SCUNTHORPE!!

Well It had been a while since we'd seen our friends at the Lincoln Imp in Scunthorpe, so we decided to pay them a visit and to play them all the songs from our new album. After a long 5 hour journey in a mini bus (coz we couldn't get a transit :) and thank you to Noog for driving! he's a star! we arrived at our destination greeted by a room full of friendly faces, as usual. Everything was well organised, the soundcheck went smoothly and we were glad to be there.

We were supported by local bands, who got a bit of a buzz going, and though the place wasn't packed out, the people there were a great crowd! very enthusiastic!... and leading them were loyal Sal fans Will, Gary and Stu who were last seen sleeping on Noog's floor after a Sal gig in Barfly, Cardiff! It was great to see you guys and to meet your lovely partners and friends! Thanks guys!

The new songs went down really well! especially Conversations With My Therapist, woo hoo! plenty of copies of the new album were signed along with a signed T-Shirt for a place on the wall in the very popular local Music Shop, right next to Skunk Anansie's Tee :o)

We said goodbye to our friends at the Lincoln Imp and promised to return next year, and left the venue not long after midnight. We stopped in a garage for snacks for the journey home om yom yom. Chris being the perfect bass player that he is kept Noog awake by talking to him about his favourite subject, recording, all the way home. Awwwwwwwwww...
Den was in the back with the girls me and Hala (Sal photographer, friend, and Chris' other half :)
but I think we did more sleeping than talking about fashion this time.... I probably shouldn't have had a new memory foam mattress put on my bed the night before the gig! anyways that's another story!

Thank you Lincoln Imp for having us back! Sorry we didn't to the cover of 'Diamonds are Forever' you so wanted at the end :o) We will come back again and do it for you! What's that I hear? the boys shouting "NOOOooooooooooooooooo" :o) but Catrin always has her way ;op

Cat x

Latest Update from the Sal Camp

Hello everyone! Well we played our last gig in October yesterday, Oxjam Brecon! which was great fun! Thanks to the team who organised it and our great sound guy!
To all those lovely people who came to see us, and were lucky enough to get some promotional copies of the Sal album just for supporting us :)
I hope you're enjoying the songs and will come and see us again soon!
Spread the tunes!

Cat was on the great online radio station Dapper Fm (http://www.dapperfm.co.uk) this morning on Dai and Chris' show 'The Sunday Roast' promoting the album. Check her out next weekend for a follow up from 10am - 12pm. You can hear some news and tunes!

Remember you can catch us playing Hobos Bridgend next month November 14th!!
It's gonna be a good one! so be there!

Sal xxxx

More gigs!

Ah it's all coming together :) We have a busy few months coming up, coming out and playing for y'all!

Saturday 12th December: Croydon, still to be confirmed!

and, while we're at it, a new vid:
Some kind of Salami Day 9

Peace
Sal!

Gig Updates!

Hi Guys,
Good News and Bad News! First the Bad News, the Bristol gig has been cancelled :( but we'll be back another time. The Good news, we've got details for the other gigs:

• Fri 9th October - Birmingham - The Newt - SAL/TBC/The Divine Secret/Local Openers
• Sat 10th October - Worcester - Marrs Bar - SAL/ Dastards / Mudball /Local Openers
• Wed 14th October - Bristol - The Cooler - CANCELLED, SORRY!
• Fri 16th October - Cheltenham - Frog & Fiddle - SAL/The Divine Secret/ Fen Tigers /Local Openers
• Wed 21st October - Taunton - The Perfect 5th - SAL/ Fen Tigers /Mark Emmins/Local Openers
• Sat 24th October - Brecon - The Corries - SAL start at 12:10

We hope to see you all there!

Sal
x

Flickr / Blip.fm / Twitter

Hey guys,
We're busy rehearsing for the tour in October, but we've got some new stuff for you too:
Sal On Flickr -  556 images and counting, if you have any photos from gigs, share them with everyone!
Sal @ Blip.FM - We're going to broadcast all the stuff we're listening too!
Sal on Twitter - Come and keep up with the latest news.

Hope to see you all at as many gigs as possible!
Sal
x

Come and Join us on Flickr!

Hey Sal fans,
We want to see your photo's of us, so we've created a Flickr Group, come and stick your photo's in Friends of Sal . We might even send the photographer of the best ones some freebies from Noog's box of bits!

Sal
x

More Vids

Hey Sal Fans!

We've added Days 3, 4 and 5 to YouTube, and stuck subtitles on it for the Hard of Welsh. Go check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Saltheband

Sal
x

New Gig: Nov 14th Bridgend!

Hi guys,

We've just confirmed a new gig, Bridgend Hobo's, on Saturday the 14th of November, stick it in your diaries, and remember to bring all your friends!

Sal
x

Interview with a Sal

Hey look, an interview with your favourite people:
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/interviews/SAL+Interview-69884.html

TWO more Gigs!

Woohoo, we have two more gigs for you lovely people!

October 9th- Birmingham The Newt
November 21st- Scunthorpe Lincoln Imp

We'd love to see you!

Sal
x

GIG DATES!!

Greetings Rockers!

Well the Sal Tour dates are being booked as we speak!!! So thought I'd update you on what we have so far! If you can make any get them in your diary coz we'd love to see you!

• 10th October - Worcester - Marr's Bar


• 15th October - Bristol - Club Cooler


• 16th October - Cheltenham - The Frog and Fiddle


• 17th October - Glastonbury - Assembly Rooms


• 21st October - Taunton - Perfect 5th


• 24th October - Brecon - OXJAM Fest

Keep Checking for More details and More Gigs!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!

Love

Cat x

Sal Album Launch

Thank you to all of you who made it to the album launch last weekend! It was absolutely awesome! and we really appreciate how much support we received on the evening! It was rammed in the Globe! and really exciting!!!! :o) A great hot and sweaty gig with the people who matter, our fans, family and friends. Some great sets from our mates Broken Vinyl Club and Henry's Funeral Shoe really made the night special, so thank you guys! Keep checking the site for news and gigs!

Remember you can get the album 'Conversations with My Therapist' now in any music store or internet music store.

x

++ GIG REMINDER ++

Folks!

Just a reminder we're playing at The Vault in Swansea tonight.

Laura's Diary are hosting, and The Kix and Pippa Rogers are also playing.

It all kicks off at 8pm...

See you there!

SAL x

Nice to play you...

to play you, nice.

Bruce Dickinson (him from Iron Maiden and some quality solo stuff) took the time to play Devil May Care on his BBC 6 Music show on Friday 19th June. If you want to listen again, be quick as the show will stay up for a week until Thursday 25th.

http://tinyurl.com/km339y

Cheers Bruce!

Sal x

First Review...

...and it's good!

SAL x

ALBUM LAUNCH

Folks,

So...time to talk about the new album...!

We're having a launch party in The Globe, Cardiff, on the 18th July! Get the date in your diaries!

Support comes from special guests Broken Vinyl Club and Henry's Funeral Shoe.

Get your £5 tickets from The Globe, Spillers Records (Cardiff), Red House Music (Aberdare), or you can email saltheband at gmail.com to pick up your tickets from one of the band!!

BE THERE!

Sal x

++ GIG ALERT ++ 9th JULY ++

Folks,

SAL are playing in The Vault, Swansea, on 9th July

It's a night of female fronted rock...also playing are Laura's Diary (who are hosting the event) and The Kix.

Tickets are £4.

We'll be playing a few songs from the new album, 'Conversations With My Therapist', before the album launch on the 18th JULY, as well as some old favourites. We'll have tickets for the launch, and if you're really lucky you can pick up a copy of the album too!

SAL x

EXPOSURE MUSIC AWARDS - WE WON !

SAL win "BEST LIVE ACT" at the Exposure Music Awards 2009. There were eleven bands and fourteen awards to be fitted into the nights events. Everything went to plan, and the operation ran smoothly without a hiccup.... (apart from us almost winning best video by mistake !! ooops !!)

What a fantastic event and we are very proud to have been part of it. Thanks to all involved in the Exposure Music Awards, we hope we'll be working with them soon.

Most of all, a massive thanks to all who voted 'cos you guys won us the award. We'll be at a town near you soon..Come say hello..

Rock On !!!

***SAL PLAY FILM LAUNCH***

***SAL PLAY FILM LAUNCH at CWMAMAM INSTITUTE***

***TOMORROWS GONNA BE ALRIGHT***

The film will be shown at Cwmaman Institute and is based on the Aberdare music scene from the early 90's to the present day.

Bands featured include Cripple Creek, Wiccaman, Serotonin, Squeezebox, Dayrealer, Probe, Magic Dog, Pyschic Spies, The Gubbins, Clay Statues, Attack! Attack!, Pilot Fish, Rat Salad, SAL & Freaky Fortnight

INFORMATION FOR DAY OF PREMIERE

The 18th of April is fast approaching.

The doors will be open at 2.45pm. The first half of the film will then be on for 3.15pm. The first band will then be on at 4pm. The second half of the film will be on at 4.30pm and then from 5.15pm you have 10 bands taking you through to close!!!

Get there early as it will be packed and I imagine you will want a good seat for the film which kicks things off half hour after doors opening.

See you there
X

Exposure Music Awards !!!!!

Hey guys,

Big thanks to all of you who are voting on the www.tourdates.co.uk website for SAL in the Exposure Music Awards. This is an awesome oportuninty for us to promote the new album which will be released in June. We still need your votes to win, so c'mon.....get yer mouse clicks over to www.tourdates.co.uk and give us your vote....

"one vote per day" that's all we ask !!!!

much love x

And for the second week...

...we're still at the top spot!

So many thanks for voting!!

A bit more news...

The album is getting mastered on Thursday.

Soooo close now...

We're number one!!

Just heard that we've hit the top of the Unsigned band chart!

Fantastic news!!

A thousand thanks to you all for helping us get there...on St. Davids day too, great timing for a Welsh band!

Much love from Cat, Noog, Chris and Den x

ps. don't forget to come and say hello on Twitter @saltheband

Twitter and the album

Noog played me the latest mixes of the album last night and they fair knocked my socks off. It's sounding that good.

Once I'd put my socks back on, he told me that we're on for mastering the album in mid-March.

Not long now till it's finished!

We've decided to keep you updated on Twitter as well...so come and say hello @saltheband

Still rising - Number 4!!

Just heard the latest from Tourdates... Sal are now at number 4 in the UK Unsigned band chart!!

This is our 3rd week in the chart...with your help we can hit NUMBER ONE!

Zooming up the Charts

After being in the chart for just one week !!!! SAL's track "Devil May Care" has moved up to #15 !

Tourdates.co.uk have been running the UK's original weekly unsigned chart since 2006. Thanks to all for pushing us up the chart......let's get it to #1 yeah !!!!!!

SAL hit the top 40 in the unsigned bands chart!

People,

We've just been told SAL have entered the UK Unsigned band chart at #37!!

A BIG, BIG thank you for this!

But we can't stop now...if you haven't, please log in and download 'Devil May Care' to push us up that chart!

Plus, don't forget to vote for us at the http://www.exposuremusicawards.org/!

Sal on the silver screen

Sal are featuring in the upcoming film "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Alright", which is about the thriving Aberdare music scene from the 90's up to the current day.

We've been asked to play at a gig following the film's premiere in Cwmaman on Sat 18th April.

Unfortunately for you guys it looks to be already sold out...

...but never fear, a second date is planned so keep 'em peeled for more info.

And don't forget to vote for us on http://www.exposuremusicawards.org/!

Exposure Music Awards

Hey everyone,

We're signed up to the Exposure music awards. We need your votes. Just goto http://www.exposuremusicawards.org/ sign up and give us your vote. It won't take long.. This would be great for the band to promote the new album during the M4/M5 tours. The more votes the better....tell yer friends....and their friends.......

Much love.
Den