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Automatic Shoes
Zach Person w/ Automatic Shoes
The Chameleon
1801 W Sunset Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201
May 11, 2024
8:00 PM PDT
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American recording artist, Zach Person, is the new face of indie rock. Wielding his electric guitar, Person plays loud, raw and connects with his music fans on a primal level sonically. His brand new sophomore album entitled, “Let’s Get Loud”, (Released March 01) showcases the songwriter's ability to produce a variety of both high energy rock anthems and head-bobbing funk rhythms. Produced by Nashville based rocker, Tyler Bryant, Person describes the album as an audio diary of his mid-twenties, bestowing itthe title, “Let’s Get Loud”, as a nod to his musical mantra.
Zach commences his “Let’s Get Loud ‘24 North American Spring Tour” on April 14 and will tour Europe / UK in June of 2024. Stay tuned as Zach will be releasing new music throughout the course of the year.
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Automatic Shoes Biography
Matthew Joseph Hughes, aka Automatic Shoes, is a singer/songwriter from Spokane, Washington. Since learning his first few chords in 2006, he has self-produced and released 18 solo albums, and 3 albums with his band Atari Ferrari, formed in 2016.
Born in 1989, Matthew grew up with a love of all things vintage and obscure. This had him digging for music outside of the mainstream in 90's America, finding a soft spot for early Bee Gees, Gordon Lightfoot, and then stumbling into & obsessing over Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Slade, and T.Rex.
Automatic Shoes, nicked from the T.Rex song Telegram Sam, was Matthew's first suggestion when a friend asked him what she should name her band. When she didn't want it, Matthew figured he better start making his own music. Matthew's first recordings were T.Rex covers, shared on MySpace and YouTube in late 2006. Since that time, he has recorded many interpretations of Marc Bolan's songs, and has performed at special T.Rex tribute events in New York City & London. In 2022, Easy Action Records released his album of Marc Bolan covers, In This Style, on vinyl, and they included two of his versions on their 2023 compilation, Elemental Child.
Classic Rock Magazine has called Automatic Shoes "a sparkling pocket of melodic instrospection," referring to Matthew as a "pop-rock maverick [...] one of those artists who deserves to be better known than he is."
Alongside Matthew's solo work, he fronts the rock band Atari Ferrari. In their local Spokane scene, they've won Best Local Band in the Inlander's Best Of 2023 poll, with Matthew voted Best Singer/Songwriter. They also took home Best Rock Band and Best Release for their album Rebel, from the beloved Spokane venue The Bartlett, in 2019.
Matthew is currently working on the next Automatic Shoes album, and plotting a return to London in September 2024.
Read MoreBorn in 1989, Matthew grew up with a love of all things vintage and obscure. This had him digging for music outside of the mainstream in 90's America, finding a soft spot for early Bee Gees, Gordon Lightfoot, and then stumbling into & obsessing over Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Slade, and T.Rex.
Automatic Shoes, nicked from the T.Rex song Telegram Sam, was Matthew's first suggestion when a friend asked him what she should name her band. When she didn't want it, Matthew figured he better start making his own music. Matthew's first recordings were T.Rex covers, shared on MySpace and YouTube in late 2006. Since that time, he has recorded many interpretations of Marc Bolan's songs, and has performed at special T.Rex tribute events in New York City & London. In 2022, Easy Action Records released his album of Marc Bolan covers, In This Style, on vinyl, and they included two of his versions on their 2023 compilation, Elemental Child.
Classic Rock Magazine has called Automatic Shoes "a sparkling pocket of melodic instrospection," referring to Matthew as a "pop-rock maverick [...] one of those artists who deserves to be better known than he is."
Alongside Matthew's solo work, he fronts the rock band Atari Ferrari. In their local Spokane scene, they've won Best Local Band in the Inlander's Best Of 2023 poll, with Matthew voted Best Singer/Songwriter. They also took home Best Rock Band and Best Release for their album Rebel, from the beloved Spokane venue The Bartlett, in 2019.
Matthew is currently working on the next Automatic Shoes album, and plotting a return to London in September 2024.
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