The guys at Stobie Co. are stretching out into the record
business (can we still call it that? hmmm..) with the Stobie Sounds
label. Already with a handful of new releases available, a more amb-
itious venture is the impending release of an album devoted entirely
to the late, great nine-string guitarist/bluesman.
Local artists (and possibly a couple of international ones)will each be
recording their interpretation of one of Big Joe's songs for the compi-
lation. Should make an exciting little package. The Streamliners have
already recorded two cuts - "Peach Orchard Mama" and "Greystone
Blues", one of which will be chosen for the album.
Stay tuned for further progress. Meanwhile, check out Stobie Sounds
Local guitar bottleneck manufacturer Stobie & Co.
have extended their line of custom-made slides with the
"Artist Signature Series". What does this have to do with
the Streamliners?
A custom "Nick Kipridis" model no less! Check it out at their site:
www.stobieandco.com
As an added bonus, if you don't have our latest CD "Signs" yet, Stobie
are offering both a custom signature slide and the CD together for $50.
B..B..B.Bargain!
Look out for our latest CD Signs on iTunes. Either download
the entire album including artwork, or buy individual tracks.
Click-on where ever you see the iTunes button
in these
pages and you'll be redirected straight to the Streamliners
iTunes page.
The "Under the Moondogs" album will also be available for
download soon.
A GREAT BIG thankyou to all our fans and newcomers alike for
helping to make our launch gigs a big success! We met lots of
new friends at Lefties in Whyalla and had a hell of a hoot.
We've finally got it together folks! Everyone's back from their
respective holiday destinations and ready to put on some shows.
Check the gig page on this site for details.Thought we'd never
do it, did you?
Our latest CD titled "SIGNS", is out now after over two
years in the making. Go to our "Shop" page and grap a copy now!
The months of July, August and early September will not see any
Streamliners action - some members of the group will be taking a
short sabbatical to pursue other activities.
Thankyou for being patient! We hope to make up for it...
To coincide with the imminent release of our latest recording
Signs, we've given our myspace page a new look, designed
to match the album cover art.
Look out for a string of CD kick-off gigs to be announced soon.
This one promises to be a corker...three bands, one night and
all for fifteen bucks (TEN if you buy tix through our MySpace
site). Buy tickets
Go ahead, put Friday April 3rd in you diaries and come
down for a night of good rockin' music with the Jump Daddies,
The Phonics and us!
We'll be playing at the East End International Jazz & Blues
festival as part of the Adelaide Fringe on Sunday, March 15th.
Show time is between 6:15 and 7:05 on stage 3, but check
with festival organisers for full details.
Website www.eastendjazzfestival.net
Work on the next release has been steady with a few un-
forseen hiccups along the way slowing things down.
Meanwhile, Dennis has escaped overseas for the month
of September, so you won't be seeing us on the live circuit
until Oct. 5th!
We played our first gig with the "revamped" band the other
night at the Semaphore workers club to many delighted fans
old and new (great to see many new faces coming to our gigs).
Most of the songs on the up & coming new record were aired
and the guys did a great job, especially considering it was
Deryck's first time. Special mention goes to Jeff P for doing a
little filming, Danzo for recording and Steve Von Der B for han-
ding over some great new pics.
The Streamliners have spent most of the Easter break at Jim
Redgate's studio once again with a batch of new tunes and the
new line up in tow (see news below).
Most of the CD is done, with sorting and mixing next on the ag-
enda, we are aiming for a mid-year release.
Watch this space!
We're happy to announce that we have enlisted the services
of guitarist Bill Rankine and keyboardist Deryck Charles
in what is the first personnel change since Steve took up the
drums vacancy back in 1995.
The void left by Sav's departure a few months ago hasn't been
an easy one to fill, but after a few gigs with Bill, there were sm-
iles all 'round (both in the band AND audience) and it didn't take
much pep-talk with Bill to convince him to hang his hat on our
door. Prior to that, the rest of us thought Bill is far too busy to
join one more band - many of you may know that he also plays
with popular local outfits The Satellites and Southpoor
among others(!), so we considered our chances of him moving
in pretty slim. We're pleasantly surprised.
Thankyou Bill and welcome aboard.
Deryck has played with Nick and Dennis many years ago in a
Streamliners "satellite" band (come to think of it, we did so few
gigs, we didn't even bother with a name).
It was a New Orleans-style piano group that mostly played Pro-
fessor Longhair and Fats Domino covers; styles that Deryck
was a natural with and we had a lot of fun doing this stuff until
drummer Ronny Farella permanently moved to Melbourne.
It's great to have such a musically diverse mix in the group
once more and really good to be working with Deryck again.
Many have asked of Sav's whereabouts at some of our latest
gigs to date. Sav has indicated that he'd like to move on in 2008
but will be available for specific gigs.
He has been with us since the Streamliners first started gigs
back in 1989, so we're going to miss him heavily.
His unique way of playing without a plectrum, strumming cho-
rds through a rotating speaker "simulator" gave rise to a very
identifiable sound and personal stamp on the Streamliners
music.
Above all, Sav's friendly and easygoing nature made life in the
Streams camp more fun than usual. Thankyou Sav - a true pro.
Meanwhile, we have used the services of Steve Salvi and "Billy
Bob" Rankine and both guys have done a fine job stepping in.
We now have the unenviable task of finding a more permanent
replacement for future gigs. We're still looking...
Nick will be appearing as a guest with Sweet Baby James, Rob
Eyers and David Blight at the Adelaide festival theatre Piano bar
on Sunday 24th of June, 2 - 3.30pm. For an afternoon of thick-as-
molasses blues mayhem, be sure not to miss this once only
gig. Entry is free.
Work has already commenced on the next Streamliners release
and will continue over the next few months. This one should be
completed in much less time it took to finish "Moondogs" as some
of the bandmembers are now able to invest larger periods of "ha-
nds-on" time than was previously available.
Consequently, the "Down deep South" re-release project has ta-
ken a back seat for a while (apologies to those that are still wait-
ing!), but both works will concurrently be in the pipeline very soon.
The night of March 23rd was very well attended despite constant
rain (..wha?...) during the day which created a complete swamp-
out of the city Fringe grounds. This led to most of the festival being
closed to the punters and the only thing going was our show in the
big red tent and the big Ferris wheel next to it. This obviously
worked to the advantage of the organisers and bands on the bill.
Hooray!
A great show, if audience reaction to all ten acts was anything to
judge by and it was amazing to see such a diverse crowd digging
the surroundings.
Our group was different this evening in that Steve Salvi (guitar)
and Gil Atkinson (drums) stood in for Sav and Steve Peterka res-
pectively. The guys did very well, considering we'd never played
the tunes before (cuts played were Jersey girl, 2:19 and Union
Square). Sure hope we raised lotsa dosh for "Beyond Blue". De-
pression and related illness is far more widespread in modern
society than we think and it's time we review and realign our at-
titutes to this pandemic killer.
As part of the 2007 Adelaide Festival Fringe, we've been invited
to participate - along many other local acts, in a Tom Waits "mini-
fest" style tribute at the Garden of Unearthly Delights. This is the
third and last tribute, organised by Andrew Dundon and Troy
Loakes (Huckleberry Swedes)and all profits go to "Beyond Blue"
-the National Depression Initiative.
Tickets may be purchased online through our
MySpace site and there is also a full lineup list.
Stay tuned for further details...
Friends, you can now visit the Streamliners on the new
Myspace page by clicking the red link below. As you may
know, it's the fastest growing social/networking site available to
everyone.
Access more photo's of the band, listen to selected tracks from
the new Moondogs CD or even set up your own Myspace
page, which will allow you to post your comments to the band's
site and mark out your place in their special "amigos" page.
It's fun & it's free...give it a go!
A big thankyou to all in attendance for our launch gig last Nov.
3rd! Thankyou also to all who were involved "behind the scenes"
at making this a special event and in the production of the new
CD. Special thanks to Dave P, Cathy, Pat, Robin and all the re-
gulars the Semaphore Workers Club, as well as Joe M, Eddie L,
Cate K and Bec for their assistance on the night...
...and did we mention Jim R, Trevor R, Chook, Danzo, Camera
Guy 2, David S, Paul T, Big Mike, Sue T, Rob, Robbie D & Rip It
Up, 3DDD FM and everyone else we missed that deserves kudos!
An abundance of film footage shot on the night of the launch has
prompted a wave of activity on the cutting room floor!
You can check it out on our new myspace link.
Alternatively, the clip can also be accessed on Youtube
Big thanks to Dan "Danzo" Rankine for piecing it together in the
way only he can...
We're also working on another clip for the song "Moondogs", which
will be followed by one for "Dark Bill" (...this should be interesting...)
There has been a steady demand for our backlog of recordings,
as well as T-shirts that were on sale during the Moondogs CD
launch.
All our current merchandise is now available for online purchase
- just click onto our Shop link and peruse our wares...Stand by
for more cool stuff in the near future.
Deep South - a compilation CD of South Australian blues
bands originally released in 1994, kicked off with four tracks written
by The Streamliners.
These four tracks will be reissued with a bonus fifth track, on an EP
with a working title of Down Deep South.
"Emily", a tune written and recorded during the original ses-
sions but left behind due to time restraints, showcases the band's
early Rockabilly side, not evident elsewhere.
You heard it right here first folks!
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