Dead Confederate hails "from Atlanta by way of Augusta, Georgia." I heard about them from a friend back in December, but the tip got lost amongst the chaos of planning my overseas expedition. Today I found out that they just signed with Gary Gersh, who brought Sonic Youth and Nirvana to Geffen. I also hear that there are some BIG names in the producing mix for their debut LP. They released the Dead Confederate EP in 2006, and it definitely isn't a another gravy-laden southern rock record. There's shades of Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, and Explosions in the Sky in Dead Confederate's ominous psych-rock sound. Imagine an acid trip in a 4x4 hearse down a backwoods Georgia dirt road. Sometimes scary and menacing, sometimes beatiful, always badass. Check out their myspace page for selections from the EP as well as a few other songs. I recommend "News Underneath," "Shadow the Walls" and "The Rat." Actually, listen to all of 'em.
Dead Confederate will be playing throughout the Southeast for the next month.
May 25 2007 10:00P
11:11 Tearoom...w/Morning State...Free Show, Free Beer Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 8 2007 10:00P
JJ's Bohemia...w/The Nim Nims and All the Saints Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jun 9 2007 9:00P
The Bottletree...w/All the Saints and Taylor Hollingsworth Birmingham, Alabama
Jun 14 2007 10:00P
Mercy Lounge...w/All the Saints & TBA... Nashville, Tennessee
Jun 16 2007 5:30P
City Stages Festival Birmingham, Alabama
Jun 17 2007 11:00A
Reg's Coffehouse Radio Program Birmingham, Alabama
Jun 22 2007 10:00P
40 Watt Club, Athfest...w/Dexateens, Mother Jackson, and Madeline Athens, Georgia
Jun 29 2007 10:00P
Jinx...w/All the Saints and Sovus Radio Savannah, Georgia
Jun 30 2007 10:00P
The Pourhouse...w/Two Cow Garage Charleston, South Carolina
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