Nostalgia reigned supreme in the most satisfying way at the Scotiabank Centre last night, as late 90s/00s CanCon stalwarts—and one-time public snipers—Matthew Good and Our Lady Peace held a full and enthusiastic crowd close for a combined two-and-a-half hours. A jovial Good, last seen in Halifax singing on his back from the bar of the […]
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Matthew Good (minus the band) hits Halifax this March
Matthew Good misses the good ol’ days, it seems, nostalgically naming his upcoming coast-to-coast tour (complete with a Halifax stop) I Miss The New Wave: A Beautiful Midnight Revisited. It’ll be fascinating to see the Vancouver alt-rocker take the Matthew Good Band’s 1999 record and turn it into a one-man show, though his doing so […]
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PHOTOS: Matthew Good live at The Marquee
Mr. “Hello Time Bomb” Matthew Good played The Marquee on his Chaotic Neutral tour this past December 9th. According to Coast photographer Andrew Donovan, the venue was jam-packed and “loaded up” like an “avalanche.” Great show with all the hits, we’re told. Nice. Related Stories
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A Single Man full of grace
Though designer Tom Ford’s greasy ubiquity and controversial Vanity Fair cover has earned him a few critical knocks, his adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel hums with grace notes. Set in 1962 California, we spend a day with suicidal yet stolid English professor George Falconer—Colin Firth’s nuanced performance risks making him as much an icon to […]
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Matthew Good at the Cunard Centre, December 4
Mr. Matt Good Matthew Good comes back to Halifax to promote his upcoming album, Vancouver (released October 6), with Mother Mother ($30/$35 doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:30pm, Cunard Centre, all ages with a licenced area). Tickets on sale tomorrow at 10am. Buy them in person at the United Bookstore, Greenlyph Computers, Alderney Landing, Halifax […]