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Hey Sliders, we need some crafty people tradie help to do another crazy idea.

We have a local restaurant on Oxford St in Darlinghurst that has a downstairs bar they've offered to let us turn into a gig.

Will feature acoustic roots and blues and stuff, once a week.

We figured we'd give the place a clean out, a lick of paint, whack in a small (vocal) PA and try it for a few gigs and see how we go.

it's not a big space so theres not mountains of work but the sort of stuff we thought we might do:

- cut the bar in half

- move the sink back two metres (plumbing anyone?)

- clean out the basement 

- Interior design ideas? White with White with White? Hot Pink? Faux Leapoardskin? (oops, too late, we're got that already)

- Lighting?

There seems to be no shortage of muso's willing to come down and play, I've asked around, and the offer of a feed seems to be a strong inducement.

Anyway, if you'd be interested in seeing some live stuff curated by the curious fellows in Stormcellar + special guests, and you happen to have some tradie skills, drop us a line and volunteer to help.

We'd like to try and get some gig action there by the middle of February

This will be done on a wing and a prayer so it's no harm no foul if no one feels helping to make it happen, we'll be doing it and jamming down in the 'Cellar.

Now all I have to do do is tell the boys in the band that they're on painting duty. Probably need a skip bin. Maybe a barista?

Keep on Sliding.

Wiz

I got this in from Cesar at Bike St Radio in France, celebrating the New Year, he was letting us know that we were on his New Years Eve playlist for 2012.

Cheers Cesar!

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Classic!

Spotted this on facebook, courtesy of Dennis Aubrey. OMG!

WANT!

http://www.stephensedgwick.co.uk/Multinecks.htm

Yappy Hew Near!

You know what we mean.

Our first gig of 2013 is this coming Saturday at the Bald Rock hotel in Rozelle, which should give you enough time to recover from your new years celebrations!

See ya there.

Oka-ayyy – it’s been a while between blogs …

So this photo showed up in my huntings around the interwebs and is worth sharing. One thing that I dig are “meeting of minds” photos. You know: the ones where well known folks have been snapped together and you think “wow … and all in one room”. So here’s one (thank you to the Delta Blues Facebook page):

On a different topic ... a story:

When MJEB and I were in high school we had to watch a BBC series called Edge of Darkness, for English (I think that was the class). Great series. For me the significant thing was the soundtrack. It’s a piece of music composed by Eric Clapton with the late Michael Kamen. I dug it but I forgot about it. Years later I started a quest to get hold of a copy only to find it had been released and quickly deleted – ruling out getting a new copy and sending me scouring through second-hand shops and stalls. The hunt went on for about a decade (no kidding).

One day I was at Glebe markets rummaging through a record stall when the guy next to me pulled a copy out of the box. I couldn’t believe my eyes. There it was (that’s good) … and in someone else’s hands (that’s bad). I managed not to hyperventilate (that’s good). He put it back (even better) … and it was mine all mine! It was as good as I remembered. Eric had also released a live version with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Michael Kamen, which was even better. It really is a great piece of music. For a while MJEB and I used to play part of it as an intro to one of our early blues songs.

Why am I mentioning this? I’ve been watching Joe Bonamassa Live from the Royal Albert Hall. Joe is is very open about the influence and inspiration of Eric Clapton, and at the end of Sloe Gin he plays the main theme from Edge of Darkness. Very, very cool.

Here’s the link to Clapton playing it from the 24 Nights version – enjoy:

Cheers,

Rosie