Previous posts have mentioned the ‘Bones and Skin’ Tour that Kisschasy are currently performing around Australia. This post is focusing on the success of the band who have also worked very hard to be where they are today. I remember not too long ago the only radio stations that Kisschasy’s songs were being played on were Triple J. The band have played various shows at the Bar on the Hill over the past 5 years or so and admitted that the show at the Enmore Theatre on Saturday the 24th May was officially the largest they had performed for. It wasn’t until last year (2007) that the band’s music actually took off commercially with their left-field antics surrounding politics, human rights issues and animal rights. This tour is the last for Kisschasy for a while as they are off to try their luck overseas in America. One thing I particularly like about the boys is the fact that they were asking fans on facebook and myspace if they knew anyone overseas that they could stay with. It is obvious that the band are not making the ‘big bucks’ from their music however they are still willing to try and have the courage to continue doing what they love. I just thought that this was a wonderful example of what can happen when local Australian bands are publicised and promoted through magazines such as ours. 

Check out more Kisschasy info on their myspace page: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=11924263

To reiterate again what has already been said, the music industry is severly lacking academic research and evidence to support such opinions as the ones that have been made in this and previous posts. 

This is Jess Smith signing off for The Musos 2008.