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Jesse Dayton & Samantha Fish // Photo credit: Jean Frank

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‘Jesse Dayton and Samantha Fish makes the blues cool and current.’ – Rolling Stone

“They were simply brilliant together, a match made in heaven. Let’s hope this isn’t the last time they play together”  – Rock & Blues Muse (USA)

“..kicking off with a cover of MC5’s Kick out the Jams. What followed was nothing short of magical, a mesmerizing blend of blues, rock, country, and boogie – a true Southern-style sonic extravaganza.” – Rock News (UK)

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Jesse Dayton & Samantha Fish / Photo – Daniel Sanda

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With just 2 weeks to go until Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton hit our shores for the Death Wish Blues tour, there are some amazing Australian artists who will be opening the duo’s headline shows. 

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SYDNEY: Three-time Australian Blues Music Award winners and Australian Roots Music Award nominees Blues Arcadia combine the legendary soul of Stax and Motown with the heat and power of the Chicago and Memphis blues to create a unique dirty-soul sound delivered with swagger, style, and sensitivity.  Sydney concert goers – you’re in for a treat when Blues Arcadia get the motors running @ Metro Theatre on May 16.

MELBOURNE: A love of the music of the deep south drew together three of Melbourne’s finest and produced something very special – Kerri Simpson, who has successfully traversed musical genres from gospel to country, dance and rock; Alison Ferrier, a prolific songwriter and talented lead guitarist; and drummer/percussionist Anthony Shortte, who is well known to Australian blues lovers and has brought his unique down-and-dirty grooves to a new level with Opelousas. The band will be at both Memo Music Hall (May 21) and Corner Hotel shows (May 25).

FREMANTLE: Lucky Oceans is a double Grammy Award winning pedal steel guitarist and co-founder of Asleep at the Wheel, and was the long-time presenter of the Daily Planet on Radio National.  Lucky, alongside David Milroy, will be opening proceedings in style @ Freo Social on May 22. 

ADELAIDE: Ella & Sienna are singer-songwriters from the Adelaide Hills, and the multi-instrumentalist siblings bring together a unique blend of pop, country, and folk influences. Renowned for their formidable combination of soaring vocals, catchy pop hooks, and country inspired storytelling, Ella & Sienna create music with staying power.  Over the past two years, the sisters have performed on main stages at Tamworth CMF, Groundwater CMF, Gympie Muster and the Semaphore Music Festival to name a few.  Catch them @ The Gov on May 24.

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Jesse Dayton & Samantha Fish / Photo – Daniel Sanda

More about SAMANTHA FISH & JESSE DAYTON

An award-winning singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist, Samantha Fish has released 6 albums throughout her acclaimed career, with 2019’s Faster and 2021’s Kill or Be Kind released via Rounder Records. Known first and foremost for her fretwork, Fish’s secret weapon is her intelligent and nuanced storytelling and ultra-vivid detail from carefully honing her craft.

Of her sound, Samantha declares, “It’s not pure rock and roll, it’s not pure blues, it’s not pure soul, it’s not pure pop — it’s a mixture of everything,” she says of her genre-bending sound, For Fish, one of the greatest joys of making music is the robust exchange of energy at her incendiary live shows. “I fell in love with music from going to shows, and I know how cathartic it can be. It heals your heart,” she says. “Anytime I play live, I just want to make people forget about everything else in the world and feel that same joy that I feel on stage.”

Jesse Dayton has been bringing his unique mashup of East Texas/Louisiana Blues, old-school country, and punk rock to the world since his debut album in 1995. 13 records later, he remains a staple on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country and the Americana Radio charts, where his debut LP, Raising Cain, reached #1.

Jesse’s career reads like a veritable “who’s who” of American music. He’s toured with Social Distortion, Supersuckers, George Strait, Ryan Bingham, and LA punk pioneers X. He’s recorded with legends such as Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, and Willie Nelson. He has also recorded three soundtracks for filmmaker Rob Zombie. You can read about Dayton’s storied past in his 2022 memoir, Beaumonster. 

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AMNPLIFY – DB