gettin some spring show stuff going. 

rsvp now at jonahmatranga.com/soon for sacto on may 5, san diego on may 9, los angeles may 10, and 2000 trees in the UK july 7! 

lookin for sweet spots to play may 6…

when i miss people, i like to sing about them, for them. helps me be with them. we did that on march 20, 2016. i found some movies people made of that amazing night, and edited some moments together. it…

it's always such fun singin w/errin. we made this for the NPR tiny desk contest. got a few takes in before construction noise outside told us it was time to stop. and then, days later, she's a mom…

so yea the @jonahmatranga IG account is goin away for good. i've been meaning to do it for real for a while. who knows what gets in the way (and making songs is more fun lol). 

with the @aonelinedrawingis account…

hi sweet beasts 

so 
as lots of you know 
i lead as simple a life as i can 
it is a life that is based on  
yr kindness & support 

after a couple years of confusion 
like many of you …

My birthday’s comin around again (hi fellow Leos)! 
Here’s me lately. Lots of time stretching and dreaming.  

The ol' bday always seems to bring all the feelings. There is really so much to tell, and I keep getting overwhelmed, so…

20-ish years ago 

i still remember  
walter's voice on my answering machine 
saying he liked sketchy ep #1 

sammy slamming 
cache bubbling 
walter floating 
ian beautifying 
me nerding 

i put up my tracks from that glorious session

please presave
so…

I just put the first officially released onelinedrawing thing ever on the networks  
Click on the pic to check it
I recorded that version of Pollyanna sometime in 1997 
As my marriage and Far were both heading towards falling apart …

Wishing a very happy 19th birthday to Visitor. Big love to the whole Jade Tree crew, and all who helped me through that perpetually-touring time in my life, supporting me in simple singing and living. Visitor was the first full…

ALWAYS NEW IS NEW AGAIN. LET’S DO THIS. 

Way back at the dawn of the millennium, way before social networks and streaming networks, I did a thing called Always New. I’d make a song every month and pair it…

I don't mean I left the networks FOR you.
I left for me, for my mental health.
I mean networks are my ex, and you are my sweetheart(s) for life.
You always have been, just took some time to see…

Whether or not Jesus really rose
Is It’s business, not mine 
I’m here to hang out with 
Sages, scholars, scientists, students 
Who share sources 
The smartest seem to agree 
Certainty is the enemy 
Pretending to know unknowable things 
To sell…