Mike Mattison will be in the City of Big Shoulders this weekend, appearing at the Chicago Theatre with Tedeschi Trucks Band. He’ll be busy with TTB for much of the spring but as he reveals below, plans are also in the works for new album from his band Scrapomatic (and presumably some live gigs as well).
What will you remember most about 2016?
That our last, great Rock and Roll poets died: David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell. We loved them, but we didn’t take them as seriously as we could have.
Which album or albums have you listened to most this past year?
Clifton Chenier, King of the Bayous and T. Rex’s Light of Love.
What was your favorite show of 2016?
Having the privilege of listening to Los Lobos and Luther Dickinson every night for two months. Try it sometime.
What emerging artists should we watch out for in 2017?
Donald Trump.
Any big plans in the works for 2017?
Scrapomatic will drop its most significantly unfriendly album yet. You’ll hate it.
Reed Mathis is currently on Jam Cruise with his new Electric Beethoven project, which also features Jay Lane, Todd Stoops and Clay Welch. The quartet will then bring their CDM (Classical Dance Music) on the road for a series of East Coast dates. You can learn more about Electric Beethoven in this Relix feature.
What will you remember most about 2016?
2016! I will most remember learning more than ever this year how to manage this nervous system of mine, releasing my first ever album under my own name, and touring with my favorite ensemble I’ve ever been a part of. And that shit show of an election.
Which album or albums have you listened to most this past year?
Anderson Paak Malibu, Tribe Called Quest We Got It, Art Tatum The Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces*What was your favorite show of 2016?*
Wayne Shorter Quartet at the SF Jazz Center
What emerging artists should we watch out for in 2017?
You mean besides my group?? :)
Any big plans in the works for 2017?
Big big big big plans underway for 2017. but shhhhh they’re SECRET
