matt coughlin - guitar and vox
dalton shotwell - drums
kim coleman - violin
Influences
simon and garfunkel, storyhill, mountains, counting crows, zepplin, waterfalls, the band, ben folds, finely crafted brews, rocky votolato, ryan adams, and a good baseball game.
Hi - my name is matt. i'm a montana boy living in tacoma, wa. and make a living serving pizza and beer to the hungry masses. i like my job - most of the time. i also play some music. you could say it's my passion - but really it's what keeps me alive and sane. i can't say that i'm better than any other musician you'll see, but i like to put my heart and soul into what i do. just maybe what i have to say will make it through to someone out there...
MATT COUGHLIN, from the town of Belgrade, Montana, has called the Puget Sound area home for the last 6 years. He graduated from PLU in 2003 with a music degree, and then went to work slinging pies at a local restaurant to pay the bills. He got a little tired of the flour finding its way into odd places, so he picked up his guitar to look for an outlet and a little fun.
Matt's original music draws from several influences, blending folk, rock, country, and even a little jazz to create smooth melodies over his unique guitar playing. He places and emphasis on the vocal aspect of songwriting, concentrating on lyrics and text painting to create mood and emotion. Live shows are packed with energy a compassion.
Since his debut on the Jazzbones stage in January of 2005, Matt has made a name for himself as a singer songwriter in the Tacoma/Seattle area. He has been quoted as an "up and comer" by the Weekly Volcano's Ginger Knoxx, who says to "expect big things". In the past year, Matt has opened for Martin Sexton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Storyhill, The Paperboys, Vicci Martinez, The Jude Bowerman Band, Doxology, Christopher Cross, Curt Kirkwood, Christopher Eberhardt, and The Eric McFadden Trio.
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WOW! once again Matt you were awesome, we loved hearing your new songs at VW Rendevouz...you have a gift and we all love your music! keep us posted of when your CD is coming out (new one)
Hey man. Are you back in the neighborhood? If so, we should play a show together sometime. I've been trying to get some more gigs so let me know if you wanna set something up.
How was Montana? (I put a ? because I'm not sure if that's where you went or not. Sorry for my hereditary Alzheimer's disease kicking in.)
Yo my brother matty the man c. Uhh you need to help me find a way to have missfortunethinkkingtree bad assness on a cd stat. and come back and visit soon man.
Yeah! I mean YEAH! I really mean HELL YEAH! You're coming to this area soon! You don't know how happy that makes me...so happy I might pee my pants... Uummm...oooooopsss.... write, um, more...um...later....
merry christmas man! hope things are going well in Utah. You're only a hop skip and jump away from CO, ya know. You could come and visit. We'll buy ya dinner! haha. we should catch up sometime. I'll try and give you a call this weekend. Miss ya bro!
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