The Mattson 2

The Mattson 2 are Jared and Jonathan Mattson, identical twins who have been collaborating almost literally from birth. They grew up in San Diego, CA, where in middle school they started playing music; decades later, they had earned Master’s degrees in Music from the University of California Irvine. They formed their psych-jazz group The Mattson 2 in 2003, and released their first album, Introducing the Mattson 2, in 2009.

The Mattson 2’s recent output includes the celebratory, disco-splashed Toro Y Moi single "Millennium" which appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The twin brothers cameoed in the joints video as grumpy orderlies in a mental ward high-jacking instruments from Chaz Bear’s bandmates. Amongst collabs w/ Ray Barbee, ‪Tommy Guerrero, Farmer Dave (of ‪Kurt Vile), and ‪‪Money Mark (of ‪‪Beastie Boys)‪, they released Star Stuff in 2017 with Chaz Bear (FKA Chaz Bundick, AKA Toro Y Moi) — #1 on Billboard contemporary jazz charts — and reinterpreted Coltrane’s legendary A Love Supreme.

Bohsheekwo (2022) is the result of pandemic isolation, history on the road, eight records under the belt, and it is the pinnacle of Mattson 2’s work as producers in their own right. Reflecting on what they learned working with Chaz Bear, the twins collage together an ecosystem of simplicity, minimalism, and lush maximalism of an almost surrealist nature. The record shifts from Lo-fi indie with crackles and pops that sound like crunching paper which then take you on a cruise to tropical Brazilian Jazz ala symphonic rock—think “Roman Blue” by Danger Mouse.

Past Shows


Aug
9
th
2023
Turf Club
Aug
9
th
2023
Turf Club
Mar
8
th
2020
Turf Club
Mar
8
th
2020
Turf Club

The Mattson 2

with Bonzai Baby
Nov
9
th
2019
Turf Club
Nov
9
th
2019
Turf Club

Marco Benevento

with The Mattson 2
Jul
6
th
2019
7th St Entry
Jul
6
th
2019
7th St Entry

The Mattson 2

with Matt Jennings
May
6
th
2019
7th St Entry
May
6
th
2019
7th St Entry

Nick Waterhouse

with The Mattson 2
Sep
17
th
2018
Turf Club
Sep
17
th
2018
Turf Club
Apr
21
st
2018
Turf Club
Apr
21
st
2018
Turf Club

Khruangbin

with The Mattson 2

More Shows

Jan
16
th
Turf Club

Van Glow Light Show presents
HEAVY Showcase

with American Cream Band, din-din and Erik's Iridescent Tent
Mar
26
th
7th St Entry

Lunar Vacation

May
5
th
7th St Entry

Shayfer James

with Sparkbird
May
2
nd
7th St Entry

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