Now, I intentionally x-ed the rocks and the socks words in the title, so don’t go thinking I spell like I’m on IRC or something.
Matt Costa is amazing live. I cannot even begin to describe how thrilled I am that I got to meet him. Of course, about a hundred other people got to meet him and engage him in some conversation, but the only thing I’m fixated on is the fact that he is such an approachable, easygoing guy. I had expected that beforehand, because he understands the music process from an earnest and gracious point of view, so he isn’t at all jaded. He knows how to express his appreciation to his fans in a way that most major-label acts don’t. He actually sat and waited until the very last person in line could interact with him. With an attitude like that, he will definitely achieve longevity in a music scene that constantly shifts trends and styles.
Anyway, the set was awesome. The band played a couple of tunes from Songs We Sing and a few ones that I was unfamiliar with but which I greatly enjoyed anyway. The crowd was enthusiastic (some way overenthusiastic to the point of blatantly announcing that they can’t handle their liquor [and weed]). There were expressly cheap girls who were in front of us, puffing away at their um…bongs…and the smell of um…an active bong was immediately obvious to everyone in the crowd. I didn’t mind it, since Matt basically blew me away with his performance.
I loved when Matt would make these sheepish expressions everytime a bunch of girls would like, shriek at him and make declarations of love to him. He looked like he was saying, “What? Who, me?” It was so adorable. And when this one guy yelled “I love you Matt!” at him, Matt wagged his finger at the guy as if to say, “Down, boy.” Again, adorable.
I guess what I really loved the most was meeting him in person. I’ve been a huge fan of his music for a while, and I think he deserves the praise he gets. I asked him about future records, and he mentioned doing something with Jack Johnson again (as you recall, he was on the Curious George soundtrack with Jack Johnson). Also, to Garden State fans, Matt’s done a Nick Drake song which you guys might be familiar with: One of These Things First, which I love to death. So I am definitely thrilled that he’s releasing some material sometime November. He also mentioned doing a couple more shows in San Diego in the future, since he’s from Huntington Beach and it’s about an hour away. So that would definitely be something to look forward to.
Anyway, now that I’ve exhausted all my enthusiasm on my Matt Costa experience, let me just say this real quick: I passed my DMV written test today, with like, 2 mistakes (you’re only allowed 6 mistakes out of 36 questions) so that definitely put me in a good mood before going in for work today. So I guess, yeah, I can officially drive a car…only I need like, a driver who’s over 18 to supervise me or whatever. I’m still a little apprehensive about going on the freeway, but I’ll get over it when I start driving by myself. Oh yeah, and the lady who did my paperwork was a Filipina. Shocker. So she helped me out a bit, which was nice of her.
Anyway, so that’s that. I’m gonna go pine over Matt now.
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