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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2008

AUSSIE SOUL SINGER-GUITARIST KARA GRAINGER
SET FOR U.S. RELEASE OF ALBUM

GRAND AND GREEN RIVER: Intoxicating Songs & Deep Feelings Flow Like Honey

AUSTIN, Texas — Kara Grainger, the soulful songstress with the fiery guitar and sultry vocals, is set for the American release of her debut album, GRAND AND GREEN RIVER (Craving Records), on August 19.

“I’m really proud of this album. I love the feel and the groove and the playing on it,” Grainger recently told Rhythms, the monthly roots-music magazine of Australia, where the album was released in late May and where she has been touring behind it with fellow Australian Jeff Lang.

GRAND AND GREEN RIVER was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by David Kalish (Rickie Lee Jones, Ben Harper) and features Grainger’s distinctive vocal style and mesmerizing lead electric, slide and acoustic guitar work on honest, heartfelt originals like “Bring Me Back,” for which she shot a girl-drives-classic-car video in Sydney; the love song “On My Way,” which became a duet with Blue Note artist Amos Lee; and the emotionally charged “Sky is Falling.” View video at http://www.cravingrecords.com/videos/KaraG_Bring_Me_Back_h264Low.mov.

The album also showcases some of America’s most celebrated musicians, including blues-jazz guitarist Eric Johnson, Reggie McBride (Stevie Wonder, John Lee Hooker), Jeff Young (Jackson Browne), Richie Hayward (Little Feat), Arnold McCuller (James Taylor) and GRAMMY Award-winning pianist Joel Guzman (Los Lobos).

With a voice called “honeyed” by The Tennessean, Time Out likens Grainger’s mix of jazz, blues and modern country to “an unusually potent brew” — making her music perfect for the thousands of Starbucks Coffee outlets it’s playing in across the United States and Australia.

Grainger began her musical journey in high school singing and playing guitar and quickly joined (with her brother, Mitch) the Sydney-based blues outfit Papa Lips and toured throughout Australia. On her own, she’s toured with musical greats like Eric Johnson, Amos Lee, Robben Ford and Little Feat. She currently calls LA her home base but plans to spend a lot of time in Austin soaking up the rich music scene.

Kara Grainger’s upcoming shows include:
July 19, Saxon Pub, Austin
July 26, Lorraine’s, Marble Falls, Texas
August 22, Saxon Pub, Austin (ALBUM RELEASE SHOW)
August 26-31, National Country Music Muster, Australia

Interview times are available as well as press kits.
To listen to Grainger MP3s and to download hi-res images and more, visit:
http://www.mcguckinpr.com/mcguckin/karagrainger/karagrainger.htm

Contact: McGuckin Entertainment PR
Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578; heidi@mcguckinpr.com
Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com

Artist Information:
Bio
Fact Sheet
Recording Credits
[Link] [PDF]
Craving Records

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