Matt Nathanson
2008-11-10
Bluebird Theater
Denver, CO
I was working merch this night, but was able to watch most of the show any way. I had forgotten how much fun Matt’s show are, he is always throwing in riffs from, other bands tunes, telling stories, picking on the audience and leading sing-a-longs. Working merch was interesting, they had 4 of us crammed into this tiny space behind the counter in the lobby. There was a big rush for shirts and CDs at the beginning of the show, but it was pretty quiet the rest of the night. The crowd was a real mix, high school and college kids, middle aged women and several families. Very cool to see parents exposing their kids to live music (or is it the other way around?)
Matt is still touring off of ‘Some MAd Hope’ which is great for him, he is getting a lot of radio play and sold out both Colorado shows on this leg of the tour. I read that he played a new song earlier in the tour, I hope he heads back into the studio soon to record some new tunes.
A recording of the show is up here.
The Denver Post’s review/photo essay is here.
