COLOUR OF THE CARNIVAL FOR KASEY

Kasey Chambers, Australia’s multi-ARIA Award winning, multi-platinum selling alt.country singer/songwriter has unveiled details of her new album Carnival out August 19th. The album will be preceded by first single “Nothing At All”, at radio now and released everywhere July 22nd.

In addition to this, Chambers will embark on an extensive Australian tour, her first in over two years.

The new album Carnival was recorded in just over a week with producer and brother Nash Chambers on NSW’s Central Coast. Joining them were some hand picked special guests (many of whom had never worked with Kasey previously) including Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie, Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), Tim Rogers (You Am I) and Michael Barker (John Butler Trio). It’s this fresh approach and willingness to ‘break the mould’ that only serves to cement Chambers’ position as an evolving, unique and dynamic Australian artist.

While the album has a distinctly contemporary edge that will surprise many, Carnival still draws on all the trademark qualities that has made Kasey Chambers one of Australia’s most loved and respected artists. The title of the album is lifted from one of the album tracks “Colour Of The Carnival” and throughout the album, Chambers draws life comparisons to that of a simple carnival...exploring life, love, innocence, fun and loss all with a healthy shot of optimism.

To coincide with the release of the new single and album, Kasey Chambers will be hitting the road for a series of shows that will run through until the end of the year. Fans in WA will be the first to experience these gigs before the tour then goes to all states. In between these dates Kasey will also tour throughout the United States and possibly UK and Europe.

So roll up, roll up.... and join Kasey Chambers as she takes you on an exciting new ride.

Dates:
September 1st - Bunbury Entertainment Centre
September 2nd - Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
September 6th - Goldfields Arts Centre Kalgoorlie
September 7th - Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
September 8th - Queens Park Theatre Geraldton
October 6th - Empire Theatre Toowoomba
October 7th - Brolga Theatre Maryborough
October 8th - Australia Zoo Sunshine Coast
November 5th - Civic Theatre Newcastle
November 9th - Bathurst Entertainment Centre
November 13th - Sydney Opera House
November 14th - Brisbane Convention Centre
November 15th - The Metro Sydney
November 19th - Royal Theatre Canberra
November 20th - The Forum Melbourne (over 18’s)
November 21st - The Arts Centre Melbourne
November 22nd Adelaide Festival Theatre

DIESEL STRIKES SYDNEY

On the brink of releasing his first band album, Coathanger Antennae, in nearly four years, Diesel is hitting the road again (does he ever stop?) with his full band to showcase tracks off the new album in Sydney.

Performing selections from albums as far back as the Injectors, Diesel’s debut and to the present, it’s an evolving 2 hour show with some of the most widely known songs getting a reworking.

Backtrack … 2004 unveiled two debut releases for Diesel – a live solo acoustic album Singled Out (part of Liberation Music’s Blue Acoustic Series) recorded whilst touring Australia 2003/04 - and a DVD, which recently went Gold, The First Fifteen – ’89-‘04, a retrospective spanning his fifteen year career recorded at Sydney’s Metro Theatre.

Singled Out spawned a further ARIA nomination and the DVD debuted in the top 40 in it’s initial week.

After the success of his ARIA Award nominated acoustic album Singled Out, Diesel went back in the studio with his band — bassist Richie Vez and drummer Lee Moloney — to cut his most varied collection of songs in ten years. Coathanger Antennae is Diesel’s most “liberating” album to date.

Dates:
Friday 30 June - @ Newtown
Saturday 1 July - @ Newtown