06 Oct
Dallas Frasca Interview
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Angry Dallas

The Scene office is an interesting place to work - split personalities, eclectic tastes in music, and an editor with an eclectic taste in split personalities. But even our little ears ears pricked up when we got wind of this beef; the hardest working woman in rock Dallas Frasca calling out Oz Rock royalty Angry Anderson for a sky diving contest.


“Can you say to him, if he does (jump out of a plane), I will, and we will do like a little formation where we all jump out and hold hands,” laughs the flame-haired singer. “I have met Angry a few times. We did the AC/DC tribute with him at the International Guitar Festival down in Adelaide with the Hoodoo Gurus and all these amazing bands - he is wild, he is totally wild (and) I want to see him jump out.”

This is no pie-in-the-sky challenge either, with both artists booked in to play Australia's only extreme music and sky diving festival, Equinox Rocks - so what is Ms Frasca expecting from the event?

“Can you believe it? It's going to be full of crazy fucks - people who jump out of planes for fun. I have got friends who are sky-divers and they are the most extreme friends I know.”

The title of the craziest friends Frasca knows should be minted as a medal and worn proudly in public, with the Victorian artist well known for her hedonistic live shows as well as a few brews afterwards, but it is her incredibly strong vocals which pay the bills - a talent she began to explore after being shown the Robert Johnson biopic 'Crossroads' at an early age.

“It was massive (watching ‘Crossroads’). I think there is a few contributing factors, my Dad was just blown away by it and I think his enthusiasm was contagious. I just went on a journey after that to find out where that music comes from - it was definitely the moment that music chose me.”

And it's a journey that sees the band release a new album next year, followed by a return to Europe, where Frasca admits they “probably have more people supporting us than here”, but in the meantime it's more than likely you'll get a chance to see them on stage again with the great bald one - just don't expect to see them, instruments in hand, descending from the sky anytime soon.

“They are bashed up enough; no I am going to leave them in the car.”


Dallas Frasca plays Equinox Rocks at the Ramblers Skydiving Zone, Toogoolawah, October 16.

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