Matador Records wass thrilled to announce that it had signed Car Seat Headrest back in September of 2015. Virginian Will Toledo (aka CSH), came to Matador having already crafted an 11-album catalog of staggering depth, all self-released on Bandcamp, which had gained him an obsessive following and over 25,000 downloads –

  Fans of NBC’s The Office best know Creed Bratton as the disturbingly hilarious, popular character of the same name. What most do not know is, not only has he been acting since the late 60s, he’s a bona fide classic-rock extraordinaire and a founding member of the legendary rock band

Barry Johnson is the lead vocalist and guitarist for Joyce Manor. Joyce Manor’s first self-titled album in 2011 exploded out of nowhere and their second in 2012 landed them on the storied Asian Man Records, home of all of Barry’s first favorite bands. Across these two albums, they discovered what Joyce

  Primus returns on New Years Eve for the first ever performance of Pork Soda in its entirety. Pork Soda was released on April 20th, 1993 and has never been performed live as a complete album although Primus has played Frizzle Fry and Sailing the Seas of Cheese as a complete

  Rancid formed from the ashes of the cult East Bay band, Operation Ivy, in the early 90s and in their 15+ years have sold millions of records. The incomparable punk band Rancid recently began recording in a studio on the California coast with long-time friend, producer and label president Brett

  Fresh off their Pacific tour, Oakland’s Trails and Ways is a band built on plurality. Their songs never shy away from personal and political heavy-lifting, while making some of the most compelling pop music we’ve heard in some time. The sound they cultivated is a fascinating mix of the melancholy of

The Academy Is… is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2003 by William Beckett and Mike Carden. Since William and Mike first came together in 2002, The Academy Is…have paved their way with lightening speed. After adding Adam Siska on bass and a second guitarist and drummer,

Perhaps Mel Brooks put it best when he said, “Richard Lewis may just be the Franz Kafka of modern day comedy.” Lewis has taken his lifelong therapy fodder and carved it into a commanding, compelling art form. His early career as a stand-up brought him to the top of his