From his birthplace of Argentina to living and performing in the United States and Europe, Henry Hugo is now permanently based in Melbourne and celebrating 30 years since his first record. A multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound engineer and producer, Henry has played in studio and toured with the likes of Hugo Race, the late Spencer P. Jones, Martin Bisi(Sonic Youth), Tex Napalm, Mark Steiner, Giovanni Ferrario (PJ Harvey, John Parish), Michael Plater, Julitha Ryan (Mick Harvey, Silver Ray) and Marilyn Rose Veil.
A former member of Mark Steiner & His Problems (US/Norway), he also played piano with Marta Collica (Hugo Race & True Spirit, John Parish) and Phil Shoenfelt, Australia’s own Steve Lucas (X) and many many more. From a September 2019 tour of Melbourne, country Victoria, ACT and Sydney with ex-Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds founder and guitarist Hugo Race, Henry was enthusiastically received by patrons and venue operators alike for his opening solo set, and his underpinning guitar and sounds in their duo performances of Hugo Race Fatalists new album. Henry has been described as a cult figure, a chameleon artist lurking in the depths of music and, with a unique vocal style producing melancholic lyrics about daily human experiences. On previous visits to Australia, Henry has played his own material in acoustic and electric solo shows, as well as with his Australian bands, The Kindred Souls and The Barstool Ghosts in Melbourne and interstate.
The Kindred Souls has a moody alternative-rock sound with one and sometimes two guitars, drums and bass. Take a listen to some of ‘The Kindred Souls’ below with ‘Siren’s Song:
(1) Siren's Song - Henry Hugo & The Kindred Souls - YouTube
And ‘Try Love’ below:
(1) Henry Hugo and The Kindred Souls - Try Love - YouTube
His new album (Songs from Light) with The Kindred Souls and solo (Songs from Dark) are being released at George Lane. They are beautiful pieces of work, musically and lyrically. Playing Songs from Dark is the stripped down version of the same songs from Songs from Light but recorded live onto tape and mixdown to tape.
This is a show with premium seating as well as general admission (mostly seated). Doors open at 7pm and tickets can be purchased below:
Multiple Ticket Prices + BF
General Admission at Door $25
See you there :)