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Biography

Australian rock band Magic Dirt has been blasting ear drums at pubs and festivals across Australia for many years. Three gigs into their budding career, Magic Dirt were invited to support the likes of Sonic Youth, Beck, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Dinosaur Jr and Pavement. They have since supported Silverchair, Powderfinger and Jebediah, as well as performing at several Australian Big Day Out’s. Their new album Girl was released in July, supported by the biggest national tour of their entire career performing 35 shows over 5 months. Girl roars out of the blocks with all the sonic adventure Magic Dirt are notorious for, with the first single Romy on rotation at Triple J. Song-writer, lead singer and guitarist Adalita Srsen was the first female to grace the cover of Australian Guitar Magazine. She has been composing for over 14 years and has collaborated with many Australian artists, often as guest vocalist. The Adelaide International Guitar Festival is excited to have Adalilta return in 2008 after her spine-tingling version of Star Spangled Banner and All Along The Watchtower with Midnight Oil guitarist Jim Moginie in last year’s festival (during Kiss The Sky: A Tribute to the Music of Jimi Hendrix).