Dallas Crane
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Dallas Crane are a Melbourne alternative rock band.
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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 Bodie 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 for You Am I, Regurgitator and Shihad. 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.
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.
Dallas Crane continued to win support slots to a number of artists including Ryan Adams, The Black Keys, Rocket Science, Dan Brodie and the Broken Arrows 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.
In 2003, the band embarked on the "Dan Does Dallas Tour" with fellow Australian bands Dan Brodie and the Broken Keys 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.
In January 2004, the band signed a recording and publishing deal with Albert Productions, formerly 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.
Recently, Pat performed at the 2004 ARIA awards as part of the supergroup The Wrights, featuring members of other Australian rock bands.
Dallas Crane are expected to release their next album this year.
Band Members
As of 2004, the members of Dallas Crane are:
- Dave Larkin, guitar and vocals;
- Pete Satchell, guitar and vocals
- Shan Vanderwert, drums
- Pat Bourke, bass
Chris Brodie was formerly a member of the band on bass.
Discography
Albums
Singles
from Dallas Crane:
Links
- Dallas Crane home page (http://www.dallascrane.com/)
- Australian Music Online entry (http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=974/)