Hey Everyone,
We're gearing up to hit the road again, hopefully we'll be able to see most of you this trip. Things have been really exciting lately, lots of new developments. We'll be playing a few new songs at these upcoming shows in preparation for our next recording session in May. Let us know what you think of them. Anyway, hope all is well with you and hopefully we'll see you soon

-Mike and Streamline

UPCOMING SHOWS! Check the schedule for details. Hope to see you at a show.

Apr 10, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Apr 11, Sonic Portrait, Morris, IL
Apr 12, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Apr 13, West Park Station, Cleveland, OH
Apr 14, The Cornerstone, Erie, PA
Apr 15, High Fidelity, Rochester, NY
Apr 17, The Roux House, Baton Rouge, LA
Apr 18, Frat Parties (2), Charlottesville, VA
Apr 19, Satellite Ballroom, Charlottesville, VA
Apr 25, Bengal II, New Orleans, LA
Jun 6, East End Festival, Rochester, NY

GOT STREAMLINE? The "#1 EP of 2007!" is available in the Streamline Store along with hoodies, Ts and downloads.

YOU CAN HELP: Keep Streamline #1 by voting for us at Alternative Addiction's Unsigned Top 10. Thanks for your help.

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THE WORD IS SPREADING: We can’t say this enough – we really appreciate all you do to let others know about Streamline – THANKS. It may seem like a small thing, but it’s huge for us. Here’s some recent results of your efforts:
• In 1 day we received orders in our store from Canada, Germany, Brazil, Mississippi, and Kentucky. That’s not a typical day but hopefully it will be soon.
• At Alternative Addiction we have been voted #1 in it’s Unsigned Top 10 list for January & February (rankings are updated on the 15th of each month). The kicker is that we didn’t know anything about this until we were #1!

YOU CAN HELP: Keep Streamline #1 by voting for us at Alternative Addiction's Unsigned Top 10. Also you can still tell Dave Matthews about us. He’s polling his fans to see who you would like to see open for him this year! Hopefully this will plant a seed for future years. Here's the link to participate in the poll. (Only 1 vote per email address) Thanks for your help.

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UPCOMING SHOWS! We’re in the process of setting up a spring tour – here’s what’s confirmed. Check the schedule for details. Be sure to say hi when you come to the shows.

Feb 28, The Varsity Theatre, Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 1, The Caterie, Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 19, Click's, Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 21, Mike's Club, Plaquemine, LA
Mar 22, Banks Street, New Orleans, LA
Mar 28, The Aardvark, Fort Worth, TX
Apr 10, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Apr 12, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Apr 14, The Cornerstone, Erie, PA
Apr 15, High Fidelity, Rochester, NY
Jun 6, East End Festival, Rochester, NY

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Thanks for everything,
Mike, Jon, John, Brian, Brad

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I debated, at great length, whether or not to post this message, and ultimately (obviously) decided to, rationalizing that anyone reading this would be someone taking an active interest in the music I help to create, and as such, an interest in me as an individual. My apprehensions weren't a question of whether I thought this was an important or relevant issue, but rather out of fear that in doing so my intentions would be misconstrued. That being said, I just want to share a few thoughts with you.

It's always amazed me how influential and impacting art of any kind is on the human race. It's probably the single greatest and most important characteristic of our species. The ability to express thoughts and emotions in creative and meaningful ways is what (among obvious other things) distinguishes us from other life forms on the planet. The value of these various means of..which are paramount to the well-being and functionality of human beings), is demonstrated by sheer fact that the entertainment business continues to be one of the most prosperous in the world. I have always had a deep love and appreciation for films, and in fact it was movies that in a round-about way lead me to my true passion, music. I love the transportational quality of this art form that allows me to escape the insanity of everyday life, if only temporarily. It's truly an innate gift to be able to consistently elicit an emotional response from another person by merely pretending. It's upsetting to say the least when the world loses someone with this ability, especially when it would seem they had so much more to give. It's unfortunate, though undeniable, that tragic circumstances are often required to make a substantial impact, but it's a fact that trauma works where subtlety fails. To quote a very relevant work of art, "people need dramatic examples to shake them from apathy". Often times, it's true. While I try to be conscious of these things constantly, death always forces me to confront certain realities.

There is an adverse affect that modern broadcast news has on people. The tendency to over saturate an audience with a topic often inadvertently causes sterility. I do not wish to trivialize the loss many people are feeling by adding to the redundancy of this topic, but it's something that forced me to once again realize and appreciate the fragility and ephemerality of life. It seemed especially poignant considering the subject matter I tend to write about, so I thought I'd just say a few words about it. Anyway, it's almost 5 in the morning, and I'm stoned from exhaustion, but hopefully this made some bit of sense. Thanks for reading, feel free to share your thoughts below.

-Mike

Hi! Hope everyone had a great holiday.

CALIFORNIA SHOWS! We'll be playing several shows in California during January - two are this week - there will be more later this month. Check the schedule for details. Hope to see you there.

Jan 10, The Derby, Los Angeles, CA
Jan 11, The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA

GOT STREAMLINE? The "#1 EP of 2007!" is available in the Streamline Store along with hoodies, Ts and downloads.

YOU CAN HELP: The Dave Matthews Band is polling its fan base to see what artist(s) you would like to see perform as support act(s) on the 2008 tour! We'd appreciate if you would mention us to Dave. We probably won't make the lineup this year, but a good response could plant a seed for future years. Here's the link to participate in the poll. Thanks for your help.

WE'RE MOVING: In February, we're relocating from LA to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Baton Rouge is famous for being the home of the #1 college football team, the LSU Tigers and the hometown of SL guitarist Brad Ourso - a LSU alum.

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Mike, Jon, John, Brian, Brad

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4/2007
The Band is Finally Complete!

We are happy to announce that after years of searching we have finally found a permanent guitarist. Brad Ourso hails from Baton Rouge Louisiana and is no stranger to the world of music. He has performed in various bands since he was 15 and proved to be the perfect fit in every way. We were fortunate to be able to have Brad contribute to our latest recording and he will be joining us for our shows back on the east coast. Please help us welcome him to the group by sending him a comment or message on myspace, or by dropping him an email at Brad@streamlineworld.com.

12/2006
The Search is Over…Streamline Celebrates New Member

We are pleased to announce that after almost two years of searching, the position of drummer has finally been filled. This week Streamline welcomed veteran musician Brian Ireland (of Something Corporate and William Tell) to the group. Brian, a California native first began his involvement with the band in the summer of 2005 when he was enlisted to play drums on a recording of the newly completed song ‘All I Need’. In the year and a half since Brian has remained a mentor and a friend to all of us, and his commitment to the band has been unwavering. We are all very excited and enthusiastic about what the future will bring and are anxious to begin this new chapter of evolution for our band. Thanks again to all of you for listening, and please help us in welcoming Brian to the group.

Drop Brian a line and say hello... brian@streamlineworld.com

8/24/06
New Pics/Video Coming Soon

We will be posting a lot of pictures of Streamline's new Hollywood home early next week. So be sure to keep checking back for those.

8/22/06
More Updates/New Gig Listing

Well its been a month since our arrival on the west coast, but we’re finally all settled in. We’ll be adding some pictures in the next week of our new home in Hollywood, as well as some other clips, so be sure to keep checking back for that. Although our website and myspace page have been somewhat stagnant lately, we are in the process of reviving both with the intention of making each a fully functional means of communication. We will be updating both regularly and doing our very best to keep everyone up to date on the latest happenings. We will also be making a greater effort to reply to all of your emails and comments. We are flattered by your continued support and interest and we promise to be better at responding to your messages.

At this time we have also posted a new show listing on the gig page. It will be an acoustic set on September 27th at 8:30 p.m. at Highland Ground in Los Angeles. The door charge will be $5. We hope to see you there. In other news, the band has been working on some new material to be recorded in the very near future. We will keep you all posted on the progress of that, so definitely keep checking back for the latest news. In the mean time, we thank you all for your patience and hope you all are well and enjoying these last days of summer.

7/25/06
An Overdue Update

Thank you everyone for your continued support throughout the last few months, we’ve been making a lot of changes and have inadvertently neglected to keep you all informed. So here’s what’s been happening with us the last few weeks.

We decided after seven months of being in NYC that it just wasn’t the place for us. We were unsuccessful in finding musicians to complete the group and our creativity level was very low. It just didn’t feel like the right environment for us to do what we hoped to get accomplished. So in late April we left the city and moved back to Rochester where we saved up some cash and played a few shows. Now, following in our footsteps from last year, we have once again relocated to Los Angeles. We all feel that being here last year was the turning point for our group professionally and we hope to build upon the work we began a year ago. So for the time being our new home base is LA. We are currently searching for drummers and guitarists in the area and are hoping to get back into the studio to record some new material. We will keep you all posted of our progress and are eager to begin this new chapter in our evolution. As always thanks for listening and for your support.

11/1 & 3/05
Streamline plays The Bitter End (New York, NY)

9/20/05
Streamline to Play in NYC

On Thursday September 29th Streamline will perform at Pianos in NYC. The show is FREE and open to all.

9/12/05
Live DVD shoot

As part of an intensive promotional effort, Streamline will be filming their September 24th concert at Mercyhurst College. The footage will be edited and compiled to create a DVD to send to record labels and eventually to distribute through the website. All are welcome to attend this free event. The show lasts from 8:00-9:30 p.m in the main part of campus. For more information keep checking back or click here.

8/17/05
Be sure to check out our brand new page on myspace.

8/10/05
BRAND NEW STREAMLINE! (part 1)

We are happy to finally make our new song 'ALL I NEED' available for your listening pleasure. This song is the first of two brand new tracks recorded this past week for our demo package. The second song will be posted tomorrow afternoon, so be sure to check back for that as well. Let us know what you think of our latest work, you can post your comments here . (The song should have started playing upon opening this page, but you can also access it by clicking here )

8/4/05
Streamline in the Studio

Streamline hit the studio today to begin work on a new 2 song demo which will be made available on the website sometime next week. The band is extremely excited about the new material and looks forward to releasing it. Keep checking back for updates. Also, there are several new pictures and videos on the 'Road' page from California and the studio, be sure to check them out here.

7/19/05
Mike Hogan will be playing an acoustic set at the Trabant Chai Lounge this friday. The show begins at 8 p.m. and ends at 11. It is FREE to attend.

7/4/05
Happy 4th of July everyone. The band has been keeping busy in Seattle working on some new songs. Check out the 'On the Road' page for the latest updates and new pictures and videos.

6/25/05
Streamline has added a new song to the site, an acoustic version of 'The Meaning of Life'. You can hear this song by clicking on the audio player below or by clicking here.

6/24/05
Lots of new pictures and videos added today, see them at the 'On the Road' page linked below. (the videos are in quicktime format and may take a minute to load, even though the screen does not appear immediately they are probably still working, they just take a few seconds)

6/20/05
Monday morning the band hit the road for the West Coast in order to focus on writing and recording some new material. Throughout this creative process the band will frequently update the website with pictures and video clips highlighting the more interesting aspects of our endeavors. Be sure to check back often for all the latest updates.

click here to visit our new 'On The Road' page

Streamline goes 3-0! Winner of the 2005 Springfest Battle of the Bands sponsored by the Mercyhurst College SAC

Winner of the 2004 "Ugly Idol" band contest sponsored by the Ten Ugly Men Festival, WZNE 94.1 The Zone & Budweiser

Winner of the 2004 Teddi Battle of the Bands Sponsored by St. John Fisher College & Camp Good Days & Special Times

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Living The Dream?
Hello Everyone!

Our tour is well under way, and if you have been out to see us, THANK YOU! We have had a wonderful time, and it seems that the word is starting to spread! This has been very encouraging for us, and we appreciate you all. In comparison to our last tour, we have had better turn-outs, more excitement and support than ever! I must note though, that these gratifying moments have come at a high cost. If you have been to any of the shows, you may have heard some of the stories.

It all started out when we got in the van the night of Tuesday, October 16th. With high hopes and fresh showers, we began our journey. By morning Brad was at the end of a drive shift, and was SO zealous, in fact, that he neglected to pay attention to the gas gauge. He will claim it is the gas gauge's fault, but either way, we ended up on the side of the road in Utah at about 9 a.m. Scholl (Jon) began the effort of a "morning run" to the gas station, but we had no idea how far away it was, so we figured it wouldn't be the best idea to send our little Jon Scholl out into the great wide open equipped with nothing more than running shoes, 6 bucks, and a gas can. I took the gas can, put my thumb out as visibly as I could, and before I knew it, I was on the edge of the passenger seat in a Big Rig driven by a sketchy (at best) guy named Scotty. We continued to the gas station. I looked through his "Truck Stops" book to find that the next gas station heading East was 12 miles away. Glad we didn't let Scholl go on that "morning run," I arrived at the station, hitched a ride back with a nice man in a cargo van, and we were on our way!

We went back West (our destination was East) to get gas because our atlas showed an exit with a town about 3 miles back. As we arrived at a mom and pop gas station, we found a hand written sign on the pump which read "Sorry, no gas for a while." Our only option was go East, which was now about 15 or 16 miles the other way! As luck (or our gas tank...whichever you believe in) would have it, we ran out of gas AGAIN about a mile beyond where we originally ran out! Wasting no time, I proceeded to hitchhike for the third time of the day. I got another two gallons, and the nice man who picked me up actually brought me back too. We made it to the station, and I proceeded to the counter for the third time in one hour, only this time to fill our tank, not our gas can.

Back on the road, proud of how punctually we solved our dilemma, we continued on with confidence that the worst was behind us. As we got into the Rocky mountains, we quickly realized our confidence was false. The Rocky Mountains are a force to be reckoned with!!!

Lesson learned; Passing through Vail, Co. at dark during a freak snow storm is not a good scenario for a bunch of scrubby band guys with a van and trailer!

We got completely stuck at the bottom of an 8 mile incline, and had to get a tow up the mountain. Eight miles, and 175 USD later, we were told that they had the road on the way down well managed, and that we would have no problem getting down the mountain. All LIES!! Soon we found ourselves spinning out of control into a full jackknife, facing oncoming traffic!! As we stopped, and stole a second to assess the situation only to find that there was an 18 Wheeler headed right for us! Our hands went immediately to the door handles. As we readied ourselves to jump ship, the huge truck missed us by inches! We got out of the jackknife, and crept down the mountain. We had another incline, and Tank and I were FREAKING OUT the whole time. Everyone was pretty edgy as Mike drove, and we climbed our way up. Eventually, we made our way down the mountain at about 5 miles per hour, and I think Tank and I lost years off of our life because we were so nervous!

Continuing with hopes of making it to our first show on time, we got into Indiana just in time for a tornado warning, gale force winds, and a torrential downpour. Despite all of the factors stifling our progress, we made it on time! We got out of the van, stretched our legs after our 40 hour trip, and began to unload in some of the heaviest rain any of us have ever seen.

The tour continued with success, and luck was on our side all the way through New York City. This is where our short luck decided to take a completely different direction. The story I am about to tell, friends, is what I would call the "Grand Finale!" It goes a little something like this...

After a very trying day in Brooklyn and Queens, we were informed by Scholl that we had a flat tire. Mike and I figured we could fix it with little trouble. With teamwork, we "fixed" the tire. Mike upheld every end of his portion of the project and so did I...with one exception. I did not tighten the lug nuts on the tire!!!

Brad and Tank had gone back to Rochester with Tank's family, and were safe at home watching the first game of the World Series. Scholl, Mike and Myself got into the van, unwise to the fate that lied ahead. As we got onto the George Washington Bridge, our poor van began to convulse as we bounced wildly inside.  We looked outside to see the problem, and saw sparks everywhere!! Scholl immediately stopped in the middle of traffic (not that he could have gone anywhere even if he wanted to). Hastily, Mike and I got out and ran for the elusive tire! We retrieved the tire, and made a futile attempt at putting the tire back on while Scholl called the necessary authorities. We soon realized our van was irreparable at the moment, and it would need to be towed. The problem now was the trailer. We couldn't tow the two together. Ultimately, we needed a two tow trucks accompanied be their Port Authority personnel, (one flat bed for the trailer) and a couple trained officers of the law to control traffic. By "control" traffic, I mean "stop." It was a Sunday afternoon, and we completely closed the westbound side of the George Washington Bridge for about an hour! We got towed to separate parking lots by the Port Authority. We were over a mile away from each other and were left with nothing but a consoling pat on the back and a phone number for a guy named George, who apparently owned a tow truck. I figured I'd give him a ring.

George showed up in about fifteen minutes with his truck, his sidekick, a thick accent and some bad gas, which he clearly felt no embarrassment releasing in front of strangers. Despite the gas, he was very helpful. He called a friend, who owned a repair shop close by, and towed the van over. We later went to get the trailer with a truck from the repair shop. I negotiated a final price for the repair that night (which was later changed to a price that totaled three times the agreement) and we checked into a roach motel and got some sleep. They couldn't get the parts that night, but promised to get them in the morning to have the van ready by 1:00 p.m. the next day.

We rose the next morning to find that they had, in fact, gotten the parts and began work on our humbled vehicle. The time they promised to have it ready was pushed back about two hours, and the price changed to a thousand dollars more than they said it would be, but we eventually settled somewhere in between. They had to replace the axle, the rear driver break system, and all the bits and pieces that go with that. All in all they were very nice, and seemingly honest guys. Tattered and torn, we climbed into the van. Almost exactly 24 hours after the event, we were on the road to our next show, and amazingly, we were on schedule to be there for load-in.

Despite these horrible/wonderful/interesting/crazy/unnerving stories, we have had a very successful tour. We have smiles on our faces, and we have met an array of new friends, and lots of extraordinary and interesting people. Through all of our trials, we had the help of wonderful people throughout, and we would have never survived without them. Whether it is our listeners/fans, friends, family, city authority, or just the passer-by with a big heart, we appreciate the kindness very much, and can thank you for any of the success that we have had. I will sincerely say, after touring for about 6 or 7 years, I have put any of my past road stories under the table in just one week. We thank you all so very much for your support, and cannot wait for the future of this band.


Brian and Streamline