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Dallas Crane are an alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ...

From left to right: Lead Guitar-Pete Satchell, (Front) Vocals + Rythym Guitar-Dave Larkin, (Back) Drums-Shannon Vanderwert, Bass Guitar-Pat Bourke.
From left to right: Lead Guitar-Pete Satchell, (Front) Vocals + Rythym Guitar-Dave Larkin, (Back) Drums-Shannon Vanderwert, Bass Guitar-Pat Bourke.

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Band History

Dallas Crane started in 1996 with Dave Larkin and Pete Satchell on guitars and vocals, Shan Vanderwert on drums and Chris Brodie on bass. The band was originally known as Tempered Kin but quickly switched to Dallas Crane. After two years playing gigs around Melbourne, Dallas Crane had enough money to record a self-funded album, Lent. While the album received little attention, the band received a good response to its live performances.


The band started winning support slots around the country for the likes of You Am I and The Posies. The band also received airplay on national radio broadcaster Triple J's "Live at the Wireless" program with a track appearing on a CD of highlights of the band. Triple J DJ Richard Kingsmill was an early fan of the band - Kingsmill is now head of programming on the radio network. Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. ... Richard The King Kingsmill (born c. ...


Dallas Crane recorded its second album Twenty Four Seven in 2000. This album received a positive response from Australian rock critics with Beat Magazine naming it as album of the week and In-Press naming it as rock record of the week. Dallas Crane also won the major award at the Australian Live Music Awards, leading the band to represent Australia at the International Live Music Awards in London in 2002. Chris Brodie left the band after the release of Twenty Four Seven, replaced by Pat Bourke in Jan 2001.


Dallas Crane continued to win support slots to a number of artists including Ryan Adams, The Black Keys, Rocket Science, and You Am I. During their shows with You Am I, lead singer Tim Rogers said "Dallas Crane are the best band in the country". Rogers was compiling the soundtrack for the Australian film Dirty Deeds released in 2002 and asked Dallas Crane to cover "Wild About You" originally performed by Australian punk band The Missing Links. Ryan Adams For the similarly named Canadian artist, see Bryan Adams. ... The Black Keys are a two-man blues-rock group from Akron, Ohio, consisting of singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. ... Rocket Science refers to a number of topics: Rocket Science is the name of an Australian rock band Rocket Science is a musical album by Hugh Blumenfeld rocket science, is the study of Rockets and rocketry. ... Tim Rogers at a Temperance Union gig in Canberra during November 2005. ... Dirty Deeds, 2002 motion picture shot in Australia. ...


In 2003, the band embarked on the "Dan Does Dallas Tour" with fellow Australian bands Dan Brodie and the Broken Arrows and Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males. The band then started its own tour supporting singles "No Through Road" and "Ladybird", which both received airplay on Triple J. The band further built its live reputations through performances at the Homebake and Big Day Out festivals. Homebake is an annual Australian rock festival, featuring an all-Australian lineup (with the occasional artist from New Zealand. ... The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival that tours Australasia. ...


In January 2004, the band signed a recording and publishing deal with Albert Productions, the home of AC/DC. The band recorded an album with Wayne Connolly, who has also produced You Am I and Underground Lovers. The self-titled album was released mid-July 2004 and the first single, "Dirty Hearts", made the ARIA top 50 on release in 2004. The album was well-received and seen as their best yet. Nominated for three ARIA awards, the album has already been called an Australian Classic. AC/DC is an Australian hard rock band. ... Underground Lovers (1990 - ), an Australian alternative music band. ...


Recently, Pat performed at the 2004 ARIA awards, and Waveaid, as part of the supergroup The Wrights, featuring members of other Australian rock bands. This article is about the musical term aria. ... The Wrights are a Australian rock music supergroup, consisting of Nic Cester (of Jet), Kram (of Spiderbait), Chris Cheney (of The Living End), Davey Lane (of You Am I and The Pictures) and Pat Bourke (of Dallas Crane). ...


The band have been recording their fourth album with producers Jonathan Burnside and Wayne Connolly, and state that it is 'due in stores early 2006'.


Band Members

As of 2004, the members of Dallas Crane are:

  • Dave Larkin, guitar and vocals;
  • Shan Vanderwert, drums

Chris Brodie was formerly a member of the band on bass. pete satchell born 7 november 1977, which makes him 27. ... Member of Melbourne band Dallas Crane ...


Discography

Albums

An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Twenty Four Seven is an album by Dallas Crane. ... The database did not find the text of a page that it should have found, named Dallas Crane (album). If it is a recently changed page, trying again in a minute or two will usually work. ...

Singles

from Dallas Crane: In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ...

  • "Dirty Hearts" (2004) #43 Australia
  • "Numb All Over" (2004)
  • "Sit On My Knee", with Jimmy Barnes (2005) #14 Australia

Links

  • Dallas Crane home page
  • Australian Music Online entry

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Dallas Crane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (608 words)
Dallas Crane are an alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia.
Dallas Crane continued to win support slots to a number of artists including Ryan Adams, The Black Keys, Rocket Science, and You Am I. During their shows with You Am I, lead singer Tim Rogers said "Dallas Crane are the best band in the country".
In 2003, the band embarked on the "Dan Does Dallas Tour" with fellow Australian bands Dan Brodie and the Broken Arrows and Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males.
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