Former Matthew Good Band Bassist Dies

Geoff Lloyd, former bassist for the Matthew Good Band, has passed away.

Matthew Good took to his website on Sunday (Jan. 31) to say he was "in a state of shock" about Lloyd's death.

"I remember a lot of things when I think of Geoff," Good wrote. "Like me, he suffered from extreme mood swings and depression, something that he struggled with throughout his life. But, to be honest, most of the time I just remember how funny and utterly selfless he was.

"There are a million stories, a million memories, and threading them together thousands of miles travelled. I wouldn't change any of it for the world, and am honoured to have not only played with him, but to have had him be a part of my life."

It is not known why or how Lloyd died, but a Facebook event page says he was "fighting his inner demons for a number of years, and they finally got the better of him."

In another post on Monday, Good wrote about Lloyd's laughter and dynamics within the Matthew Good Band. He also stated the last time he saw the bassist was when he was recording his 2007 Hospital Music solo album.

"I would look to my left and there would be an explosion," he wrote of his time in the Matthew Good Band with Lloyd. "He projected the sort of energy that i always imagined a natural bomb would — vibrant, pure, utterly oblivious to the perceptions of others and what they deemed cool. I struggled to match him, I fought to keep up some nights."

A fundraiser will be held Sunday (Feb. 7) at Vancouver's Asbalt to help Lloyd's widow, Lisafurr Lloyd, whose mother also passed away two weeks ago. Mr. Plow, The East Vamps, Free Cigarettes For Drunk Minors and Death Sentence will play the gig.

Lloyd joined the Matthew Good Band in 1995. He left the group and was replaced by Rich Priske in 1999. Lloyd performed on the Matthew Good Band's 1995 Last Of The Ghetto Astronauts debut album and their 1997 Underdogs breakout disc.

Prior to his passing, Lloyd was the frontman for Vancouver's Slipjacks. He and Lisafurr Lloyd also helped reopen Vancouver venue The Cobalt in 2006.

You can see Good here:

March 8-9 Seattle, WA @ The Triple Door
March 10 Portland, OR @ Berbati's Pan
March 12 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
March 13 Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour
March 15 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
March 16 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
March 21 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
March 22 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe
March 24 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
March 25 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall
March 26 Cleveland, OH @ The Cambridge Room at House Of Blues Cleveland
March 27 Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom
March 29 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's
March 30 Arlington, VA @ IOTA Cafe
March 31 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
April 2 New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom
April 3 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub (downstairs)
April 4 Rochester, NY @ The Club at Water Street Music Hall