Matt Pryor (of the Get Up Kids, the New Amsterdams, Terrible Twos)

Matt Pryor (of the Get Up Kids, the New Amsterdams, Terrible Twos) | @ the Media Club

the tattoos of Matt Pryor

Matt Pryor (of the Get Up Kids, New Amsterdams and Terrible Twos fame) goes on tour with Chris Conley (of Saves the Day). Matt is touring in support of his first solo album "Confidence Man". I first listened to the Get Up Kids around late 2000/early 2001 after living on the east coast for a winter. It was after the release of "Something to Write Home About" and those songs on that album instantly formed and molded my musical tastes of what it is today and it's still my favourite album of all time. I still remember every show i've seen Matt in - 3 times when he was in the Get Up Kids including the last tour they did when I flew down to San Francisco just to see them play, 4 times in the New Ams and now as him solo - so that makes it 8 times.

But back to the show - I arrived a little late and Chris Conley was already playing at 21:30 sharp and it looked like a good full crowd from the back but there was actually a lot of room at the front. I instantly felt the crowd settled into his set as people were shouting song titles for Chris to play. He had a setlist but he entertained a few too. He satisfied the crowd in playing songs from albums "Through Being Cool" and "Stay What You Are" but he spread out his songs to cover all his releases....it's not the same with the full band but it didn't stop the few eager crowd members that sang along....

Matt came on stage pretty quick right after so not much of a break in between. He did a few of his new songs from "Confidence Man" which were good but i honestly haven't listened too much of it yet. His last New Ams effort - "At the Foot of My Rival" continues to keep the play count high on my iTunes...and apparently my last.fm page says they are my most listened to. The crowd was there to mostly see Chris - no doubt about it..and it's not a knock against Matt. I think Matt and all the projects he's been involved in has flown under the radar up here....
The highlight of his set was him doing "Central Standard Time". Totally floored me that he did that song as I've never recalled him playing that song live. Thanks to Matt for giving me a copy of "Killed or Cured".

a video i took of his last song - "I'll Catch You"

Taken on: August 11, 2008

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