NEWS
Friday 19th February 2010
We have finally made a decision about when and where to try out our 45 minute set of AC/DC songs. It's kind of appropriate to announce it today as it is the 30th anniversary of Bon Scott's death, (merely a coincidence though)!
It will take place on Friday April 2nd (GOOD FRIDAY) at Beeses Bar in Bristol. Click HERE for directions.
We will play an hour or so of the usual stuff we play around the pubs first, and then we'll turn everything up to "11", grab the SG's and finish up with a selection of our favourite Bon Scott era AC/DC songs.
Also, we have been asked to do the DC set at this year's Woolley Festival in Bradford On Avon. This little festival is in it's 12th year and in recent years was held at the George Inn's car park, but this year is a bit different. It will be held over 2 nights and in a field with a big marquee, huge sound system and full stage lighting.
The festival is on Friday 16th July & Saturday 17th. The theme of the SATURDAY night is 60's and 70's music. So there will be performances from, amongst many others; The Venezuelan Pig Rustlers paying tribute to FREE, Rattlesnake Shake with a tribute to ZZ TOP, Our AC/DC set and to finish the night, a note for note LIVE reproduction of The Beatles classic album "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" by an all star band.
These details are yet to be fully confirmed and will be announced on the Woolley Festival WEBSITE soon.
So here's to a pretty blimming brilliant festival! We'll see you there.....Oh, and at Beeses too!!
Thursday 28th January 2010
More exciting pics added to the Band Photos page today....Bet you just can't wait to see 'em, can you?....
A great big thankyou to Alex Evans from the band Johny's Day Out, for taking the pictures of us at The Railway in Radstock.
Sunday 24th January 2010
A big thank you to everyone who came out to The Railway Hotel in Radstock last Friday night. It seems that local papers, word of mouth and a bit of help from a Facebook page managed to get the pub pretty darn busy. We enjoyed it a lot and will be returning to Big Col's gaff two more times this coming year so keep your eyes peeled for more updates.
Speaking of updates, my computer has risen from the grave and I have uploaded two new tracks for your aural pleasure....fnaar fnaar!!
I'll get my coat...............
Friday 8th January 2010
Happy New Year Y'all!
After a lot of over indulgence at Xmas, it's time to get rolling in some more new songs for the new year. We are still compiling a definitive list of songs by AC/DC for the "Tribute Night" and so far all seems to be going well, a bit more practice should see about 15 tracks ready for the first try.
The idea is to do a normal 45 minute set of stuff we play around the pubs already and then finish off the night with an hour of our favourite Bon Scott era AC/DC numbers. Depending on how well it goes, we will do a full 2 hour set later on in the year.
So you can expect the obvious Whole Lotta Rosie, Highway To Hell etc, but there might be a few obscure little gems thrown in too.....
See you at the next gig which is The Railway in Radstock on the 22nd January. Don't miss it!!!
Also, my computer is down at the moment which contains all the music files, so there won't be any new downloads available until it's fixed. Sorry!!!!
Ta ra for a bit.
Saturday 19th December
Evenin' All...
We were lucky to be the first band to try out the new soundproofing in the Kings Arms Bath last night and what a difference it has made!! Now the pub is minus a stage which isn't a bad thing, we seem to have had more room to ourselves AND we could crank the amps up a bit more than at recent Kinger gigs, while still managing not to disturb the neighbours.
It was a great night to finish our year on, we managed to slip in three new AC/DC songs and (believe it or not) a snippet of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd! Keep coming to the gigs to experience new "forgotten songs".....if you've seen us before, you'll know what that means.
Well, that's pretty much it for us this year and what a cracking year it's been. So thanks to everyone who made the effort to come and see us in 2009. Keep it up and we'll see you next on the 22nd of January at The Railway Hotel in Radstock.
Oh, and happy Christmas too!!!!
Tuesday 8th December
Greetings y'all! Our last gig of the year is coming up at The MIGHTY Kings Arms in Bath on the 18th December. If you have never been to the Kinger before, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU???!!!!
In case you didn't know, music at the pub is under threat due to a noise complaint from a nice new neighbour who moved in recently. This pub has been at the heart of the pub rock/blues scene in this area for THIRTY YEARS and it would be a real shame to see the Kinger lose it's music license.
So, come down and give the landlady (Debs) all the support you can and sign the petition while you are drinking and enjoying the best variety of live rock bands in the Bath and Bristol area.
If you do manage to get your butt down there, you might be the first to hear a selection of new AC/DC songs we are currently getting our lug-holes around. We will be learning enough Bon Scott era AC/DC tracks to try out the first Straight Shooter AC/DC night in first few months of next year. The location and exact date are still being discussed so if you'd like to know more about this night, then email us HERE and you will be the first to know about it....after us that is. Or something.....
Tuesday 1st December 2009
Sorry to say that last month we had two gigs on the trot cancel on us. This was due to circumstances beyond our control and we can only apologise to anyone who made the effort to get to either of these gigs. We make every effort to stick to the gigs we book throughout the year and if any of them do get cancelled it is VERY rare that it's down to us. (in fact, in over 150 gigs we have cancelled only once) So it's always advisable to check with the venue that we are gonna be there before you leave home.
There will be more new gig dates added from time to time, so keep checking back for updates.
We have uploaded some new songs for you all to have a listen to (or keep) on the downloads page.
Sunday 15th November 2009
Last night we played at the Fox & Hounds in Wroughton for the second time. What a great gig we had!! (apart from getting the mic smashed into my teeth..... which was nice) .
We'd like to thank everyone who came out to see us, especially our Portsmouth/Wales contingent whose petrol bill must be HUGE!!!! These guys have to be the most dedicated (or mental) bunch of Straight Shooters followers as they travel all the way to Bristol to see us on a regualar basis. They decided to make a weekend of it and stayed at the pub's B & B facility overnight too and by sheer coincidence, our old friend Jeff Watts also decided to do the same.
NOTE TO JEFF: When you sit down for breakfast in the morning, don't believe a thing they say about us...what ever they tell you, IT'S NOT TRUE!!
Big thanks to all you guys, keep coming!!
Monday 9th November 2009
New downloads page added today. Click HERE or navigate above.
There are three songs ready for you to play on your PC or download and listen to later.
More songs will be added every month.... Aren't we nice?
Saturday 7th November 2009
Keep your eye on this site for the full live recording of our gig at Beeses Bar from 7th August. It will hopefully be available here for download in the next few weeks and it will be free of charge. Woooooo Hooooo!!
Friday 6th November 2009
Straightshooterrocks.com went online. Instead of bouncing from myspace to facebook etc, from now on everything is now "under one roof" but with all the links to the other sites still active on our links/contact page.
Straight Shooter played at The Golden Lion in Fishponds for the first time. A great little gig at this pub and most enjoyable too I might add.