Matt Nathanson
The Great Hall
Toronto, ON
October 3rd, 2015
If you've ever been to a Matt Nathanson show you know what to expect, that is expect the unexpected. Whether it be a large venue, full band show or in this case a two-man acoustic show, his endless humour shoots from the hip (that sounds painful) and you'll never know what he'll say next.
Each show is an event yet still feels like a house party and Matt's the host, doing his damnedest to make sure all his guests are having fun! It's not contrived, it's not rehearsed, it just seems to flow out of him naturally. Same can be said when he does interviews or live chats. It's incredibly difficult to not have an incredibly fun time listening to Matt talk...about anything!
That being said (have I mentioned how fun his shows are?) he's also an amazing singer and songwriter. His lyrics and melodies are just as ingenious and witty and heartfelt and genuine as the man himself. You can never go wrong with a Matt Nathanson show.
It becomes even more apparent when you listen to his body of work. It almost sounds trite to call it that because it has so much more substance than the snooty connotation associated with that terminology. Let's just say you can never go wrong with buying any of his music either.
With this acoustic tour, we got to experience the wheel-o-songs voted on by fans prior to the tour and spun at random at these shows. We were lucky this tour came to Toronto as it was the only Canadian date! Below are videos of two of his older songs:
Now he has just released a new album called "Show Me Your Fangs". Dare I say, from the tracks I've heard thus far, that this may be his best album yet....even pre-ordered it, thank you very much. Personally I am very picky about the music I like. For me to pre-order anything is a really big deal! Check it out at the link below. You will not regret it!
