Geography is an undeniable inspiration for songwriter Matt Costa. Born, raised and still based in Orange County, the singer and former skateboarder’s music, in some way, has always been shaped by his ...

Matt Costa has been making music since the early ’00s, having released four LPs, a bunch of EPs and toured with Modest Mouse, Oasis, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Death Cab for Cutie and others. He’s ...

Despite the name, the faces on this SoCal singer-songwriter’s sophomore disc aren’t exactly unfamiliar: There’s the Shins, there’s Josh Rouse and, perhaps most of all, there’s Jack Johnson, who signed ...

Matt Costa, who has toured with Modest Mouse, Oasis and you may know from his Orange Sunshine soundtrack, has just released a new single, "Where Have All My Heroes Gone?." It's a protest song: "'Where ...

Even with three previous albums, it has never been easy to understand Matt Costa. Signed by Jack Johnson to his Brushfire imprint, the West Coast born and raised Costa seemed to be infatuated with a ...

Locating the root of singer/guitarist Matt Costa’s passion for folk music means returning to the scene of a most gruesome injury. At age 18, the Orange County-bred Costa was a skateboarder on the ...

Musician and storyteller Matt Costa joins us on the pod. Matt dives into his creative process, collaborating with filmmakers like Devyn Bisson on WSL’s ‘As Told By’ series produced in partnership with ...

Another week, another heartfelt breakup album. It’s hard not to feel like we’re in a Groundhog Day time loop when the concept of writing songs about a messy romantic upheaval keeps returning with ...

Dangerbird Records and acclaimed California singer-songwriter Matt Costa are excited to announce the release of his brand new full-length album, Yellow Coat. Produced by Alex Newport, Yellow Coat is a ...

Matt Costa coming to a living room near you. Credit: Photo by Alex Ramirez, courtesy of Sacks and Co. Storytelling is more than jigsawing a pile of words into place until they reveal a compelling ...

HERE’S some relationship advice from singer-songwriter Matt Costa: If you want to stay with your girlfriend of six years while making a new album, hold off on writing tunes such as “Bound,” a lament ...

This cover image released by Dangerbird shows "Santa Rosa Fangs," by Matt Costa. (Dangerbird via AP) Matt Costa, "Santa Rosa Fangs" (Dangerbird) Rock 'n' roll is now old enough to draw social security ...