14/07/2010 

Hi All,

Dave and I have a couple of shows this coming weekend.
On Friday, July 16th, we are back at Inspire Gallery & Bar, West End. Again we have some new songs to road test, making the job of finalising the tunes for the new record even harder. Actually that's not really true -- we have in fact decided on the tracks for the record, and we are working away getting those finished as soon as we can. The remaining songs will carry over into a second album. I think we'll just be continually recording. Gig time at Inspire is 7.30pm, and as you have heard me say plenty of times before, it is a great little imtimate venue for listening to music. Inspire is at 71 Vulture St West End (poster attached) www.inspiregallerybar.com.au 

Then on Sunday afternoon July 18th, we are the special guests at Coast Acoustics, an acoustic music club which runs every month at Nerang on the Gold Coast. It kicks off at 12pm, and Dave and I are on stage at 2pm for a set. The gig is held at the Nerang All Sports Community Club, All Sports Drive, Nerang. More details at www.coastacoustics.com.au 

Hope to see you at one of these gigs.

cheers,
Steve 

Sounds Original 

June 19th, 2010 

Next Sunday June 27, I am playing at a concert event called Sounds Original, with six other singer-songwriters. Sounds Original is a concept created by Brisbane singer-songwriter Aislinn Sharp, who once a month pulls together a variety of performers to showcase original music. The mix is always eclectic and interesting, crossing over a variety of genres and musical styles but always original.
Sounds Original is held at the Redlands IndigiScapes Centre, 17 Runnymede Rd, Capalaba, and kicks off at 2pm, running until 4pm. Entry is free. Aislinn deserves a lot of credit for selflessly helping to promote emerging songwriters, so if you can make it along next Sunday, I'm sure you will enjoy the experience. More details at www.myspace.com/soundsoriginal   

15/06/2010 

Hi all,

I'm just back from Perisher where Dave and I and the rest of the Rough Red lads played the Snowy Mountains of Music Festival over the long weekend. We had a great time, and the music was pretty good too! The band was in good form and it is always a delight to get back on stage together, especially at festivals.

Dave and I are back at Inspire Bar & Gallery this Friday night (see attached poster for details). Work on the solo record is moving along, and we have a few new songs to road-test on Friday night, so we hope to see you there.

cheers,
Steve   

10/5/2010 

Hi all,

I have a couple of gigs this coming weekend. Friday night May 14, I am back at Inspire Gallery & Bar, 71 Vulture St, West End in Brisbane. I've mentioned before that this is a great little intimate venue, a cool bar with an art gallery attached, run by really nice people. There is always something interesting going on there, and it's just a good place to have a drink or a coffee and listen to music. Dave and I really enjoy playing there, and we will be onstage this Friday at 7.30pm.

Then on Sunday afternoon, May 16, we are really pleased to be playing the special guest spot at the Redlands Folk Club. This is held at the Redlands IndigiScapes Centre, 17 Runnymede Rd, Capalaba, down at Redlands. The show kicks off at 2pm with various blackboard peformances, and then Dave and I will be onstage at 4pm for an hour.

Look forward to seeing you if you are at a loose end this weekend.

Cheers,
Steve Tyson   

25/4/2010 - (From Newsletter)

 Hi,

I thought it was about time I got myself into the 21st century, and set up a new web site and myspace site so I don't have to do everthing via the Rough Red and twentysevens sites. So have a look at www.stevetyson.com.au and www.myspace.com/twentysevensmusic 

There is info about my solo record, gigs etc. The main thing I wanted to tell you about is that we have posted a brand new song on the site. This week my dad had his 90th birthday. 

I was trying to think, what do you buy someone turning 90 who has everything he wants or needs, including his health? My family suggested I write him a song. So I did, played it to him on his birthday, recorded it a couple of days ago, and just posted it on the site.

Fo those of you who don't know, my dad was a legendary radio broadcaster on the ABC in Australia. To this day, he is still the highest rating announcer in the history of the ABC. For twenty odd years, his ratings were higher that every other commercial stations combined --- unheard of in this day and age. He was the first face on television in Queensland on the ABC.

I'm going to do another version of the song for the solo record, but here it is in its stripped back form. Also, Spencer Howson is going to play the song on ABC 612 in his breakfast program tomorrow or Tuesday morning. I hope you enjoy "What You Hear is What You Get".

cheers,
Steve Tyson     

22/4/2010

 It was about time I got myself into the 21st century and set up my own web site without having to go via the Rough Red or twentysevens sites! Here you can find out about upcoming shows, plus I’ll keep you posted about the progress of my debut solo album. I’ve been working with my good mates Dave Parnell and James Boland in the studio, and so far we have put down the basic tracks for about 17 songs. Pretty soon I’ll have to make the decision whether we make a double album, or cull some stuff and hold songs over for another project. I’m looking forward to getting a bunch of friends into the studio over the next few months to add some parts to various songs. So please keep in touch and watch this space.... If you want to send a message you can do that via my myspace site www.myspace.com/stevetysonmusic