Mat Mchugh SEPERATISTA! Australian Album Tour

It’s been a stunted start for Mat McHugh’s solo mission thanks to an untimely motor bike accident that left him bed ridden in the USA for a month.

The injuries have healed, the tour has been rescheduled and Mat is ready to bring his solo project out into the live forum and so he announces his Seperatista! Australian Album Tour.

Which brings us to SEPERATISTA!, a free-floating animal of rare sensitivity and grace, recorded with a band largely seconded from the Sydney jazz scene. Off-kilter drums, deep bass, horns, piano, organ, melodica and cello, flesh out Mat’s voice, acoustic guitar and occasional ukulele on an album rich in precious sonic details.

“What I’ve always done with The Beautiful Girls is to run as far as possible from what anyone thought we were. Trying my best to keep challenging myself and other people is incredibly important to me.”

Hence the surprising electricity of last year’s ZIGGURATS album, a disc that challenged old TBG fans while captivating a whole bunch of new ones.

Those old fans are likely to do backflips over the melodious syncopated acoustic grooves of the solo album.

“I thought it would be good to strip it all back and start again without the bells and whistles,” says Mat. “I also wanted to allow myself some musical freedom and collaborate with other musicians. It allows me to voice the singer-songwriter side of me that’s slowly being erased from The Beautiful Girls.”

http://www.matmchugh.com

http://www.myspace.com/matmchugh

Mat McHugh will hit the road through February and March 2009.

Wednesday 4th Feb

Old Manly Boatshed MANLY, NSW

40 The Corso, MANLY

Tickets $18 from http://www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 7pm

Thursday 5th Feb

The Vanguard

NEWTOWN, NSW

http://www.thevanguard.com.au 42 King St, NEWTOWN

Tickets $18 + bf from http://www.moshtix.com

Doors open 7pm

Friday 6th Feb

The Vanguard

NEWTOWN, NSW

http://www.thevanguard.com.au 42 King St, NEWTOWN

Tickets $18 + bf from http://www.moshtix.com

Doors open 7pm

Saturday 7th Feb

Heritage Hotel

BULLI, NSW

http://www.heritagehotel.com.au 240 Princes Hwy, BULLI

Tickets $18 from the venue (02) 4284 5884 & http://www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 7pm

Sunday 8th Feb

Brass Monkey

CRONULLA, NSW

http://www.brassmonkey.com.au 115a Cronulla Street, CRONULLA

Tickets $18 from the venue 9544 3844

Doors open 7pm

Thursday 12th Feb

The Toff in Town

MELBOURNE, VIC

http://www.thetoffintown.com 252 Swanston Street, MELBOURNE

Tickets $18 + bf from http://www.moshtix.com

Doors open 8pm

Friday 13th Feb

Rubys Lounge

BELGRAVE , VIC

http://www.rubyslounge.com.au 1648 Burwood Highway, BELGRAVE

Tickets $18 from http://www.moshtix.com & http://www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

Saturday 14th Feb

The Palais

HEPBURN SPRINGS, VIC

http://www.thepalais.com.au 111 Main Rd, HEPBURN SPRINGS

Tickets $18 + bf from http://www.moshtix.com

Doors open 6pm

Thursday 19th Feb

Settlers Tavern

MARGARET RIVER, WA

http://www.settlerstavern.com 114 Bussell Hwy, MARGARET RIVER S

Tickets $18 + bf from the venue or http://www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 9pm

Friday 20th Feb

Fly By Night

FREMANTLE, WA

http://www.flybynight.org Parry St, FREMANTLE

Tickets $18 + bf from http://www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8pm

Saturday 21st Feb

At the Beach, Scarborough Amphitheatre

SCARBOROUGH BEACH, WA

Scarborough Beach With Ian Moss

Free entry

On stage 6.30pm

Sunday 22nd Feb

The Spiegeltent, Garden of Unearthly Delights

ADELAIDE, SA

http://www.gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au Rundle Park, East Terrace, ADELAIDE

Tickets $22 + bf from 1300 FRINGE (1300 374 643) http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au

Showtime 7pm

Thursday 5th Mar

The Zoo

BRISBANE, QLD

http://www.thezoo.com.au 711 Ann Street, The Valley, BRISBANE

Tickets $18 + bf from http://www.oztix.com.au & http://www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 8.30pm

Friday 6th March

Joes Waterhole

EUMUNDI, QLD

http://www.musicliveatjoes.com Memorial Drive, Tickets $20 + bf from 07 5442 8144, Joe’s Waterhole Gaming Lounge, Backbeat Records, Big Top Shopping Centre, Shake It Up Music, and http://www.theatlasagency.com

Doors open 7.30pm

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