Dallas Frasca – Learn Your Routes released Nov 2006
Since Alternate Roots Powerhouse Dallas Frasca hit the scene in Dec 2005 when she released her debut solo EP ‘Acoustic Slide Groove’, she has obliterated 4 stomp boxes, cooked 2 P.A’s and melted one guitar amp, clocking up over 30,000kms of touring around Australia.
At the time she had no idea her music would cause the stir it has during the year. Acoustic Slide Groove won Frasca the JJJ’s ‘Light Your Fuse’ comp. in March this year, she was nominated as a finalist for APRA’s prestigious Professional Development Award, 2006, was in May, shortlisted for the John Butler (JB Seed) grant award just one year of cultivating her slide guitar vocals, spawned an artist performer of the highest calibre.
Now Dallas Frasca Her Gentlemen (featuring Jeff Curran on dobro and mandolin) have earned their street cred building a solid following performing at countless live venues around the country and have been booked at many of the major festivals including East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, Apollo Bay Music Festival, Falls Festival, Nepean Music Fest (with Ben Harper) Narooma Blues Rockabilly Festival, Southbound Festival, Blues at Bridgetown Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival and scored some great supports including, Xavier Rudd, Micheal Franti John Butler to name a few.
Now comes the follow up, much anticipated EP ‘LEARN YOUR ROUTES’ Recorded by co-producer Dave Davis (Powderfinger, Midnight Oil, George) and mastered by internationally acclaimed Tony Mantz, a.k.a. ‘Jack the Bear’ (The Waifs, Hilltop Hoods, Jet, You Am I). Independently released, the two piece without kit are a wall of guitars and stomp box that delve into raw, double duelling slides, launching from a rock solid ground of roots influences. The opening track ‘Learn Your Routes’ assures listeners that there is only one Dallas Frasca, whilst ‘Thirst For Love’ shows the more sensitive side of her song writing. There is no wonder they’ve labelled her as ‘The Modern Day Janis Joplin’ with the inspirational, “Don’t Let No-One’ held only by Frasca’s mammoth vocals.
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.
Carlo Santone (Blue King Brown)
“You’d Be A Fool Not To Be Impressed” – Learn Your Routes – Single Of The Week –
Beat Magazine – Simone
Top 5 single releases for 2006 –
Motivation (Acoustic Slide Groove) –
Mark Rasmussen – Editor, Buzz Magazine
Top Ten Tip Sheet – Learn Your Routes
PBS radio 106.7FM
