www.newcastlepost.com.au Catcall sending out all the right signals
Satellites, and to preview songs from her upcoming debut album The Warmest Place. Having kicked off 2012 by supporting Brazilian
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owlin’ Steam Train are a blues, country, swamp-rock
and boogie band from Melbourne. These insightful infl uences are sewn together as a dymanic four-piece outfi t. The back-line comprises a steady rolling thunder of beats, bells and intuitive bass lines, creating the platform for a knee-slapping and foot-stomping good time. Clean, blazing electric riffs, soulful
atcall has hit the road this month in support of her current single
babes CSS in Sydney and Melbourne, and with Satellites praised by blogs the world over and added to rotation on Triple J, the national tour is yet another milestone in what has been a tremendous year so far for Catcall, pictured. Fans can expect to hear the
Tender moments H
storytelling and acoustic realness combine with chants, hand claps and yee-haws, resulting in a frenzy of darn good fun. Formed in 2009, the band quickly
established itself as a strong act in the Melbourne music scene. In 2012, they launched their self-titled debut EP to a sell-out crowd at Melbourne’s Ding
new single and other album tracks played by the all-star line-up, which includes Al, Andrew Elston, Bec Allen and Simon Parker. Main support for the
tour will be Sydneysiders Palms, featuring Al Grigg and Tom Wallace, who were previously in Red Riders.
Their fi rst single The Summer is Done with Us is melodic, a bit scuzzy, and has been an omnipresent feel-good soundtrack on discerning radio stations across the summer months. Catcall and Palms will be
playing at the Northern Star on Saturday, May 19.
Dong Lounge. Stray Cat Ricochet – a cut from the EP – was picked as the title track for the 2011 St Kilda Festival radio campaign. Soon after, the song was selected to feature on satirist Chris Lilley’s hugely popular Angry Boys TV show. The EP continues to rotate on Melbourne
radio stations PBS and Triple R, while the band still generates hype with pundits everywhere singing their praises. Howlin’ Steam Train continue to
preach the good word with their live shows, which have gained a reputation for turning a quiet drink into a whiskey-fuelled night of wild escapades. Catch Howlin’ Steam Train at the
Wickham Park Hotel on Saturday, May 18.
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THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
The Newcastle Post
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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