McGuckin Entertainment PR - Music

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 28, 2008

Kara Grainger
AUSTIN ALBUM RELEASE SHOW
11 p.m. Friday, August 22
Saxon Pub, 1320 S. Lamar Blvd.
Cover: $10; Information: 512.835.5997
www.karagrainger.com

SOULFUL SINGER-GUITARIST KARA GRAINGER
TO PLAY AUSTIN ALBUM RELEASE SHOW
AT SAXON PUB

GRAND AND GREEN RIVER: Hypnotic Songs & Guitar Grooves Flow from Debut Album

AUSTIN, Texas - Kara Grainger, who punctuates her soulful songs with hot guitar licks and vocals described both as honey-sweet and seductive, will play Austin's Saxon Pub to mark the American release of her debut album, GRAND AND GREEN RIVER (Craving Records; August 19), which captures her unique - and potent - jazz-blues-modern country mix.

Grainger and her band play at 11 p.m. Friday, August 22, at Saxon Pub, 1320 S. Lamar Blvd. Cover is $10; information: 512.835.5997.

Earlier in the day, from 1 to 3 p.m., Grainger makes an in-store appearance at Waterloo Records at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to perform several cuts from the album.

Grainger's GRAND AND GREEN RIVER "is indeed rich, full and lush … chock full of the blues, a slight pop undertone, all overlaid with her haunting voice - a debut to be proud of," said Rhythms, the monthly roots-music magazine of Australia, where she was touring with fellow Australian Jeff Lang when the album was released in May.

Grainger sings on the album about love, lost and found, and loss, regretted and unatoned, in such originals as "Bring Me Back," "On My Way" and "Sky is Falling" - each featuring her emotive vocals and the lead electric, slide and acoustic guitar work that evokes audience acclaim. The classic-car video of "Bring Me Back" debuted at #42 on the CMC (Country Music Channel) Video Chart.

Grainger was born in Australia and started singing and playing guitar while in high school in the rock and blues clubs of a Sydney suburb (including The Basement, where she's scheduled to play this September). First with Papa Lips and then the renamed band Grainger with her brother, Mitch, she toured the island continent's clubs and music festivals. On her own, she's toured with musical greats like guitarist Eric Johnson, who would play on GRAND AND GREEN RIVER, which she recorded in Los Angeles.

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
September 4, The Basement, Circular Quay, Sydney (w/ Paul Greene)

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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