Music
My albums
I’ve been fortunate enough to record and release my original music for many years. There are 12 titles available in CD and streaming format. Click an album to listen!
Live at The Back Room
Feathers & Stones
Early Days
The Last Rhumba
Live from Arcata
Teal Sedan
Time Doesn’t Wait
Admit One
Making Boats
Live at Grant and Green
Today’s Menu1998
From the Mountains to the SeaMatt’s entire Skeptical Records catalog streams free on ReverbNation, where you can also buy it digitally. CDs are available by donating $10 to Venmo (@Matt-Lazarus-2) and specifying which album you’d like.
Discography and notes
- Matt Lazarus Band – Live at The Back Room (2024) – the complete show, recorded on March 14th, 2024 at The Back Room in Berkeley.
- Feathers & Stones (2023) – the latest album of original material with new songs and instrumentals as well as songs by Colin Jacob and Neil Young.
- Matt Lazarus & Colin Jacob – Early Days (2023) – rare and newly released studio recordings remastered from the original source tapes.
- Zeke – The Last Rhumba (2022) – a rare concert release from the band Zeke in 1990 with Rik Reider on guitar and vocals, Matt on bass and vocals, and John Basye on drums and vocals – mixing rockabilly, country, surf music and psychedelia.
- Joint Chiefs – Live from Arcata (2021) – taken from a live show at a house party, recorded on February 3rd, 1989.
- Teal Sedan (2018) – studio album of original electric guitar instrumental compositions featuring a version of “Gaucho” by Steely Dan.
- Time Doesn’t Wait (2017) – studio album of cover songs done on acoustic guitar and vocals.
- Admit One (2015) – studio album of original songs recorded from March 2014 – May 2015.
- Making Boats (2009) – acoustic album of original songs with vocals.
- Snake Plissken Quintet – Live at Grant and Green (2008) – live performance from San Francisco recorded, mixed, and mastered by James Boblak featuring instrumental original and cover songs.
- Today’s Menu (1998) – the second studio album of original material recorded in Santa Cruz, CA.
- From the Mountains to the Sea (1997) – debut CD release of Matt’s original songs featuring a large cast of guest musicians.
Gigs and appearances now live on the Calendar page - upcoming dates plus every show back to 2018.