After supporting acts such as Xavier Rudd, Chris Wilson & Shane Howard as a solo artist, Steven Garner has organised a band of players to bring out the best in his Acoustic Laidback folk/rock sound. Playing at festivals like Tarerer, Wunta, Queenscliff and The Port Fairy Folk festival has gathered the five piece a warm and appreciative audience along the way wherever the stage may be.
THE CHOSEN FEW Debut E.P. ...The Seed
Available online: @ www.circleofriends.net.au, @Blue Moon Records Collingwood, @ Capricorn Records Warrnambool
"...a well produced and sweet-sounding EP that will have you tapping your foot.” The Warrnambool Standard
The Chosen few: Steven Garner, Darren Ely, Mark Halliwell, Harry Fahey and Geoff Cain
To all our myspace friends only (wont be offered through the store!!!) we are offering a huge 40% discount off all ESP and LTD guitars...If you purchase a 200 400 500 or a 1000 Series Guitar you will also recieve a FREE GRM Guitar Rig Mobile valued at $299, cya soon :P
@ The Loft Warrnambool, Vic Wed 26-11-2008, DJing Athenaeum Theatre, Melb Vic, Thurs 27-11-2008 Sydney NSW 28 & 29 Nov 2008 Team Plastique Aussie Tour 2008 SA>Vic>NSW>Qld Pop by and say hi... And/or download or iPod Friendly Video from www. team-plastique. com
Hi!! Just dropping in to say hi and thanks for the support. Our debut album is almost complete and we cant wait to get it out there!! If you would like us to let you know when its complete and have your chance to nab some freebies along the way you can join our emailing list. Thanks again,
Hey Gonz, it will be great to have you contribute to illuuminus project! I will get you a copy of the songs to check out! Hopefully we get into folky again with cho few!! CHEERS
Tom is back home this Saturday night (12th APRIL) at THE LOFT (Liebig St, Warrnambool) from 10pm over 2 months away on the road. Will be great to be home and even greater if YOU could make it.
The Tom Richardson Project w/ Fast Eddie Boyle will be playing some new tunes fresh from their award of Best Young Talent at the 2008 Port Fairy Folk Festival.
On the contrary, my dear Chosen Few, it is artists like yourselves who make us feel we are doing something worth while. Hope to see you in our submissions box soon? Be glad to tell you how!
THE Warrnambool Associated Music Industry awards (The WAMIs) are on again - and you only have ONE WEEK left to vote. Vote for: *Your favourite live music venue in the south-west, *Your favourite south-west musical act (band, solo, duo), *Your favourite south-west recording (album, EP, single, MP3), *and your contributor to the local music industry.
Winners will be announced on December 11 at the Beach House in Warrnambool from 7pm. Voting closes on December 5 at 2pm and nominees will be published in the following day's Offbeat in The Standard.
There are three ways to vote (but you can only vote once): *Text message to 0427 842 029. Put the word ..WAMI' at the start of the text and include your full name and address. *Email mneal@standard.fairfax.com.au (include your name and address) *Fill in the form on Offbeat or W Magazine's Musicology page and send or drop it into Offbeat, c/o The Standard, 170-176 Koroit Street, Warrnambool, 3280.