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Tickets will go on sale next week, with ticketing info to be posted here in the next few days.

Production of the new Something for Kate album is nearing completion – the band are currently in LA working in several different studios, adding the final touches to the record. Photos from LA will be sent through to the visual diary throughout this week. We can’t reveal exact release dates as yet, but the first single is expected to appear in early June; with the album following later in the year. Also stay tuned to the website for announcements re. Something for Kate touring Australia mid-year.

SFK has now completed tracking songs for the upcoming CD. They have been holed up at Mangrove Studio on the NSW Central Coast since February with a total of 15 songs now recorded for the release. Mixing for the as yet untitled album is well underway with the band soon heading off to the US to complete some additional tracking in various studios in Los Angeles.

Trina Shoemaker (SFK’s – Echolalia, Queens of the Stone Age, Sheryl Crow) is once again recording, mixing and co-producing the new album with the band, which is due to be finished in early May. Although details are yet to be confirmed, the first single is expected to hit stores in July, with the album following later in the year.

Don’t forget to check out the official SFK website at http://www.somethingforkate.com for all the latest updates in the band’s visual diary.

European Tour Dates with Silverchair:

May 30, 2003 Berlin, GERMANY – Berlin Arena (Treptow)
May 31, 2003 Hamburg, GERMANY – Grosse Freiheit
June 2, 2003 Amsterdam, The NETHERLANDS – The Paradiso
June 3, 2003 Paris, FRANCE : Mutualite

There are some tickets left for all shows but we suggest you get in quick, as they’re selling fast. Dates and ticketing information is as follows:

May 30, 2003 Berlin, GERMANY – Berlin Arena (Treptow)
Tickets on sale now www.tickets-per-post.de OR www.koka36.de OR phone 0049 (0) 30 – 61 10 13 13

May 31, 2003 Hamburg, GERMANY – Grosse Freiheit
Tickets on sale now www.tickets-per-post.de OR phone 0049 (0) 40 – 85 38 88 53

June 2, 2003 Amsterdam, The NETHERLANDS – The Paradiso
Online tickets sold out but are still available from offline shops and ticket agencies

June 3, 2003 Paris, FRANCE – Mutualite
Tickets on sale now www.fnac.com and www.ticketnet.fr

Something for Kate will also be playing shows in the UK and USA in late May/early June.

The new album is the follow up to 2001’s “Echolalia” and is scheduled to be released later this year.

USA – ECHOLALIA
The band are planning to perform some dates around the USA after recording is completed, details will be announced soon on the website. The current album Echolalia is available on Red Ink Records in America, and the single Monsters is receiving airplay on college and alternative radio throughout, as well as great reviews for the album. If you would like to preview tracks from Echolalia, complete songs are now available as downloads in the sound archive section of the website.

“There are sparks of precedent (Radiohead, Pearl Jam), in the sharp melodic corners and lustrous fuzz…but Dempsey’s vivid exhaustion in “Monsters” – the way he sails and sinks through the chorus – is entirely his own” says Rolling Stone’s, David Fricke.
Clay Steakley from Performing Songwriter says: “If success can still be predicted by the strength of an album, then Something for Kate are destined for stateside stardom any day now. ‘Echolalia’ is some of the most understated and artful alternative rock to come out in quite some time – certainly in the U.S.”

The Miami Herald gave the album three and a half stars saying:
“Paul Dempsey has a unique voice and vision … the kind of heartfelt honesty and literacy that’s lacking in so much rock ‘n’ roll these days. ‘Echolalia’ is a stirring introduction to a performer who could end up being a major rock player.” With the New York Post’s Dan Aquiante echoed the sentiments with: “Wrapped in earnest emotion… the band has a joyful gentleness that has become a rare commodity here in the states.”

Officially Platinum in Australia, “Echolalia” is Something For Kate’s third studio album. The Melbourne three-piece will head back into the studio this month to begin work on their highly anticipated new CD. Make sure to check out the band’s official website at http://www.somethingforkate.com for regular updates and photos from the upcoming recording sessions.

Once the album is finished sfk plan to jet off overseas for a series of live shows in the US and UK. Gigs in the States will be to support the local release of their last album “Echolalia” through their New York based label, Red Ink.
Back home, don’t forget to vote for Something For Kate in Triple Js Hottest 100 for 2002. The band has one eligible single from last year, “Say Something” (song #452) which you can support by voting now. Voting ends this weekend so make sure to vote now!

Click here to vote now: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/default.htm.

Click here now to vote for ‘Say Something’ – song 452.
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/default.htm
The band is currently working on material for their highly anticipated new album, scheduled to be recorded in March and released later this year.

In the meantime check out the Something For Kate DVD, ‘A Diversion’. Available in stores now, it features ‘Holding Pattern’ a mini movie on the making of ‘Echolalia’, a collection of the band’s videos and fantastic live performances from Live At The Wireless, The Big Day Out and more.