A DAY ON THE GREEN - RUTHERGLEN - Border Mail
THE GUYS GO OFF AT BYRON BAY'S EAST COAST BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL 2007 and manage to become the 2nd highest CD sellers at the Festival this year! Not bad for an independent act up against the likes of Wolfmother, Ben Harper, Tony Joe White, Joss Stone and more......
One of the hardest working bands in Australia have planned to take some time off until July (with maybe 1 or 2 shows in that time, they are gig pigs after all!) to get creative and continue work on the album. They have been on the road for 15 months after all. There has been alot talk of what is next to come for Dallas Frasca & Her Gentleman and I suppose we will just have to wait and find out! Dallas and Jeff Curran have gone bush, or desert or somewhere with some recording gear, their guitars and a couple of slabs of beer to continue work on the much anticipated release.
With the success of Triple J airplay on Roots n All, DALLAS FRASCA AND HER GENTLEMAN are fast spreading an epidemic of down and dirty roots rhythms around Australia. Described as "The Modern Day Janis Joplin", Dallas Frasca & Her Gentlemen surely appreciate the comparison. Continuing the strong roots contingent Frasca kicks against the male dominance and sounds off like she's got a pair.
At age 19, she started singing in country NSW, nailing her debut solo EP “Acoustic Slide Groove†in 2005 and simultaneously stitching up Triple J's Light Your Fuse competition from over 500 entries. At the time she had no idea her music would cause the stir it has during the year. From there, two of her songs hit top position on MP3.com, she's played almost every major festival in Australia including (East Coast Blues and Roots (becoming the second highest cd sellers!), Falls Fest, Apollo Bay, Pyramid Rock Festival, Narooma Blues and Rockabilly Fest and Nepean alongside artists like Joss Stone, Ben Harper, John Butler and many more). She's been on the road with Xavier Rudd and her remarkable voice has been described as "like diving off a rock into a pristine gorge with the worst hangover of your life, and emerging from the cool depths rejuvenated." With a wail as big as her dread-locked hair, she is a force for the future: she is woman, hear her roar.
Dallas Frasca has an undeniable stage presence. Her powerful and commanding vocal style is one of a kind; raw, gritty and unrestrained, this woman is a force to be reckoned with. Joined by the upside down, left handed, back to front, slide dobro and mandolin extraordinaire, Jeff Curran makes the two piece without kit a wall of guitars and stomp box that delve into raw, double duelling slides, launching from a rock solid ground of roots influences. One thump on that stomp box demands attention from any audience and is a sure-fire way to get the crowd worked up... Dallas Frasca and Her Gentleman are a live experience you don’t want to miss!
Frasca will cause quite a fracas when she plays like Thirst For Love and Got Me Goin' from her new EP “Learn Your Routesâ€, recorded by Dave Davis (Powderfinger, Midnight Oil and George). Forget those other names for now and go and get yourself solid Frasca grooving. Australia's Joplin will rejuvenate you.
"Dallas' incredibly robust vocal performance conjured the spirit of Janis Joplin and Tom Waits."
- Deep Roots Festival, ESPY Review - BEAT MAGAZINE - May 2007
"The acclaimed Dallas Frasca isn't only the leading lady on Australia's male-dominated roots scene, she also possesses a voice as powerful and soulful as the great Janis Joplin"
- TIME OFF MAGAZINE
"You'd Be A Fool Not To Be Impressed" - Single Of The Week
- Simone (Beat Magazine)
“It feels and sounds natural and that’s what I’m into, real music, from the heart, a powerful blues voice, I’m feelin it.â€
- Carlo Santone (Blue King Brown)
"EVERY now and then a voice comes along that makes you stop in your tracks and listen, and in an industry that is fraught with commercialism, an emergence of real talent is a breath of fresh air. It is no surprise then to find Melbourne singer songwriter Dallas Frasca is independently making an impact on the industry. "
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