Band Brulee is maintaining social distance like everyone else right now, but Aura and Lou have been trying not to fall into a state of musical distance. Click here for a new video, expertly filmed by Lisa with a very…
Read moreMar 20 2020
Like everything else...cancelled
For reasons you already know, all our shows in March have been cancelled. Right now, we're trying to stay optimistic that life and music can return to normal by late April, so April and May dates are still on our…
Read moreDec 26 2019
Happy Week 52!
It's no secret that our favorite holiday is the week of emptiness and easy parking here in DC between Christmas and New Year's, known as Week 52. If you need help getting into the spooky romantic Week 52 spirit, you…
Read moreSep 5 2017
Band Brulee on Danish Radio, Wed Sept 6!
Our amazing multi-instrumentalist Johannes Langkilde will be interviewed on Danish National Radio tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday Sept 6). He'll be playing at least one previously unreleased song from our most recent recording session, maybe two songs. I think he'll start with…
Read moreAug 31 2017
This Sunday, Sept 3... Goodbye (for now) to Lex
In anticipation of the weather our event at Running Hare Vineyard has been changed from Saturday to SUNDAY (September 3) from 1-5 PM. We hope you'll join us for a perfectly sunny afternoon.
First, the good news: Brûlée is…
Read moreJun 20 2017
Goodbye (for now) to Johannes...
Our keyboard/harmonica player, bluescaster, and (most importantly) friend Johannes Langkilde flew back to Denmark on Sunday. It's now impossible for us to play these songs without imagining his sly riffs, endless enthusiasm, and witty virtuosity. We hope he'll manage to…
Read moreOct 22 2016
A Brulee update after a surprisingly musical summer…
New gigs have been announced! Click on the shows page for details, and please come out to see us. Now, a quick review of recent months:
You may remember that, back in June, we predicted a 5-month musical hiatus for…
Mar 12 2016
New shows all over...and check out Andrew's short film!
Thanks so much to everyone who came out for our big night at Villain & Saint in Bethesda last Friday! You really made us feel so supported, and we truly appreciate it. Our calendar now has new shows listed in…
Read moreOct 16 2015
Today's blog entry: "What kind of music do you play?
Whenever anyone hears that I play in a band, the first question is always “What kind of music do you play?” For some musicians, the answer is quite easy. I assume Joshua Redman can simply answer “jazz”, and Loudon Wainwright…Read more
Apr 24 2015
A detailed interview with Lou, and photos from Brulee's victory at the Jazz Brawl!
In advance of Brulee’s show in Frederick in March, the Frederick News-Post ran a full page interview with guitarist Louis Matza. Click here to read the interview, which was re-printed on the author’s Frederick Playlist blog.
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Feb 25 2015
Brûlée wins the 2015 Takoma Park JazzFest Jazz Brawl!
On Sunday February 22 in front of an over-capacity crowd at the new Busboys and Poets in Takoma Park, Brûlée won the 2015 Takoma Park JazzFest Jazz Brawl!
Click here for a brief article with some good photos in the…Read more
Click here for a brief article with some good photos in the…Read more
Dec 4 2014
One more show in 2014... and two unreleased songs posted on the site!
On Sunday, we'll have our last show of the year (Wonderland at 9:00 p.m.). December seems to bring out the most free-wheelin' side of Brulee, so you can expect a few unrehearsed seasonal tunes that would be completely inappropriate in…Read more