Matt Costa Live at The Clubhouse 01.30.2008
February 1, 2008 by FromTheCrowd
Filed under Concert Reviews
By Steve Shugg, FromTheCrowd.com Contributor
As I was driving up to the Clubhouse Music Venue on Jan 30th, I wasn’t really sure exactly how the crowd was going to be. Was it going to be packed, or had the word not gotten out yet as to just how good a musician Matt Costa was? Well I was pleasantly surprised to find out that people in Phoenix not only know who he is, but brought their friends to what turned out to be a great show. The place was packed. It was very refreshing to see, especially since the last time that Matt Costa played in Tempe, the venue just was not that crowded, which was disappointing because he’s a great artist.
Costa is currently on tour with his new album, “Unfamiliar Faces”, and his latest single, “Mr. Pitiful”. The album is pretty good, but the single is just a lot of fun to listen to; Upbeat, catchy lyrics, just a song that you can really get into. When Matt busted out this tune live, although the album had only been out a few days, there were plenty of people that knew all the lyrics and were dancing and singing along.
It was also pretty cool to see that Costa brought with him his collection of older songs from the “Songs We Sing” album, his most popular. When he played songs like “Astair” and “Cold December”, the crowd couldn’t get enough. Neither could I, as “Songs We Sing” is one of the albums that not matter what mood I’m in, I can always put on that record and just listen. I’m looking forward to doing the same with “Unfamiliar Faces”.
Overall the show was fantastic, the crowd was really into it, and Matt seemed to have a great time on stage. And although he didn’t really interact with the crowd that much in between songs, it was still a great concert.
