- - Matt Pinfield and Tracy Bonham Celebrate 30 Years of Friendship and Music

Jason BrowFebruary 16, 2026 at 2:32 AM

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No, it's not a long-lost 1996 episode of 120 Minutes: Matt Pinfield, radio legend and former host of the long-running alternative music program, recently reunited with Tracy Bonham.

Bonham was a mainstay of the mid-1990s alt scene, thanks to her debut album, The Burdens of Being Upright. In addition to earning her a pair of Grammy nominations and a Gold record, the album's lead single, "Mother Mother," reached No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart (and was later used in an iconic episode of Yellowjackets).

But, perhaps most of all, it helped her forge a friendship with Pinfield that lasted thirty years. "Hey, it's Matt Pinfield," the 64-year-old said at the start of an Instagram video posted on Feb. 15, as if he were back on MTV. "I'm here with Tracy Bonham and I'm very excited to be with her because are celebrating thirty years since your debut album and…thirty, which is unbelievable!"

"You've been friends for thirty years!" he added, "So, I think that's awesome and I'm so happy to be able to see you to celebrate that with you."

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"Matt Pinfield: 90s MTV icon!" wrote Bonham when sharing the video. "I love this man."

Bonham will celebrate Burdens' 30th anniversary with a residency at The Burren in Somerville, Massachusetts, on February 22, March 22, April 19 and May 17. She will perform at The Kate in Connecticut on April 15, along with Bengisu Gokce and a string quartet.

She announced the residency on Feb. 11 with a throwback photo of her on the cover of The Boston Phoenix. The shows will include "storytelling, special guests, strings, nostalgia, community, each show different, culminating in a big finale rock show on the last night (with old friends from the scene)."

Plus, partial proceeds from ticket sales and merch sales will go to BraveWomen.us and Women's March through ActBlue.

Yellowjackets introduced Bonham's signature song to a new generation when used in the second episode.

"At first, I had no idea. I remember approving it," she told Lookout Eugene-Springfield in 2025. Because the show planned to use music by her and other 90s female artists, she approved its use but ultimately forgot about it.

Months later, Bonham's friend sent her a congratulatory text and a clip of the scene. "What happened is that young people started to come to my music," she said. I love that I'm feeling kind of cool again. We didn't realize it when we were all in it, just the '90s being a moment where a lot of strong women were getting airplay. Then, boom, the door slams shut. In retrospect, I feel really proud to be in that moment."

"I love that, for young women especially," she added, "but that everyone is getting a chance to revisit my music plus other women's music from the '90s."

Related: MTV Legend, 80, Is Unrecognizable When Reuniting With Fellow On-Air Icons

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