A New Chapter and New Beginnings
Just over ten years ago, two friends decided to start a blog that focused on the arts and culture scene […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 052
Where there is smoke, there is fire and where there is a breeze lies a dream, and where there is […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 051
The Matinee ’23 v. 051 is full of thrills and chills with the ten songs diving into the darkness, dancing […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 050 (Part 2 or 2, April 26)
From dream states to Ancient Rome, to running towards the moon to rocking out like it’s the ’90s, The Matinee […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 049 (Part 1 or 2, April 26)
Another delectable doubleheader is on tap for April 26th with The Matinee ’23 v. 049 kicking off with songs from […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 048 (Part 2 or 2 for April 24)
The Matinee ’23 v. 048, which is the second half of our Monday marathon of new music, goes from a […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 047 (Part 1 or 2 for April 24)
Another double dose of new music is on tap with The Matinee ’23 v. 047, or Part 1, featuring songs […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 046 (Part 2 of 2)
The Matinee ’23 v. 046, which is part 2 of our doubleheader, features eight more tunes whose themes address renewal, […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 045 (Part 1 or 2)
The Matinee ’23 v. 045 is the first of two features today (April 19th), and the eight tracks range from […]
Wednesday – ‘Rat Saw God’ (album review)
On their fifth album, ‘Rat Saw God’, Wednesday channel the angst and ferocity of alt-rock’s legendary bands and, in the […]
Heather Woods Broderick – ‘Labyrinth’ (album review)
With grace and humility, Heather Woods Broderick poetically and intelligently examines life’s frailty on her beautiful new album, ‘Labyrinth’. Whether […]
Blondshell – ‘Blondshell’ (album review)
Shedding her pop origins, Sabrina Teitelbaum – a.k.a. Blondshell – delivers one of the great records of the year with […]
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys – ‘Heaving’ (album review)
Building on the skin-crawling ‘Teen Tapes’ trilogy, Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys deliver a pensive, unsettling, heavy but brilliantly […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 044
The songs on The Matinee ’23 v. 044 are made to create new memories and to reflect on past ones. […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 043 – Part 2 Marathon (April 12)
For the second half of the April 12th new music marathon, The Matinee ’23 v. 043 is like a box […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 042 – Part 1 Marathon (April 12)
We continue to play catch up, so The Matinee ’23 v. 042 is another marathon of new music and the […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 041 – Part 2 Marathon
ALERT: The Matinee ’23 v. 041 builds on The Matinee ’23 v. 040, which means this is another music marathon. […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 040 – Marathon Part 1
WARNING: The Matinee ’23 v. 040 is a marathon. Since we either were traveling or stuck at work the last […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 039
From the first to the very last song, The Matinee ’23 v. 039 is littered with greatness – greatness in […]
The Matinee ’23 v. 038
Holding on to what was and confronting certain devastation in the face are the foci of The Matinee ’23 v. […]