tag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:/blogs/lately-60511c06-5616-40cc-a09b-022dc5cf1ddb?p=9Lately2024-03-23T14:29:11-07:00Jonah Matrangafalsetag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/73714092024-03-23T12:06:09-07:002024-03-23T12:07:21-07:00Happy 20th, VOLUNTEERS!<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">20 years of THE VOLUNTEERS. Released March 23, 2004. This album represents as many facets of whatever it is that I do as well as anything I've done. I still clearly remember making it in various spaces from Portland to NYC, in between dadness & tour stops, sometimes literally on the road. The vocal for Stay was improvised (after weeks of mumbling melodies to the OF SINKING SHIPS tape as I drove, shoutout to Chad & <span spellcheck="false">Hopesfall</span>) directly into my laptop mic after an amazing <span spellcheck="false">Ottobar</span> show. Backing vocals by audiences & 4 generations of my family, priceless help from Ian Love, Will Quinnell, D Sardy, Rohner Segnitz, Shara Worden, Darren Doane & endless others along the way. The art (also by Rohner) still looks gorgeous. The liner notes by <span spellcheck="false">Geoff Rickly</span> still feel perfect. Even got </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6095-the-volunteers/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Pitchfork to tone down the snark</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"> for a second! Oh, and the fact that they somehow made up that I was from Portland is especially strange considering I'm living in Eugene 20 years later. What a ride. Thank you for all of it. Let's keep volunteering.</span></p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6095-the-volunteers/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/389656/c22d93c2348ccd1536aab41f4ddf9281cb45f7d0/original/screenshot-2024-03-23-at-12-04-30-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" height="912" /></a>4:48Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/73714692024-03-22T00:00:00-07:002024-03-23T14:29:57-07:00New music feat heavy guitars!<p>it's been busy, even for me. <br>also HEAVY, in fun & rocking ways.<br><br>here's a slab of mood that just got released:</p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="0FAzT05nE4c" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0FAzT05nE4c?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p>and here it is on spotify: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1rGDGxEpcc8I5s3hdKzad6?si=02cd2106246940bf" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">BUT YOU SAID</a></p><p>along with that radness, i've also been singing with a lovely riffy band from the uk called SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI, and their new stuff just came out. here's two tunes i especially dig off of their new album on <a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1zre7ncLvbY3q86nMEm6rc" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">SPOTIFY</a> and <a class="no-pjax" href="https://sonsofalphacentauri.bandcamp.com/album/pull" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">BANDCAMP</a>.</p><p>yay collaboration and release!!!</p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1rGDGxEpcc8I5s3hdKzad6?si=d3c864c327b14e18&nd=1&dlsi=1a0633fc9ab74f17" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/389656/68ec228f129026dd2b417e504d3ef8d63703df87/original/screenshot-2024-03-23-at-2-28-13-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="1076" width="1076" /></a>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/73407102024-01-26T14:02:27-08:002024-02-23T08:50:00-08:00That One Time Far Was On Buffy<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">While I'm reminiscing about Tin Cans fun (amazing vinyl now in the yard sale at jonahmatranga.com while they last!), can't forget the surreal use of Job's Eyes in <span spellcheck="false">Buffy The Vampire Slayer</span>, s1e6, right after the hyena-kids eat the school mascot piglet. They really let it play for almost 2 minutes, with no dialogue?!?</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Also, the fact that my forever friend <span spellcheck="false">Steven Smith</span> is somehow in the SAME EPISODE really does my head in, in the best way.</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Enjoy the clips (presuming the machines don't censor them somehow) <span data-testid="emoji">🤓</span></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-testid="emoji">Also this, from </span></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/product/335321" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-testid="emoji"><u>Alone Rewinding (a book I wrote about all this amazingness)</u></span></span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-testid="emoji">:</span></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-testid="emoji">"I was working at home when I got a call from someone, asking if I’d heard of a movie called Buffy The Vampire Slayer. I made a joke about Luke from 90210. The voice said they were calling from the WB network, and that they were working on a TV show based on the movie, and would Far want to have a song in it. I laughed. Doane’s dad worked in the industry a lot, and I figured it was one of his buddies making fun. I played along for a while. The guy’s sincerity and enthusiasm never waned. At some point, I started getting tired of the back-and-forth, and I asked him straight out if he was for real. He sounded hurt by the question, and I started to think he might be, but I still wasn’t sure. I told him to send any paperwork to Gail, and that they could use any song they wanted to… </span></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-testid="emoji">The Buffy thing turned out to be real after all. We got a call letting us know that our music would be somewhere in the 6th episode. I wrote it down on the calendar. We all took a break from practicing, and gathered around a black-and-white TV in the Rocket Shells lobby, to see what would happen. The show was as corny as I’d imagined. Buffy’s high school took a field trip to the zoo, and the troublemaking bullies snuck into a new hyena exhibit that was off-limits. They were messing with a nerd, and Xander went to help. The hyenas’ eyes glowed red, and possessed everyone. Xander turned into an asshole, and hurt Willow’s feelings. The bullies ganged up on the nerd in dodgeball. Then they got hungry, and ate the new school mascot. It was a piglet. The show went to commercial, and when it came back on, we heard ourselves.</span></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-testid="emoji">It was Job’s Eyes, a song I’d written for a childhood friend who had committed suicide. Mark had been working in a high-pressure finance job, and was trying to learn to meditate to help with the stress. His father knocked on his door, and when Mark didn’t answer, his father came into the room. Mark was sitting still, not responding. He didn’t come out of whatever state he was in until his dad touched his shoulder. He started thinking he was hearing G-d’s voice. The voice told him to walk. The police would find him trudging along the side of the freeway, miles from home. His parents sent him somewhere to get help, but Mark snuck out one night, went into the woods, and hung himself. I thought of The Book of Job, where the guy gets tortured to test his faith. The story had always struck me as sadistic. I wish I’d been able to convince Mark that any voice telling him to hurt himself couldn’t be any god worth believing in.</span></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-testid="emoji">All of this stuff was drifting through my mind while I watched the TV scene unfold. There was no dialogue, just actors that looked way too old to be playing teenagers, walking in slow motion, trying to look menacing, with this sad, angry song I’d written for my dead friend serving as the soundtrack. I thought</span></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-testid="emoji">You never know where your ideas are going to go.</span></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span data-testid="emoji">The show, of course, went on to be massive, and people still write to me, saying they found out about Far from that episode. When Buffy gets syndicated in places I’ve never been, I still see a little spike on my publishing statements."</span></span></p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="FyuG6WkC1S4" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FyuG6WkC1S4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="ufQFwYcSKks" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ufQFwYcSKks?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p>7:24Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/73405802024-01-26T10:54:04-08:002024-01-26T11:31:51-08:00The Tin Cans Vinyl Is Here, And It's Glorious<p>I'm sitting here being blown away by how good this pressing of Tin Cans With Strings To You sounds & looks. When I dropped the needle, so much came flooding back. I just got a small shipment of lovely purplish-red vinyl for <a class="no-pjax" href="/physical" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Physical">the Yard Sale</a>, and made some <a class="no-pjax" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/product/972646" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">fun custom dedication decoration options</a> even… get ‘em while they last! <br><br>Anyway, yea, the music seriously sounds better than I’ve ever heard it (thicker, heavier, not as shrill), and I can practically feel the crayons that Stephen used to make his incredible drawings (that drove the art department crazy). <br><br>Actually, Immortal/Sony actually never even printed all the art in color on the CD or the tape, and they definitely didn’t do a vinyl pressing back then, so this is actually the first time everyone gets to see the art as it was created, 28 years later. Wild. Grateful.<span> </span></p><p><span><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/389656/e8f447b400f26712c19c441f4a052ebcbf070495/original/img-6306.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>3:10Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/73236602023-12-23T15:21:28-08:002023-12-27T09:45:47-08:00happy allthedays!<p style="text-align:center;">i'm not sure when i started writing HAPPY ALLTHEDAYS, but i've grown fond of it. might even make cards next year or somethin.</p><p style="text-align:center;">i'm actually not a big fan of holidays, birthdays… really any day that has extra pressure on it. i do my best to treat them all like special days.</p><p style="text-align:center;">that said, i do love the spirit of gift-giving, and being part of personal gifts is one of my very favorite things about singing & making things for a living. music (and/or things related to it) has always been my favorite gift to give. </p><p style="text-align:center;">with that in mind, here's the audio and a little video from this month's always new, free for all in honor of the holidaze. i of course hope all of you join up with <a class="no-pjax" href="/ideas" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="IDEAS">IDEAS / ALWAYS NEW</a> for 2024, as i think you'd dig it, and it helps me keep going… and no matter what, i'm beyond happy to be in touch and share this with you. feel free to share the song/vid with loved ones in all the ways.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="no-pjax" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/single/88133/always-new-dec-2023-go-it-while-you-re-young" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">ALWAYS NEW DEC 2023 - GO IT WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG (audio)</a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/ecR8BfQWF4c" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">ALWAYS NEW DEC 2023 - GO IT WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG (video)</a></p><p style="text-align:center;">enjoy enjoy enjoy.</p><p style="text-align:center;">thanks for this whole conversation we've been having since the early 90s(!?!)</p><p style="text-align:center;">love, jonah</p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/389656/4c3ce82bdf5745c77925218939bf3660fae3304f/original/img-2092.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/72744752023-09-16T15:32:28-07:002023-12-09T15:48:17-08:00A THRILLING VISIT<p>super-limited vinyl run alert!<span> </span></p><p>tough to know where the tale of <a class="no-pjax" href="/physical" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Physical">A THRILLING VISIT</a> 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 that some of the songs i was working on might sound rad with a rock band, if instead i’d just made one album in the scruffy, DIY style of the sketchy & always new stuff. it was a torrential time in my life, and only recently has life settled down enough for me to even consider what happened, and what might’ve. <br><br>now, in this transitional time of finding a new home in oregon after 35-ish years in california, it’s a tender feeling looking back. i’ve met a guy called mo who loves gettin weird with pop songs like i do, and his studio became the perfect place for our lofi/hifi takes on these tunes. we recorded them without a click track, mostly first takes of guitar and voice, fueled by beats from an ancient machine, heavily sauced in strange headphone-heaven earcandy throughout.</p><p>i’m now waiting on the pressing of 100-ish randomly-colored vinyls. most of them are going to <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonahmatrangadotcom/music-and-making-and-movement" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">people who chipped in way back when this idea was born</a>, but there are a handful left over that i’d love to dedicate and/or decorate for any of you that want to be part of it. you can also get one without any decoration. either way, i don’t have any plans to make this a bigger release, just wanted to go on a personal adventure with you. thanks for all of them.</p><p>oh, i put some other rad rare stuff in the yard sale at <a class="no-pjax" href="http://jonahmatranga.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:#dca10d;">jonahmatranga.com</span></a> too, original pressings and test pressings and random treasures. also, every order gets neat vintage treats for free, while they last. thx for helpin me keep it personal & sustainable.</p><p>ps - as always, int’l people who want to order multiple things, if the shipping costs get screwy, just lmk and we’ll sort it out like we do.</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/72542762023-08-08T16:05:22-07:002023-08-08T16:10:50-07:00uk, hun?<p>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 instance, you can take these images and put em on any/all socials! all info anytime at <a class="no-pjax" href="jonahmatranga.com/soon" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">jonahmatranga.com/soon<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/389656/5e9ab74e303a6caa26a2067d3ccb4ef8641d21a4/original/onelinedrawing-uk-tour-nov-2023-tall.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="jonahmatranga.com/soon" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/389656/a0f248863b5f1473a4142c7ab2be2c3715f94b06/original/onelinedrawing-uk-tour-nov-2023-sq.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Jonah 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src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/389656/fd3e7bbc8673c382f87a55469aa2b89a864fa524/original/jonah-zak-july-2023-sq.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /></p><p>(okay, now to settle in...)</p><p>hi e-family!</p><p>every time i communicate with you this way, i'm reminded of how long it's been happening. back in the pre-internet days (yes i'm that old lol), far would send out thousands of postcards to our physical mailing list. when an email list became possible, and then bulletin boards, and then websites, and then... i was all over it. the noisy hype and general scamminess of the internet has never been my favorite, and the ability to communicate personally with people instantly, across thousands of miles, still amazes me on the regular. so THANK YOU for stickin with it and keepin it personal.</p><p><img src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f49c/72.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="💜" /> for anyone in the eugene area who hasn't heard, the public library here has an album-listening thing they do, and they've invited me to host an event celebrating 25 years of water & solutions(!?!) some of far's first shows outside sacto were in eugene, and i've just moved here, so this is extra-layered. i'm gonna see about preserving it (not sure about tech there etc), and i'll let you know if/when that gets posted. anyway, it's today 6-7:30, it's free, and here's the info!<br><a class="no-pjax" 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we'll figure it!</p><p><img src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f49c/72.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="💜" /> this sunday at 11am PST (for easiest global viewing), i'll be doing a satellite show. i'll send the link out to all IDEAS ppl on sunday morning as always. if you're not part of IDEAS yet and wanna join in, you can <a class="no-pjax" href="https://u648841.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=GY2BDz5lq2B6kc-2BGGfYMnGQ8VokQkfAbJVcbMD-2BlCwuoAShveGJz9paoxdcCgVxSD8qexEOV9y1HO2G9-2FXa9IDByUMbdHF0pq3UTIFfiPQlurf-2BOj5BxvtMxPqRUcGUmeVFY0b0HIy8z9CAurBNwrQ-3D-3Dzji5_p-2BPMdc3lNdAWI1Wfu-2BfrtXN-2Fs02nRC-2BSjGtxL-2BAybPXGsawzMxvnbL2m06Moh2KxZaMDB3lVFHIzRr3X6dPbvNKTsgpJW3pn7gvDHUuj69VPbsFRBsZSQy0gR3Chki0lgpFIWA-2FkoA9b-2B1nk-2FN6ZplU4ynUQ616Zf1IbPsWNM6L0AJYmIqVXwO2CtQ8IceVgqRqQ2k16ikbGBwu4MGB5aPISdSFcYtFfFAyIgF7L2OB3sroAOF2i5zDV5PiKB7YoLqKxfz-2FW0metTM4zHJX0JJkTTZnLPqTa6Mj0msFovRNuWYnceuCaGiohOi1mHX9QmENALTB03vKETHGH-2F0EJJw-3D-3D" target="_blank" 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40-ish years, zak schaffer. in all these years, we've never done a string of shows together. we're playin lots of strange places, and i'm sure the shows will feel extra-personal, given the decades of friendship fueling them, and the fact that we'll be all around our childhood stomping grounds. check it, spread the word!<br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://u648841.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=GY2BDz5lq2B6kc-2BGGfYMnGQ8VokQkfAbJVcbMD-2BlCwuoAShveGJz9paoxdcCgVxSD8qexEOV9y1HO2G9-2FXa9ILKImgvzoegHf5R8MvkK7iZYSmDSKylbPcAkg7Fz0ISezD0gGXZlw8nIUiBcfBEH1A-3D-3DLA-D_p-2BPMdc3lNdAWI1Wfu-2BfrtXN-2Fs02nRC-2BSjGtxL-2BAybPXGsawzMxvnbL2m06Moh2KxZaMDB3lVFHIzRr3X6dPbvNKTsgpJW3pn7gvDHUuj69VPbsFRBsZSQy0gR3Chki0lgpFIWA-2FkoA9b-2B1nk-2FN6ZplU4ynUQ616Zf1IbPsWNM6L0AJYmIqVXwO2CtQ8IceVgANd3kKTOCwaejIWhPWGNxvGPlrcDO68T2aKuIFSaWHorXeKJtrir2aKop9RXz2KfYwCGe7Mq2M3smOog0PdXmld1N8VsXwIb-2FPpXGmATx-2Bbjpwh7jmSC1VYRHk-2FFEp3n21A8ALAcBnytsdgfu259yg-3D-3D" target="_blank" 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long & winding road (damn you paul lol) through rockworld that's been my life for last 30-ish years. just last weekend, i got to play with someone who i met in sacto 30-ish years ago, and the rest of the band was family & friends from throughout the sacto centuries. we played one of the first songs i ever heard when i arrived in the summer of '91. here's a great preservation of the ragged glory:<br><a class="no-pjax" 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Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/72346732023-06-29T11:35:39-07:002023-06-29T11:36:29-07:00i ain't punker than thou<p>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. enjoy!</p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="wWZqkbqS_xw" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wWZqkbqS_xw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/72070492023-05-11T11:44:05-07:002023-05-11T11:51:45-07:00summer shows!<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">here comes summer! </span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">lotsa show info up now at </span><a class="no-pjax" href="jonahmatranga.com/soon"><span>jonahmatranga.com/soon</span></a><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">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 the word is kinda everything. thanks forever for being in it with me.</span></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/71477132023-02-02T14:07:44-08:002023-05-11T11:44:54-07:002023 SHOW FUN?<p>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 around there, and you'd like to make a show happen, let's do it! you can just <a class="no-pjax" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/say-hi" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="click here to send a note">click here to send a note</a> with any offers/ideas. and in fact, if you're curious about doing a show anywhere anytime, just write to me, and we'll see what happens. as i often say and mean, we do this together.</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/71299992022-12-29T14:17:50-08:002022-12-29T14:38:36-08:00endings & beginnings<p>here comes 2023! gonna kick it off right with a global show on sunday, january 1 at 11am pst. <a contents="you can RSVP here, sliding-scale style" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/product/864238" target="_blank">you can RSVP here, sliding-scale style</a>. and if you sign up to be a citizen of <a contents="ALWAYS NEW" data-link-label="Always New" data-link-type="page" href="/always-new" target="_blank">ALWAYS NEW</a> (or you already are one), it's free!</p>
<p>i'll be playing the brand-new <a contents="ALWAYS NEW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/always-new" target="_blank">ALWAYS NEW</a> song, a moody creature called <a contents="I GOT A GUITAR IN MY HEART" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/always-new" target="_blank">I GOT A GUITAR IN MY HEART</a>. beyond that, it's whatever we make up together, all requests welcome. either way, let's have some fun as we yearn for some sun.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/always-new" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/ba3a5a1631e2f96868088f8128209d43a65b5c46/original/screenshot-2022-12-29-at-1-54-18-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/70995482022-11-10T11:23:03-08:002022-12-29T14:15:30-08:00stayin connected in all the ways<p>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 ideas, all the fun. It'll be free for anyone who's part of <a contents="IDEAS" data-link-label="IDEAS" data-link-type="page" href="/ideas" target="_blank">IDEAS</a>, which is a rad little community that has been the heartbeat of what I do for a long time now. I share lots of music that will never be released beyond our little world, and there are lots of ways to get free stuff and be as interactive as you like. All the info about the show will be sent out on Saturday eve, and posted in IDEAS-land. See you Sunday morning!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/15b8555fa8da231c85f982bcd98f84e27c06f636/original/n3a1003.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/70933752022-11-01T17:29:58-07:002022-11-01T17:29:58-07:00WHAT IS TIME?<p>Checkin, amazing how time is flying. Just got home from tour, and excited to dig into a ton of recording. Got some <a contents="UNIQUE RECORDINGS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/product/344122" target="_blank">UNIQUE RECORDINGS</a> on deck, excited for wherever those lead. Also, I'm recording my fave songs from THRILLER and VISITOR as one album (which was the plan before it turned into two albums, and two bands), and doing a tiny pressing of vinyl for the <a contents="IDEAS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/ideas" target="_blank">IDEAS</a> community. Who knows what else. Gonna be a real creative winter. Happy to be in it with you.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/4ef600aa9dc641219b49283293cd908d28302235/original/img-3299.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/70314802022-08-05T10:10:15-07:002022-08-05T10:51:20-07:00chicago then and soon<p>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 few years later, new end basically started there that very same night when i saw <a contents="norman" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/normanbrannon/" target="_blank">norman</a> after the show, i met <a contents="jess" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/msjesshopp/" target="_blank">jess</a> & <a contents="joan" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/joanlemay/" target="_blank">joan</a> & <a contents="david" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/davidlewis/" target="_blank">david</a> & a loonnnnggg list of rad creatures there. endless scruffy shows and adventures along the way. i ended up finding this one from the iconic shambolic fireside, 21-ish years ago, so here you go.</p>
<p>the whole search happened because i'm real excited to be in chicago again, for the first time in a while. i'll be working on some visuals for a song that's part of a project around a woman battling cancer. i've never met her. we're just connected through music and friends. never doesn't blow my mind to consider such things. i'll also be doing a one-off show with the one-of-one <a contents="bob nanna" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/heybobnanna/" target="_blank">bob nanna</a>, a fellow lifer, and i'm real happy about that. sun aug 14, sounds like a lovely setting & everything. <a contents="click here to get info &amp; rsvp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.markrosemusic.com/product-page/8-14-22-onelinedrawing-bob-nanna-beard-belly-chicago?fbclid=IwAR3CsHI3koKrMR_s1i2DTwGo5MCpqFUiGl8D7YGqFomMNJbWxSs5aq6wcck" target="_blank">click here to get info & rsvp</a>. i'm told tix are limited and going quickly. i'd love to see you and/or yr loved ones there.</p>
<p>either way, thx forever, chicago.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/70137152022-07-13T07:41:45-07:002022-07-13T07:48:28-07:00balance day<p>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 has settled down, it's almost over, and then I have to reset all over again back at home. Back when I was touring a ton for short stretches so that I wouldn't be away from my daughter for too long, it was a real strange rhythm.</p>
<p>Anyway, today feels like that axis day that the rest of tour revolves around. I feel well-rested, with many fun memories from the shows that have happened, and excitement about the last handful. I'm happy balance day arrived in Edinburgh, at Bannerman's, which is one of my favorite tour homes ever. The bandflat above the venue is something I wish every place had. Christian, who runs the place with my perfect combo of simple kindness and efficiency, made some perfectly-spiced curry for me to heat and eat. So here I am, plopped down on the couch, thinking thankful thoughts. Not just for this place, but for all the venues and promoters on this tour (and ever, but especially this kinda-post-pandemic run). The 229, The Hope & Ruin, 2000 Trees (the fest equivalent of an indie venue basically), Cobblestones, The Victoria, Gulliver's, The Tunnels, Broadcast (really hoping they sort out their struggles), The Parish, Running Horse Live... and also to Liam Echelon, who put the adventure together.</p>
<p>I've never been a big money-maker, so I just do my best not to lose anyone too much money, and to give it my all whenever I'm given the chance. However the shows go based on whatever's going on, many of these places keep having me back, and I'll never take it for granted. As we all likely know, small venues like this have had it about as tough as the musicians who play in them. I've been watching the indie live music infrastructure get eaten by any number of forces (gentrification, wealth consolidation, cultural shifts), and to be real, I'm happy any of it still exists. Oh, and I've played two birthdays on this tour, too, so big love to people who have me in their lives that way. Whether venue, home, or other, say hi anytime at <a contents="jonahmatranga.com/soon" data-link-label="Soon" data-link-type="page" href="/soon" target="_blank">jonahmatranga.com/soon</a> to help somethin happen.</p>
<p>I know it's still scary going out and getting together right now, and just kinda scary all around. Thanks for taking a chance with me, and keeping me and these places going. Dreaming of going through lots more with you, in whatever ways we want to.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/f6b9917e40d078e522c4152cc7bffa6ff3d687da/original/img-2571.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/4e6e1454368396e4eb61933b2d37fc21b31c8584/original/img-2567.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/cb1ee7eb5b244a1ed1c9e647cab02d00f738d140/original/img-2569.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/01b622115bcbfdfd4c52c5e9ac8e610d41f8dda4/original/img-2565.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/70063852022-07-02T06:31:31-07:002022-07-13T07:16:14-07:00lovemystery tears and you and me<p>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!) </p>
<p>anyway, here's a fun run-on sentence: i was restless getting to sleep because i had to get up at 5:30 to catch a ride to the airport to catch a plane to hamburg to catch a taxi to kiel to play a 40th birthday party that's been postponed for two years, and in my dazed state, it somehow perfectly sums up my life, esp these days. </p>
<p>the landscape for small-scale DIY singers like me has seemingly gotten a lot more rocky (as it were) in the wake of the pandemic. i imagine that's the case for small businesses of all sorts, and the toll it's taken on indie venues and the performers who play them is sad to see/experience. more than ever, it's all about you & me now. so, if you want to see me sing in yr venue or yr shop or yr home, or sing with me, or any other fun ideas, just let me know, and we'll do our best to sort it out in a way that works for both of us. </p>
<p>i really want this (singing/creating for a living) to keep going sustainably, and it seems like the best way to do that at this point is to do things even more personally. i've always loved that, luckily. we shall see. all ideas welcome & wanted. </p>
<p>as i think about all this, i think about all the people hustling hard to have happy lives. sometimes it seems like so much is against me/us living a simple, peaceful, creative existence. from the increasing policing of systemically oppressed bodies to the cruel consolidation of wealth, these times feel pretty desperate sometimes. i think that's what got the tears going in the first place. not self-pity, but empathy. love to you & yrs.</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/69995822022-06-22T14:28:47-07:002022-06-22T14:43:51-07:00the new kid<p style="text-align: center;">these are waiting for me in the UK (thx tomorrow birders)!<br>haven't even seen them in person yet, so excite.<br>you can order yrs <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://deathwishinc.com/products/onelinedrawing-tenderwild" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br>i'll have them with me on tour for as long as they last.<br>the shows are as follows:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">July 4 London - 229 <br>July 5 Brighton - The Hope & Ruin <br>July 6 Bristol - Exchange <br>July 7 Cheltenham - 2000 Trees <br>July 8 Bridgwater - Cobblestones <br>July 10 Birmingham - Victoria <br>July 11 Manchester - Gullivers <br>July 13 Edinburgh - Bannerman's <br>July 14 Aberdeen - Tunnels <br>July 15 Glasgow - Broadcast <br>July 16 Huddersfield - Parish <br>July 17 Nottingham - Running Horse</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">all tix etc info linked from <a contents="the soon page" data-link-label="Soon" data-link-type="page" href="/soon" target="_blank">the soon page</a>.<br>see you somewhere!</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/02d342caec52c06b88302e5270f682de3ddde001/original/img-3355.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/d9a9578e3eb7d06e6e9436fa81302ed38244a88c/original/img-3356.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/ba007cb929bbeb62a9ab09e5e0dd3ac6ab5b6a32/original/img-3347.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /></p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/0cd8d00760e2375c3008ffb01e610af01f3da2c6/original/img-3292.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/929f3672d2c027118a2624a38980982fd8945d19/original/img-3291.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/69834902022-05-31T09:30:25-07:002022-05-31T10:08:49-07:00OLD x NEO x NEW FOR 2022<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/7dde0cfb479ac75db6c6bc8ddb058226ad4983e9/original/oneline-new-end-vinyl-reissues.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Beyond happy to share the news that, along with <a contents="a new album I'm really excited about" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://orcd.co/onelinedrawing" target="_blank">a new album I'm really excited about</a>, all three of these albums (<a contents="VISITOR" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://onelinedrawing.ffm.to/visitor" target="_blank">VISITOR</a>, <a contents="THE VOLUNTEERS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://onelinedrawing.ffm.to/volunteers" target="_blank">THE VOLUNTEERS</a>, and <a contents="THRILLER" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newendoriginal.ffm.to/thriller" target="_blank">THRILLER</a>) will be getting fresh, delicious vinyl pressings this year. Get 'em all now! Here's how:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="VISITOR" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://onelinedrawing.ffm.to/visitor" target="_blank">VISITOR</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="THE VOLUNTEERS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://onelinedrawing.ffm.to/volunteers" target="_blank">THE VOLUNTEERS</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="THRILLER" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newendoriginal.ffm.to/thriller" target="_blank">THRILLER</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="TENDERWILD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://orcd.co/onelinedrawing" target="_blank">TENDERWILD</a></p>
<p>In conversations about TENDERWILD coming out soon, people have been asking about why I'm reclaiming the name onelinedrawing for the new album, and I find myself saying the name somehow feels more like home than my actual name when it comes to writing, releasing & playing songs. I can't really explain that, and it doesn't really matter. All I can say for sure is that I'm as proud of these three albums and the new one as anything I've ever made, under any name. I'm happy the old stuff still holds up, and happier still that the new stuff holds up next to it. </p>
<p>Also, suddenly having four records full of songs that mean a lot to me being born or reborn in the span of a few months reminds me again how fun and fruitful the last few decades of making stuff has really been. Thanks for all of it. Here's to lots more. </p>
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<p> </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/69815562022-05-27T15:14:01-07:002022-05-31T09:34:37-07:00anthony's song<p>anthony tells his story beautifully, and there's just a bit more i'd like to add for context:</p>
<p>the story part of the video was made by anthony when he was 18, as part of a suicide awareness campaign.</p>
<p>in the footage by the water that you see at the beginning and end, anthony was 24-ish. he was making lots of music, and filmed himself playing this song just after he'd finished it.</p>
<p>not long after that, he accidentally overdosed. by all accounts, he was happy & healthy, in a sweet relationship, finding his way. he just slipped.</p>
<p>anthony's friends/family sent me all this stuff, and asked me to record this song in his memory. it changed me for good. i hope that the music can be a beacon for you, whatever you're going through. you can find it <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://iodinerecordings.bandcamp.com/track/anthonys-song" target="_blank">here</a>, or on any of the many streaming services.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/bae86cdd69231c1339d6ea37749e539b6495d1fd/original/anthony-6.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/5feb8f014c03173d686a0ae73a60329ecb4e7881/original/anthony-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/7c2d36505482bf9ce83c57b3879f57c0d2aebd92/original/anthony-3.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/4130c5fe8b982361e0eae38fac7d024d885bfec8/original/anthony-4.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/09f2244c1c0ab39361cd3567463cb07efcc0e3c2/original/anthony-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/69467632022-04-12T12:02:51-07:002022-04-12T12:02:51-07:00TENDERWILD is blooming<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://orcd.co/onelinedrawing" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/63d9bc93da2b8d6f29e5fa9d946f6f5ffdd63b30/original/276162234-10159547811610792-4728103356603701561-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>during this <a contents="BIG, AMAZING TIME of music being released into the wild (click to see &amp; hear)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://orcd.co/onelinedrawing" target="_blank">BIG, AMAZING TIME of music being released into the wild (click to see & hear)</a>... </p>
<p>i'm sitting here being frozerwhelmed (non-word that just arrived in an attempt to articulate my mood). i had a great talk with matt (a lifelong friend and fellow music lifer), and it helped soothe me. hours later, though, my mind will not stop moving, and i can't seem to finish a simple post. </p>
<p>this music, like this past couple of years, reminded me about the power of trusting people, about the alchemy of collaboration, about the miracle of music as a therapeutic thing. </p>
<p>to casey and everyone at IODINE, jeremy, norman, brad, rod, jake, ian, chris, zach, simon, jen, liam, andrew, bryan, phil, dana, ski, the IDEAS crew, and you... thank you. </p>
<p>i'm gonna take some more time to say this more fully, and i'll be talking lots about this music and the making of it over the coming months. </p>
<p>for now, please check all this goodness out, please support me and everyone who helped make it so we can keep making more, please keep going through this life. i hope the music helps. </p>
<p>breathe.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://orcd.co/onelinedrawing" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/2fd697e728ff085f73885c536b78494517217bc1/original/276156732-10159547811615792-4152952553896209635-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/69467592022-04-12T11:49:36-07:002022-04-12T11:49:36-07:00happy 20th, visitor!<p>on may 14, an album called visitor will turn 20 years old. the time, she flies. i'm sure i'll have more to say as that anniversary arrives, as that album changed lots for me, on lotsa levels. </p>
<p>for now, here's a sweet shirt to celebrate it. i wanted to make a batch for the upcoming shows, as they'll be right around the anniversary. christie gee and i worked on this one a while, and i'm continuing to enjoy our creative collaboration so much. </p>
<p>these are available now in <a contents="💜 THE YARD SALE 💜" data-link-label="Physical" data-link-type="page" href="/physical" target="_blank">💜 THE YARD SALE 💜</a> </p>
<p>any questions etc pls let me know. we’ll always sort it out, and it helps me learn. either way, i hope you get one, tell yr friends, all the good things. </p>
<p>thx for all the kindness & support of me & all these ideas.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/bd9e77925213f6eb79114ef26bdf2761ba2a29a3/original/visitor-20th-black-t.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/69467582022-04-12T11:47:36-07:002022-04-12T11:47:36-07:00spring singing<p>gettin some spring show stuff going. </p>
<p><a contents="rsvp now at jonahmatranga.com/soon" data-link-label="Soon" data-link-type="page" href="/soon" target="_blank">rsvp now at jonahmatranga.com/soon</a> for sacto on may 5, san diego on may 9, los angeles may 10, and 2000 trees in the UK july 7! </p>
<p>lookin for sweet spots to play may 6 in salt lake, and may 8 in vegas. thoughts? </p>
<p>spread the word, see you soon!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/970f29b75a7e1a5936cf299d3385c6729d9f7353/original/278074507-10159581180290792-272190929131472912-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/69301962022-03-23T14:30:01-07:002022-03-23T15:35:56-07:00JON BUNCH FOREVER<p>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 helped to soothe me.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="dcRGNE3i_IQ" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/dcRGNE3i_IQ/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dcRGNE3i_IQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>i also like to make things for/about people i miss. two nights before the big memorial show, i played a solo show, and put the words from building into an instrumental thing called CORA'S THEME that was on a onelinedrawing / sensefield split forever ago. here's that music, paired with some sensefield footage i found. </p>
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<p>this is for you, jon. love you forever.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/c462418f98db0f566eebe26583b5cb9a2bfa0bb2/original/bunch-fest-pic-from-dubin.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/69250372022-03-17T13:49:24-07:002022-04-04T13:11:44-07:00happy livin tiny (desk)<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Z2jm0RJYLGE" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Z2jm0RJYLGE/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z2jm0RJYLGE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>it's always such fun singin w/errin. we made this for <a contents="the NPR tiny desk contest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/2022/browse-2022/?id=3987292" target="_blank">the NPR tiny desk contest</a>. got a few takes in before construction noise outside told us it was time to stop. and then, days later, she's a mom! big love to her & her growing family.</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/68867162022-02-02T11:27:27-08:002022-03-23T14:35:20-07:00new ig, new me, new we<p style="text-align: center;">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). </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">with the <a contents="@aonelinedrawingis" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/aonelinedrawingis/" target="_blank">@aonelinedrawingis</a> account, i intend to stay focused on music & making stuff & sharing it with you & just being the weirdo that i am. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">all my many thoughts on racism, sexism, homophobia, wealth disparity & the many forms of oppression etc still stand, and i will always stand for loving justice & truth in this wild world. i just wanna do it in more fun & effective ways... </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and basically, i think i interact with the world best through the music. it's when i'm happiest & healthiest. looking back, i feel a bit naive for getting sucked into all the useless fighting & personal feelings that the networks are increasingly engineered for. and that's ok, that's how we learn.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">also, onelinedrawing just feels like my creative heart. even more than my name, oddly. maybe it's kinda my drag. fun to think of it that way.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">i woke up this morning thinking about all the name switches & such over the years. i think i do it partly to make sure that anyone who's with me is with me in the present, and is willing to take the ride with me for real... and mostly just bc i'm a little rascal wanderer who loves trying to keep things fresh & (always) new <a contents="(feb always new song etc out soon btw!)" data-link-label="Always New" data-link-type="page" href="/always-new" target="_blank">(feb always new song etc out soon btw!)</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">anyway, i do love being connected with you in all the ways, and i will always do my best to make those points of connection meaningful. that's all that means anything to me, really... so thanks forever. i'm gearing up for a superfun 2022, and i'm happy to be riding with you.</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/68560802021-12-31T10:47:14-08:002021-12-31T10:54:27-08:00me & you & happy new 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="DPzYIqlHYr0" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/DPzYIqlHYr0/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DPzYIqlHYr0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">hi sweet beasts </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">so <br>as lots of you know <br>i lead as simple a life as i can <br>it is a life that is based on <br>yr kindness & support </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">after a couple years of confusion <br>like many of you <br>i’m not sure what comes next </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">especially when it comes to <br>making a living making music </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">all i know is that <br>doing what i do the way i do it <br>i really need you if i’m gonna keep going </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">if you’re not a part of <a contents="IDEAS" data-link-label="IDEAS" data-link-type="page" href="/ideas" target="_blank">IDEAS</a> yet <br><a contents="please join up now&nbsp;try it out for 2022" data-link-label="IDEAS" data-link-type="page" href="/ideas" target="_blank">please join up now <br>try it out for 2022</a> <br>it’s real good times <br>music and so much more </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">sliding-scale as always <br>whatever you can do </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">i’ll keep giving all i can <br>in all the ways i can <br>i’ll keep making music <br>and meeting up online <br>and figuring out ways <br>to make it to you in person <br>to make ideas real together </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">2022 will bring <br>at least one album <br>at least some shows <br>and no matter what <br>lots and lots of songs </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">speaking of which <br>here’s a song that’s just arriving <br>it’s called TEAM FOREVER <br>i sang it when i woke up today <br>thinking of you in the morning sun </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">i’m grateful for all we’ve done <br>and looking forward to more </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">here’s to a healthy 2022 </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">happy new year <br>happy new world </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">i love you </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">jonah</p>
<p> </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/67124192021-08-10T11:47:58-07:002021-08-10T11:47:58-07:00Birthday fun, Always New debut, and lots more!<p>My birthday’s comin around again (hi fellow Leos)! <br>Here’s me lately. Lots of time stretching and dreaming. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/0f03aa37414eaa7497f42444d9a02fb257aa1fea/original/jonah-feet-stretch.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The ol' bday always seems to bring all the feelings. There is really so much to tell, and I keep getting overwhelmed, so I’m just gonna do the best I can. </p>
<p>My birthday pledge to myself and to you: the time between now and my 2022 birthday is going to be extra-full of serious fun creativity and adventure, and I hope to have everyone reading this be a part of it. </p>
<p>Click on anything that sparks yr curiosity. and please spread the word in all the ways. It matters more than I could ever say. And speaking of birthdays, it would indeed be a great gift for me if you got in on any/all of this goodness. </p>
<p>Monthly music & more! <a contents="ALWAYS NEW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/product/706419" target="_blank">ALWAYS NEW</a> </p>
<p>Yup, I’m gettin Always New going again. It’s endlessly interesting seeing what arrives, and sharing it with you fresh. Music, movies, pictures, thoughts… The first ep drops in August. You can sign up for a year of creations in the Yard Sale. Also, everyone in IDEAS gets all the Always New stuff free, so it’s a real good time to join in on that fun if you haven’t already. Speaking of which, aside from Always New, I’ll be refreshing the IDEAS playlists real soon, and that will keep going along with Always New. </p>
<p>Make a song with me! <a contents="DOWNWRITE&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://downwrite.com/artists/onelinedrawing" target="_blank">DOWNWRITE </a></p>
<p>Many of you know that I’ve been doing <a contents="UNIQUE RECORDINGS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/product/344122" target="_blank">UNIQUE RECORDINGS</a> for a lotta years now, and you can still get one direct via my site anytime. That said, some rock friends in Chicago started a business called <a contents="Downwrite" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://downwrite.com/artists/onelinedrawing" target="_blank">Downwrite</a> that's based around the same idea, and they’re doing a great job building it, and I’m happy & honored to be part of it. One way or another, let’s make stuff. </p>
<p>Make home-ish shows happen! <a contents="PARLOUR GIGS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://app.parlourgigs.com/artist/onelinedrawing" target="_blank">PARLOUR GIGS</a></p>
<p>I have no idea when I’ll get back to traditional touring, or when traditional touring will even get back to being a thing, but I’ve been having serious fun doing small, safe shows in backyards and such. It’s something I’ve always loved, and now it’s kinda the only way. If you want to make something happen, you can get in touch direct, or check out PARLOUR, which looks to be a cool little show-booking system. Let’s see how it goes! </p>
<p>New label! <a contents="IODINE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-iodine-recordings-relaunch-with-signature-title-reissues-and-new-bands/" target="_blank">IODINE</a> </p>
<p>Iodine is a great indie label in Boston, run by a great guy called Casey. I met him way back in the day, when I played a show in his basement with Travis Piebald and Stephen Cave-In. He got in touch recently to let me know he was getting the label going again, and would I want to be a part of it, and I said HELL YEA. There is for sure a full-length album coming soon, and likely lots more. </p>
<p>I could still talk about so much more, and I will soon, but that feels like plenty for now. If you like Instagramming, I started a new account for onelinedrawing, so you can keep up with me there, and here is forever my favorite way. </p>
<p>Oh and in case you hadn't heard... <a contents="new Instagram! @aonelinedrawingis" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/aonelinedrawingis/" target="_blank">new Instagram! @aonelinedrawingis</a> <br>Happy to stay connected there... </p>
<p>and my focus will stay on IDEAS and the site and the e-list and all the personal ways. </p>
<p>Love, </p>
<p>Jonah</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/66972652021-07-24T11:30:57-07:002021-07-27T12:43:22-07:00Rival Schooling<p>20-ish years ago </p>
<p>i still remember <br>walter's voice on my answering machine <br>saying he liked sketchy ep #1 </p>
<p>sammy slamming <br>cache bubbling <br>walter floating <br>ian beautifying <br>me nerding </p>
<p>i put up my tracks from that glorious session</p>
<p>please presave<br>so you'll know when they're up<br>and then turn them up</p>
<p><a contents="ALWAYS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/onelinedrawing/always-feat-rival-schools" target="_blank">ALWAYS</a> / <a contents="BE REAL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/onelinedrawing/be-real-feat-rival-schools" target="_blank">BE REAL</a></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/66731972021-06-28T14:17:09-07:002021-06-29T14:46:21-07:00a onelinedrawing is / OLD is new again<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/onelinedrawing/pollyanna-feat-jonah-matranga" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/5cc3ce8a0063e5a54dd3ce34f5858a0abb25e74d/original/screen-shot-2021-06-28-at-2-15-06-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I just put the first officially released onelinedrawing thing ever on the networks <br>Click on the pic to check it<br>I recorded that version of Pollyanna sometime in 1997 <br>As my marriage and Far were both heading towards falling apart <br>Been several lifetimes since then <br>The tune/track still sounds fresh <br>Feels good to make it new again <br>Please spread the word like it was a brand-new single <br>It kinda is </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In a related matter <br>I just took PSONGS down from all the streaming spaceships <br>An old friend from Boston is starting up a label again <br>And wants to release it properly to the world <br>He agrees with me that it got lost in the haze <br>I really just wanted to get it to everyone who helped create it <br>And I couldn't be more happy with how it all happened </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">So, sometime early in 2022, that music will be reborn <br>And there will be a lot more new music to go with it <br>And it will all be called onelinedrawing </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure what I am as I emerge out of the 2020/COVID haze <br>I just know I'm a new creature <br>I'm in no hurry to go back to the way things were <br>Happy to build back better </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">So when I say I'm bringing back onelinedrawing <br>It's not to go backwards <br>I've just been thinking a lot as I reset my mind and life <br>And I think I left onelinedrawing behind needlessly <br>I was reacting to the rise of corporate emo <br>In the early 00s <br>Seemed like everyone was quitting their rock bands <br>Starting up a pseudonym solo project <br>So I ditched mine and went by my name </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Since then, and especially lately, I'm realizing <br>I always wanted onelinedrawing to be everything <br>Quiet stuff, loud stuff, solo lofi stuff, band hifi stuff <br>That was the whole point </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I also realized that music is the way I want to interact with the world <br>And my name really doesn't matter in that context <br>It feels nice to save my name for my more personal life <br>The world doesn't need any more of my opinions <br>And I'm beyond tired of all the arguing and attacks <br>And I say it all best in songs anyway </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I'm still sticking with <a contents="jonahmatranga.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jonahmatranga.com" target="_blank">jonahmatranga.com</a> <br>Because this will always be my home on the interwebs <br>And you will always be welcome <br>I'm gonna keep <a contents="IDEAS" data-link-label="IDEAS" data-link-type="page" href="/ideas" target="_blank">IDEAS</a> going and growing <br>And <a contents="Always New is starting up again in August&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/home/blog/always-new-renewed-new-music-and-monthly-shows-let-s-go" target="_blank">Always New is starting up again in August </a><br>I hope we make lots of fun stuff happen <br><a contents="Backyard shows" data-link-label="Say Hi" data-link-type="page" href="/say-hi" target="_blank">Backyard shows</a> and <a contents="Unique Recordings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/product/344122" target="_blank">Unique Recordings</a> <br>Music the internets never gets <br><a contents="Cool conversations all along the way" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.com/say-hi/blog/rando" target="_blank">Cool conversations all along the way</a> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">So yea anyway that's all to say <br>Get ready for a lotta different stuff in the next bunch of months <br>A onelinedrawing is when you start drawing and don't pick up the pencil til you're done <br>And I'm not done </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I love you </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/66304462021-05-14T10:40:35-07:002021-05-14T10:40:35-07:00Happy 19th, Visitor<p>Wishing a very happy 19th birthday to Visitor. Big love to the whole <a contents="Jade Tree" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jadetree.com/onelinedrawing" target="_blank">Jade Tree</a> 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 length album that I made all on my own, in my home & the homes of friends. It taught me so much. Still learning, still singing, still inventing. Here's to lots more decades of DIY delights. Love always.</p>
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<p> </p>1:04Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/66202372021-05-03T09:34:04-07:002021-05-13T17:17:58-07:00Always New Renewed! New music and monthly shows! Let's go!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/e22af0f8df5570613ed316c65316d03f70ac60a7/original/screen-shot-2021-05-03-at-8-34-12-am.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">ALWAYS NEW IS NEW AGAIN. LET’S DO THIS. </p>
<p>Way back at the dawn of the millennium, way before social networks and streaming networks, <a contents="I did a thing called Always New" data-link-label="All of Always New" data-link-type="page" href="/all-of-always-new" target="_blank">I did a thing called Always New</a>. I’d make a song every month and pair it with pictures, videos, journal entries, and whatever else I could think of. You trusted me to keep making stuff, and I trusted you to keep supporting me in making it. It was a blast, and I still sing lots of the songs that got created that way. I’m not quite sure why I stopped; maybe just got restless, and/or got lost in other ideas and tours and random rock adventures. </p>
<p>To celebrate my birthday this year, <a contents="I’m starting up Always New again, as part of IDEAS (The Interdependent, Excellent Activities Society)" data-link-label="IDEAS" data-link-type="page" href="/ideas" target="_blank"><strong>I’m starting up Always New again, as part of IDEAS (The Interdependent, Excellent Activities Society)</strong></a>. I don’t plan on stopping. In fact, I’m going to make it more interactive and wide-open. Everyone who wants to will have a vote on what I make next. If a majority of you want a new song, I’ll do that. If you want me to do a cover, I’ll do that. If you want me to revisit an old tune of mine, we’ll do that. If there’s no clear majority, I’ll just see what feels fun, and go with that. Also, I’ll do an Always New streaming show/hangout every month to celebrate whatever got made, and whatever the themes are for the month. I just want to have fun with you, and support each other going through this life. I might do more full albums and such, I might even be on labels again someday, but to be honest, an ongoing conversation with people curious about what I’m making is all I could ever want in a life of music, so I’m gonna focus on that. </p>
<p><a contents="Always New is gonna be the heartbeat of IDEAS, so everyone involved with IDEAS will get whatever happens for free, along with everything else. You can join IDEAS now, at whatever level you like" data-link-label="IDEAS" data-link-type="page" href="/ideas" target="_blank"><strong>Always New is gonna be the heartbeat of IDEAS, so everyone involved with IDEAS will get whatever happens for free, along with everything else. You can join IDEAS now, at whatever level you like</strong></a>. You’ll get access to music, videos, and conversations that will never be on the social or streaming networks, free of trolls and ads and privacy violations. The music and art that’s already there is vast, and it’s gonna keep building. The dream right now is to get 333-ish people involved, chipping in whatever feels right. If we can get there, a lot can happen, and I’m not just saying that. </p>
<p>I don’t need much. If we can get to a place where my livin small rock life can be supported in a simple, personal, affordable way, then I promise endless music, free shows, and things we can’t even imagine yet. </p>
<p>Let’s go!</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65959312021-04-06T11:57:03-07:002021-09-10T06:43:59-07:00WHY I LEFT SOCIAL MEDIA FOR YOU<p style="text-align: center;">I don't mean I left the networks FOR you.<br>I left for me, for my mental health.<br>I mean networks are my ex, and you are my sweetheart(s) for life.<br>You always have been, just took some time to see it.<br>Social media was a selfish sweetheart.<br>You have always been so generous.<br>All I really know is<br>I immediately feel more open and free.<br>I spent the morning playing around.<br>I'm excited to love this life together.<br>Nothing between us.<br>See?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">FREE<br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="cDa_tzvILGo" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/cDa_tzvILGo/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cDa_tzvILGo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">YOU'RE WHAT WENT RIGHT<iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Yq6iZ3s2eeQ" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Yq6iZ3s2eeQ/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yq6iZ3s2eeQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">ARRIVE<br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="JqWEQ8rG6A8" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/JqWEQ8rG6A8/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JqWEQ8rG6A8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br> </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65940832021-04-04T14:30:18-07:002021-04-04T14:51:37-07:00SOME MOMENTS WITH RESURRECTION<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="g9F6Q_hHAsY" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/g9F6Q_hHAsY/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g9F6Q_hHAsY?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Whether or not Jesus really rose<br>Is It’s business, not mine <br>I’m here to hang out with <br>Sages, scholars, scientists, students <br>Who share sources <br>The smartest seem to agree <br>Certainty is the enemy <br>Pretending to know unknowable things <br>To sell a story of hierarchy <br>About why I’ve gotta be he or she <br>Or whatever power-hungry binary <br>Is cheap and ugly <br>I’m sticking with <br>The twin irrefutable truths <br>Immortality and impermanence <br>I rose from rocks <br>The most ancient, patient animals I know <br>I will return to them happily <br>The person I was <br>When I started writing this <br>Has already rejoined eternity <br>I’m excited to meet the creature I’ll be <br>In the next breath and the next <br>For however many are given to me <br>Born over and over again <br>My healing heart ever wider open <br>Jesus, Zeus, HaShem, Allah, Zen <br>A cool crew of eternal friends <br>Offering their hands <br>See you in the thens </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(The pics are from a recent weekend wander around Yosemite, paired it with a take on Tides recorded in Redding a couple years ago. I happened to end the Yosemite set with Tides too, so yay sweet synchronicity)</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65914262021-04-01T15:23:42-07:002021-04-01T15:23:42-07:00BUILD THE WORLD BACK BETTER<p>All vaxxed up! Heading for the woods this weekend to sing at a happy livin small wedding (me, the rad couple, and 1 or 2 of their friends). Whatever happens with ‘regular’ rock shows returning is way out of my control, so I’ll keep waiting for the world to figure it out... in the meantime, anyone who wants to do small, safe shows, let’s make it happen. Say hi at jonahmatranga.com anytime. Personally booked shows in strange places with a handful of kind people have become what I love most. Let’s build the world back better, one interaction at a time. Get vaxxed when it’s yr turn, wear masks, enjoy empathy, join together for justice... we got this.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/ab766e6144af99892f5fecbe60cbac75e52b2b07/original/jonah-taylor-apr1-2021-2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65893232021-03-30T14:51:14-07:002021-03-30T14:55:32-07:00ON SELF-CARE, FANCY NAPS, AND BRUSHING TEETH.<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://anchor.fm/humansaredivine/episodes/Fun-Chat-with-Jonah-Matranga--from-the-bands-Far--Gratitude--onelinedrawing-and-more-etrbmj" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/4cd9a8b2fde3b78d73afdc8a7ff51aca9157e055/original/jonah-humans-divine-podcast-pic-march-30-2021.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>I had a fun conversation on a neat podcast recently, and it just came out. <a contents="You can listen here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://anchor.fm/humansaredivine/episodes/Fun-Chat-with-Jonah-Matranga--from-the-bands-Far--Gratitude--onelinedrawing-and-more-etrbmj" target="_blank">You can listen here</a>. We wandered into some stuff about mental health, and it reminded me to try writing some stuff down. I’ve been thinking about writing more about mental health for a while now, even got a book bouncing around in my brain. It’s obviously a real large, charged subject, which is part of the reason I haven't been attempting to talk about it... which is actually pretty meta, as I write those words while thinking about how I get overwhelmed easily and don’t deal with things, because that’s a common perceived obstacle to dealing with my demons effectively. Okay, let’s give it a go: </p>
<p>Early in lockdown, I wasn’t doing well. Lotta TV, lotta sugar, weed creeping in more & more, lotta sitting around, lotta social network consumption, very little exercise. I gained some weight, my back congealed, and my thoughts got steadily more sludgy and heavy too. </p>
<p>I’ve been meditating regularly for the last few years. Twice a day, 20-ish minutes each. I finally found a way that works for me. It’s called TM (Transcendental Meditation), and I talk about it more in the podcast. While I love specific stuff about this style (super-simple, dogma-free, based in curiosity), the more important choice has been prioritizing time to just get quiet. I think of meditation as a fancy nap (and stretching/exercise as playtime). I’m pretty positive that anyone who gives themselves at least 20-30min daily of ANY kind of quiet time without worldly distractions, just letting thoughts bounce around without judgment, maybe drifting off to sleep even, will get real results. Same with 20-30 min daily to move yr body in ways that feel good. Same with more focused mental health help: therapy, 12-step, whatever works.</p>
<p>While the meditation has been life-changing in itself, the COVID era has reminded me that there is no sustainable mental health without physical health, and vice versa. Deciding our bodies and minds were ever different was a big mistake. A friend with more discipline than me asked if I wanted to join them in a 30-day yoga thing, and it was just what I needed (something simple and low impact, and a trusted friend to be accountable to/with). What I usually love most is taking stuff I’ve learned and doing my own thing with it, so after the 30 day thing was done, I kept going in my own way. These days, after my afternoon meditation, I take 20-30min, and either put on an album and move (it’s been a great way to steadily revisit my vinyl collection), or I put on this piece of music I found a while back when I was writing my book. I made an edit that’s 33:33, just to give myself a boundary. It’s attached to this post. </p>
<p>I realized recently that I’ve got 90min-ish dedicated to self-care these days, no matter what. I stretch for about 15min before I meditate in the morning, then the afternoon stretchitation combo adds about an hour. The days I take walks, and/or have to do physical things in the world, are a bonus. As far as I can tell, I need every minute of it to keep my mind/body together. This pandemic has been a time in our lives like no other, and as horrific as the death and physical illness has been, it stands to reason that the emotional and interpersonal impact has been just as extreme, and damaging. I miss the emotional and physical exercise of touring (although I don’t miss the grind of it, and I think this time has been a really nice and needed rest). I miss just being able to go outside and run around without worry. The hum of stress around this wild time is what I think hurts the most. Quietly violent. </p>
<p>I think of mental illness like any physical illness. I have some emotional wounds that are just like lifelong scars or aches. I’m not imagining I’ll ever completely repair them, I just do what I can to keep myself as pain-free as possible. There is so much pain that’s out of my control, like if a car comes out of nowhere and rips my foot up, or the ground gives way and I slip and slice my hand, or the mysterious ways the same parts of my back seize up every once in a while, or if someone treats me terribly, or attacks me online (or in real life), or whatever horrible event happens. My focus isn’t to numb that stuff, as that seems to just make life worse. I want to be as good as I can be at processing the pain that comes at me or lives in me, and then do my best to not add any self-imposed pain, like putting weight on an injury, or pushing myself too hard, or spiraling into shame about some past or present mistake, or making up horrible stories about a future I can never know. If I’m fantasizing about the future, why would I not at least hallucinate something pleasant? </p>
<p>It’s a life work, unlearning patterns, rewriting neural pathways, keeping my body and mind limber and functioning as well as possible. Diet, exercise, remembering to breathe, talking through traumatic memories with trusted people and/or professionals... these are the simplest tools I know of to stay healthy. When I don’t, the inertia of my trauma, all the shitty memories of tough times stored in my body/mind/heart, all the stories I’ve made up about why I deserved it, why I’m no good... all of that is its own creature, like a bacteria that will take me over if I don’t keep an eye on it. When it does take over, I essentially black out, like a freshman after too many beers, or someone feverish and disoriented from illness, except I’m puking feelings and ugly behavior instead of alcohol or whatever other kind of poison that got into me. I see so many trauma blackout zombies in the world, hurting themselves and each other, the trauma being compounded, gaining strength with every blackout. They aren’t bad people, they’re not EVIL, they’re just creatures consumed and controlled by untreated trauma. I’m doing my best not to be another trauma zombie, passing on pain. </p>
<p>Okay, that feels like plenty for now, and I've got mountains of other work to do. Here’s as simple as I can say it: I think of mental/emotional self-care like brushing my teeth. When I don’t do that, my teeth feel fuzzy and disgusting, and I know that if I ignore my teeth, they’ll start to hurt, and eventually fall out. So I make time for it. I keep my teeth clean, and I do the same for my mind. I imagine that carving out chunks of time for self-care might feel impossible for many of the people reading this. Even the people who are great about physical exercise might consider the mental health part some unrealistic add-on. As far as I can tell, if you’re reading this, you’re not in survival mode. You’re not living in the poverty that billions of people suffer daily. You may well be busy, and you live a life of choice. I hope you choose to give yrself the time to properly brush yr teeth, hydrate yrself, get good rest, and care for yrself in all the ways. Daily self-care is the only thing that’s gonna even have a shot at healing what ails you, and therefore the world. I love You.</p>
<p> </p>33:33Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65825302021-03-23T11:29:42-07:002021-04-21T10:14:43-07:00Local-ish streaming show tour?<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/c32d31bf348296eefbc71f682b55168fe757a2bb/original/jonah-hmmmm.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Okay, before I overthink this any more than I already have: While I wait for the world to feel safe to sing in again, I'm dreaming of doing a 'tour' made up of small, local-ish streaming shows. Shows that feel like the shows I love in real life, singing for friends & family who know each other, live near each other, would actually go to shows together. Shows that feel like a place, sharing memories of the times I've been in that place before. 20ish people max per show, set lists based on requests, time to hang out before and after I sing, virtual merch table with show pricing, special stuff, free shipping etc. Is anyone into this weird idea? If so, where are you? Leave yr timezone / state / city / country in the comments, tag yr friends in... if it feels like there's energy around this, I'll set up a bunch through April and May, and away we'll go.</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65783022021-03-18T14:59:08-07:002021-06-11T14:18:44-07:00Thank You Tears<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/c42bf7d7a6465f0b4e20fb9638950b9267496b36/original/jonah-happy-tears.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>A wave of tears crashed in this morning while I was getting mail orders together. Breathing into it. </p>
<p>Like lots of the world, I know that I’m feeling extratender as we painfully slowly move through this pandemic. </p>
<p>I also know that this latest murder spree by yet another weaponized White guy is on my mind, along with all the tragically typical excuses. </p>
<p>While I’m sure the overwhelming world has something to do with all the feelings, these tears feel primarily about being thankful. In the middle of all this tragedy, I feel self-conscious admitting that organizing a bunch of orders would be the thing that brings me to tears, but it’s true. </p>
<p>Here’s why: The more impersonal and vicious the world seems to get, the more personal and kind I want my little part of it to be. Knowing I have the support and trust of kind, thoughtful people as I try to live a worthwhile life means everything, especially when the inevitable storms pass through my heart/mind. I’ll keep doing my best to pass that kindness on. </p>
<p>Looking back over my life as honestly as I can, the way I’ve most effectively encouraged kindness & empathy is through the stuff I make, from the creation of it to the ways in which I try to share and sell it. I’m not sure how many minds I’ve changed with all my arguing, and I’m pretty sure the art has gotten into some hearts. </p>
<p>Okay, back to mailing stuff & making more 🤓💜</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65251162021-01-19T16:00:04-08:002021-01-19T16:09:56-08:00Ta-Nehisi Told You So<p>I can’t even count how many times I quoted and shared the first article. Very few people paid attention. Very few (White) people wanted to see Donald Trump in context. Just like with all the White Supremacist (and/or misogynist, and/or homophobic) shooters and terrorists, way too many people want Trump to be some monstrous aberration, rather than what he is: a noxious weed that could only grow in soil poisoned by White Supremacy for centuries. So, while we're celebrating being united in throwing him out of the White House (and hopefully into jail), let's put down our partying pitchforks long enough to take a deep breath, and take some accountability. From here on out, please pledge to take systems of oppression and the historically oppressed people who try to bring attention to them more seriously, so we don't end up with another Trump (or worse). Please stop being scared into thinking #blacklivesmatter and #antifa are any kind of threat. They are allies. Please stop thinking #defundthepolice is about lawlessness. It's about transparency, peace, and stability in our communities. ALL of them. Please stop thinking that #UniversalHealthcare or a #LivingWage or #immigration will hurt us. They will help us. ALL of us. basically, stop trusting the White Supremacist status quo, and start trusting science, and historically oppressed voices. That's how we get united in ways that will lead to a different, better future.</p>
<p>How it started: <a contents="THE FIRST WHITE PRESIDENT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/the-first-white-president-ta-nehisi-coates/537909/" style="" target="_blank">THE FIRST WHITE PRESIDENT</a></p>
<p>How it's going: <a contents="THE WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/trump-worst-president-history/617730/" style="" target="_blank">THE WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/b67b98fc135f9c362f13fed75d38608cbc640fb8/original/68185e05-2b1d-4255-811c-b5f9f796bd80.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>3:53Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65182212021-01-11T11:07:17-08:002021-01-11T11:07:17-08:00Housecleaning<p>We'll start with our KKK-beloved President, and work our way down through the hundreds of GOP elected officials just like him who voted to overturn the election and/or encouraged violence to that end. And to the 'they're all the same' crew (how fucking dumb does THAT sound right now)... this is not about 'all politicians'. This is about one political party that needs to be cut out like a cancer from American life. Let's do that first, and we'll work the rest out afterwards.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/cc9ebf9701ebaee8c51402b6b433e234fbf34eca/original/screen-shot-2021-01-11-at-11-02-44-am.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65175892021-01-10T10:52:49-08:002021-01-10T11:07:15-08:00IF YOU REALLY WANT UNITY, TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.<p>Impeach, fire, and/or arrest all involved. Anything less will only embolden more militia maniacs, and further divide our fractured country. </p>
<p>“That was a heavily trained group of militia terrorists that attacked us,” said the officer, who has been with the department for more than a decade. “They had radios, we found them, they had two-way communicators and earpieces. They had bear spray. They had flash bangs ... They were prepared. They strategically put two IEDs, pipe bombs, in two different locations. These guys were military trained. A lot of them were former military,” - <a contents="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanuelfelton/black-capitol-police-racism-mob" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanuelfelton/black-capitol-police-racism-mob" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanuelfelton/black-capitol-police-racism-mob</a></p>
<p>“It was easy to miss them with all the coverage of the costumes and poop-smearing and poses struck in Statuary Hall, but they were there, these military-styled men, carrying blunt instruments and fistfuls of zip ties, better known as flex cuffs, capable of restraining hostages. At least one was an Air Force combat veteran, The New Yorker reported. They seemed to act with purpose and knew their way around the Capitol. One carried a semiautomatic weapon and 11 Molotov cocktails.” - <a contents="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/trump-rioters-wanted-more-violence-worse/617614/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/trump-rioters-wanted-more-violence-worse/617614/" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/trump-rioters-wanted-more-violence-worse/617614/</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/dc20512cff8b1a30135070e497ec564e69d0b023/original/ba3d81dc-c3e1-428c-8af7-e1bebf2b419b.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>3:42Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65171632021-01-09T11:02:22-08:002021-01-09T11:18:14-08:00Take some time<p style="text-align: justify;">I know everything is moving really fast. That’s part of the problem these days. Lots of noise, not enough critical thinking. Take 10 minutes to just watch this, take some breaths, think it through, pass it on, and consider yr role in the future of our country/world. As for me, I am working towards a future in which the hateful insanity that has been systematically injected into Fox-fed ‘conservative’ ‘patriotic’ communities becomes a sad footnote in our history, and the increasing diversity within the Democratic Party and our electorate makes way for well-reasoned, educated debate about ways to achieve real justice and equity, finally. Whether there is to be another political party that rises in the wake of the death of the Republican Party, or a revamped Republican Party, let it be one guided by actual facts, actual logic, actual humanity. This has never been about Right and Left, really. It’s about confronting reality within and outside ourselves. So again, watch this, consider the reality of what all of our American idiocy has led to, and let that lead us towards a happier, healthier history.<br> </p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Also this: <a contents="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-polices-tepid-response-to-the-capitol-breach-wasnt-an-aberration/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-polices-tepid-response-to-the-capitol-breach-wasnt-an-aberration/" target="_blank">https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-polices-tepid-response-to-the-capitol-breach-wasnt-an-aberration/</a><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="360" scrolling="no" src="https://fivethirtyeight.abcnews.go.com/video/embed/75144030" style="border:none;" width="640"></iframe></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65157952021-01-07T12:55:50-08:002021-01-07T14:13:36-08:00Yesterday Had Been Arriving For A Long Time.<p>#tbt Aug 2019 (when I posted those words). Yesterday had been arriving for a long time. It really is this sad & simple. Unless us White people (and men, and especially White men) can figure out how to have some honest conversations about this evil equation, and change some systemic stuff & cultural creepy for real, yesterday will keep happening. Take a deep breath, consider the ways you haven't been showing up to shift this, and start showing up. I've been trying to talk about this for a long time, too. These waves of collective awareness come and go. This might get a little more attention for a little while, and it'll likely be crickets again before long. I can't control that either way. I can only try to think on the same stuff I'm asking you to think on. In it together forever.</p>
<p>ps - Just saw this quote. Happy to have an actual President again:</p>
<p>“No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesting yesterday ... they wouldn’t have been treated very, very differently than the mob of thugs that stormed the Capitol,” he said. “We all know that’s true. And it is unacceptable ― totally unacceptable. The American people saw it in plain view and I hope it sensitizes them to what we have to do.” - Joe Biden</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/8e93b634806e7d4bdbc80c0f036eb7fdfb20b99d/original/screen-shot-2021-01-07-at-1-41-31-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>3:42Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65108962020-12-31T10:32:50-08:002021-04-21T10:09:44-07:00Tides<p style="text-align: center;">This tune has seen me through a lot<br>Raising a daughter<br>Finding a place in this world<br>I need it now as much as ever<br>Going through wherever we are<br>It bathes me in light<br>Quiets the saboteur voices<br>Helps me stop feeding on fear<br>Helps me get curious about what's next<br>It's for You<br>Happy new year</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">TIDES</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>This time next year, I won't be here<br>By then, I swear, I'll be somewhere<br>I rely on this, I rely on this, I rely on this, I</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Standing on top of a tall pole<br>Trapeze, still air, and me there wondering<br>Will I jump or won't I? Will I jump or won't I? Will I jump or won't I?<br><br>Just show up, there is time<br>Just walk in the light<br>And all you desire will rise like tides<br>Rise like tides<br>Will rise like tides<br>Rise like tides</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>This time next year, I won't be here <br>By then, I swear, I'll be somewhere</em></p>
<p> </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>3:35Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/65003222020-12-15T17:27:51-08:002020-12-16T15:00:02-08:00STORIES WORTH TELLING<p>Today at 4pm-ish, a couple cops showed up at my door. They were both wearing bandanna face masks that looked to be <a contents="that creepy blue and black version of the flag that I've seen so many White Nationalist Terrorists wearing lately" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/06/08/the-short-fraught-history-of-the-thin-blue-line-american-flag" target="_blank">that creepy blue and black version of the flag that I've seen so many White Nationalist Terrorists wearing lately</a>. They were nice enough, and I was relieved I was a White guy, and it ached. They said someone had called them saying a young Black woman was being tortured by microwave in my apartment. I told them they were welcome to come up and see, but that obviously nothing like that was happening, that it was just me & my sweetheart up there, quietly making our way through another bizzarro 2020 day. I told them I might have some idea of where the call came from.</p>
<p>See, several years back, over the course of several months, someone sent me a few thick manila envelopes stuffed with papers covered with arrows and circles and scribbles. As far as I could tell, they thought that I was a secret CIA operative who was taking part in some kind of mission to torture them via microwave. When it became clear that it wasn't some dumb prank, I felt really sad for the person who had gotten so wrapped up in that paranoid nightmare. I thought about trying to figure out who it was and get a restraining order. My daughter was still living with me at the time. I felt vulnerable, even sorta scared. After thinking it through, I decided that I didn't want to give it more energy. Thankfully, it stopped.</p>
<p>Of course, I have no way of knowing if that same person had some flare-up of their issues, if their behavior was/is escalating. Either way, the fact that anyone could just call in and get cops sent to my house freaks me out, and reminds of one of the things I hate most about having any kind of elevated public presence. I've had a few people say horrible lies about me over the years. I've had more than a few trolls say horrible things to me on the networks, usually around sociopolitical posts. Just yesterday, someone wrote to me to say I was a liar, a fraud, and a bully. As it happens, I think we'd gotten into an argument a while back around police brutality and racism. I wrote back to them, saying if they wanted to try talk through whatever they were so mad about, I'm here.</p>
<p>There have been days in my life when my self-esteem has gotten low enough that I've wondered what I may have done to deserve craziness like this, that maybe I really am some awful person who deserves to be punished by the world. I breathe through it, use therapeutic methods I've learned over the years to ground myself, and keep it moving. The storms pass.</p>
<p>I think I'm mostly sharing all this weirdness to remind anyone who has been attacked/stalked (online or otherwise) for no reason: it's not about you. For whatever reason, and maybe no reason at all, you were chosen by someone to be an outlet for their anger, paranoia, whatever it is. Maybe you somehow sort of knew them at some point, maybe they're a total stranger. Whatever it is, try not to take it on, and if you can, try to have compassion for the person attacking you. I'm better at that in some situations than others.</p>
<p>It also seems worth saying that if you hear horrible things about someone, especially someone anywhere near the public eye, check yr sources carefully. Watch what you believe, and think about how/why you came to believe it. Especially if it's attached to anger and/or fear. Anyone can say anything these days. Sometimes, the more wild the lie is, the more people get into it. Sometimes that's the point. Attention is currency. This is the idolize/demonize social network elastic truth world we've made. It really gets me down sometimes. It feels like it's helping to write it out.</p>
<p>Finally, if you have an actual issue with someone, an actual misunderstanding or troubled history... rather than making a mess on the internet, just try talking to them directly. 'Hurt people hurt people' is one of the truest and most heartbreaking axioms I know. If you find yrself furious with someone and/or fighting with them, do the work to make sure yr own trauma isn't fueling yr end of the fight. Even if the person DID say or do something that left you feeling hurt, check and see if the hurt has been magnified by unrelated trauma. If you notice that it is, then do yr best to heal it. Not for their sake, but for yrs. Break the cycle.</p>
<p>If it needs to be said, I'm well aware that none of these strange stressors in my life are anything compared to what billions of people endure in this life. That said, it still sucks. if I ever really quit all these networks and kinda drop out of society, this will be a big part of why. People can be so awful.</p>
<p>Before the cops left, I asked if I had any recourse for someone calling in such insane stuff, wasting their time, and freaking me out. They said to wait & see if it happened again, and take it from there.<br><br> </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64886922020-11-30T13:09:14-08:002020-11-30T14:11:14-08:00Grateful For Glide<p><a contents="Glide is an amazing place" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://glide.org" target="_blank">Glide is an amazing place</a> I've been volunteering & singing at for around 10 years now. They have so many programs (housing, meals, health care, on & on) that serve people most of the world wants to forget. They've been at it for decades. We usually have two celebrations every Sunday morning, but in COVID 2020, it's all online. Here's a clip of me singing as part of the November 29 celebration.</p>
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<p>Also, here's a clip that aired on the local news. For whatever reason, someone decided to include a clip of me saying what I'm grateful for.</p>
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<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p> </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64751212020-11-11T11:34:45-08:002020-11-11T11:49:17-08:00The Big Parade<p style="text-align: center;">I think of this song just about every time I see anything about veterans.<br>I have no idea what it's like to go to war, and I don't wish it on anyone.<br>I hope war ends someday.<br>Until then, I hope we take the trauma of war seriously,<br>and care for each other, and ourselves, accordingly.<br>Love to all.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">(ps - Big love to the <a contents="U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/common/common_veterans.asp" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs</a> for this video, and for all the healing work they do.<br>Thanks also to <a contents="Ian Sefchick" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://magicdeatheye.com/about/" target="_blank">Ian Sefchick</a> of Creeper Lagoon for helping me make this version of this song.)</p>4:04Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64727832020-11-08T11:54:09-08:002020-11-08T12:43:24-08:00How to keep joy going & growing<p style="text-align: center;">Here’s me & Al & Kristin literally jumping for joy, and some scribbled thoughts on how to keep it going.</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/177528b7088d0d2ee0176733700c266d3c2d6879/original/7191e211-55a8-4928-8c8e-401221dc197f.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64722402020-11-07T09:15:57-08:002020-11-07T09:49:11-08:00Hope is what’s left<p style="text-align: center;">Thoughts as the victory settles in, and the rest of the long road begins. We got this.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/4fe9823e3f1aa130eeeb26d4b5aaf959b7f1e391/original/ef282ca9-a99f-44e4-bd32-3140c94af482.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /></p>3:24Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64707602020-11-05T10:03:25-08:002020-11-05T10:16:41-08:00Generations of Borges and Delia<p>Kim made a little altar, asking for help from the ancestors to get through all this, and looking at their legacy. We got here because they made it through, just as we will make a future possible for the next generations. We have scars from the mistakes and trauma of our past, and we will pass that on as well, unless we really deal with it and let it end with us. The words you hear are by Jorge Luis Borges, from a book called Dreamtigers. The piece is called Delia Elena San Marcos. It has helped me process so many goodbyes. Beyond that, it's generally refined and redefined how I think about connection, love, and life itself. Oh, and the music is a piece called An Ending (Ascent), by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Enjoy. Love to you & yr families.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/56838e458baa2b242f0163b69673240120986888/original/borges-delia001.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64700182020-11-04T08:31:07-08:002021-04-21T10:02:17-07:00Welcome<p style="text-align: center;">Do not feed the world-ruining networks<br>I'm saying that as much to myself as to you<br>I know it's not the networks' fault<br>We choose our tech and what to do with it</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br>Turns out America is pretty much one big sundown town<br>After all the harrowing, blatant hatred & ignorance<br>We're at best unsure if we want to keep going that way</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br>I've been mad at some people for so long<br>And some people have been mad at me<br>And the combat has exhausted mea<br>One thing that feels clear<br>Too many people keep picking a world I'm not interested in<br>I won't leave it physically<br>It just feels like time to say some goodbyes socially<br>I think I speak most clearly through art, anyway<br>Either way, it feels better than all the effort<br>To convince, to conquer<br>Time to focus simply on<br>Just singing & making what feels true<br>Keep learning<br>Let go of results</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><br>So I'm going inside<br>You are always welcome<br>You can see & listen & say hi<br>You can support me via <a contents="IDEAS" data-link-label="IDEAS" data-link-type="page" href="/ideas" target="_blank">IDEAS</a><br>Whether or not I see you here<br>Take care of yrself<br>I love you</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="_NQx_97azo4" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/_NQx_97azo4/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_NQx_97azo4?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br> </p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64693592020-11-03T10:01:00-08:002020-11-03T10:08:19-08:00VOTE<p>One tried-and-true self-care strategy for me is staying creative in stressful times. To that end, I've spent the early morning pairing inspirational voting ads with music I've been a part of making. It's helping. Hope they help keep you sane today, too. Enjoy, pass em on. Do all you can. This is it. Love to all.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>FEEL ALRIGHT.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="nV_T0dMvIGM" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/nV_T0dMvIGM/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nV_T0dMvIGM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>THIS IS WATER.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="KK23x9xdVk8" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/KK23x9xdVk8/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KK23x9xdVk8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>DON'T GIVE UP.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="-MoQAuZwXLA" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/-MoQAuZwXLA/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-MoQAuZwXLA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>SOON, A LIGHT ON.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="0dvvY5gyxeE" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/0dvvY5gyxeE/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0dvvY5gyxeE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>THIS IS THE PART.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="lcIAz3lHXZU" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/lcIAz3lHXZU/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lcIAz3lHXZU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>DON'T GIVE UP.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="IzgPf_7S6gI" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/IzgPf_7S6gI/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IzgPf_7S6gI?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64539932020-10-12T11:04:26-07:002020-10-12T11:07:32-07:00We will rise<p>Me in the mid-90s, writing, singing, and screaming at/about America, imagining what it might have been like being on one of the ships that arrived first. It arrived just as we we finally, honestly started calling today something that honors the people we slaughtered instead of the slaughterers. Something that puts the focus on our bloody past in the hope that we'll learn from it, so that we might be even a little better than our ancestors. Songs keep teaching me. Anyone willing to face facts and learn, I'm with you. </p>
<p>SEASICK </p>
<p>Believe this as you convalesce <br>I'm seasick <br>I'm bleeding from open sores <br>Four days ago, you said soon that we'd hit shore <br>And finally <br>We've found this land <br>For all the gifts the people give <br>Bloody beaches and severed hands <br>Is what we return <br>I'm kind of nauseous <br>Either I don't like this <br>Or I'm still seasick <br>And I find it hard <br>I'm finding out <br>You're a liar again <br>No, I never said enough <br>You gave me what was never yours <br>You know what, I don't want it <br>We will rise</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/bc19b5272f978eb2728270606633c232f82616a3/original/screen-shot-2020-10-12-at-11-06-57-am.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>3:54Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64526092020-10-09T12:22:26-07:002020-10-09T12:23:38-07:00Lovecrafting Vows<p>Anyone watching Lovecraft or The Vow? Both worthwhile. Lovecraft is truly special. Never seen anything like it. I'm listening to the podcast HBO does for it, and it's also full of intense, incredible thoughts.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/4f44b4f61da24599909f984db570d06b76e74016/original/screen-shot-2020-10-09-at-12-18-45-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>8:15Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64334762020-09-14T14:03:33-07:002020-09-14T14:08:01-07:00Dear Diary Sep 14<p>Mon Sep 14 </p>
<p>Watching Cobra Kai </p>
<p>Thinking about fathers & daughters </p>
<p>Mothers & sons </p>
<p>Casual violence </p>
<p>Things that hurt much worse in real life </p>
<p>Never having been punched in the face </p>
<p>Seems like things are talking to me these days </p>
<p>Michelle & Barack talking about living small </p>
<p>Talking about community </p>
<p>As I learn not to be a loner </p>
<p>As I learn to let the world in </p>
<p>As I learn about boundaries </p>
<p>Some people will always hate me </p>
<p>Maybe </p>
<p>And imagining that future does me no good </p>
<p>When I see the anger outside of me </p>
<p>I’m learning how tough it must’ve been on my body </p>
<p>To have so much anger inside me for so long </p>
<p>So much need </p>
<p>I didn’t do anything so wrong </p>
<p>Thank goodness </p>
<p>It just hurts </p>
<p>It’s been a sweet weekend </p>
<p>Let’s play it back </p>
<p>Up at 5 this morning to get the rental car back </p>
<p>And back into an airport </p>
<p>Breathing through the fear </p>
<p>Double-mask on </p>
<p>Yesterday in the rehearsal space </p>
<p>Coaching a band </p>
<p>Meeting men </p>
<p>Giving my editor brain room to run </p>
<p>Letting go of artist brain </p>
<p>Doing what my mom always suggested </p>
<p>Use what I’ve learned to work for other people </p>
<p>She figured it’d be less risky </p>
<p>She’s probably right </p>
<p>And if I hadn’t done so much </p>
<p>By and for myself </p>
<p>I wouldn’t have learned all this </p>
<p>Or I guess I would’ve learned something different </p>
<p>And all the learning almost always </p>
<p>Connects back to letting someone in </p>
<p>The night before on a back porch </p>
<p>A handful of people </p>
<p>Safely distanced </p>
<p>Singing softer </p>
<p>Projecting less </p>
<p>Turning my mouth from them </p>
<p>When going for a bigger note </p>
<p>At Rob & Amanda’s </p>
<p>Singing and screaming into the phone </p>
<p>Save the innocent </p>
<p>More singing for other people </p>
<p>As other people help surround my singing </p>
<p>Jake and Zach showing up </p>
<p>Gotta invite Hood Hippies in </p>
<p>Friday night backyard birthday </p>
<p>Lit by string lights </p>
<p>No one within 20 feet of me </p>
<p>Feeling safe & free </p>
<p>With friends & families </p>
<p>Not mine </p>
<p>But sort of </p>
<p>Doing the thing I love so much </p>
<p>And helping people </p>
<p>It’s okay to write that </p>
<p>Helping people just by singing </p>
<p>And talking about </p>
<p>Ways to move through this life </p>
<p>Leftover pizza scrambles </p>
<p>Not eating as much food </p>
<p>Dreaming of making </p>
<p>A livin small difference </p>
<p>Trusting people </p>
<p>Trusting myself </p>
<p>Marveling at cheap gas </p>
<p>Checking the AQI </p>
<p>Worried about our world </p>
<p>Gavin’s voice busting my heart open </p>
<p>Getting gifts for Kim </p>
<p>Keeping the inboxes clean </p>
<p>Wondering about networks </p>
<p>Dreaming of album covers </p>
<p>Letting ugly voices fade </p>
<p>Renegotiating with impulse and addiction </p>
<p>14-year-old me alive and well </p>
<p>My father’s ghost looming </p>
<p>Watching over </p>
<p>Going home grateful</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/ea998f6ca3f8efb79b98ab25f5bab4126a590ef1/original/02bedc83-73ae-420a-bab4-c1556229614a.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64312672020-09-11T09:39:48-07:002020-09-11T11:08:06-07:00Feel All - 9/11/2020<p>Songs say it best. Hope we don’t choke, hope we don’t die, hope we all feel alright.</p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="FJ8dZfsgUDU" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/FJ8dZfsgUDU/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FJ8dZfsgUDU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64312262020-09-11T08:41:16-07:002020-09-12T04:42:30-07:00Strength & Sweetness Through Storms<p>I’m aware it’s been a long road to the cliff our country is teetering on (or maybe we’ve tumbled over already, really). </p>
<p>This era of doom started with the Reagan years. I was 11 when he was elected. His policies gutted education and mental health, and did untold destruction to Black, Brown & LGTBTQ communities around the world. His Morning In America rhetoric gave racism, sexism, and homophobia a good-ol-fashioned ‘compassionate conservative’ makeover that keeps getting sneakier. Centrist Democrats today are sadly similar to Reagan-era Republicans. </p>
<p>9/11, though, was the true beginning of this emboldened wave of hate/fascism. The way the fear and vulnerability morphed so quickly into overtly racist fury terrified me. It turns out I had no idea how much worse it would get. Dump’s pathway to race-baiting, pussy-grabbing presidency rose from the ashes of the towers and bodies. </p>
<p>Whatever happens with this election, I’m sad to say I’m thinking as seriously about leaving this country as I ever have. Who knows. </p>
<p>On the anniversary of what used to be the most surreal day of my American life, big love to everyone navigating what is now unquestionably the strangest and scariest year of my American life. It makes 9/11 feel even further away, and not in a good way. Through it all, singing and sharing is helping me stay sane, compassionate, and maybe even a little bit hopeful. Giving it all I got.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/1d5e2376d35bb8c326dc65ce3efb094e5f454307/original/fbf6c6d5-cc27-45db-829f-9ffc8f2f9bfc.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="zWsTPNMYiuU" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/zWsTPNMYiuU/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zWsTPNMYiuU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64242782020-09-03T16:56:33-07:002020-09-04T08:50:32-07:00All Roads Lead Home<p>One of my deepest superficial regrets is not somehow investing in early internet stuff. </p>
<p>I was immediately smitten with email and search engines and instant connectivity. </p>
<p>The Far fansites were everything. Making my first website changed everything. </p>
<p>I dreamt of an internet where everyone had their own little website. </p>
<p>We’d contact each other and visit and share things simply. </p>
<p>We could trade stuff & ideas. </p>
<p>No networks needed. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Didn’t work out that way. </p>
<p>I’m still gonna go back to doing it that way. </p>
<p>I gotta get away from the anonymous cruelty. </p>
<p>It brings out the worst in me. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I’ll still utilize networks as needed. </p>
<p>It’ll all be based at home. </p>
<p>It’ll all lead back to home. </p>
<p>Feels good to write that. </p>
<p>Let’s see what happens. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Speaking of which: </p>
<p>PSEPTEMBER PSONGS PSUNDAY PSHOW PSOON! </p>
<p>Details ASAP. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Love, </p>
<p><a contents="Jonah" data-link-label="Home" data-link-type="page" href="/home" target="_blank">Jonah</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Home" data-link-type="page" href="/home" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/92a8cc702870b16bf9344393d264a197aa25504e/original/jonah-gs-bw-16x9.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64149922020-08-22T09:06:17-07:002020-08-22T09:06:17-07:00Generations<p>Nothing gives me life like seeing parents pass on music to their kids (it's been a big deal for me & my daughter). When it's music that I had any part in making, it's next-level. Thanks forever for supporting me in all the ways, and sharing with yr rad lil creatures. It means so much.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/97ef16b0f3f0b8a4548919f2b7818e52b340e958/original/scott-kid-far-shirts.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/64036192020-08-06T09:54:26-07:002020-08-08T17:10:22-07:00GRATIDUDE<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="-iF99tgcUxc" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/-iF99tgcUxc/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-iF99tgcUxc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME TO THE GRATITUDE-THEMED ONLINE SHOW SUNDAY AUG 9, <a contents="CLICK HERE TO JOIN IN ON PSONGS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/jonahpsongs" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO JOIN IN ON PSONGS</a> AND I'LL SEND INFO OUT SUNDAY MORNING!</p>
<p>We had some songs, but we weren't really a band yet. I remember I was walking down Geary when the word 'gratitude' popped into my head as a potential band name. I figured it had already been used a bunch, but when I searched, the closest anyone got was a band called <a contents="Gratidude" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Gratidude-Powerless/dp/B000S5AIJU/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Gratidude</a>. The fact that no one else had just used such a great word made me want to use it that much more. It turned out to be a perfect name for us on so many levels. I wanted the music to sound like the band name: sincere & wide open. On a personal level, the band name kept me grounded through the crazy ride the band turned out to be. I write about it lots in Alone Rewinding, but the short version is that we got signed to a pretty big record deal (relatively speaking) just as the age of the big record deal was ending. For a few months, we were the band that the whole label was pushing. We'd been signed by the president of Atlantic, which was one of the more iconic labels of my childhood. They had just changed their logo, and I worked it out so we could use the old logo that was on the early Zeppelin stuff. I had as much fun as I could with all the promotion, and as usual, I didn't do well with the pressure that came with the industry part of the music. I had a real good thing going with my indie/DIY solo stuff, and I didn't want to lose that trying to get famous. As I tried to live in both worlds at once, they both pretty much collapsed, and so did I. In the end, the thing I love most about the band name is that it reminded me to appreciate all the ups and downs of trying to make things for a living. It still does. Guess I'm a gratidude after all.</p>
<p> </p>4:11Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/63822932020-07-10T14:03:09-07:002020-07-13T15:58:32-07:00Singalong sweetness<p>As some of you know, I've been having fun with remote collaboration forever.</p>
<p>So... I'm workin on a new album, and I want yr voice on it!</p>
<p>All you need is:</p>
<p>- A reasonably quiet space to record for like 10min</p>
<p>- A gadget to play<a contents=" the guide track" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jonahmatranga.com/track/2412980/singalong-fun" target="_blank"> the guide track</a> (through headphones)</p>
<p>- Another gadget to record yr voice okay</p>
<p><a contents="You hear the guide track here. It loops a few times" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jonahmatranga.com/track/2412980/singalong-fun" target="_blank">You can hear the guide track here</a>. Basically, just press record on yr recording gadget, play the guide track through yr headphones (not through speakers or it'll mess up the recording), and sing along with me the best you can. If it's more comofrtable to sing it lower or higher than me, do that. If you wanna get sassy and try some harmonies, go for it. You can make multiple takes too, let yr kids try, whatever you want. The more of us there are on it, the better we'll all sound :)</p>
<p>When you're done, <a contents="click here to let me know, and I'll get in touch to get yr tracks" data-link-label="Say Hi" data-link-type="page" href="/say-hi" target="_blank">click here to let me know, and I'll get in touch to get yr tracks</a>.</p>
<p>I'll be accepting stuff this weekend, then I gotta start mixing everything.</p>
<p>Have fun! I want this album to be full of joy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/72e2e1f485e597ccef906d12c186aefeb48005d3/original/jonah-silhouette-16x9.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/63701722020-06-29T10:58:50-07:002020-07-10T16:42:28-07:00Today is the day I was gonna...<p>Today is the day I was gonna take off for tour. Sad face. I had all sorts of fun stuff planned. Here we are. I'm feeling pretty sad & stressed & scared like lots of us are... and I always try to minimize energy spent worrying, and maximize energy spent being creative with circumstances. </p>
<p>Whatever happens, I want to stick together, and I want whatever I make to help you as much as it helps me (which is a lot). </p>
<p>Okay, I'm gonna mope a bit, and make some music, and keep keeping in touch with anyone who wants to. </p>
<p>Love, </p>
<p>Jonah</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/63466592020-06-08T15:05:30-07:002020-07-09T07:40:29-07:00An Invitation & a Promise<p>Hi sweet creatures - </p>
<p>What an intense time we're living through. I have so much on my mind, so much that it overwhelms me sometimes. I'm imagining most of you see me out there on the networks doing my best to be a part of constructive ways to dismantle systems of oppression. That's where most of my energy is going right now, especially in that world. Anyone who has any questions about that, I'm always here to talk about it. Seriously, just reach out with any questions, or just to vent. We need each other now more than ever. </p>
<p>I have lotsa news coming about trying to put together some small personal shows in the fall. Anyone interested in having me sing in yr backyard etc, lemme know. Also, people have been asking me to do little remote hellos to their sweeties and such, and it's felt great, so <a contents="if you wanna do that or&nbsp;have me&nbsp;involved in a personal gift (recordings, lyrics etc),&nbsp;I'd love that" data-link-label="Hi" data-link-type="page" href="/hi" target="_blank">if you wanna do that or have me involved in a personal gift (recordings, lyrics etc), I'd love that</a>. We could do that as an individual sliding-scale thing, or <a contents="you can join IDEAS and it'll happen as part of that" data-link-label="IDEAS" data-link-type="page" href="/ideas">you can join IDEAS and it'll happen as part of that</a> as much as you like. I'm also making a big, badass album with some amazing friends around the world! Lots more about that soon. </p>
<p>For now, though, <a contents="even and especially in my art and selling stuff" data-link-label="Yard Sale" data-link-type="page" href="/yard-sale" target="_blank">even and especially in my art and selling stuff</a>, I'm doing all I can to use my little platform to raise awareness and money for people who really need it. To that end, I made a thing with my sweetheart (she did the lettering) that I really love: </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jonahmatranga.threadless.com" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/593dacb48feda9dadda4a62e4528427584840949/original/screen-shot-2020-06-08-at-1-23-10-pm.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>I've always thought of the LoveMystery image as being bigger than me or the music, and this felt like a perfect way to say that. I know life is confusing and scary right now, and the more I center myself in love and humility about all that I have yet to learn, the better I feel. The LoveMystery image, esp in this context, helps to remind me of that. </p>
<p>This shirt will the first shirt I 've made that I'm gonna wear. I hope you'll join me in wearing it proudly, and speaking up in all the ways you can. <a contents="I've got it available on tons of clothing in tons of colors right now in&nbsp;the new Yard Sale custom shop" data-link-label="Physical" data-link-type="page" href="/physical" target="_blank">I've got it available on tons of clothing in tons of colors right now in the new Yard Sale custom shop</a>. If you'd like it on a mug or anything else you can imagine, lemme know and we'll make it happen. All the money from this and the other #blacklivesmatter designs goes to organizations that are supporting this amazing movement for long-overdue equality and justice. <a contents="Free shipping offers for the next few days, too!&nbsp;Just use “FREESHIP6200503ec” at checkout" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jonahmatranga.threadless.com" target="_blank">Free shipping offers for the next few days, too! Just use “FREESHIP6200503ec” at checkout</a>. </p>
<p>Okay, back to it. I hope this finds you & yrs safe & happy through the storms. Again, reach out anytime. You can comment on this post below, or write to me direct. I am even more grateful for this community in times like these. </p>
<p>Love, </p>
<p>Jonah</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/63370802020-05-31T09:39:57-07:002020-06-09T11:30:59-07:00Still Not Dead<p>May 31, 9:26am.</p>
<p>This one arriving as I think on murders and protests and violence and the ways Whiteness is ruining us. <br>Songs and singing are ways I deal with my overwhelm when the world is on fire.</p>
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<p>STILL NOT DEAD</p>
<p>A little ballerina with a bowl cut </p>
<p>Low shag bowl, low shag bowl </p>
<p>Gramma had a triptych in the hallway </p>
<p>In Woodside, in Woodside </p>
<p>I’m glad you made it here </p>
<p>I’m glad we both did </p>
<p>It’s been a hell of a year </p>
<p>I’m glad we’re still not dead </p>
<p>What the hell is wrong with my country? </p>
<p>Somebody, please tell me </p>
<p>MAGA is a terrorist virus </p>
<p>The Klan is in the house </p>
<p>Look around at all of my friends like </p>
<p>You see this? You feel it? </p>
<p>Lotta people stuck in their silence </p>
<p>Lotta people gone </p>
<p>I’m glad you made it here </p>
<p>I’m glad we both did </p>
<p>It’s been a hell of a year </p>
<p>I’m glad we’re still not dead</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/63175922020-05-15T08:42:44-07:002020-05-21T15:56:18-07:00Ways To Stay Connected<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.threadless.com" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/2fdb31b32fa197741fa195038130468d93a2d8c2/original/screen-shot-2020-05-15-at-8-27-12-am.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p>Hi, sweet & strange world. I’ve been wondering for a while how I might resurrect some of <a contents="my favorite merch designs from over the years" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonahmatranga.threadless.com" target="_blank">my favorite merch designs from over the years</a>. I had this dream of making different runs of shirts for little tours this year, bring a different one out every time. The world had other plans, and like so many millions of other people, my year and career are now facing lots of unexpected questions. Waves of fear and sadness wash over me regularly. I’m doing my best to breathe through, take care of myself so I can be of service to others, and keep creating. I’ve always loved the idea of limitations leading to new ideas. I’ve canceled my plane tickets & touring plans, and I’m focused on all the other ways we can stay connected, including giving some extra attention to <a contents="the good ol’ Yard Sale" data-link-label="Yard Sale" data-link-type="page" href="/yard-sale" target="_blank">the good ol’ Yard Sale</a>. I dug through all my old art files, and figure out a way to have these designs on all sorts of clothing along with all sorts of other neat stuff. It’s resulted in a sweet lil store filled with possibility. To celebrate the grand opening, everything is gettin a discount for the rest of May. There are lotsa designs from all the bands up there now. Check it out, spread the word, get some fun stuff, help keep me going. Thx forever. I’ll be adding more designs & items as we go, and as always, I look fwd to yr ideas. Speaking of ideas, any sweet creatures who’ve signed up for <a contents="jonahmatranga.com/ideas" data-link-label="IDEAS" data-link-type="page" href="/ideas" target="_blank">jonahmatranga.com/ideas</a> at the ‘get everything free’ level, let me know what you like in the new shop, and we’ll sort it out. The IDEAS community as a whole means even more to me right now. If you aren’t part of it yet, hope to see you there. Lotsa goodness going on there. I’m building a massive sound & vision library of stuff that will never be on the streaming services, and I should have a big new chunk up next week. <a contents="Oh, and for anyone who wants vinyl, books, or handmade stuff, that's all still happily happening, of course" data-link-label="Yard Sale" data-link-type="page" href="/yard-sale" target="_blank">Oh, and for anyone who wants vinyl, books, or handmade stuff, that's all still happily happening, of course</a>.</p>
<p>Through all of this, the center of my creative heart is where it’s always been: working on new music. It’s helping me through, and I hope it’ll help you. I’m taking my time with it and working across the miles with some wildly talented friends to make something more hifi and expansive than I have in a minute. Loud stuff, soft stuff, everything in between. Like I said, I want to do all I can to connect across the satellites -- and soon, we’ll be together again, singing & smiling.</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/63038082020-05-03T18:16:11-07:002020-05-03T18:19:46-07:00A Love Letter To The Office<p>With the help of lotsa sweet people, <a contents="I made a tribute" data-link-label="ElectricCity" data-link-type="page" href="/electriccity" target="_blank">I made a tribute</a> tune to my fave pop culture comfort food, and you can <a contents="click here to see the whole sweet story and leave any thoughts" data-link-label="ElectricCity" data-link-type="page" href="/electriccity" target="_blank">click here to see the whole sweet story and leave any thoughts</a>. I'll share the song and the video in all the ways I can, and I'd love it if you did too.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/aa1f00c9970eaba56a5d829cd72dfd970d5897d0/original/mickael-scott-tots-face.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/62825012020-04-14T15:23:21-07:002020-05-15T08:43:23-07:00Prince's Last Show(s)<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="5FHYReOoij0" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/5FHYReOoij0/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5FHYReOoij0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>(Just saw that today is the anniversary of Prince's last show. I wrote this about seeing him just before he was gone.)</p>
<p>On February 28, Prince played two shows at the Paramount, a gorgeous old 2,000 seat theater in Oakland. He was mourning Vanity, whose memorial he had just attended. It was just him and a piano for the whole show. He'd never tried anything like it before this tour, and even the most faithful fans I spoke to were wondering if he could pull it off. He was as vulnerable and searching as I've ever seen him in the 28 years since the first time, and he slayed. A week later, he came back to Oakland, alone with a piano again, taking on 20,000 people in an arena, and he transformed all of us again. So fiery and alive. Here's how the first of those Paramount shows began. A kaleidoscope of fathers and rainbows, JFK, Batman, television, Sly, Flint. Taking us with him, weaving fast and free through his dirty, divine mind. Mourning someone gone too soon, none of us knowing that soon he'd be gone too soon too. Less than two months later, he was dead. Put on some headphones and spend some time with a brilliance and bravery that will never really have an analog. Love this life.</p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/62823562020-04-14T12:48:37-07:002020-04-14T12:48:37-07:00Goodbye, Chi (again & again)<p>(I still remember writing this in a haze of disbelief and sadness, just after he'd died.)</p>
<p>So, I was reading this big, heavy Jewish book (that sort of start always got your attention). I found this part where some minor prophet or another is ranting about how nothing is an opportunity or a challenge or a journey or a learning experience or a test or a trial—it’s all gifts. All of it. Of all the conversations I wish we’d had, just talking about that one page—that one beautiful, brazen rant—that’s the conversation I wish for most right now. I think you would have agreed. You loved a tough take on beauty. You were all about the glorious rant. </p>
<p>I think of what Robert Frost wrote: “I had a lover’s quarrel with the world.” I think of you wrestling with ideas, wrestling with people you cared for until you were tangled in their limbs and hearts. You stuck with people. </p>
<p>I have no stories about where you are or aren’t. I have no idea what you saw when I was there. I just know what I saw. It was just the same as before that stupid fucking car crash. Your family and friends circulating—I could never really tell who was blood and who wasn’t, and I didn’t care. I just saw the same gorgeous gathering around you, Chi, Dai, all the names. We’d all be whispering to you, telling stories, thinking maybe with just the right touch or melody or exciting new treatment we’d find you again, lead you back, refusing to let go. Your mom, sweet sentinel, reminding me where your capability for tenacious, tireless love came from. </p>
<p>I’m not sure we really know what to do now. You gave such a focus to things. How were you so precise and so chaotic all at once? I thought about that so often when watching you play. Through all the furious twirling and screaming, snaggletooth and sweat, dirty dreadlocks stuck to your face, pasted on until they got shaken off. In the center of all that mess, these delicate, thoughtful lines, holding together everything around you. The guttural, gorgeous screams; primal, simple words with so much room for interpretation and space. Yours was the voice to make those words mean as much as they ever would. Whether they were intelligible or not, they got in. Incantations. There’s this other really dense book, The Spell Of The Sensuous, that I know you’d love tearing into and tearing apart. It says something about how in some old language, the word for song is also the word for magic. </p>
<p>So, when I offer my ideas about everything being gifts and trying to have this—your death—occur as a present somehow, I think a lot of people would hate that idea. I don’t think you’d be one of them, though. I think you’d dig into it the way you loved digging into any number of difficult ideas, finding the fertile bits in the toughest terrain. </p>
<p>I hate that you’re gone. I hate that your son won’t get more time with you. I hated seeing how tired and embattled the faces of all the people that loved you were getting. The truth of your absence is something that will never leave and never stop hurting. But if you could just see everyone! I feel the tears coming again—if you could just see everyone talking, singing, hugging, all looking at each other, finally, like we always should be looking at each other, but it’s not until someone like you is missing that we figure out what it is to be found. </p>
<p>Fuck, maybe that’s just me trying to make sense of it, making up stories after all. I don’t need it to be true. I can just keep remembering how true you were. As permanent in your presence as you are in your absence. I can’t honestly say that I think that about most of us. I aspire to your effortless acceptance, without even a hint of acquiescence. You were all about the paradox. </p>
<p>This isn’t going to end cleanly. You used your heart as well as I’ve ever seen a heart used. Suddenly, it stopped. Sweet, smart, ferocious Chi. Goodbye.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/389656/05334dde2092bdcdec444cde5268d4de98f8173d/original/jonah-chi-irving-97.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Jonah Matrangatag:jonahmatranga.com,2005:Post/62594612020-03-23T14:41:36-07:002020-10-02T17:42:33-07:00UK/EU summer shows? <p>Sending extra love to you & yrs right now. I did a risky thing. I dared to start planning. I bought a round trip plane ticket overseas for early July. Someone I’ve been connected to through the music for years invited to sing at her 40th bday party in Kiel, and I’ve just been confirmed for another fun time at 2000 Trees. If things stay crazy that long and it all falls apart, I can’t do anything about that, but for now, I’m trying to see a future where things eventually get back to somethin like normal again. I’m not sure what else will happen with booking shows. The things that feels safest and most workable are house shows that don’t require a lot of people. Want to make one happen? It’s easier than you might think, and as always when it comes to money, we’ll figure out a way to make it fair, fun & possible. Say hi ASAP about that, let’s see if we can plan some fun stuff together, and get through this together.</p>
<p>Jonah</p>
<p>ps - Here's a pic from a beach in Italy several years ago. I hope to be back there soon, singing and healing.</p>
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