Matt Wertz at the Ryman

Sarah and I went last night to hear Matt Wertz open for O.A.R. and he did an amazing job. I haven't seen him more polished and ready to entertain. He was gracious to the audience and you could tell that he was loving playing the Ryman for the first time. His CD, Under Summer Sun, releases today. I wrote two songs with him for his record...the title cut "Summer Sun" and "5:19", his current single. He played both of them last night and they were both received really well by the audience. Yessssss!

Side thought...the opening act is a strange gig. You really have to be on your game to sell an audience that is there to see the headliner. They really don't care. If people are there early it seems that they are there to find their seat and chat it up with friends. Matt did make a good move by playing the Bob Marley song "No Woman, No Cry" and as soon as he started I could see about a hundred beers being lifted into the air because all the O.A.R. fans started cheering.

The song-list was great. The endings were nailed. The songs were hooky.

Great Job last night Matt. Proud of You.