Gerrard Allman Events is delighted to announce the return of guitar badass Samantha Fish to Australia in May 2024; this time bringing outlaw country maverick Jesse Dayton, her collaborator on the now Grammy Award nominated Death Wish Blues album, along for the ride.
This will be Samantha Fish’s 3rd tour of Australia and we’ve been lucky enough to chat with Samantha each time. AM editor Greg Phillips caught up with Kansas City’s finest ahead of her May tour with Jesse Dayton.
MORE ABOUT SAMANTHA FISH AND JESSE DAYTON
Fish and Dayton got together via an innocent co-writing session. They envisioned a sound that married the explosive blues with alt-rock. Out of this came an EP of covers, The Stardust Sessions. Following soon thereafter was Death Wish Blues, the duo’s fully realised collaboration, which topped the Billboard Blues Chart for three consecutive weeks. The record, written by Samantha and Jesse, and produced by Jon Spencer, showcases the pair’s apparent chemistry and gritty vitality. They’ve since graced the cover of Vintage Guitar and have received raves from Rolling Stone, Guitar World, Forbes, No Depression and American Songwriter just to name a few.
An award-winning singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist, Samantha Fish has released six 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. Thirteen records later, he remains a staple on SiriusXM’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. One can read about Dayton’s storied past in his 2022 memoir, Beaumonster.
Fish’s 2023 first Australian headline tour saw big crowds and jaws on the floor across the country – this visit is bound to be a repeat of that, and then some, with the dynamic duo having toured worldwide to much acclaim since the release of the album. Don’t miss – tickets on sale now.
SAMANTHA FISH & JESSE DAYTON (USA) – ‘DEATH WISH BLUES’ 2024 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
THU 16 MAY METRO THEATRE SYDNEY
FRI 17 & SAT 18 MAY BLUES ON BROADBEACH BROADBEACH
TUE 21 MAY MEMO MUSIC HALL MELBOURNE
WED 22 MAY FREO SOCIAL FREMANTLE
FRI 24 MAY THE GOV ADELAIDE
SAT 25 MAY THE CORNER HOTEL MELBOURNE