This winter in Australia, The Vagrants

Hello Again, Long time no write, sorry. Now that we are back from our European tour, I want to say thanks to all the people that came to see The Vagrants play, had a beer with us, gave us a place to stay, and for all the musicians in The Vagrants, and the bands that played with us, especially The On Fires. It is always a great night when you are playing with us. A quick update as to what The Vagrants are doing at the moment. All of the songs that I have written have always been written on an acoustic guitar. I didn't plan it that way, it is just the way it seems to happen. So now Renate and I are doing some acoustic shows. We have played a house party already and we are gearing up to do some more acoustic shows in and around Melbourne and then a bit in NSW, SA and QLD. We are also in the middle of writing new music as well. The new material will definitely be more diverse and we hope to not travel down roads we have already been down. We are Vagrants at heart!!! The other major item on our list is that Renate and I are working our asses off to make our small, but growing all too quickly, art/ gifts/ import/ greeting card company www.iqartcards.com. This company has been going for 12 years and helped to fund the beginning of The Vagrants and is dear to our hearts. It is art, it is helping artists, and helped us to stay sane/ insane during the day. Just wanted to say hi, hope you are all well, and let me know if you want to do a gig with The Vagrants (acoustic or electric) here in Australia before I head overseas in November. Cheers, Steve

Love the Debonaire's Luncheon. I have met so many great people there and they are a real community!!! They support fantastic causes and also have fun doing it. If you are a musician, a nice person, or just like to contribute to a great cause check this out: http://www.supportact.com.au/ If anyone is having problems with Immigration, student visas, working visas, etc... you can contact Benjamin. Great guy, very switched on and heart in the right place. http://www.access-australia.com.au/ And congrats to the Deb's Lunch, 10 years of fantastic networking, fund raising, and of course.... FUN!!!! Cheers, Steve

The Vagrants, "Back Home?"

Renate and I are back in Australia. It is an odd feeling finishing a tour. We love the road, and we love the unfolding of new musicians that tour with us. This year was a ripper with an all Aussie cast of, Josh Celata, "Bruce"... Lachlan Bruce, and Cal Blackman. They all came into their own, became Vagrants and tore up the stage with us. We have some new songs that are getting recorded soon, and we will have lots more news coming up. We love the challenge, and we love the new sounds that come with playing with new people, but also want to get some of the veteran players from The Vagrants projects on the next CD. I will keep you posted. I AM BACK on the blogging. Cheers, Steve steve@thevagrants.com

Weak Minded Fools.

Firstly... The Vagrants will be playing down at the Espy this Sat. the 21st of July. I was just wondering if there are any people out there that are interested in managing The Vagrants. If you are, please write to mgmt@thevagrants.com More importantly, in the news of Australia, there is so much "Street Violence". It is usually an unprovoked attack on a person small of stature, and not a very macho type. I just want to say to all the weak minded people, if you want to prove you are tough, pick on someone bigger than you!!! Pick a fight with someone else that likes to fight. Beating up a person that is not a fighter is like kicking a dog, punching a child or someone in bed while they are sleeping. It doesn't take a hero, a tough guy, or half a brain. Does this really make you feel big? Maybe you can boast about it, but I know it will eat you up over time, and just make you feel smaller and smaller inside. Rest in peace all the people that have had their lives ended by thugs with no idea how their actions affect lives, families and other in the long term. To all of you that don't get involved.... Help catch these people, turn the idiots in, let the police know what you have seen!!!!

Free hosting with cheap website building!!!

Hey guys,

Hope all is well. If you are getting this you might already know Renate and Steve Iorio and have probably been to our great website. I am not sure that you know, but Renate has been making all the e commerce sites as well as static sites. We are now building and hosting websites for others! Get us to build your site, as “Grand Opening Special” we will host your site FOR FREE FOR ONE YEAR!!!! The offer is good if you pay in September and website prices start at $195. If you don’t know us well, here is a bit of information about us, our experience and the websites we have built just below here.
If you are interested, just hit reply or go to the Indie Avenues Website. www.indieavenues.com

And pass this on to some people that might want a site!!!

I.Q Art was established in Australia 11 years ago by Renate and Steve Iorio. I.Q Art is an innovative wholesaler of quality products to over 800 stores across Australia and online. We supply greeting cards, gift cards, artwork, license images and photography, make websites, and distribute to a wide variety of outlets and industries.
www.iqartcards.com


The Vagrants are a high energy party rock band. Independence that is the word that sums up The Vagrants. Renate is the lead singer and Steve Iorio plays guitar and compose the original songs that range from very serious, to downright hysterical. The live show is high energy and is just a sweaty soaking wet t shirt ready to happen. The Vagrants have toured relentlessly for 7 years and manage themselves.
www.thevagrants.com


Indie Avenues is a company helping people in different areas of life. Founded by Renate and Steve Iorio it is a venture that brings all of our different friends, contacts and business partners of the past to use their expertise to help each other succeed in their present project. We have just added website building and website hosting and SEO (search engine optimization) to our portfolio. As an introductory offer in the month of September, we are giving ONE FREE YEAR OF WEBHOSTING to anyone that has a site built by IQ Website.
www.indieavenues.com


Merch Bitch has just recently been established, but has come from Steve and Renate’s long history of helping Australian artists to showcase their music here and internationally, get radio airplay, gigs, tours, legal issues, accounting, grants, and manage their bands. The decline in profits in the record industry has meant that many artists have no way of selling physical product to fans that may want the full CD and not just a download.
www.merchbitch.com.au


Blind Beatroot was set up by Steve and Renate while operating the Australian Showcases at Popkomm in Berlin. They have been managing bands, hotels, tours, companies and project for many years in many projects. In an effort to help others they built a website for all to use and put up information, contacts, and helpful hints from their experience.
www.blindbeatroot.com


Some of the other website that we have built are:
www.belle-cher.com
www.perfectlywrite.com.au
www.drewparsonsaudio.com

Hope to see you at the Cherry Bar on Oct. 21st, The Vagrants are playing with the legendary "X".
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Stephen Iorio ♪ +♪ = ♥
steve@thevagrants.com
www.thevagrants.com
www.youtube.com/thevagrants
www.facebook.com/thevagrants
www.myspace.com/vagrantsmusic

The Vagrants, Can't take anymore

So the CD launch of The Vagrants new CD STAND UP , has come and gone. We have had more airplay than imagined, great reviews and really fantastic response from the crowd at our gigs.
THANK YOU!!!!!!

A lot of people just keep asking what is the song "Can't Take Anymore" all about? Well firstly, have a look at the lyrics at:
http://www.reverbnation.com/vagrants

There are some songwriters that believe that "People should get their own meaning from a song". To tell you the truth, I believe that in general, (not always) but that is just a way for a songwriter to get more people like his songs. F*$% THAT!!! I really want people to know what I think. LOVE OR HATE IT!!!!

This song is about all the bullshit advertising that is up in our faces in the most pristine places. ON the slopes in ski resorts, on the roads, on your computer screen pop ups, on TV, radio, and even in state and national forests. AHHHHHHHHHHH

I may write the songs, but Renate Ludwig the lead singer of The Vagrants reads thru all the lyrics and picks the ones that she loves. She picks songs she is passionate about. So I can tell you she sings this with a passion that I am unable to do, and I thank her for that.

I can't take anymore!!!!!
Steve Iorio
www.thevagrants.com

The Vagrants launch new CD, "Stand Up" Aug. 27, Cherry Bar

Starting a new blog as well, check out The Vagrants!!!

The Vagrants launch their spectacular new cd "STAND UP" at the Cherry Bar on Aug. 27th at the Cherry Bar. The first 100 people get a free shot of Jagermeister. It is no wonder why the tour was called the "Stand up and get Stupid Tour".

If you are a friend, pass it on.

If you are in media or a journalist member text me (0417 810 710) to get on the door list. Thanks so much for the help, it is really appreciated. We are getting an amazing reception of the new CD and it really gives us inspiration in a hard industry.

"Kate Roseler" is our publicist, so you e mail her or call her anytime on 0466 549 357. All the information you are likely to need is up on the website links below, by you are also welcome to call me my number is at the bottom.


Cheers,
Steve
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Stephen Iorio ♪ +♪ = ♥
steve@thevagrants.com
www.thevagrants.com
www.youtube.com/thevagrants
www.facebook.com/thevagrants
www.myspace.com/vagrantsmusic