Paul to headline Follow the Sun Festival, Adelaide

31/08/2014 - 04:16

Set to take place on Sunday, October 5 at the beachside suburb of Glenelg the  Follow the Sun Festival is a celebration of Australian blues and roots music. The inaugural lineup features Paul Dempsey, BONJAH, Dallas Frasca, Benjalu, Lyall Moloney, Tom Richardson, Babylon Burning, Ciaram Granger, Voice Of Trees, James Abberley, Alice Haddey, The Fuller Brothers & Kiki.

Earlybird tickets are $49.95 Earlybird tickets and go on sale this Friday, July 25 at 9am through Oztix.

Paul to perform at National Gallery of Victoria

24/08/2014 - 01:26

Paul Dempsey is to play the National Gallery of Victoria Unplugged Series this Sunday August 31st...A winter music series showcasing 10 of Australia's best loved songwriters set amongst classic Australian works in the NGV's Ian Potter Centre. Each Sunday afternoon the public have the chance to hear about the background of a great Australian work of art, followed by a performance from a great Australian musician who will play a handful of songs and also discuss some of the themes and inspirations for their songs. Discussion will focus on comparisons to each week's selected visual work of art, and show the similarities between the two art forms. All details HERE

Paul on The Morning Show - watch here!

27/06/2014 - 01:54

Paul Dempsey performed on The Morning Show this morning ahead of Something For Kate's 20 Year Anniversary tour which kicks off next weekend! Watch it HERE Limited tickets remain to the band's Sydney Enmore Theatre Theatre & 3rd Forum Melbourne shows. But hurry! See www.somethingforkate.com for all ticketing & tour information.

Paul to play Fly By Night show, Fremantle

14/06/2014 - 00:02

ATTENTION PERTH/ FREMANTLE PEOPLE - NEW Paul Dempsey SOLO SHOW ANNOUNCED JULY 5th!  "I learned recently that the future of the Fly By Night Musicians club in Fremantle is in doubt and whilst I dearly hope that the current discussions will resolve in favour of the club renewing it's lease and remaining open as the world-class venue that it has been for thirty odd years, I do not want to miss the opportunity to play in one of my absolute favourite venues for what may be the last time..." PD -   Paul Dempsey will play a very special solo show at The Fly By Night Musicians Club, Fremantle on Saturday July 5th! Tickets on sale now from HERE

Paul Dempsey Presentation Night

02/05/2014 - 11:18

Presentation Night is back for a third show! This time with ex-Geelong Cats captain Cameron Ling and Something For Kate frontman Paul Dempsey having a chat about music, football and life in general on Wednesday, June 4th at the Corner Hotel, Richmond. Check our all the details here Tickets on sale now from HERE  Hurry - this will sell out fast.

Say Goodbye

14/04/2014 - 01:10

After an eleven week tour with Something for Kate, British India, You Am I & Diesel, Paul Dempsey was extremely honoured to join Hunters & Collectors on stage at their final performance at Melbourne's Palais Theatre. Thank you H & C.  Photo: The Brianstorm Project

Paul coming up on Spicks & Specks

04/04/2014 - 05:43

Paul Dempsey will feature on ABC TV's music program, Spicks & Specks in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for the exact details.

A Discussion with Paul Dempsey Episode 1.

11/03/2014 - 01:46

We're most excited to announce that tonight, Tuesday March 11th at 8pm on Paul Dempsey's facebook, we'll be premiering Episode One of 'A Discussion with Paul Dempsey', a short film shot on Paul's recent 'Shotgun Karaoke' Tour. Featuring live concert footage, the film, shot by Callum Preston | Art and Design, surreptitiously follows Paul around airports, at soundcheck & in his studio along with a candid discussion about the range of covers Paul's done from his teenage years to now amongst much else!

PRE-ORDER YOUR SIGNED COPY OF SHOTGUN KARAOKE NOW FOR A VERY LIMITED TIME!

24/09/2013 - 02:22

For a VERY limited time when you pre-order Paul Dempsey's 'Shotgun Karaoke' CD from JB HiFi & Sanity online, you'll get a signed copy! PRE-ORDER CD FROM:
JB HIFI
OR : SANITY

Paul Dempsey - People of Letters

13/08/2013 - 02:16

Women of Letters is a fine evening of literature and correspondence curated by Marieke Hardy & Michaela Mcguire where well known writers, musicians, artists and personalities compose and read out a letter on a different subject each event. Paul Dempsey has been invied to participate in the first People of Letters at MONA, Hobart on Monday September 9th the subject of  "A letter to the thing I wish I'd written." All ticketing information HERE but hurry!

PD Announcement

09/08/2013 - 02:25

 Check back here on Monday August 12th to find out what he's up to...

Win PD & SFK guitar picks

26/07/2013 - 03:05

For the past week we've been running a competition on Paul Dempsey's facebook page where each day you can win a set of customised Something for Kate & Paul Dempsey guitar picks. These picks have been made for the band over the last decade or so by the lovely folks at Grover Allman as gifts for the band. You cannot buy these. The competition will now run until Tuesday 30th July and all you have to do is 'like' Paul Dempsey's facebook page and leave a comment on the competition post so we can contact you!

PAUL AT SPIEGELTENT FOOTAGE

14/05/2013 - 04:57

Paul Dempsey recently performed a special show at Melbourn'e Spiegeltent as part of the The Story So Far  concert series where he talked about & performed his favourite song of all time, answered questions about his lyrics, his inspiration and discussed his life's work so far - amongst a whole lot more. You can see a good snippet of this amazing evening in the clip HERE

Announcing The Star-Crossed Cities Tour

29/01/2013 - 05:01

Something for Kate announce The Star-Crossed Cities Tour for May/June 2013. See www.somethingforkate.com  for all ticketing details. Join the mailing list to receive the pre-sale password so you can secure tickets before the general sale on Feb 4th 2013.

Pre-order Leave Your Soul to Science!

03/09/2012 - 07:25

Pre-order the brand new Something for Kate album HERE

Paul & Something for Kate recording new album in Texas

28/05/2012 - 23:09

Paul Dempsey & Something for Kate ware currently in  Dallas, Texas to record their brand new album with U.S producer John Congleton. ( Explosions in the Sky, The Walkmen, St Vincent, Okkervil River ) The album, which is yet to be titled, is expected to be released later in the year.
The band will be blogging from the the studio on somethingforkate.com, posting snippets of what they're working on plus posting photos on their instagram account and generally keeping you up to date with progress on the album.

Stay tuned to the website & facebook for further information...

PAUL AUDIOTREE PERFORMANCE!

21/03/2012 - 00:31

Watch this fantastic & intimate one hour live video performance Paul did for Audiotree, a live music internet broadcaster from Chicago. A very informal set up, the performance has lots of chatting and an interview. Enjoy!

PAUL & SFK WRITING NEW ALBUM

18/01/2012 - 00:09

Paul is currently back in Australia writing with Clint & Stephanie for the upcoming Something for Kate album, which will be the band's 6th studio album. Keep an eye here, on www.somethingforkate.com and on the Something for Kate facebook page for all the latest photos & news on the progress of the new album.

THEY WILL HAVE THEIR WAY HIGHLIGHTS FROM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

26/11/2011 - 03:47

If you missed the recent They Will Have Thier Way tour, you can at least watch some highlights from this fantastic tour from the Sydney Opera House right HERE!

PHOTOS

04/11/2011 - 07:41

Check out photos of Paul's recent solo shows in Melbourne & Sydney courtesy of tonedeaf.com.au & musicfeeds.com.au

TORONTO SHOW

18/09/2011 - 01:42

Paul and his band head to Toronto, Canada for their first full band show on Saturday October 8th at The Drake Hotel. For tickets and all details click HERE

PD PODCAST

24/08/2011 - 04:13

PD was recently a guest of Washington DC photographer/blogger, Daniel Bedell- Check out Paul's interview, live performance & Daniel's photos of Paul HERE  More performances to be posted here soon!

RECENT US TV & RADIO PERFORMANCES

07/08/2011 - 20:04

Paul recently performed on a series of live & streamed TV & radio shows in the Chicago area. If you missed them most are already or soon  will  be available to view as podcasts and archived online episodes on the following sites; Audiotree  Fearless Radio  Rye Bread Radio and The Late Live Show

GREAT LAKES

29/07/2011 - 00:00

Hello again. Thought it was about time I chimed in again with another little dispatch as there is a fair bit of fun stuff happening over the next few weeks...
Next week I'll be hitting the road with my band for a handful of shows in the midwest. Cleveland, Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee.
Last time I was in Cleveland was quite a while ago with SFK where we played to one person and I can tell you -  they fucking loved it. Loved it. So I'm hoping we'll see them again and I'm also expecting a record-breaking turnout (just quietly). If you're in Cleveland on Tuesday then why not come and be a part of history! It's at the Beachland Tavern & Ballroom. Which is near a large lake. So the name is clearly a bit of a stretch. But I digress.
Then on to Chicago for a show at Schuba's which I love and am very much looking forward to getting back to. I like Chicago. Nice town. And it's right next to a really big Lake.
And then we'll be at the University of Wisconsin at Madison where I have also played before (as has none other than Erwin Schrodinger) and I remember it being a particularly good and fun show (although clearly not as good as Schrodinger's - he was offered a permanent professorship immediately after walking offstage!).... It's a really beautiful spot for a show. Outdoors on a nice big terrace and also right by a rather large lake (although they didn't have quite the audacity to call it the University of Wisconsin Beach Campus or something like that)....
And finally on to Milwaukee or to be more precise, Port Washington WI which really isn't very far from Milwaukee and guess what - its another outdoor show and it's next to a really big Lake.
And then there's a whole run up the east coast the following week but I'm not even going to go into that. That might require a whole other blog later on (which I may also use as a debriefing session on my general feelings towards Lakes).
And what else? I've been doing a few things lately that should start popping up online over the next few weeks, interviews and performances and the like, there will be links right here as they come along.
In fact, here's one now.
And I'll also be doing a live set for audiotreemusic.com on Saturday August 6th which will be streamed live from the studio... I'll see if they can arrange a cardboard backdrop of Lake Tanganyika.
And what else? You may already know that I'm heading to Australia in October for the 'They will Have Their Way' Tour and also the Melbourne Festival's 'Notes from the Hard Road' show, both of which I am very excited about (I've always wanted to play at the Myer Music Bowl!) but stay tuned to this space for news about a couple of other things in the next week or two...
Well, that's about it for now. Thanks for reading/listening/giving a shit and hope to see you at a show somewhere soon!

PD

ALBUM LAUNCH AT PIANOS

04/07/2011 - 15:59

Paul & his band play a special show at Pianos in New York this Thursday 7th July to launch the U.S release of his album, Everything is True. The band are onstage at 9pm sharp.

ARLINGTON, NYC, US ALBUM RELEASE etc

27/06/2011 - 16:31

Well it's about that time again eh? Time I reached out across the internet to let each and every one of you know just how much I care... 'cause y'know sometimes I just get so damn busy and I let things get all on top of me and you and me end up a'fussin'an'a'fightin' 'cause I forget to tell you just how special you are... well not today... this 'blog' is especially for you. And you only. Each and every one of (only) you.... only...
 
On Monday night I will return in solo acoustic mode for a headlining set at the wonderful IOTA club in Arlington, VA. I played down there with the band last month which was a great time and I'm looking forward to getting back there and I would certainly love you to come down to the show if you're not working late.. at the Pentagon. Or something. There's nothing on TV on Monday night anyway. Is there?...
 
And whilst in DC I'll also be chatting and playing a few songs live on Voice of America on Monday. And probably going to the Smithsonian all afternoon before the show. Uh-huh. And probably wondering what the Voice of America would sound like if it was y'know... a voice. James Earl Jones? Morgan Freeman? Jeff Bridges? Bobcat Goldthwaite? Wow, there's a blast from the past. What dimly-lit corner of my brain was he hiding in?!... Anyway. Come to the show on Monday night. Because you're special. Or something.
 
And then - My album Everything is True gets it's official US release on Tuesday June 28 thru Missing Piece! There will be an official parade down 5th avenue and fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge and every Mr Softee van in the city will play the album on repeat all day long instead of that other song... actually there will just be an album launch show at Pianos on July 7th. Just come along to that instead.
And then then then then then... well, have a look below... and thanks.
 
PD
 
Monday June 27 - IOTA Club, Arlington VA.
Thursday July 7 - Pianos, New York NY
Tuesday July 19 - Arlene's Grocery, New York NY
Tuesday August 2 - Beachland Tavern, Cleveland OH
Wednesday August 3 - Schuba's, Chicago IL
Thursday August 4 - University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
Friday August 5 - Freeport Summer Concert Series, Port Washington WI
Friday August 12 - Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta GA*
Saturday August 13 - Local 506, Chapel Hill NC*
Sunday August 14 - The Red Palace, Washington DC*
Monday August 15 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia PA*
Wednesday August 17 - Brooklyn Bowl, New York NY*
Thursday August 18 - Brighton Music Hall, Boston MA*
Friday August 19 - Casa Del Popolo, Montreal QC*
 
*with Scattered Trees and The Alternate Routes

PD PORTRAIT IN ARCHIBALD

29/03/2011 - 15:46

Melbourne artist Stuart Hall has painted this wonderful portrait of Paul for
entry into the prestigious Archibald Prize for 2011.
Well done and good luck Stuart!

The Archibald Prize is one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious art
awards. JF Archibald's primary aims were to foster portraiture, support
artists and perpetuate the memory of great Australians. Since its inception
in 1921 the prize has been awarded to some of Australia's most important
artists, including George Lambert, William Dobell and Brett Whiteley.

PAUL AT THE LIVING ROOM

09/07/2010 - 12:58

Paul plays next at The Living Room, New York on Friday 9 July at 9pm. This is a free show!

NEW YORK IN JUNE

15/06/2010 - 00:00

New York in June...and what's not to like?... The days and nights are warm, there's an early-summer electricity in the overcast sky that simply won't allow you to stay indoors, you have to get outside and walk around all day and all night and just witness it.. minor, every-day events becoming major spectacles... I've crammed an enormous amount into my first week here.. Mostly just running around making sure everything is where I left it - I'm going to have to impose some routine on myself... soon... Had a great show at the Rockwood Music Hall last Tuesday and I'm looking forward to getting back there again on Tuesday 22nd... Meanwhile I'm going to run along and see our friends Kashmir play at the Bowery Ballroom tomorrow night aaaaannnndd... I just started reading my favourite book again... Which is nice.
Alright then.

PD

END OF TOUR..

26/04/2010 - 11:19

Well, the Burning Leaves tour is over and Saturday night's hometown show at the Forum Theatre was a perfect way to finish up and say cheerio for a little while... I want to say a huge thank you to my band, Pat Bourke, John Hedigan and Mike Noga and our crew, especially Clinton Kraus and Stephen Varga, Wizards one and all and a great pleasure to share planes, trains and automobiles with... Also a big thank you to Dan Kelly and his Dream Band and to Papa vs Pretty (both of whom have highly recommended new records imminent) for joining us on this tour and of course - huge thanks to all of you who came along to the shows and made them so memorable and enjoyable as always. I am one lucky bastard.
Until next time, all the best...
PD 

SUPER POSITION!

14/04/2010 - 08:52

Wednesday evening... Had a wonderful run of shows last week in SA and WA, thanks to all in attendance... I've been feeling about as relaxed and comfortable onstage as I can ever remember feeling and it's been a lot of fun to push/ pull/ articulate/ elucidate/ decipher/ wrench/ extract/ distill something different out of these songs every night.. And to fool around with new things as well... What else can I tell you?.. We're all excited to start our run down the east coast this weekend in Byron, Brisbane and Sydney. Never played the HiFi in Bris before, looking forward to it and the Metro is always a pleasure to play... In other news, our new tour manager, The Great Wizard Cobbler, impressed me greatly when he was able to defy the known laws of physics by being observed to be both in motion and stationary at the same time! True story... He was somehow able to earn himself a fine for being stationary at a stop sign a second too long (and apparently causing obstruction of traffic) and a second fine for running the very same stop sign without stopping (failure to stop at a stop sign)!.. . Now, I've given this much consideration and I will be the first to admit that there is plenty I don't know about quantum super-positions, probability density functions, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle or Schrodinger's wave equations - but I do think there may be a young police officer who should probably submit his findings to the Nobel committee for immediate peer review and award consideration...  Hurrah!

See you on the weekend

PD

PAUL ON TOUR IN AUSTRALIA & UK!

26/03/2010 - 06:06

The Burning Leaves National Australian Tour commences in less than  2 weeks! The tour sees Paul and full band playing predominately city shows around the nation. Paul's shows all have a habit of selling out well before the night so be quick to get your tickets. Paul then hits the UK in May. Here are the dates;

UK SHOWS:

May 14 Great Escape ,Brighton

May 15 The Academy ,Dublin IRE (w/ Eskimo Joe)

May 17 Shepherds Bush ,Empire London (w/ Eskimo Joe)

May 18 Monto Water Rats, London  (Headline show)

PAUL ON SPICKS AND SPECKS

19/03/2010 - 05:08

Paul features on this week's episode of Spicks & Specks - Wednesday 24th March at 8.30pm on the ABC. See HERE for all the details!

A TRULY LOST WEEKEND

08/03/2010 - 04:04

Hey there.. I just wanted to say that I share the disappointment of
everybody who was planning to go to either of the two festivals that we were
supposed to be playing at over the weekend, both of which were cancelled.
The Lost Weekend Festival was of course cancelled well in advance but
yesterday's Moomba show was a little more frustrating as we were on site and
hoping to play until twenty minutes before our scheduled stage time when the
promoters made the entirely responsible decision to call it off due to the
arriving thunderstorms. Lightning and stage rigging don't mix too
well.
Anyways, I'm sorry to those who had tickets to Lost Weekend and to those who
waited in the terrible weather at Moomba in the hopes of seeing a show. I
was really looking forward to playing a couple of shows before heading off
to the states this week but I'm very much looking forward to getting back
and setting off on tour again in April, hope to see you then.
Thankyou. PD 

Videos

25/02/2010 - 03:01

 While we are experiencing difficulty with embedded youtube videos, you can view all Paul's videos HERE. 

SLAM RALLY TUESDAY 23rd February

20/02/2010 - 03:02

http://www.slamrally.org/

VOTE FOR PAUL DEMPSEY IN TRIPLE J'S HOTTEST 100 2009

22/12/2009 - 00:00

touring

14/12/2009 - 11:01

Hello again. First of all, let me say thanks to everyone who came to the shows last week. After another thoroughly enjoyable set at Homebake on Saturday with the band it was great to head out with nothing but my acoustic guitar and play six nights in a row, most shows in places I've never visited before. The crowds have been great, the set-list has been very loose and there has been a surprising amount of laughter involved... The tour continues this week with shows in Castlemaine, Geelong and Hobart which I'm very much looking forward to... I've heard that the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine is very beautiful and it's certainly been a while between drinks for Geelong and Hobart. Hope to see you there. And lastly but not certainly not least - if you're in Sydney on Sunday night be sure to head down to the Oxford Arts Factory to see the legendary 'Cell Block 69' as they bring all of recorded history to an end on their final World Tour. Think of the quizzical looks on your grandchildren's little faces when you tell them you were there... cell block

Thanks

PD

Photo Jacqui Mitchell

Paul Dempsey's 'Ramona Was A Waitress'

18/11/2009 - 00:36

November

01/11/2009 - 22:31

Oh hi there... Are you sitting down? Lots to tell you... As well as all the

one-off festival shows with my band over the coming summer I'm also doing a

kind of mini-tour next month, by myself with just my acoustic guitar this

time, dates and info available on this very site, do come along!... I've

just finished shooting a video for 'Fast Friends' with director Gemma Lee,

should be on a screen somewhere pretty soon and the single will be released

on itunes shortly as well (along with a few live b-sides too)... And

speaking of screens, I believe the show we did for JJJ at the Troubadour in

Brisbane last month will be broadcast on JJJ and ABC TV this week, check

back here for specific details soon... What else?... Parallel Lions have

just released their debut album! I highly recommend picking up a copy...

Alright, that'll do for now... Thanks..PD

TOUR

28/09/2009 - 09:19

What a week... The show at the Troubadour for JJJ and JTV was fantastic. Itwas a Wednesday, it was loud, it was hot, it was dusty, the crowd of JJJ winners were fantastic and we had a great time playing in such intimate surrounds. Many thanks to JJJ for putting on the show and to Kid Sam who played an incredible set. Thursday was significant for it's impressive lack of maturity and sophistication but we did get to have a decent meal at a reasonable hour for once. We were reunited with our touring buddies Parallel Lions and Leena on Friday and Saturday for shows on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane, both ofwhich were a great time, the crowd on Friday more than making up for the completely weird day I had and the crowd on Saturday were able to make me completely forget that the Saints had lost the Grand Final so I owe many thanks to everyone who came to those shows... This week I am very much looking forward to returning to The Kingdom, I am eager to hear of the many happenings since my last visit and of the urgent search for a suitable heir to the throne. My thoughts are with you good people...Looking forward to the West Coast on the weekend as well and after that there is only Ballarat and San Remo to go... This tour is too short! See you soon. PD

Milestone

14/09/2009 - 07:30

It's been a memorable start to the tour and it's been particularly great to spend the last two nights at the Corner Hotel which is one my favourite venues and somewhere that SFK have also had a lot of memorable shows... Richard, who books the shows at the Corner, is the same guy who gave SFK our very first gig and it was great to be joined onstage by Clint and Steph on Saturday night to mark the occasion of 15 years to the day since that first show... Thank you to everyone that was there to share that little milestone with us... My ears won't soon forget it.. It's also been great hanging about with old friends Parallel Lions and new friends Leena and Will and getting to hear them play amazing sets each night, I strongly encourage getting along early to see them... This week myself, Patrick John Bourke, John Patrick Hedigan, Shannon James John Fitzpatrick O'Vanderwert (as well as the mascot and the German) will roll on into NSW and we're very much looking forward to it...Thanks again.

.

11/09/2009 - 02:58

Good things

26/08/2009 - 05:15

Hey folks... How goes it?.. I feel like I've packed about a year into thelast ten days, it's been great... Lots of you have had very kind and positive things to say about the record and there's lots of good stuff happening with it so for that I thank you...The tour is just around the corner and I can't wait - less talky-talky, more singy-singy...  See you there.

Ramona - where to find her?

31/07/2009 - 06:08

We have had alot of queries from people trying to source the Ramona cd single in record stores around the country. It is available at all Leading Edge & Sanity stores nationally & at JB Hifi online store but also at these indie stores ;

VIC                                                               

Arcadia Records/Red Hot Cds/Virgin@ Myer/Sight & Sound Boronia/Polyester Fitzroy        

NSW

Fish Records Balmain/Redeye Records/Hum Newtown/Mall Music Brookvale/Music Matters Dubbo/Music Shop Parramatta/St Mary's Sound/Magpie Music Bega/

QLD

Rockinghorse/Skinnys/Vibes/Brookside Music/Canelands Music/One Stop

WA

Mills Records/78's Records/Trax Karatha, Morely & Sth Hedlands/One Stop Osborne Park/

SA

the Muses/Krypton Discs Glenelg/Chatterbox

Splendour in the Grass

27/07/2009 - 01:21

Photos by K.T.

NEW NEIGHBOURS

16/07/2009 - 00:22

Hiya.. Welcome, welcome.. Come on in.. Renovations are still happening but feel free to have a look around... There may still be some wet paint around or the odd hole that still needs plastering but you can get the general feel of the place... This will be home for the next while... Most stuff will usually happen here in the main area but there's a few other rooms with different things going on... Feel free to check them out and please drop in anytime to catch up on what's been happening or what's coming up... See you soon!

28/06/2009 - 00:00

In the latest PD newsletter we invited you to share your photos  from the current tour so to begin the proceedings...

Photo by Mem Rhynne

 Photo by Mem Rynne

Photo by James Davidson

Photo by Mikey Hart

Photo by Mikey Hart

Photo by Mikey Hart

Photo by Tania Morris

Photo by Nick de Rohan

Photo by Jenn M

Photo T Nguyen

Photo by Tim Nelson

Photo by Ian Macdonald

PRE-ORDER LIMITED EDITION CD SINGLE 'RAMONA WAS A WAITRESS' NOW TO ENSURE YOU DONT MISS OUT!

24/06/2009 - 03:51

Paul's brand new single, Ramona Was A Waitress is going to be released on July 24 in physical CD format in a very limited edition which will also feature his cover of Bette Davis Eyes and 2 exciting re-mixes. As this release is so limited, to ensure you get your copy, you can pre-order the single now from JB Hi Fi Just click HERE 

HERE COMES RAMONA...THE SECOND SINGLE FROM 'EVERYTHING IS TRUE'

18/06/2009 - 04:17

We are extremely excited to announce the release of the second single from Everything is True. 'Ramona Was A Waitress', is a complete contrast to the stripped back acoustic sparseness of 'Out the Airlock'.  A pounding meditation on artificial intelligence, love, death and robots, 'Ramona' sees Paul manning all instruments led by a driving mechanical pulse into a beautiful piano-driven chorus that carries you away somewhere else entirely.

Ramona arrives digitally via itunes on July 3rd, and then as a very limited edition CD single with 3 exclusive b-sides (including Paul's much talked about cover of the Kim Carnes classic, Bette Davis Eyes') instore on July 24th.

Live shots

10/06/2009 - 07:56

In the latest PD newsletter we invited you to share your photos  from the current tour. So to begin the proceedings, here's one sent in by Ian McDonald from Sydney's Annandale show last week... Keep them coming!

PAUL ADDS FREE SYDNEY SHOW

05/06/2009 - 06:22

If you live in Sydney's East, you'll know that in addition to the monolithic Westfield at Bondi Junction and the picturesque beaches, one of the main attractions of the area is the Beach Road Hotel in Bondi which does an excellent line in live music every Wednesday night.  Paul will be playing a solo acoustic show there on Wednesday the 17th of June to accommodate all those who missed out on tickets to the Annandale show, and of course, anyone else who fancies it. It's a first in, best dressed kind of affair with no pre-sales - it's free - so arrive fashionably early, Paul would love to see you there. Click here for details

TOUR UPDATE

28/05/2009 - 00:44

While there are limited tickets remaining for the Adelaide show at Jive, all Paul Dempsey solo shows around the country are now SOLD OUT. 

June 3rd  - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne  SOLD OUT

June 4th  - The Annandale Hotel,Sydney.      SOLD OUT 

June 10th - Jive, Adelaide. Tickets available from Moshtix 

June 14th - Mojo's,  Fremantle -Early show Doors 6pm SOLD OUT

June 23rd - The Troubadour, Brisbane               SOLD OUT

June 24th - The Troubadour, Brisbane               SOLD OUT

19/05/2009 - 06:22

19/05/2009 - 05:51

ADELAIDE, PERTH AND BRISBANE SHOWS JUST ANNOUNCED - TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

15/05/2009 - 04:26

Having initially planned on doing a mere two solo shows in Sydney and Melbourne, it now seems fairly obvious that was perhaps a little bit light-on after all the time Paul has spent away - certainly judging from all of the messages we received from folks in the other capitals suggesting this to be the case. Consider the point taken, and rectified in the form of more June solo shows in Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.  The Melbourne show sold out in two days, Brisbane's first Troubadour and Sydney's show have also sold out, so be sure to get in early for these shows, as the venues are intimate. Intimate mode.  

Wednesday 10^th June - Jive, Adelaide
Tickets available from Moshtix 1300 GET TIX [[&]] www.moshtix.com.au  

Sunday 14th June - Mojo's, Fremantle 
Tickets available from 1300 762 545 [[&]] www.imc.oztix.com.au

Wednesday 24th June, Troubadour, Brisbane SOLD OUT - New show announced 23rd June
Tickets available from www.imc.oztix.com.au     

Airlock

13/05/2009 - 10:38

RAMONA....

11/05/2009 - 01:42

Ramona

Out the Airlock...

21/04/2009 - 21:57

Hiya... As of tomorrow (Thursday) this song will be available to download here for free for a limited time...

Thanks and Enjoy...

NYC

16/04/2009 - 16:06

Greetings from New York... It's a pleasure as always to be in this magnificent city....

Just a quick reminder that if you happen to be in any of the five burroughs this Thursday night, I will be playing at The Living Room (154 Ludlow St, Lower east side), onstage at 10pm, come on down.

Album is all but finished, stay tuned for a couple of announcements and some new music right here, next week...

I made another friend... I can feel a theme developing...

Wednesday

02/04/2009 - 02:59

31/03/2009 - 23:32

In the Airlock...

26/03/2009 - 22:02

You spend over a year working on something and thinking about it all the time and changing it and refining it and then it all comes down to that one moment in the mixing where you have to declare it absolutely, finally, definitively done... and there's no such thing.. (so you go out on tour and try to play some definitive version every night... and there's no such thing... but all the fun is in the pursuit)... mixing a record is just the bit where you are forced to commit to something... unless of course you happen to be Axl Rose.

But it's good... making a decision about anything is usually accompanied by a great sense of relief... right, I'll quit boring you now and go try bungee-jumping or something....

23/03/2009 - 22:15

10/03/2009 - 10:59

24/02/2009 - 06:19

09/02/2009 - 04:22

Monday 2nd February 2009

03/02/2009 - 00:12

31/01/2009 - 04:29

31/01/2009 - 04:13

Thursday 29th January 2009

29/01/2009 - 03:12

Just a few days to go now... I'm at that point where I can hardly remember what's happened over the past few weeks but somehow there is a record that wasn't there when we arrived... It's quite strange really.. Where does the time go?... Another cup of tea then....

Friday 23rd January 2009

27/01/2009 - 07:10

Wayne and I realized last night that we began recording this album on the same day that CBS bought Fender in 1965... After much discussion, debate, stand-up philosophy, bad calculations, laughter and tears we decided that we should buy the Fender Musical Instrument Corporation for ourselves.. We may not have quite the required funds but we have some very audacious hopes...

27/01/2009 - 06:36

Thursday 15th January 2009

25/01/2009 - 01:32

I think this fellow lives in the roof... We don't really see him all day and then he turns up in the evening.. I don't mind him listening in so long as he stays outdoors...

21/01/2009 - 00:37