Street Chant could easily have never existed. Emily was a teenage binge drinker who couldn’t stop going to Eden’s Bar on K’ Rd, even though half the bands which played there made her sick. She was straight out of high school, and had this infernal itch telling her she could be on that stage too. Billie Rogers wasn’t much better. She played in a band she hated and wanted nothing more than to be in a band with Emily. Every time they ran into each other – which was every Friday, more or less – they would promise that they’d get together and jam.

One day, quite unexpectedly, it actually happened. Only right away, Emily realised that she wasn’t much into jamming. The band were taught and direct, with little tolerance for the slovenliness which characterised much underground music then and now. So while the band went from fever dream to reality, thanks to the addition of Mikey Sperring, then of Don Julio and the Hispanic Mechanic, Emily spent a focussed month writing the six songs she figured constituted a set.

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STREET CHANT PHOTOS AT SUGARLOAF SHAKEDOWN. On the 22nd of May 2011 a gig to raise funds for Christchurch musicians effected by the Christchurch earthquake was held at the Kings Arms in Auckland New Zealand. Bands that played included The Bats, Street Chant, Lawrence Arabia, Dictaphone Blues, Princess Chelsea and the Drab Do Riffs. Here are a few photos of Street Chant from the day

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After winning over the bigwigs (that other dude with long frizzy hair is Mr CMJ The Rev. Moose - he's not in the band) at CMJ in New York last year, Street Chant are heading back to give them just a little bit more...

Street Chant have a few New Zealand and US shows coming up - see below

• - 6.15pm Saturday 5th March - 95bFM Summer Series - Albert Park - Auckland - NZ
• - 5pm Sunday 6th March - Arch Hill vs. Muzai - Kings Arms - Auckland - NZ
• - 9pm Friday 11th March - "Part Time Punks" - La Cita - Los Angeles - USA
• - 12pm Wednesday 16th - March -- "Southern Hemisphere Sounds" at Aussie's Grill and Beach Bar - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - 4pm Wednesday 16th - March  - DMI Day Showcase at DMI House - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - 7pm Wednesday 16th - March - New Zealand Showcase - Brush Square - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - 8pm Thursday 18th - March - Team Clermont Showcase - Easy Tiger Patio - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - 4pm Friday 19th March - Speed Sets - Gear Alley Expo - Lounge and Bar in Exhibit Hall 2 - SXSW, Austin Texas - USA
• - Monday 21st March - The Cake Shop - New York - USA
• - Wednesday 23rd March - Coco 66 - New York - USA
• - Thursday 24th March - Comet Pingpong - Washington DC
• - Friday 25th March - The Rock Shop - New York - USA
• - Monday 28th March - The Cake Shop - New York - USA