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With a pumping rhythm section and wailing soloists, KING RIVER RISING blends Reggae and Rock seamlessly while paying homage to the predecessors of both genres. Compared to the Black Seeds, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Kingfisha. For Melbourne-based band, KING RIVER RISING, life on the road ended abruptly in 2020 at a pub in Byron Bay. Two days later the Blues Festival was cancelled and the band was on it’s way back to Victoria for a long, cold lock-down. Fast-forward two years and KING RIVER RISING is back touring the east coast, once again playing in Byron, Brisbane and at the Full Moon Dance on the Sunshine Coast. The popular seven-piece band has embarked on their Paradise Tour, named after their latest single. “Paradise” is about finding one’s own slice of heaven in the music industry amongst frustration and struggle. KRR takes a tongue-in-cheek look at issues facing many of Australia’s musicians and artists- increasing numbers of poker machines, piss-poor support from policy makers, an