matt moon and the gin blossoms

So last night I took a trip back to the 90's and saw The Gin Blossoms (Hey Jealousy) play at Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA. First Off, this venue is amazing. Think Anaheim HOB, but more intimate. Opening for The Gin Blossoms is this up-and-comer Matt Moon. I would describe him as Uncle Kracker meets Goo Goo Dolls meets The Gin Blossoms Meets Jack Johnson. This guy is great. What makes him great is his passion. So many artists in the music biz today are so disillusioned by "the biz" that they lose their true love. They lose what first got them into singing or playing music. I will say every note of Matt Moon was oozing passion. There was a feeling of him being real, vulnerable and genuine that you don't see very often. And ok, playing a cover of Madonna... they owned that like Madonna never even put it out. Now onto The Gin Blossoms. Can you say amazing? They were rocking like U2, working the crowd like nobody's business and genuinely loved every bit of music they played. Definitely a good show. Time to put The Gin Blossoms back on your playlist and check out Matt Moon. It's said Matt Moon has an album coming out soon...