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Matt Nathanson
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Acerbic, self-aware and irreverent, Matt Nathanson sings beautifully cathartic songs that threaten to break your heart. But then, just when you need it most, says something so wholly inappropriate, or recounts a hilarious story (often one that inspired a song) with such detail and candor, that you can’t help but fall in love.
“The way that I joke with people onstage is the way I establish a connection,” the Massachusetts-born, San Francisco-based musician explains. “It’s like introducing yourself if you’re hanging out with someone at a party. You want to talk to them and break the ice so you can have a dialogue and interaction.”
Armed with a 12 -string guitar, an arsenal of confessional songs, a cello player named Matt Fish, and the dictum, “It’s one thing to be depressed, quite another to be depressing,” Nathanson has channeled his self-professed need to be the center of attention into an impressive career as an independent artist. Not content to wait around to be discovered, he self-released and toured in support of five acclaimed albums: Please, 1993; Ernst, 1997; Not Colored Too Perfect, 1998; Still Waiting for Spring, 1999; and When Everything Meant Everything, 2002.
Thanks to a wildfire word of mouth buzz, Nathanson has built a loyal and impassioned grassroots following that drives countless miles to see him play, tapes his live shows, keeps track of his witty bon mots on fan sites and debates the meaning of his poetic lyrics. His website logs well over a million hits a month.
“The way that I joke with people onstage is the way I establish a connection,” the Massachusetts-born, San Francisco-based musician explains. “It’s like introducing yourself if you’re hanging out with someone at a party. You want to talk to them and break the ice so you can have a dialogue and interaction.”
Armed with a 12 -string guitar, an arsenal of confessional songs, a cello player named Matt Fish, and the dictum, “It’s one thing to be depressed, quite another to be depressing,” Nathanson has channeled his self-professed need to be the center of attention into an impressive career as an independent artist. Not content to wait around to be discovered, he self-released and toured in support of five acclaimed albums: Please, 1993; Ernst, 1997; Not Colored Too Perfect, 1998; Still Waiting for Spring, 1999; and When Everything Meant Everything, 2002.
Thanks to a wildfire word of mouth buzz, Nathanson has built a loyal and impassioned grassroots following that drives countless miles to see him play, tapes his live shows, keeps track of his witty bon mots on fan sites and debates the meaning of his poetic lyrics. His website logs well over a million hits a month.
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Beneath These Fireworks
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Some Mad Hope
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2004-10-01: Urbana, IL, USA (disc 1)
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Still Waiting for Spring
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All We Are
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Car Crash
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I Saw
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Suspended
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Curve of the Earth
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Sad Songs
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Wedding Dress
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Still
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Little Victories
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Gone
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Heartbreak World
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Shoutbox
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Majors10 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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lilliputiann wrote:
almost died when he played Falling Apart at the House of Blues.
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Mrburnier wrote:
Come On Get Higher (L)
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AnnaRKS wrote:
LUV THAT MAN!!! great singer/songwriter!!!!
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RedCoke wrote:
Laid <3
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xxxlizdudexxx wrote:
If you like Matt Nathanson, check out Liz Ball www.last.fm/music/liz+ball she is an acoustic singer-songwriter from the UK.
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Darkroombandit wrote:
I'm loving that he's finally getting lots of radio play. He deserves it after so long and he's soo talented and great live.
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polyesterrbride wrote:
Who here likes John Mayer too?? Has everyone seen the video for "Who Says?" Parts of it were shot literally right in front of my apartment: http://www.youtube.com/mayermusic
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IceCreamSkies wrote:
I have to see him live soon or I'll die. Maybe. Not really. :(
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disatrous wrote:
I really love his voice...and 'Come on get higher' is such beautiful ;)) ..like every song of course^^
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NiteShok wrote:
http://www.onemovementword.com/2009/10/four-questions-with-matt-nathanson/
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RaphMike wrote:
'All We Are' was featured on The Vampire Diaries this week. Love it.
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pehooo wrote:
best guy ever ! :D
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ktallen8605 wrote:
i loooooooooooove matt nathanson's music! he's absolutely incredible!
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mackypaige wrote:
Get a free download of "A Ghost" off of Landon Pigg's new CD. The Boy Who Never, which hits streets September 29th. http://www.landonpigg.com
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polyesterrbride wrote:
Have any Matt fans picked up the new Howie Day disc? I'm really digging it!
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cansius_spb wrote:
Hey Matt Nathanson Fans!!!! Canisius College of Buffalo is bringing Matt to their Montante Cultural Center on at 7pm September 22nd 2009. The tickets are being sold on ticketmaster.com for $15. Come see Matt Nathanson in a solo performance!
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WelshKirsty wrote:
love your sound. amazing :)
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heather_310 wrote:
such a great voice with a mellow sound. i recognize the same kind of vibe on the new single "i'm alive" that dave matthews and kenny chesney collaborated on. give it a listen: http://tinyurl.com/lxte9a ...i think you guys might hear something you like!
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Newjack9009 wrote:
So awesome.
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News
Acoustic Performance and Interview with Video Hits
11 Nov 2009 | from www.mattnathanson.com/news
Click here to check out Matt Nathanson's acoustic performance of "Come On Get Higher" and here to watch a recent interview with Video Hits while down in Australia.
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New Journal Entry: professor... what's another word for pirate treasure?
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professor... what's another word for pirate treasure?
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New Journal Entry: fat elvis phase, coming right up!
5 Nov 2009 | from www.mattnathanson.com/news
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