Best known as a founding member of numerous well known Australian ensembles including The Gin Club, Giants of Science and The Wilson Pickers, Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Ben Salter has also been a solo performer in his own right for over ten years. Salter has played throughout Australia as well as in Europe, Canada and the US. The Cat is his first solo album.
Recorded and produced with Gareth Liddiard and Robert F. Cranny at Liddiard’s rural studio in Havilah, Victoria, The Cat is an intoxicating blend of avant-garde pop, rock and folk that is at once conventional and defiantly odd.
Ben Salter – The Cat 2011 National Tour Dates
Thurs 1st September – The Bird, Perth, WA
www.williamstreetbird.com 181 William Street, Northbridge
Tickets $10 on the door
Friday 2nd September – Norfolk Basement, Fremantle, WA
www.norfolkhotel.com.au 47 South Terrace, Fremantle
Tickets $15 on the door
Saturday 3rd September – The Wheatsheaf, Adelaide, SA
www.wheatsheafhotel.com.au 39 George Street, Thebarton
Tickets $15 on the door
Wednesday 7th September – Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane, QLD
Big Sound Showcase www.bigsound.org.au 322 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
Friday 9th September – The Vanguard, Sydney, NSW
www.thevanguard.com.au 42 King Street, Newtown
Tickets $15 + BF from thevanguard.com.au
Thursday 15th September – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
www.karovalounge.com 15 Field Street, Ballarat Central
Tickets $15 + BF from New Generation, Karova Lounge & Oztix
Friday 16th September – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, VIC
www. northcotesocialclub.com 301 High Street, Northcote
Tickets $15 + BF from northcotesocialclub.com
Saturday 17th September – Brisbane Hotel, Hobart, TAS
www.myspace.com/thebrisbanehotel 3 Brisbane Street, Hobart
Tickets $15 on the door
Thursday 22nd September – Sol Bar, Maroochydore, QLD
www.solbar.com.au 19 Ocean Street, Maroochydore
Tickets $10 on the door
Friday 23rd September – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD
www.thezoo.com.au 711 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley
Tickets $15 + BF from thezoo.com.au
Saturday 24th September – The Spotted Cow, Toowomba, QLD
www.spottedcow.com.au Cnr Ruthven and Campbell Sts, Toowomba