málaga (Festival Terral)
7/20    El Palmar, ES @ El Dorado Bar
7/21    Sagres, PT @ Warung Bar
7/22    Punta Umbria, ES @ Mosquito Club
7/23    Tarifa, ES @ Tangana Bar

Jonathan Mattson's Drum Philosophy.

Note from the Mattson 2: A good friend and blogger Lenny Gonzalez runs a series of online T.V. episodes called “So To Speak”. In them he interviews composers about their song making process, and their various philosophies that inform their works and performance practices. In addition to the interviews he also films the artists in action. We, the Mattson 2, are honored to be featured this week on his blog. Please check it out when you get a chance, as a lot of time went into preparing theses. Filmed on location in San Francisco and Oakland.

Ray Barbee & Mattson 2 Show This Friday.

The Mattson 2 News Segment On San Diego CBS8 News.

Tommy Guerrero On SF Public Radio Next Monday.

Tommy Guerrero will be on KQED's Forum hosted by Michael Krasny next Monday (4/18/11) at 10AM PST. Bay Area folks can tune in via terrestrial radio at 88.5 FM or online:

http://www.kqed.org/radio/programs/forum/

A Mumlers Podcast.

The Bay Bridged sat down with the Mumlers (minus a member or two) to discuss their new album, the San Jose music scene, the band's modest inception, Montana free recording time and much more. The podcast includes songs from Don’t Throw Me Away along with tracks from band's debut album Thickets & Stitches. Stream the podcast HERE.

Mumlers "Coffin Factory" Video.

Night of the zombie disco! "Coffin Factory" off the Mumlers latest album Don’t Throw Me Away which streets next Tuesday (Sept. 8th 2009).

New School Jazz From Skateboard Kids.

Slap Skateboard Magazine ran a lengthy eight part feature on Ray Barbee & The Mattson 2. The feature includes a short documentary on how Barbee & the Mattson twins joined forces plus live footage from the Galaxia showcase that happen at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco last year. Read and stream HERE.

What's Going On With The Mumlers.

San Jose's Mumlers are this month's featured band on Wiretapmusic.com. Interviews and live footage can be found here.

"Tangled Up With You" is featured Pandora's video series: on stage & more


And there are a few live dates are coming up:
05/29 Berkeley, CA @ The Starry Plough
05/30 San Jose, CA @ The Blank Club

Wha Wha What, The Photographic On CSI Maimi.

Lousiville Kentucky instrumental rock duo The Photographic will have their song "Secure" on CSI:MIami. The run date for the episode featuring the song will run next Monday 02/02/09. Get'em Horation Caine!

Get Rad At Tommy Guerrero's Birthday Bash!

Celebrate Tommy Guerrero's birthday with a free show at the Uptown in Oakland on Sept. 9th . And if you feel so inclined check out Revolver Podcast #10, a whole podcast dedicated to Mr. Guerrero's skateboarding triumph and musical legacy. Download or stream it here.

Revolver USA Podcast #10 Is Up!

Podcast #10 is up! Revolver USA podcast ten features Tommy Guerrero and Gadget talking about their new albums : Tommy Guerrero - return of the bastard LP and CD and Jet Black Crayon - In The Interim CD plus DVD - and we briefly explore some Free Beer.

Subscribe here via iTunes:

Or check out the podcast via Revolver's site here:

Tommy Guerrero Hanging Out & Playing Songs On Download.com.

Tommy Guerrero shares some words about his new album Return of the Bastad and plays a few songs on download.com's Studio C series. Tommy will be playing a record release party in San Francisco at 12 Galaxies on March 7th.

Tommy Guerrero interview/performance podcast Posted by Peter Gavin
Listen to Tommy Guerrero live in Studio C

Tommy G live at CNET Former pro skater Tommy Guerrero stopped by Studio C last week to promote his latest CD, Return of the Bastard. Along with telling skating tour stories, talking about Amy Winehouse, and breaking down his term "fatinum," Tommy got down on his guitar and strummed a few tunes for us, too.

Mumlers Features In San Jose Mercury Sun News & On NPR.org.

WORLDS OF SOUNDS
S.J. band Mumlers finding audience for their innovative songs
By Shay Quillen
Mercury News
Original post

After years of playing in rock bands, Will Sprott wanted to try something different.

"Every band I was in was just guitars and bass and drums," says Sprott, the lead singer and creative force behind the Mumlers. "There's whole other musical possibilities, worlds of sounds, and I wanted to mess with them."

Sprott's sonic experiments turned into the Mumlers, which quickly became one of San Jose's most talked-about bands. The septet marks the release of its first full-length CD, "Thickets and Stitches," with a show Friday at the Blank Club.

Sprott, now 26, played in local rock bands such as the Entertainment Committee, but he says it was an awkward fit.

"We practiced at 4,000 decibels, and I can't take that," he says. "I have very sensitive ears. They would always get bummed on me because I'd have earplugs and a scarf wrapped around my head."

He wanted an outlet for the songs he was writing - idiosyncratic numbers informed by Dylan and Cohen and Waits and classic soul - and he began making recordings with jazz drummer Andy Paul, a friend since their days at Bret Harte Middle School in San Jose, and multi-instrumental virtuoso Felix Archuleta.

Classically trained musician James Fenwicke came along with his French horn, and Mercedes El Vencere showed up with her tambourine and an infectious laugh. Entertainment Committee member Paolo Gomez came on board with his stand-up bass. Finally, Müller (ne John Blatchford), who engineered the demo, signed on with guitar and woodwind chops and the ideal attitude for this band.

"I just love making music," he says. "I'm not scared to pick up an instrument I've never seen before and try to make something out of it."

The versatile lineup gives Sprott a rich musical palette.

"He's a musician hoarder," Gomez says. "He likes to hoard all the musicians and then arrange them like army men."

Though the group formed casually with no commercial expectations, things changed in 2006, when the demo earned the band the chance to perform at the Bleeding Edge Festival at Villa Montalvo - alongside established acts such as Yo La Tengo - and to receive free recording time at Brett Allen's SnowGhost studio in Whitefish, Mont.

"I was blown away by their music," says Allen, one of the festival's curators. "I thought Will's songwriting was completely original, and his lyrical imagery was fantastic. I really liked the jug-band ruckus sound that they put across. . . . I thought that there was a looseness conveyed that you don't hear on a lot of modern-day pop records."

That vibe carries over to the band's debut CD, recorded at Allen's studio, which has hosted such notable acts as Stephen Malkmus (of Pavement), Brightblack Morning Light and Matmos.

"Shake That Medication" is a ramshackle funk jam about using a Prozac bottle as percussion. "Hitched to the Sun" hints at country. "Whale Song" is a solo acoustic gem.

The band practices Sundays in Müller's basement in downtown San Jose. Members trade instruments like baseball cards. Sprott murmurs approval and makes gentle suggestions at the end of a take. In one corner, El Vencere, Archuleta and Gomez giggle like kids in the back row of class.

"We have a very lighthearted relationship," Sprott explains later. "We're not very businesslike when we get together, usually."

The band has become something of a media darling in its native San Jose and has made inroads into San Francisco, where it is returning to the Noise Pop Festival on Feb. 27. But the rest of the country remains uncharted territory for the band, which is still being booked by Sprott.

"It's really interesting just to go through this whole process of putting it out and letting the music into the world and just seeing what it becomes," he says. "I'm totally fascinated."

Meanwhile, Sprott keeps writing songs, including a lovely ballad to be called "Don't Throw Me Away" or "Change My Mind" - he's not sure yet. And the band's top scrounger, Archuleta, is in search of new ingredients.

"He's getting a tuba, which is going to be amazing," Sprott says excitedly. "Those things wrap around your whole body like a boa constrictor."

NPR.org Second Stage Artist

The Mumlers are a 7-piece acoustic group from San Jose, Calif. making cozy tunes rooted in early blues, jazz and folk.

NPR.org, February 13, 2008 - The Mumlers are a 7-piece group from San Jose, Calif. with a love for loose, jangling rhythms and easy melodies. Despite the group's size, it's an intimate sound with a comfortable mix of accordions, gently strummed guitars and muted horns that borrow elements from early blues, jazz and folk. The Mumlers have just released their debut CD, Tickets and Stitches.

Like many of the tracks, "Red River Hustle" has a dark under current with tales of lonely hearts and lonely towns inhabited by the ghosts of what might have been. The lyrical musings of songwriter Will Sprott are enchanting with clever turns.

The Mumlers get their name from William Mumler, a 19th century engraver from Boston who started the "spirit photography" craze, telling customers he could capture images of their deceased loved ones.

Upcoming Mumlers live shows:
02/15 San Jose, CA @ The Blank Club
02/22 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
02/27 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
03/28 Davis, CA @ KDVS (on air performance)
03/28 Sacramento, CA @ Fox & Goose
04/12 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place

Galaxia SF Showcase!

When:
Saturday Sept. 15 @ 8 pm

Where:
Victoria Theatre, San Francisco, CA.

Who:
Tommy Guerrero
Ray Barbee with the Mattson 2
Gojogo
The Mumlers
The Photographic