After what seems like an age without a gig (2 weeks!! Egads!) we're baaa-aack.
Yes, we're still in trouble because of Carl's Chair. Dontcha love controversy? After a week of watching Mr Sheen, I have learned a few things about PR and Telling it like it is.
About now I should be pointing out that our veins are filled with Tigers Blood and Papal Ninjas will fly from our fingers at the next gig.
The Pope practising his Ninja Powers with the Swiss Ninja Guard.
Oh yeah, the gigs on Friday 11th, 8pm at the Matraville Hotel in...yep...you have learned the ways of the force, Matraville.
Ninjas Get In Free (they always do). Mind you, its a free gig, so dont let not being a ninja stop you.
'Allo my Boys, its Roger again. Some very hefty blokes in overalls visited me this morning to discuss your 2nd album from last year.
My boys my boys, what was you thinkin? Why couldnt you stop at Nuevo Retro? I already had to explain away Yamanote Line as being 'Jazz Fusion Blues' and dont get me started on that bloody song about Ned Kelly.
Now you know Old Roger here has had his share of run ins with the Fuzz, but my lads, all thats behind me now and I'm on the Up and Narrow now, so imagine my horror when I was handed this citation on account of Carl's Chair?
Now dont worry, your old mate Roger has sorted them right out by telling'em you're working on a new album and everything is back to normal.
It is, right? Right?
Oh my lord, I think I better have a lie down.
Dont do this to your old mate, after all we've been through together, its enough to make me take a Bex Powder. Now you may have got off lightly on this one my lads, but you'd better put that Mandolin away my boys before the Flying Squad pays another visit.
John at the Blues Underground Network kindly reviewed Carl's Chair and decided it wasnt a Blues album, more Alt Country & Roots. Oh the shame, the ignominy, the...well, he has a point.
Carl's Chair was our Experimental between-albums EP...ok...Album..and so we felt like we had some latitude and well, the songs go where the songs go and...anyway, enough out of me. In an age where you just can't control the media (Wikileaks still owes us a review!! Assange, you never called!) we are just going to have to go with the flow. Here's Johns review:
"There are certainly a lot of unique and creative ideas that lead to not only the names of Albums, but also the way they were recorded. "Carl's Chair", the latest release from the Australian band Stormcellar, is certainly no exception to that rule. You see the title of this Album refers to a chair that is owned by Carl 'Golden Roadie' Silverswaard. The significance of the chair is that it was used as the focal point for the recording of this Album, which was recorded Live "on the porch of 'Burgoon', a 100 year old Farmhouse in Cumnock, New South Wales", June 28th - July 1st, 2010. Carl's Chair, as you might imagine, goes everywhere with Carl and the Band.
Howdy Folks. We spent a fun filled Friday night at the Crown Hotel on Elizbeth St. I took a few shots on a quiet Friday night in town
Mr Wizard has wanted to try doing some music in the Sydney CBD, so with our recent trip to the Manhattan Lounge and now with the Crown shaping up as a regular venue, it looks like we're on the way.
The previous weekends gig with Fettler was pretty special and it would have been hard to top that on Friday, but we gave it our best shot, without the help of one of our Southern Belles, Ms Mika, who joined us for some harmonies
We had a lot of friends come out on Friday so the most important thing I can do is to thank some folks: Oye, Mika, Frank, Ed, Gary, Michelle and Fred, amongst others. Ed last saw us up in Tamworth, so it just goes to show its a small msuical world huh? Cheers guys, thanks for coming out and making the night a good one.
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