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About Me

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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Member Since: 5/11/2005
Band Website: www.mattcoughlin.com
Band Members: 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.
Record Label: Blue Goat Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

rainy daze update #5

so it's been awhile. no semi trucks have encountered my car since eugene, and i still have my guitar... things are going pretty good. i'm still powering through that cold. it seems as though all the...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:56:00 GMT

rainy daze update #4

back in montana. i'm here for a few days, so it's a good time to relax a bit, and get ruby the suby fixed. stupid accidents. stupid finger-pointing semi trucks. the owl in livingston treated us pr...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:57:00 GMT

rainy daze update #3

idaho knows how to party. thanks to jean and all the folks at java for treating us so nicely... you all are wonderful:) i've yet to have a bad time in twin falls. what does ben folds think he's talki...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:57:00 GMT

rainy daze update #2

ok - so things got a little hairy on the way to eugene.wine is good. especially good wine. we bid the beautiful napa valley farewell early wendesday morning, and found I-5 to take us all the way...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:43:00 GMT

rainy daze of winter tour update

the tour is in motion! bryan and i left on thursday bound for dunsmuir, a small california mountain town in the shadow of mt. shasta. it also boats the "best water in the states"... our friends ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:23:00 GMT

let it go ep...

much is changing - or happining i guess... i came homre from montana in the wee small hours on friday to find a bunch of cd's sitting on my doorstep. it turned out pretty feckin cool... now i have t...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 01:28:00 GMT

oooo... publicity... and cd's!!

i got my first "write-up" in a local music and arts newspaper called the weekley volcano... i'm frickin' stoked! check it out, eh? other than that... i think i may have found a job, but i'm not su...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:33:00 GMT

i'll give this a go

well... i'm breaking the norm for me and trying something i've never done before... i think its called bloging... or is it blogging... i don't know - it might be a "soft b"... anyway. i figure thi...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:20:00 GMT