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loopsters, a veritable gig frenzy to start off 2004 - please come and see the gigs, if you can, and spread the word by letting your friends know who live near any of the gigs, or by bringing them along if you're coming to any of the shows! as always, tonnes of looping in evidence at all of my shows... :o) Kicking things off are a few dates in California in January, as per usual. 2004 January 15-18th - NAMM, Anaheim, - playing for Accugroove and Modulus - if you're there head to either booth and the people working it will be able to tell you when I'm playing. Or just catch me as I wander round... :o) 15th - NAMM BassBash, Anaheim, - sponsored by Accugroove and Modulus. - this is free to get in, same place as last year (the brewery down the road, opposite The Pond). lots of cool people playing - check out www.bassquake.org for details. 17th - Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, - solo gig, NAMM afterhours, free entry (it's in the lounge area) - 6.30-7.15pm - should be a laugh, assuming I'm audible above the din that is usually there in the lounge... :o) 19th - Cafe Ruba, Costa Mesa, CA - 7.30pm, no cover, with Trip Wamsley. (949) 642-4026 - very groovy looking coffee shop, should be lots of fun, and Trip's an amazing player... 24th - San Jose, CA - exclusive dudepit clinic - if you want to come to this, it can probably be arranged, depending on numbers - email me... the next three gigs are this year's 'solo bass festival tour' - me, Michael Manring and Trip Wamsley. It's going to be marvellous, so please don't miss these, and do bring friends along. All three are venues I've played before... if you do know someone who might want to come, you can send them the press release, which are available from http://www.pillowmountainrecords.co.uk/press.htm - downloadable as .pdf files. 28th - Henflings, Santa Cruz, CA - with Michael Manring and Trip Wamsley. 7.30pm, $10adv/$14 door, (831) 336-8811 29th - Constable Jacks, Newcastle, CA - with Michael Manring and Trip Wamsley. 7.30pm $10 adv/$12 door, (916) 663 9185 30th - The Espresso Garden, San Jose, CA - with Michael Manring and Trip Wamsley. 8pm, $14. (408) 298-0808 There may well be another gig on the 20th at CalArts, and a clinic in LA on the 31st - please keep an eye on the gigs page on the website for more details. that way you'll get all the updates. I'll email the details out as well... OK, back in the UK in Feb/March, so far we've got - 2004 February 3rd - National Theatre Foyer - with Theo Travis (starts at 6pm), free - back here again. Edwina Curry walked past last time we played here, so we're hoping for more ex-tory slack-moraled politicians this time. Maybe John Major will grace us with his presence... ;o) 26th - Traders, Petersfield, Hampshire - solo gig, 9pm. - £5 - this could become a semi regular gig, with different collaborators, so please come out and support it if you're anywhere near. call 07931-370110 for tickets, or email stiffpromotions@tiscali.co.uk for more details. 2004 March a little tour with Michael Manring, and with John Lester joining us for a few dates, sponsored by Bass Guitar Magazine! 16th - Mansons Music Shop, Exeter - clinic/gig with michael manring. 7.30pm, - this will be a mixture of michael and I playing solo tunes, duetting and talking about what we do, certainly not for bass players only. Something for everyone! tix £4 call 01392 496379 McCoys Arcade, Exeter, Devon 18th - Traders, Petersfield, Hampshire - with Michael Manring, 9pm, tix £5. call 07931-370110 for info/tix - back again, this time with Michael. 20th - 21 South Street Arts Centre, Reading - with Michael Manring and John Lester. doors - 7.30pm tix £8.00 from website or 0118 9606060 A great venue, played there last year with David Friesen and Michael. This time with the marvellous John Lester. Please come down... 21st - The Troubadour, Earls Court, London - with Michael Manring and John Lester. 7.30pm £8. same again, only in London. Back at the club where I did my first ever solo gig! Please bring friends. Booking info for this one to follow soon... There may well also be gigs in Southampton and Cambridge on this tour. More details ASAP. So there we go, I really hope you can come to one of the dates. More bookings are coming in all time time, so keep an eye on the gigs page on the site, and post gig venue requests in the interact section of my website. cheers! Steve www.stevelawson.net (go here for everything you might need...)