Matt Costa

The Hindu Pirates' Musical Growth Is a Joint Venture

If there's one thing the Hindu Pirates have learned during the rising tide of their rock & roll stardom, it's the value of teamwork. Especially when it comes to rolling a joint at a moment's notice. Sitting on the back patio of the Echo in Los Angeles, preparing to open for the Smith Westerns, their ... More >>

Matt Costa Pulls Some Strings to Make His Music Soar

Influenced by Mozart and Ennio Morricone, the indie folkster goes orchestra big for his latest album

Top 10 Skateboarders That Became Musicians

Skateboarding and music mingle nicely, from the soundtracks of skate videos to the shredders themselves hitting notes. For some skaters, it's hard to say what comes first, the music or the maple. It's not uncommon while learning about a band to find that a member or two has skateboarding in their pa ... More >>

Matt Costa's Favorite Stage is Still the Sidewalk

By: Arrissia OwenHuntington Beach-bred troubadour Matt Costa headed to the misty moors of Scotland to record his latest self-titled release, out February 12 (yeah, that's today!). He intended to record a rootsy, melancholy album entrenched in Americana, but once the jet landed things got a bit cucko ... More >>

Mitchell Townsend, This Week's Lesbros, Name Checks Kim Deal, Kim Shattuck, Miki Berenyi, Joan Jett and Red Five

afterellen.com​Aww, how cute! Huntington Beach resident and all around guitar dude Mitchell Townsend (he's played with Matt Costa, Jack Johnson, The 88 and The Watson Twins and is co-founder of music house Sword & Shield Music Co.) has a lengthy interview on Afterellen.com, where he's touted a ... More >>

James Fletcher Takes the Stage at Detroit Bar's Monday-Night Residency

Facebook.com​Luckily for OC, James Fletcher is not too sexy for Detroit Bar--or just about anywhere else, he insists. The jet-setting drummer last fall self-released his first solo CD, The Booze & Clocks, after 10 years of constant touring and gigging in support of others' lyrical prowess.&nbs ... More >>

What You Missed: Uncommon Burlesque, Weezer, Patchwork Festival, Matt Costa

Mary Bell/OC Weekly​What'd you do this weekend? Did it involve some pre-Thanksgiving burlesque? Ours did! This long holiday weekend, we saw Uncommon Burlesque in Newport, Weezer perform the Blue Album in Los Angeles, crafty DIY-ers at the Patchwork Festival, Matt Costa perform a hometown show at t ... More >>

Matt Costa at the House of Blues Anaheim Last Night

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Check out our Matt Costa slideshow here!Matt CostaNovember 24, 2010House of Blues AnaheimEschewing the laid back surfing vibe of his prior albums, Matt Costa returned with a slice of Americana filtered songs on his latest album Mobile Chateau. Backed by the Mothers Sons, C ... More >>

Matt Costa Tells Us Why His Songs Sound Old on 'Mobile Chateau'

John Gilhooley/OC Weekly​Matt Costa--he of the pro skateboarding past, smooth voice and palatable singer-songwriter appeal--is back with his third album, Mobile Chateau. The latest set definitively wears its influences on its sleeve--a lot of the songs have that old, laid back, '60s pop vibe that ... More >>

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Fingerprints

Matt Costa's 'Drive' Sounds Suspiciously Like the Zombies' 'This Will Be Our Year'

​So Matt Costa's third (and latest) album Mobile Chateau is out next week on Brushfire Records. It's streaming on SoundCloud right now if you'd like to listen to it here. Most of it is pretty typical, palatable Costa stuff...until you hear the song "Drive," which sounds a lot like the Zombies' 196 ... More >>

Lilith In Trouble

[Mental Notes] All-female music fest seeks free labor, Matt Costa has a new album, and Bush is reuniting

Matt Costa Announces New Album, Mobile Chateau, and Fall Tour

​It's been over two years since the release of Matt Costa's second studio album, Unfamiliar Faces, with its infectious lead single "Mr. Pitiful." But now the Huntington Beach resident has finally announced plans for his third full-length, titled Mobile Chateau, due out September 21... along with p ... More >>

Detroit Bar Owner Jon Reiser Shares A Secret

Danielle Bacher​Even if you don't know him by name, you've probably attended at least one show at a Jon Reiser venue in the past decade. He owns Detroit Bar with Dan Bradley, Diego Velasco, David Hastie, Mike Harris and Scott Hamilton (who also own all Memphis Restaurants and Tin Lizzie Salo ... More >>

What You Missed: Dia de los Muertos, Matt Costa, Sutra Lounge, Mum

David Pond​So what'd you do this weekend? Or, more importantly, what'd you not do? On Saturday, we headed down to Downtown Santa Ana to help celebrate the dead.  Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday where people commemorate and remember their family members and fr ... More >>

News and New Material from Matt Costa

A few things have happened since we last checked in with Brushfire artist and Huntington Beach resident Matt Costa. Though he's been MIA for the last few months, it seems like he's back, but not without a few new developments. His Facebook page just posted this semi-new (recorded in August, it s ... More >>

Tomorrow: Free In-store performance by Zee Avi at Finger Prints

If there were ever a study to test the boundless possibilities of music via You Tube, I'm thinking Malaysia might be a good place to start. For there is probably no other way to explain how the beautiful, chirpy talents of singer song writer Zee Avi landed on the roster of Jack Johnson's Brush Fire ... More >>

More Slideshows? We Can't Be Stopped! (The Ringers, Matt Costa)

Just yesterday, we showed you some pretty pictures from the Faint and Ladytron at the Grove of Anaheim and Protest the Hero at Chain Reaction. For some folks, that would be enough. But we are not men. We are Devo OC Weekly. So here are a couple more slideshows for your viewing pleasure--Huntington B ... More >>

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Matt Costa to Play Free Show at Cal State Fullerton Wednesday

All of a sudden, Cal State Fullerton is some type of hotspot for shows. Just a week ago today they played host to Britian's Friendly Fires, and tomorrow at noon Huntington Beach's favorite son Matt Costa will play CSUF's Becker Amphitheatre. Free, natch.Call it a warm-up of sorts for Costa's show at ... More >>

Cold War Kids, Matt Costa to Tour with Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie--led by the newly slimmed down (and engaged to Zooey Deschanel) Ben Gibbard--are going back on tour this spring in support of last year's Narrow Stairs, and they're getting help from two acts from 'round here; Long Beach-based Cold War Kids and Huntington Beach singer/songwriter ... More >>

Last Night: Oasis, Ryan Adams, Matt Costa at the Staples Center

Last Night: Oasis, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Matt Costa at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, Dec. 4th, 2008.Better Than: Fighting with your brother.Download: New single "I'm Outta Time" from the album Dig Out Your Soul at the Oasis MySpace.Anglophiles filled the Staples Center Thursday to watch ... More >>

Matt Costa Models Oliver Peoples Eyewear

Matt Costa's future is so bright, he's gotta so on and so forth.The dreamy (I'm using that word to describe his music, honest!) Huntington Beach singer/songwriter is featured in the new advertising campaign for upscale eyewear retailer/maker Oliver Peoples. Also featured is similarly adorable actres ... More >>

Matt Costa Releases Second Single

The Malloys, the brotherly director-ly duo who've worked previously with artists like the Kooks, Jimmy Eat World, Cold War Kids, Santana, the White Stripes, Will Ferrell (?) and others, have teamed up once again with Huntington Beach's Matt Costa for the video to his second single, "Cigarette Eyes," ... More >>

[Trendzilla] Today's Teens Have Already Moved Beyond Bad Flared Denim

Matt Costa on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Huntington Beach's Matt Costa will be performing live on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" today at 11:15 a.m. Tune in to 89.9 FM, or if you're stuck at work, you can listen online at kcrw.com. For iTunes users—aren't we all?—there's a link embedded in the "Radio" section of iTunes. Costa wil ... More >>

[Hits!] Top-Selling Records at Music Revolution

What you missed over the weekend: Part X

Cobra Starship landed at the Pomona Glass House Friday night for the closest-to-OC leg of their "Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour." Christopher Victorio caught the main act and support band Metro Station (but missed out on We The Kings and The Cab, also on tour with Cobra). The venue was ... More >>

Matt Costa's gear stolen

More bad news for a local band: Matt Costa and his band, currently in the middle of the North American leg of his worldwide tour, had their gear stolen after playing a show in Winnipeg, MB. For any struggling musician trying to bring their music to your cities, this is probably the worst thing tha ... More >>

[CD review] Matt Costa

Unfamiliar Faces (Brushfire)

Songs He Sings

Matt Costa

Matt Costa at Detroit, 8/26

And now for the something-like-43rd time Matt Costa's been mentioned in the Weekly: What's there left to say? On Sunday night, the Detroit Bar was packed. And it wasn't really for their usual Karaoke Sundays, or even for any announced show at all. The Huntington Beach resident with the curio ... More >>

Matt Costa, Unfamiliar Faces

Huntington Beach's Matt Costa may just be the most marketable, popular act out of Orange County since... well, No Doubt. And that's not a bad thing, either. Signed to Brushfire Records, Costa's latest full-length, Familiar Faces, is set to be released on October 2nd. Check out the teaser EPK release ... More >>

Aural Reports

Guided Missions: Nick Bogardus works the angles for Cold War Kids, Thrice and others

Scum of the Earth

Jan. 18-Jan. 25

This Week in Thirty-two

The Happening

Good shows coming up!

Happy new year! If 2007 goes right, you'll be able to count on this wee blog to keep you informed on all things . . . well, all things that we think you should like, I guess. That means: show reviews, band recommendations, random stuff from Ziegler and more contributions from (hopefully) more contri ... More >>

MySpace Genre Semiotics!

If you didn't know, bands don't like telling you what they sound like. Here's an example why: Let's say I play in a band, we're called "Stillborn Leper", and my boss asks me what we sound like, and I say "We're like a mix of Radiohead and The Velvet Underground, but our guitarist is really into The ... More >>

Elvis Perkins at Spaceland

Providence's Elvis Perkins plays Club NME at Spaceland tonight, along with Pernice Brothers. Perkins' despondent (yet somehow soothing) vocals are somewhat reminiscent of crooners Jeff Buckley, Colin Meloy (eh) or Rufus Wainwright—but minus all that excessive theatricality. And recently si ... More >>

No Marshall Stacks!

No. 2: In case you havent heard, OC has a new sound

Matt Costa

The musician shares some of his favorite things

The Costa Fame

A year ago, he was just Matt Costa. Now hes a singing sensation. Can a mere man survive having his dreams come true?

Mediocre? You Can't Be Serious

In defense of Coachella

Two Days in the Valley

Coachellas always gritty and stinky and yet were still going. Again

Live Review

SENIOR RECREATION, RICHARD SWIFT, MATT COSTA

Get Out!

Kill them all

Bionic Records

Small World

Matt Costa: Local boy makes 1956

SHOCKING THEMSELVES

JUNE 23-JUNE 30

Aloud and Alive In 2005

Our favorite bands of next year, predicted this year