Burlap and Bean: Paul Dempsey

An evening with Paul Dempsey.
To listen to samples, visit www.pauldempseymusic.com

Paul Dempsey is known to most as the singer, guitarist and principal songwriter of highly successful Australian band, Something for Kate. Dempsey has so far released 5 platinum and gold records with Something for Kate along with a double album of B-sides and a Greatest Hits collection. During this time Dempsey has also consistantly played solo shows and toured in solo mode when not busy with Something for Kate as well as producing records for other artists.

Whilst having a break from Something for Kate, in August 2009 Paul stepped out on his own and released his first solo album through EMI Australia. Titled Everything is True, it was co-produced by Paul and Wayne Connolly, (You Am I , Youth Group) and mixed in Los Angeles by Doug Boehm (Elliot Smith).

The first single released from the album, Out the Airlock, is a beautiful, sparse folk- tinged track accompanied by some disarmingly dark lyrics while the second single, Ramona Was A Waitress, again displays Paul's lyrical originality as he sings about a futuristic robot waitress arguing about mortality.

-- Opening will be special guest David Wallace