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Hailing from Athens, Georgia, Dead Confederate’s music is best described as intense, lumbering, southern, psychedelic grizzly rock. They burst onto the scene with their self titled EP soon followed by an opening spot for R.E.M. at SXSW in early 2008. Later that year, they released their debut full length album, Wrecking Ball, to innumerable raves from tastemakers and press alike. Rolling Stone selected Dead Confederate as a “Band to Watch” and they made their U.S. television debut on NBC’s Late Night With Conan O’Brien with their 1st single “The Rat.”
Dead Confederate toured the U.S. this past March with fellow Georgians, The Whigs & in April with legendary rockers Dinosaur Jr. The band also stopped in Austin, TX for a number of SXSW shows. They have spent the last few months touring with various bands such as Drive By Truckers, Manchester Orchestra, Yeasayer, the Black Angels, Deerhunter & Black Lips among others & also played U.S. festivals such as Bonnaroo & Sasquatch.
In September they’ll embark on a co-headline tour with Meat Puppets & by the end of October with A Place to Bury Strangers (all dates below).
“It Was A Rose (Acoustic)” | download
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September:
07 Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot @ The Seattle
16 Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ ^
17 Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA ^
18 Aquarium Drunkard presents @ El Rey Theater – Los Angeles, CA ^
19 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA ^
20 Hopmonk Tavern – Sebastopol, CA^
22 Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR^
23 Chop Suey – Seattle, WA ^
24 Grizzly Rose – Boise, ID ^
25 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT ^
26 Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO ^
October:
26 Double Door – Chicago, IL *
27 The Mod Club Toronto – Ontario *
28 Il Motore – Montreal, Quebec *
29 Middle East Upstairs – Cambridge, MA *
30 Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY *
^ w/ Meat Puppets
* w/ A Place to Bury Strangers
P.S. Dead Confederate is currently compiling live material from shows recorded in 08/09 for digital & possible limited edition vinyl release that will include rarely performed covers as well as the band’s original material.
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