Matthew Sweet, Tommy Keene

Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA

I was so excited to see this show. It was good to Sweet again, but I was very glad to finally see Tommy Keene live.

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I had been a fan of Keene's since my college radio days. The Washington, DC, native put out a few independent EPs which got some attention from my (and many) college radio outlet(s) and the music press. His Byrds-esque jangle-pop sound was emerging as a popular force in the music underground (especially from bands emerging from below the Mason-Dixon line).

I almost didn't get to see him, since when the show was announced I already had unbreakable plans to see Natalie Merchant the same night. The Natalie show ended up getting cancelled, however.

Here's a couple of videos (not by me) of Sweet's performance.