super-limited vinyl run alert! 

tough to know where the tale of A THRILLING VISIT begins. somewhere in the multiverse for sure. i’ve always wondered what might have happened if THRILLER and VISITOR never happened, if norman & i hadn’t decided…

never not excited to rock the uk. next trip comin up in november! please get tix in advance, spread the word, and do all you can to support the small venues that support happy livin small artists like me. for…

(for those in a hurry)

WS25 LISTENING PARTY TONIGHT IN EUGENE 
(+*PERSONAL SHOW TOMO IN PORTLAND)

IDEAS SATELLITE SHOW THIS SUNDAY (click for info & rsvp)

BACKYARD BROTHERS EAST US TOUR JULY 2023 (click for info & tix)

SUPER-LIMITED DIRECT-TO-VINYL…

i kinda tell the tale in the vid intro, but yea, this is one of my fave jams ever to come out of sacto (or anywhere really), and getting to sing it last weekend with these particular people was everything…

here comes summer! 

lotsa show info up now at jonahmatranga.com/soon

as you can see, many of these shows aren't in big cities or traditional venues, and there won't be much traditional (paid) promo etc for them. that means you spreading…

i'm hearing the first whispers of 2023 shows, and it feels great. looks like i'll be around socal mid-april, then the bay area in late june, then east coast in july, then uk in september-ish? point is, if you're anywhere…

here comes 2023! gonna kick it off right with a global show on sunday, january 1 at 11am pst. you can RSVP here, sliding-scale style. and if you sign up to be a citizen of ALWAYS NEW (or you…

I'm gonna do the first online thing in a while this sunday, and I'd love to see you there. It'll start at 11am PST, and go for an hour or so. I'll sing some, answer any questions, talk about new…

Checkin, amazing how time is flying. Just got home from tour, and excited to dig into a ton of recording. Got some UNIQUE RECORDINGS on deck, excited for wherever those lead. Also, I'm recording my fave songs from THRILLER and…

i went looking for clues to all the memories i have of chicago. most of them precede the internet as we know it. far finished tin cans there in '95, i got my first tattoo, far basically ended there a…

One of the funny things about tour a long way from home is that by the time the jetlag eases and I'm sleeping ok, and the upheaval of emotion that always seems to come with the start of a tour…

when you feel tears fill yr eyes and you're smiling and you're not even sure what all the feelings are. could be the jetlag talking (hi UK, tour starts in london on monday!) 

anyway, here's a fun run-on sentence: i…