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Origin
  
Australia

Website
  
www.dallasfrasca.com

Years active
  
2006 (2006)–present

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Genres
  
Rock, alternative, riff rock, soul

Labels
  
Spank Betty Records + Verycords

Members
  
Dallas Frasca - vocals/guitar Jeff Curran - guitar Chris Windley - drums

Albums
  
Sound Painter, Love Army, Not for Love or Money, Learn Your Routes, Dirt Buzz

Profiles

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Dallas Frasca is an Australian three piece rock band from Melbourne. In 2015 they signed with Australia label Social Family Records and in 2016 they announced the launch of their own independent record label, Spank Betty Records. September 16, 2016, the three piece (no bass) released their EP, Dirt Buzz. On April 17, 2015 the band released their third studio album, 'Love Army' recorded by New York-based producer, Andy Baldwin. The album hit the Top 20 ARIA Charts and Top 10 Australian Album Charts in its first week of release.

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Front woman, Dallas began to sing at aged 18, when she discovered her singing ability at a housewarming party. The band's career kicked off in 2006, when they won triple j’s “Light Your Fuse” competition.

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In 2012 Dallas Frasca came third for their song "All My Love" in the AAA category of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) with over 16,000 entries and judged by Ozzy Osbourne, Tori Amos, Janelle Monáe, Tom Waits, Basement Jaxx. The song was also re-recorded by Czech Republic artist Lenny (Universal) and hit the Top Ten charts in her country.

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2010 saw the band win ‘Artist Of The Year’ at the Musicoz Awards. She has also played at major festivals. These include Big Day Out, Falls Festival, Bluesfest, Pyramid Rock Festival, Festival of the Sun, Queenscliff Music Festival, Southbound, and major French festival – Blues Passion Cognac.

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Supports include: Patti Smith, Ugly Kid Joe, Earth, Wind & Fire (to a 40,000 strong crowd in Le Mans, France at the 24hr circuit car race in July 2013, Aerosmith, The Bellrays and Xavier Rudd (which led to the collaboration of the recording of Mavis Staples song, 'My Eyes Own' in 2009.

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In 2008, Frasca sang for Australian rock band Midnight Oil in Sydney, in support of Amnesty International. In early 2009, the band was invited to perform as one of seven artists from seven continents of the planet for International Earth Day in Montreal, Canada.

In July 2012, Dallas Frasca was invited by The Tea Party to perform as the opening act for their Brisbane show at the Tivoli theatre as part of The Tea Party's reformation Tour.

Dallas Frasca helped launch Bob Irwin's brand new wildlife foundation with legendary guitarist Slash (Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver) at the Lone Pine Sanctuary in Brisbane. The event attracted international interest on August 22, 2012.

Dallas Frasca signed to French record label, Verycords (home of Triggerfinger & Skunk Anansie) in February 2013 and regularly tours France and the U.K. in April 2015, the band appeared on French TV show Canal Plus, Album De La Semaine that aired to almost 1/4 million viewers in Europe.

On New Year’s Day 2016, After a harrowing fall from a remote Northern Territory rockpool ledge, Frasca found herself laid up for two weeks reassessing her life and music. “I actually thought I’d broken my back, but I didn’t, thank fuck. It was just the biggest metaphor for all the stuff I wasn’t paying attention to.”

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Band members

  • Dallas Frasca (vocals and guitar)
  • Jeff Curran (guitar)
  • Chris Windley (drums)
  • Discography

  • Dallas Frasca and Her Gentlemen: Learn Your Routes' (EP 2007)
  • Not for Love or Money (album 2009)
  • Sound Painter (album, 2012)
  • Love Army (album, 2015) #29 AUS
  • Dirt Buzz (EP 2016)
  • Songs

    All My LoveSound Painter · 2012
    Anything Left to WonderSound Painter · 2012
    You are BeautifulLove Army · 2015

    References

    Dallas Frasca Wikipedia