Matthew Good @ Calgary Virgin Festival
- Aug 29, 2008
Its been a while since the Calgary Virgin Festival, but there is still one performance that plays over and over like Family Guy repeats in my head; Matthew Good. I can't stress enough how incredible Matt Good is as a musician, writer and performer. After losing himself in a drug addiction, Good spent time in a mental health facility recovering from an overdose and learning to deal with his recent diagnosis of bipolar disease. While undergoing treatment Good continued to write music and produced one of his most emotionally charged and powerful albums, Hospital Music. It is impossible not to listen to the album and be haunted by the meaning and power behind each song, and it is for this reason that I couldn't wait to see him.
On that sunny day when Virgin Festival rolled in, Matthew Good lit up the stage in a way that not many people could. He was energetic, passionate and sang each and every song like he was living in the moment he had written it. Those of us at the festival were incredibly blessed to be there that day as it had been quite some time since Matthew Good had performed with a full band. It was amazing, absolutely amazing! If you ever get a chance to see him, do !!! You won't regret it!
Check out his MySpace
Also, please take a look at his website. He's incredibly intelligent and has some wonderful things to say about what is going on in the world:
www.matthewgood.org
check out SoggyFrog's Flickr photostream for more Matthew Good photos
Much love !
