Tour Dates
06/28 Seattle, WA - Sunset
Read More06/29 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore 06/30 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios 07/02 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill 07/06 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo 07/07 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar 07/08 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room 07/10 Austin, TX - Mohawk 07/11 Dallas, TX - Club Dada 07/12 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's Downstairs 07/13 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks 07/14 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's Bass Drum of Death The guitar/drum duo Bass Drum of Death is from Mississippi. They are described as "blown-out, blazing"... which Dan witnessed this himself…
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The Entry was awash in a sea of hair-whipping garage rock Monday night as Mississippi-based Bass Drum of Death and Aussie band DZ Deathrays hit Minneapolis in the middle of their North American tour.
DZ Deathrays are on their first ever tour of the US playing songs off their debut release, Bloodstreams. Their 30 minute set was loud and thrashy. Vocalist/guitarist Shane Parsons screamed into the microphone while stepping on effects pedals laid out on a mile-long board, while Simon Ridley beat the ever-loving crap out of the drums, flailing fast and furiously. There was no setlist, so I can only report that they played “Dollar Chills” with any certainty. The highlight of the set was when one dude in the audience was so overcome with the beginning of one song that he freaked out and made his own one-man mosh pit for a good 20 seconds before disappearing back into the crowd.
Next up, Bass Drum of Death played a good portion of songs off their 2011 release, GB City, on Fat Possum Records. Singer/guitarist John Barret didn’t have much to say between songs during their 50 minute set; they pretty much just ended one song and kicked into another to keep the intensity and momentum going through songs like “Nerve Jamming,” “Heart Attack Kid,” “Get Found,” “Velvet Itch” (one of the highlights of their set), title track “GB City” and a song off a tour-only split 7” with DZ Deathrays called “White Fright.” They left the stage for what seemed like 30 seconds before emerging to play a one song encore.
Catch them on the remaining dates of their tour for some punk rocking, ear-ringing fun!
DZ Deathrays
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Next up, Bass Drum of Death played a good portion of songs off their 2011 release, GB City, on Fat Possum Records. Singer/guitarist John Barret didn’t have much to say between songs during their 50 minute set; they pretty much just ended one song and kicked into another to keep the intensity and momentum going through songs like “Nerve Jamming,” “Heart Attack Kid,” “Get Found,” “Velvet Itch” (one of the highlights of their set), title track “GB City” and a song off a tour-only split 7” with DZ Deathrays called “White Fright.” They left the stage for what seemed like 30 seconds before emerging to play a one song encore.
Catch them on the remaining dates of their tour for some punk rocking, ear-ringing fun!
Bass Drum of Death at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06/25/12) |