Matt R. Lohr
@mattrlohr.bsky.social
Art and music journalist: LIVING BLUES, BOOKMARKS (associate editor), JAZZTIMES, DAN O'BANNON'S GUIDE TO SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE. Creator of the Substack newsletter TALES OF LOHR (https://mattrlohr.substack.com/).
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Ross King, MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE’S CEILING
I’M LISTENING TO: Patricia Brennan, OF THE NEAR AND FAR
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Ross King, MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE’S CEILING
I’M LISTENING TO: Patricia Brennan, OF THE NEAR AND FAR
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Ross King, MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE’S CEILING
I’M LISTENING TO: Patricia Brennan, OF THE NEAR AND FAR
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Ross King, MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE’S CEILING
I’M LISTENING TO: Patricia Brennan, OF THE NEAR AND FAR
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Mark Z. Danielewski, TOM’S CROSSING
I’M LISTENING TO: Staci Griesbach, HOLIDAZE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Mark Z. Danielewski, TOM’S CROSSING
I’M LISTENING TO: Staci Griesbach, HOLIDAZE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Mark Z. Danielewski, TOM’S CROSSING
I’M LISTENING TO: Staci Griesbach, HOLIDAZE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Mark Z. Danielewski, TOM’S CROSSING
I’M LISTENING TO: Staci Griesbach, HOLIDAZE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
The latest issue of LIVING BLUES is available at bookstores and newsstands now! Inside, you'll find my reviews of the latest LPs from Garry Burnside and Misty Blues, and the new collection of music photography from the great Joseph Rosen!
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The latest issue of LIVING BLUES is available at bookstores and newsstands now! Inside, you'll find my reviews of the latest LPs from Garry Burnside and Misty Blues, and the new collection of music photography from the great Joseph Rosen!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Peter Guralnick, CARELESS LOVE: THE UNMAKING OF ELVIS PRESLEY
I’M LISTENING TO: Henry Threadgill, LISTEN SHIP
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Peter Guralnick, CARELESS LOVE: THE UNMAKING OF ELVIS PRESLEY
I’M LISTENING TO: Henry Threadgill, LISTEN SHIP
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Peter Guralnick, CARELESS LOVE: THE UNMAKING OF ELVIS PRESLEY
I’M LISTENING TO: Henry Threadgill, LISTEN SHIP
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Peter Guralnick, CARELESS LOVE: THE UNMAKING OF ELVIS PRESLEY
I’M LISTENING TO: Henry Threadgill, LISTEN SHIP
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
From the bandstand at Smalls Jazz Club, the Jochen Rueckert Quartet. L-R: Alexandra Ridout (trumpet), Hamish Smith (bass), Kevin Sun (tenor saxophone), Jochen Rueckert (drums)
October 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
From the bandstand at Smalls Jazz Club, the Jochen Rueckert Quartet. L-R: Alexandra Ridout (trumpet), Hamish Smith (bass), Kevin Sun (tenor saxophone), Jochen Rueckert (drums)
Hard to believe this is my first time through Grand Central…
October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Hard to believe this is my first time through Grand Central…
Breakfast is served at Cafe Sabarsky
October 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Breakfast is served at Cafe Sabarsky
As does everyone’s…
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
As does everyone’s…
My 2025 haul, courtesy of McNally Jackson in SoHo…
October 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
My 2025 haul, courtesy of McNally Jackson in SoHo…
All the boys from the ‘Burgh love a slice from Prince St. Pizza…
October 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
All the boys from the ‘Burgh love a slice from Prince St. Pizza…
My Szechuan go-to…
October 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My Szechuan go-to…
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
‘Nuff said…
What are YOU seeing / hearing / reading this weekend? Share in the comments below!
‘Nuff said…
What are YOU seeing / hearing / reading this weekend? Share in the comments below!
October 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
‘Nuff said…
What are YOU seeing / hearing / reading this weekend? Share in the comments below!
‘Nuff said…
What are YOU seeing / hearing / reading this weekend? Share in the comments below!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Clive Cussler, THE CHASE
I’M LISTENING TO: Robert Glasper, KEYS TO THE CITY, VOLUME ONE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Clive Cussler, THE CHASE
I’M LISTENING TO: Robert Glasper, KEYS TO THE CITY, VOLUME ONE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Clive Cussler, THE CHASE
I’M LISTENING TO: Robert Glasper, KEYS TO THE CITY, VOLUME ONE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Clive Cussler, THE CHASE
I’M LISTENING TO: Robert Glasper, KEYS TO THE CITY, VOLUME ONE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
Saturday the 18th, starting at 7:30 pm PST, my friend Shaun Mathieu will be at Animal Bar in Studio City (above PINZ on Ventura Blvd.), offering tarot readings as part of the 10th anniversary celebration for the Turbine Arts Collective!
October 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Saturday the 18th, starting at 7:30 pm PST, my friend Shaun Mathieu will be at Animal Bar in Studio City (above PINZ on Ventura Blvd.), offering tarot readings as part of the 10th anniversary celebration for the Turbine Arts Collective!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I'M READING: Jennifer O'Callaghan, REAR WINDOW: THE MAKING OF A HITCHCOCK MASTERPIECE IN THE HOLLYWOOD GOLDEN AGE
I’M LISTENING TO: Taylor Swift, THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL
I’M SEEING: COME SWING WITH ME at the PNC Pittsburgh Pops
I'M READING: Jennifer O'Callaghan, REAR WINDOW: THE MAKING OF A HITCHCOCK MASTERPIECE IN THE HOLLYWOOD GOLDEN AGE
I’M LISTENING TO: Taylor Swift, THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL
I’M SEEING: COME SWING WITH ME at the PNC Pittsburgh Pops
October 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I'M READING: Jennifer O'Callaghan, REAR WINDOW: THE MAKING OF A HITCHCOCK MASTERPIECE IN THE HOLLYWOOD GOLDEN AGE
I’M LISTENING TO: Taylor Swift, THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL
I’M SEEING: COME SWING WITH ME at the PNC Pittsburgh Pops
I'M READING: Jennifer O'Callaghan, REAR WINDOW: THE MAKING OF A HITCHCOCK MASTERPIECE IN THE HOLLYWOOD GOLDEN AGE
I’M LISTENING TO: Taylor Swift, THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL
I’M SEEING: COME SWING WITH ME at the PNC Pittsburgh Pops
It's always a good day to send love to the writing of my friend and colleague David Konow. Check out his dynamite '80s hard rock history BANG YOUR HEAD; SCHLOCK-O-RAMA, a fascinating biography of exploitation filmmaker Al Adamson; and REEL TERROR, his overview of the history of the horror genre!
October 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It's always a good day to send love to the writing of my friend and colleague David Konow. Check out his dynamite '80s hard rock history BANG YOUR HEAD; SCHLOCK-O-RAMA, a fascinating biography of exploitation filmmaker Al Adamson; and REEL TERROR, his overview of the history of the horror genre!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Garrard Conley, ALL THE WORLD BESIDE
I’M LISTENING TO: John Taylor, TRAMONTO
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Garrard Conley, ALL THE WORLD BESIDE
I’M LISTENING TO: John Taylor, TRAMONTO
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
September 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Garrard Conley, ALL THE WORLD BESIDE
I’M LISTENING TO: John Taylor, TRAMONTO
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Garrard Conley, ALL THE WORLD BESIDE
I’M LISTENING TO: John Taylor, TRAMONTO
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Charmaine Wilkerson, GOOD DIRT
I’M LISTENING TO: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, REQUIEM: MOZART’S DEATH IN WORDS AND MUSIC
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Charmaine Wilkerson, GOOD DIRT
I’M LISTENING TO: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, REQUIEM: MOZART’S DEATH IN WORDS AND MUSIC
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
September 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: Charmaine Wilkerson, GOOD DIRT
I’M LISTENING TO: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, REQUIEM: MOZART’S DEATH IN WORDS AND MUSIC
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: Charmaine Wilkerson, GOOD DIRT
I’M LISTENING TO: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, REQUIEM: MOZART’S DEATH IN WORDS AND MUSIC
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
WARHOL COLORING
(Guess I got robots on the brain…)
(Guess I got robots on the brain…)
September 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
WARHOL COLORING
(Guess I got robots on the brain…)
(Guess I got robots on the brain…)
The Stolen Stitches are not just friends of mine...they're one of the finest classic sideshow acts in the country. Here's an upcoming chance to check them out live in Baden, PA...RSVP to the email address listed below!
September 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Stolen Stitches are not just friends of mine...they're one of the finest classic sideshow acts in the country. Here's an upcoming chance to check them out live in Baden, PA...RSVP to the email address listed below!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: J. Hoberman, EVERYTHING IS NOW: THE 1960S NEW YORK AVANT-GARDE - PRIMAL HAPPENINGS, UNDERGROUND MOVIES, RADICAL POP
I’M LISTENING TO: Jochen Rueckert, CHARM OFFENSIVE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: J. Hoberman, EVERYTHING IS NOW: THE 1960S NEW YORK AVANT-GARDE - PRIMAL HAPPENINGS, UNDERGROUND MOVIES, RADICAL POP
I’M LISTENING TO: Jochen Rueckert, CHARM OFFENSIVE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
September 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST
I’M READING: J. Hoberman, EVERYTHING IS NOW: THE 1960S NEW YORK AVANT-GARDE - PRIMAL HAPPENINGS, UNDERGROUND MOVIES, RADICAL POP
I’M LISTENING TO: Jochen Rueckert, CHARM OFFENSIVE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
I’M READING: J. Hoberman, EVERYTHING IS NOW: THE 1960S NEW YORK AVANT-GARDE - PRIMAL HAPPENINGS, UNDERGROUND MOVIES, RADICAL POP
I’M LISTENING TO: Jochen Rueckert, CHARM OFFENSIVE
What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
Esteemed film professor and curator Jan-Christopher Horak is just one of many fine contributors to Jon Lewis' new volume on American film history...check this book out!
September 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Esteemed film professor and curator Jan-Christopher Horak is just one of many fine contributors to Jon Lewis' new volume on American film history...check this book out!
Georgia Menides is one of the most gifted, hardest hustling film folks I know. Here she is on the red carpet at the Dances With Films premiere screening of STILL SMILING (aka DEADLY VOWS), a film she co-wrote, starring Billy Zane, Peter Facinelli, and Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo...
September 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Georgia Menides is one of the most gifted, hardest hustling film folks I know. Here she is on the red carpet at the Dances With Films premiere screening of STILL SMILING (aka DEADLY VOWS), a film she co-wrote, starring Billy Zane, Peter Facinelli, and Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo...
Several years ago, I had the honor of contributing liner notes to HERO'S JOURNEY, an album by jazz trumpeter / vocalist Matt Von Roderick. His latest album, THE PERFECT STORM, is out today...visit Matt on Facebook and Instagram to learn more about this new release!
September 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Several years ago, I had the honor of contributing liner notes to HERO'S JOURNEY, an album by jazz trumpeter / vocalist Matt Von Roderick. His latest album, THE PERFECT STORM, is out today...visit Matt on Facebook and Instagram to learn more about this new release!