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Dead Bars (No Idea Records) Announce Upcoming Shows + Playing Pre-Fest & The Fest
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 23:40
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Seattle, WA's Dead Bars have some September shows on the horizon and the band will be playing Pre-Fest in Tampa, FL and The Fest in Gainesville, FL in the Fall. Full show info below. Facebook Events Page here.

No Idea released the debut Self-Titled 7" from Dead Bars in 2014. The Gainesville label also released a Split 7" between Dead Bars and Sunshine State last year as well.

Dead Bars was formed in 2013 by two drummers from New Jersey who met each other while both living in Seattle, WA. John Maiello and C.J. Frederick (ex- Big Eyes) have been playing drums in punk and hardcore bands for years, but it wasn't until John decided to step away from the kit and front his own band that he was finally able to embrace his love for fast, catchy, punk rock n' roll.

With the addition of David Rostro, Jon Lindblom, and Ray McCoy to fill out the band, Dead Bars have two releases under their belts on No Idea, as well as a brand new single titled Emergency, on Japan's Eager Beaver Records. They are currently working on their debut LP to be released on No Idea in 2016.

"Normally, it’s a terrible idea for two drummers to start a band together. Too much talk of fills and backbeats and not enough about riffs, ya know? But Dead Bars are the exception. The two drummers, John Maiello and C.J. Frederick, met in Seattle and John heroically stepped away from the kit to start a new band. Here, let him tell you about his wonderfully simplistic approach to playing guitar:

"I don't really know how to play guitar. I remember reading about how the Ramones wrote 'Blitzkrieg Bop' in a couple hours on a guitar with two strings and I thought to myself, 'I could probably do that."

Coincidentally, that’s also how 45,000 punk bands started between 1976 through today." - Noisey

Upcoming Shows

SEP 10 - Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial
SEP 11 - Fresno, CA @ C.A.F.E. Infoshop w/ Bottlenose Koffins, Sci Fi Caper, Born Loser, Tyrannosaurus Zebra
SEP 12 - Oakland, CA @ THIS IS MY FEST w/ Bottlenose Koffins, Caskitt, Dudes Night, Western Settings + more
SEP 13 - Portland, OR @ The Know w/ Blowout, Pageripper
SEP 20 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern w/ Bottlenose Koffins, Sharkie, Terman Shanks
OCT 28 + 29 @ Big Pre-Fest in Little Ybor in Tampa, FL
OCT 30 - Nov 1 @ THE FEST in Gainesville, FL