Matthew Good is as Canadian as Hockey Night in Canada — though,the fact that I just compared him to a commercial enterprise owned by a media conglomerate would make his head spin. Yes, Matthew Good is as much a political activist and engaged human being as he is a musician. There is not a lot that he does not discuss on his official website. From the Iraq war to global warming to the Middle East and the war in Afghanistan, Matthew has something to say.
And his fans love it.
Here is a musician who has embraced changing technologies instead of challenging them. He has his own YouTube channel, MySpace and Facebook pages, and tweets regularly. Matthew uses all of these outlets to share his take on everything from politics, activism, celebrity, his disdain for the media, and everything in between. Love him or hate him, give him your ear and he will challenge you to think, to speak up and to be heard.
Matthew Good is playing two shows at Massey Hall, on December 18 and 19. His fans know what to expect…the unexpected. A stage-diving Panda, an expletive-driven rant on the evils of capitalism, perhaps a burning teddy bear. The world is strange indeed.
Caroline Hall is the Marketing Coordinator for Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall.
