Matthew Good at Le Skratch

Opening with a thunderous rendition of Giant, Matthew Good put on one hell of a show at Le Skratch in Oshawa, last night. Joined by openers The Spades, Matt and company took to the stage with incredible energy. Flowing from one song to the next, mixing material from his previous albums with singles from Hospital Music, Matt spent very little time conversing with the audience — stopping only once to comment on the televisions that had been left on in the back of the bar. The new band, despite having so little time to rehearse, sounds great. They clearly have a passion for Matt’s material and that passion comes through in the live performance.

Personal favourites from the show include Weapon, Apparitions, Alert Status Red, Born Losers, Black Helicopter, and I’m a Window. I would’ve loved to hear songs like Song for the Girl and It’s Been a While Since I Was Your Man, but it’s impossible to play everything the fans might want to hear. I’m a huge fan of Matt’s work and, all told, it was an amazing show. Hopefully we’ll get to see him roll through our little town again sometime soon. Photos can be found, as always, on my Flickr account.