On a side note, the brothers’ new album, Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2, has reached No. The confidence, contentment, and self-esteem a student gains from developing musical talents can help combat negative traits all too common in youth such as peer pressure, low self-esteem, and lack of self-confidence.”įunds raised will support the Cambria Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the teachers and students of the Coast Unified School District. “Learning an instrument helps children form an independence and an identity in the world in general-not just in creative circles. “I believe getting into music at a young age helps kids feel like they have meaning and purpose,” Jonathan said. Jared is a music educator for the Children’s Creative Project. Jonathan now acts as a middle and high school music teacher in the Coast Unified School District. “Following their 2016 performance for the Cambria Education Foundation to benefit Cambria students and teachers, the Mattson brothers took a personal interest in the schools and the Central Coast area,” organizers added. The three recorded in Japan in 2007, resulting in the album Ray Barbee Meets the Mattson 2. His music has been featured on NPR and has been used in a number of surf videos.” Barbee, who often joins the twins during performances, adds dimension to the sound on bass and lead guitar. On the drums, Jonathan follows with what he describes as a twin intuition that keeps both musicians connected during performances with an improvisational style likened to musical mindreading. The venue, perched above the Pacific 5 miles north of Cambria, offers the perfect setting for twin brothers Jonathan and Jared Mattson’s melodic and jangly jazz-surf originals.Īccording to press materials, “Jared plays the guitar with a style that’s heavily influenced by Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell as well as Johnny Marr of the British pop-band The Smiths. Surf-jazz duo Mattson 2 will unite with Ray Barbee to play a second annual benefit concert at the Hearst Ranch Warehouse this Saturday, April 29 (doors at 5p.m. MUSIC FOR CAMBRIA: Surf-jazz act Mattson 2 (pictured) will be joined by Ray Barbee to play a second annual benefit concert at the Hearst Ranch Warehouse on April 29.This should be a great night of music and craft beer! This road-tested band now travels about 200 days a year, bringing their unique brand of Americana to fans around the country.
The boys’ paternal grandparents were both full-time musicians as well, and the boys watched their father play in his own Braun brother band with their uncles Billy and Gary.” They grew up “playing music with their older brothers (Reckless Kelly’s Willy and Cody Braun) and father (full-time musician, Muzzie Braun). “When I’m down on my luck/ And drowning in my head/ There’s nothing I can do// Another Lonely ghost town/ Another empty bed/ I was a fool for losing you// It’s a long road to nowhere/ Where a million miles ago/ I reach for you,” Micky sings on “Long Road to Nowhere.”įor the Braun boys, music has always been a family affair. The songs do stick with you, with tight musicianship, Micky’s authentically rich voice, and well-crafted lyrics. Anyone who has ever loved and lost or loved and drank or loved at all knows exactly where he’s coming from and what he’s talking about in a sincere, piercing way.” According to their bio, Micky and the band deliver “honest, raw emotion and energy bleeding through Micky’s heart straight out into the crowd. AMERICANA DREAMERS: Micky & The Motorcars bring their folk, country, and rock sounds to Paso’s BarrelHouse Brewing on April 27.įeaturing brothers Micky (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Gary Braun (vocals, guitars, mandolin, harmonica), the band also includes Joe Fladger (bass), Dustin Schafer (lead guitar), and Shane Vannerson (drums, percussion).PHOTO COURTESY OF MICKY & THE MOTORCARS.
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