Matt Hansen Live in Columbus

Matt Hansen is an American singer-songwriter from San Rafael, California, who built an audience through viral covers of artists like Coldplay and the Goo Goo Dolls before breaking through with original songs such as "Let Em Go" and "Something to Remember." His sound blends pop, rock and folk with elaborate guitar work, citing influences from John Mayer to Jeff Buckley and Radiohead. A UCLA musicology graduate, Hansen has toured behind his debut album, "Orchid," including stops on what's been billed as the Orchid Tour, bringing his melodic, guitar-centered songwriting to midsize rooms across the country. The Columbus date is part of that run, giving fans a chance to hear both the songs that built his online following and newer album cuts in a live setting geared toward close, vocal-forward performance.