For those who don't know who Matt Nathanson is, think of people like Dave Barnes and Matt Wertz, with a little bit more vulgarity. If you don't know who they are, then just visit his website. Many of his youtube videos are of him playing shows by himself. So I was both surprised and delighted when he came out on stage with a full band. That's what Marc and I decided we love so much about singer songwriters - the fact that they sound great acoustic, but they sound stunning with a full band. Bands that start out full band and try to turn those songs into a purer form can't because they are in their purest form as a full band song.
I heard the best quote I've heard in a while that night. While Matt was on stage, he said that he saw an interesting quote in the bathroom. It went a little something like this: "Anyone can piss on the floor...be a hero......shit on the ceiling". That quote made my night.
Another thing that made my night was Ingrid Michaelson. Even though she opened for Matt, I am willing to bet that more people have heard her. Mainly for this reason:
Yeah, that's right, she does the "sweater song" from the Old Navy Commercial. I am embarrassed to admit that I had no idea she wrote that song until she started to play it. She played it accompanied by an upright bass and another amazing musician named Allie Moss (whom I had not heard of until that night).
All three of the musicians encountered were very very entertaining and I look forward to being able to follow their careers. This really makes me want to pick up a guitar and write again...