The Matinee ’21 v. 037 – Lake Street Dive, Melby, Maple Glider, Caoilfhionn Rose, Girl As Wave, and Danz CM
The Matinee ’21 v. 037 celebrates International Women’s Day with a playlist full of powerful voices. Some of these artists […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 032 – Flock of Dimes, Lea Porcelain, Petey x Miya Folick, Bachelor, Black Honey, Casual Vice, & Son Lux
While the weekend is upon us, The Matinee ’21 v. 032 offers a selection of songs that belong on the […]
The Matinee ’21 v. 029 – Har Mar Superstar, The Gizz, New Pagans, Linn Koch-Emmery, Douglas, Misty Coast, Damen, & Aubrey Haddard
Songs about hope, honesty, a leap of faith, and, yes, a necromancer are featured on The Matinee ’21 v. 029. […]
The Matinee ’20 March 2
The Matinee ’20 March 2 edition is a special one. With International Women’s Day less than a week away, we […]
I Break Horses share the glimmering “I’ll Be The Death Of You”
For more than half-a-decade, Swedish synth-pop / darkwave duo I Break Horses stayed silent. Nary a word came from Maria Lindén and […]
The Matinee ’20 – January 8th
We return with our usual mini-playlist, now featured on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. For The Matinee ’20 – January 8th […]
The Matinee ’18 September 20th
The Matinee ’18 September 20th edition demonstrates that women are the present and future of music. Each of the nine […]
The Matinee ’18 August 31st
The Matinee ’18 August 31st includes 9 amazing songs to get your weekend kicked off just right (for some, it […]
Twist Helix – “Graphite” (single premiere)
Forty years ago, almost to the day, a young woman made her first mark on the music world and would […]
The Matinee ’18 July 12th
We once again whirl around the world and across genres to represent some fine new music. The Matinee ’18 July […]
The Matinee ’18 June 1st
Happy June everyone! To celebrate the arrival of one of the grandest months of the year, The Matinee ’18 June […]
The Matinee ’18 May 29th
The Matinee ’18 May 29th edition is filled with plenty of new bands or artists. Some are so new that […]
The Matinee ’18 April 17th
Awesome new music with shorter descriptions are on order for The Matinee ’18 April 17th. Rockers, anthemic numbers, and intimate […]
The Matinee ’18 April 12th
The Matinee ’18 April 12th edition features nine songs as usual. The descriptions, however, are much briefer because I’m on […]
City Calm Down – ‘Echoes In Blue’ (album review)
Greatness has been long predicted for City Calm Down, following the release of their critically received second EP, Movements, in […]
The Foreign Resort bring Canadian tour to the House of Targ (photo essay)
After playing several shows during SXSW, The Foreign Resort headed north for an 11-date tour in Canada, starting in Quebec […]
Saturday Sampler March 17th
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Strangely enough, the Saturday Sampler March 17th edition features no Irish music. Instead, these nine singles are […]
The Matinee ’18 February 21st
This week we’ve changed the schedule a bit, so there won’t be a Melodic Tonic. Instead, The Matinee ’18 February […]
The Matinee November 21st
The Bold and the Beautiful. The Young and The Restless. And of course, As the World Turns. These are not […]
The Matinee November 17th
Old and new favorites collide on The Matinee November 17th edition. The mini-playlist has some sweet melodies and heartbreaking ballads […]