May 25 1976

Paul Dempsey is Born (also Paul’s mum’s birthday)

July 1994

The band now known as ‘Something for Kate’ are formed

September 12 1994

Sfk play their first gig as ‘Fish of the Day’ at the Punters club

December 1994

Sfk record their demo tape at 001 Studios

1995

Sfk sell their demo tape at Au Go Go, it sells over 600 copies

January 1996

Sfk record their first EP ‘…The Answer to Both Your Questions’ at Seed Studios

May 1996

Sfk record ‘Dean Martin’ at Megaphon, other songs recorded include ‘Just a Picture’

May 10 1996

Sfk’s debut EP ‘…The Answer To Both Your Questions’ is released

August 13 1996

Sfk begin the Unipalooser tour with Jebediah and Bluebottle Kiss at Deakin University in Melbourne

September 14 1996

Sfk finish the Unipalooser tour at Shenton Park Hotel in Perth

October 4 1996

‘Dean Martin’,  sfk’s first single is released

December 1996

Julian decides to leave Sfk but decides to play on the album

February 1997

Sfk record their first album in York Street Studios, New Zealand with production by Brian Paulson

March 10 1997

Sfk release their ‘filler’ EP titled ‘Intermission’ to amuse the fans until the album.

March 15 1997

Julian’s last gig at Brookvale Hotel in Sydney

May 12 1997

‘Captain (Million Miles and Hour)’ is the first single released from their first album

July 11 1997

Sfk’s first album ‘Elsewhere for 8 Minutes’ is released.

July 16 1997

Sfk perform on RRR ‘Live on the Rooftop’.

September 16 1997

Sfk begin tour with ‘Ammonia’ at Sydney University. Paul plays as second guitarist for Ammonia

October 9 1997

Sfk finish tour with ‘Ammonia’ at the Prince of Wales in Western Australia

October 10 1997

‘Prick’, the second single off ‘Elsewhere…’ is released

December 31 1997

Sfk play live at the Falls Festival. This gig was later given out as a promo CD at the September ’98 Hi-Fi Bar gigs

January 1998

Toby Ralph leaves Sfk, he is replaced by Stephanie Ashworth. Sfk tour for a few months with Stephanie playing with both Sfk and Sandpit

January 19 1998

Sandpit’s debut single ‘Along the Moors’ is released

February 13 1998

‘Working Against Me’,  the third single off ‘Elsewhere…’ is released

April 20 1998

Sandpit’s debut album ‘On Second Thought’ is released

May 30 1998

Sandpit play their last gig at the Punters club

June 22 1998

‘Roll Credit’ is released, including a cover of Jebediah’s ‘Harpoon’ and Jebediah’s cover of ‘Clint’

September to October 1998

Paul visits Dublin for a month to find his roots. Apparently most of the lyrics for ‘Beautiful Sharks’ were written here. Stephanie and Clint apparently holiday in LA

October 1998

Sfk rehearse in Toronto for two weeks in preperation for recording of their next album

November 1998 to February 1999

Sfk record ‘Beautiful Sharks’ at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne with production by Brian Paulson

January 29 1999

Sfk play their first gig as a four-piece with Wally Gunn on guitar at the Corner Hotel

March 19 1999

Sfk begin their ‘Electricity’ tour with ‘Adam Said Galore’ at The Edge on the Gold Coast

March 29 1999

‘Electricity’, the first single off ‘Beautiful Sharks’ is released

April 16 1999

Sfk end their ‘Electricity’ tour at the Newport Hotel in Fremantle

April 29 1999

Sfk play four songs for ‘The Joint’ on Channel [V] and do a live online chat during ‘By Demand’

June 7 1999

Sfk’s track ‘Photograph’ is included on the hugely popular television show ‘Dawson’s Creek’ soundtrack

June 7 1999

‘Beautiful Sharks’, sfk’s second album is released. The album debuts at No. 10 in the Aria charts

June 7 1999

Sfk play a live to air set for JJJ’s ‘Live at the Wireless’. Performance is released as a promo CD

June 25 1999

Sfk perform ‘Hallways’ on “Hey Hey It’s Saturday”

July 7 1999

Sfk are broadcast on RRR’s ‘Live at the Rooftop’

July 13 1999

Sfk begin the ‘P2K’ tour supporting Powderfinger at the Playpen in Cairns

August 9 1999

The second single ‘Hallways’ is released, featuring a remix by Geoff Barrows of ‘Portishead’

September 13 1999

Sfk are nominated for an ARIA award for ‘Best Alternative Release’ for ‘Beautiful Sharks’

October 10 1999

Sfk finish the ‘P2K’ tour at Newport Hotel in Fremantle

October 10 1999

Sfk perform two songs on the ’10:30 Slot’

November 22 1999

The third single ‘Whatever You Want’ is released

December 13 1999

Sfk’s first video ‘Big Screen Television’ is released, including all their clips to date plus a couple of solo live performances

January 21 2000

Sfk release ‘Q&A With Dean Martin’, consisting of both the deleted EP and single

March 6 2000

Sfk release ‘The Astronaut’, the final single off ‘Beautiful Sharks’. The single version is subtely redone to include backing vocals by Paul’s sisters and strings.

March to April 2000

Sfk tour USA and Japan. Stephanie was apparently approached to Join ‘Hole’ when a member saw them at a gig.

May 12 2000

‘Beautiful Sharks’ is awarded “Album of the Year” at the Industry Critics Awards in Adelaide. Sfk also received several nominations

May 18 2000

Paul begins his solo ‘Lack of Rhythm’ tour at the Corner Hotel

May 25 2000

Sfk perform live to air on Merrick & Rosso’s JJJ show

June 3 2000

Paul finishes his ‘Lack of Rhythm’ tour at the Amplifier in Perth

May to July 2000

Sfk record demos for ‘Echolalia’

July 20 2000

Sfk holiday in Thailand to refresh themselves for recording

August 10 2000

Paul plays the first of three secret gigs as the ‘Hawaiian Robot’ at the Corner Hotel to try out new material

August 21 2000

Paul plays his first all ages solo gig at the Black Box Theatre with proceeds going to charity

August 31 2000

‘Beautiful Sharks’ is awarded Gold status

October 21 2000

Sfk are awarded ‘Best Live Act’ at the ALMA’s (Australian Live Music Awards)

November 16 2000

Sfk cover Midnight Oil’s ‘Dreamworld’ for JJJ radio

November 2000 to January 2001

Sfk record ‘Echolalia’ with Grammy award winning producer Trina Shoemaker at Mangrove Studio

April 1 2001

The promo clip for ‘Monsters’ is filmed in inner city Melbourne

April 27 2001

Sfk begin their ‘Mythology Tour’ at the Soloon in Launceston with support from Big Heavy Stuff

April 30 2001

Sfk release ‘Monsters’, the first single off ‘Echolalia’

June 8 2001

Sfk end their ‘Mythology Tour’ at the Prince of Wales Hotel

June 13 2001

JJJ start playing tracks off ‘Echolalia’

June 21 2001

Sfk perform on RRR ‘Live at the Rooftop’

June 25 2001

‘Echolalia’, sfk’s third album is released. It debuts at No. 2 in the Aria charts and No. 1 in the Alternative charts. Their other two albums re-enter the alternative charts.

June 26 2001

Sfk perform ‘Three Dimensions’ on ROVE Live

July 2001

Sfk feature in a 6 page article in JUICE Magazine

July 4 2001

‘Echolalia’ is awarded Gold status

July 10 2001

Stephanie’s bass, signed by all members is auctioned and raises $1775 for charity

July 16 2001

This Site and the official site are announced as finalists for the 2001 ONYA awards in their respective categories

July 16 2001

Sfk record upcoming JJJ ‘Live at the Wireless’ with a few lucky fans in attendence

July 30 2001

Sfk are broadcast on JJJ’s ‘Live at the Wireless’

August 6 2001

‘Three Dimensions’ is the second single from ‘Echolalia’

August 8 2001

Sfk begin their ‘Echo-la-la-lia’ tour at the ANU in Canberra

August 31 2001

Sfk conclude their ‘Echo-la-la-lia’ tour at the Arena in Brisbane

September 11 2001

Something for Kate are nominated for 6 ARIA awards

September 29 2001

RAGE have a sfk special including video of Sfk’s ‘Live at the Wireless’ set

October 14 2001

Sfk record a live set for Channel 10’s ‘Cold Live at the Chapel’. This is also streamed simulcastly on the internet

October 16 2001

Sfk begin the ‘New Suburban Fables Tour’ in support of Powderfinger at Club Nova in Newcastle

October 26 2001

Andrew Burch wins an ALMA award for ‘Best Live Sound’ for his work at sfk live shows

October 28 2001

“Echolalia” reaches platinum sales

October 29 2001

Sfk’s cover of ‘Dreamworld’ is feautred on a Midnight Oil tribute album

November 5 2001

’20 Years’, the third single from ‘Echolalia’ is released

November 8 2001

Sfk end the ‘New Suburban Fables Tour’ at Festival Hall in Melbourne

November 8 2001

Sfk are featured on Triple J’s J-Files, a 3 hours special dedicated to the band including rarities, interviews and live performances

November 16 2001

Sfk perform for Channel [v]’s Live at VHQ, a free concert which will air on a tv special

November 20 2001

“Echolalia” is releaesd on 12” Vinyl

December 16 2001

“Echolalia” is voted best album of 2001 in a listener voted poll on JJJ, Richard Kingsmill also voted as his favourite of the year

January 16 2002

Sfk play a secret show at the Prince of Wales in Melbourne under the title of “Jerry and the Manmade Sharks”

January 26 2002

Sfk win three spots in the JJJ Hottest 100, #2 for “Monsters”, #13 for “Three Dimensions” and #37 for “20 Years”

February 4 2002

Sfk release “Say Something” off “Echolalia”

May 8 2002

Sfk are nominated for an APRA for “Song of the Year” (Monsters)

May 10 2002

Paul begins the ‘Singularity’ tour at Heaven in Adelaide, supported by Grant-Lee Phillips

June 1 2002

Paul ends the ‘Singularity’ tour in an all ages show at the Black Box Theatre in Melbourne

August 2002

Paul takes on the role of Producer for an upcoming album with Evan Dando and Tom Morgan

August 16 2002

Paul performs a one-off show with Evan Dando, Tom Morgan and Andy Calvert at the Cherry Bar in Melbourne

October 8 2002

“Echolalia” is released in the US, through Red Ink label

October 14 2002

Sfk release their first DVD, “A Diversion”, including live performances, video clips, photos and a short film titled “Holding Pattern”

October 22 2002

Paul begins a national tour of the US, at Sunset Tavern in Seattle

October 24 2002

Paul raises over $7000 for Amnesty International by auctioning his guitar

November 12 2002

Paul finishes his US tour at Smithe’s old bar in Atlanta

November 26 2002

Paul plays the first of two secret shows at the Corner Hotel to preview new songs

March – April 2003

Sfk record their 4th album

May 19 2003

Sfk begin a national tour of the US at the House of Blues in Cambridge MA

May 26 2003

Sfk finish their US tour at Tower City Amphitheatre in Cleveland OH

May 28 2003

Sfk perform their first headlining UK show at the Mean Fidler in London

May 30 2003

Sfk big a European tour with silverchair at the Berlin Arena in Germany

June 3 3003

Sfk finish their European tour at Mutualite in Paris, France

June 16 2003

The Givegoods release their Debut album, “I Want to Kill a Rich Man”, produced by Paul Dempsey

July 3 2003

Sfk begin the national “Déjà vu” tour with guests Death Cab for Cutie from the US, at the Great Northern Hotel in Byron Bay

July 7 2003

“Déjà vu”, the first single off the upcoming album “The Official Fiction” is released

July 20 2003

Sfk finish the national “Déjà vu” tour at Heaven in Adelaide

August 18 2003

Sfk’s 4^th album, “The Official Fiction” is released

September 11 2003

Sfk begin their national “Non-Fiction” tour at the “Great Northern” in Byron Bay

October 13 2003

“Song for a Sleepwalker”, the second single off “The Official Fiction” is released

October 21 2003

Sfk perform at the ARIAs

October 26 2003

Sfk finish their “Non-Fiction” tour at “Kelts Bar” in Blaxland, NSW

October 27 2003

Sfk perform on JJJs “Live at the Wireless”