Matthew J Rolin matthewjrolin

From Default to Deliberate: Winged Wheel's 'Desert So Green' On their third album, 'Desert So Green,' the six-piece collective reflects on the slow build of musical trust, the discipline of leaving space, and what it means to stop defaulting and start deciding.

On their third album, 'Desert So Green,' the six-piece collective Winged Wheel reflects on the slow build of musical trust, the discipline of leaving space, and what it means to stop defaulting and start deciding. The Tonearm's Jonah Evans shifts into gear.

Learning to Listen with Winged Wheel:

25.02.2026 13:48 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Steve Shelley’s Sonic Afterlife The most interesting portfolio of post-Sonic Youth projects belongs to Steve Shelley.

Steve Shelly’s life after Sonic Youth @matthewjrolin.bsky.social @billorcutt.bsky.social daily.bandcamp.com/features/ste...

20.02.2026 21:56 — 👍 64 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 1

Yer good dude. I have no idea what I’m doing :)

11.02.2026 18:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m having a lot of fun learning this crazy thing. Sometimes the sound it makes by itself is so beautiful that I don’t even really get anything done. Working on it a little bit everyday tho!

11.02.2026 18:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thx Melvin! ❤️

11.02.2026 17:11 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The Bells of Strasbourg, by Matthew J. Rolin track by Matthew J. Rolin

I never post on here. Sorry. I pretty much had a full on mental breakdown/reset in Strasbourg France on winged wheel tour. Here’s a half assed pedal steel song about it matthewjrolin.bandcamp.com/track/the-be...

11.02.2026 00:07 — 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Day 1 of our tour and I couldn’t imagine a better place. Thank you ❤️

30.01.2026 20:16 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Glad you dig it ❤️

28.01.2026 12:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you ❤️

27.01.2026 14:37 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

YouTube video by ARCHIVES-LIVE Ben Lx Winged Wheel 20/01/26 Paris Aubervilliers, La Station Gare des Mines

Winged Wheel - full concert
> Station Nord, 20 janvier 2026
🎬 Ben LX
m.youtube.com/watch?v=u2an...

24.01.2026 12:46 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you ❤️

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Thank you ❤️

21.01.2026 18:08 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you ❤️

21.01.2026 16:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Merci ❤️

21.01.2026 10:00 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I do :)

19.01.2026 09:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you Byron ❤️

15.01.2026 23:14 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you!

14.01.2026 18:08 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you ❤️ glad you enjoy!

09.01.2026 14:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Desert So Green, by Winged Wheel 9 track album

Happy release day Winged Wheel!

Winged Wheel = Whitney Johnson (Matchess, Circuit des Yeux), Cory Plump (Spray Paint), Matthew J. Rolin (solo guitar wizard and half of the Powers/Rolin Duo), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Lonnie Slack (Water Damage) and Fred Thomas (Idle Ray, Tyvek)

09.01.2026 10:38 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

❤️❤️❤️

08.01.2026 18:58 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

❤️❤️❤️

08.01.2026 18:56 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I love Winged Wheel and I booked a tour for them, starting tomorrow!

08.01.2026 13:57 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

❤️❤️❤️

08.01.2026 15:35 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

❤️❤️❤️

06.01.2026 20:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

❤️

06.01.2026 20:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

❤️

06.01.2026 20:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

❤️❤️❤️

05.01.2026 20:38 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you Keith ❤️

05.01.2026 17:04 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Winged Wheel's "I See Poseurs Every Day" - Magnet Magazine Winged Wheel’s Fred Thomas knows better than to underestimate the random nature of his experimental super-band. “So much of what happens gets pulled from thin air,” says the group’s sonic jack of all ...

@magnetmagazine.bsky.social l has the exclusive premiere of Winged Wheel's "I See Poseurs Everyday", from the upcoming 'Desert So Green' (out January 9)

magnetmagazine.com/2025/12/29/m...

29.12.2025 15:44 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Really really sorry to hear this. If I can help you in any way I will.

27.12.2025 17:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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