DEADHEAD

2011: we're still a band.

2011-01-10T03:10:00.000-08:00

yea, havent updated this in a long time.

here's some old/new news:

-our s/t 10" ep is now available via Melotov Records.

-we have some shirts available. (maybe we'll put them online soon)

-we're playing 3 times this month:

-Jan 17 @ Chain Reaction with Graf Orlock and Dangers

-Jan 19 @ Pain is Beauty Boutique with Octaves (md) and Caravels (nv)

-Jan 27 @ The Blvd with Duke Nukem Forever (1st show in 3 years)

and then we most likely wont play too much more this year (though we'd like to)

-we're working on a new record, yet to be determined what and when though.

we do want to play though so please... email: deadheadpunks@gmail.com

DEADHEAD 10" and SOUND AND FURY 2010

2010-05-30T12:27:00.000-07:00

sorry for the lapse in updates. we've been on the road with Touche Amore. we just got off a tour with Converge (yeah i know it IS the coolest thing to ever happen). anyways....

we're waiting on the test presses to arrive for our s/t 10". and the artwork has been approved. the artwork was once again done by Nick Steinhardt at 23in.com and we're very stoked on the way it came out. i also did the inserts for the record. these will be available via Melotov Records in a couple weeks.

We'll also have these for our next show which is Sound and Fury 2010. im not sure what day we're playing yet, but i'll post as soon as i know. check out soundandfuryfestival.bigcartel.com for tickets. 3 day passes are $70. we know this is expensive but consider that you are seeing 61 bands for that amount.

more to come soon.

in the mean time we leave again this week for canada.

we'll be back at sound and fury with shirts, patches, and records.

-DEADHEAD

Cali Uber Alles Fest @ Global Cafe

2010-03-08T12:31:00.000-08:00

here is our mediochre set at cali uber alles. shit was fun.

10" is done

2010-02-22T14:59:00.000-08:00

we finished recording our new 10". it will be out via Melotov Records this spring.

www.myspace.com/deadheadpunks to hear a new song.

email: deadheadpunks@gmail.com if you want the entire album.

we're super proud of this album.

it represents self-loathing, fear, insanity, and the negativity that lies within us all.

its darker than anything we've ever done.

and we couldn't have done it without the help of Melotov Records and Alex Estrada at The Earth Capital studios. thanks for the support.

-DEADHEAD

SHOW #19: The Spread (Cathedrals split 7" release show)

2010-02-01T01:31:00.000-08:00

These pictures are from our split release show with Cathedrals at The Spread.

Huge shoutouts to Benoit and Razorhoof for laying waste last night.

We haven't played since September so this was a seriously special treat.

In other news we've been added to Cali Uber Alles fest on March 6th in LA more details soon.

(photo cred to Jen Pacia)

As well pick up our split 7" with Cathedrals out now on Mayfly Records.

buy it now on 2 colors at mayflyrecords.bigcartel.com

pressing info:

1st press

100: Clear Orange

400: Clear Blue

expect a lot more in 2010.

-DEADHEAD

Show #18: Distort LA Fest

2009-09-21T15:00:00.000-07:00

i wanted to post pictures of this show because i saw a ton of people take them. i have yet to receive any at all, or see any. either way, you had to be there to experience it. it was on top of a roof in downtown LA (more specifically on the roof at earth capital studios where we record). a ton of powerviolence/crust/grind/punk bands played. it was awesome. 2 stages...sadly everyone had to leave early to catch the bad lovers record release show. thanks to everyone who watched. it was really cool. (i missed vegan tacos but i heard they were off the chain). more of this needs to happen. distort la 2 please. :)

home from tour/show #16 and #17 with Elitist

2009-08-31T14:51:00.000-07:00

we arrived home. practiced the night before our show with Elitist from Portland and showed up at The Blvd. to play our set. it was sloppy, but it felt good to get back into the swing of things. it was a few of our members first time meeting/seeing Elitist and it was a true treat. i dont have anything negative to say about those dudes. and by the way they are loud as fuck. seriously i dont complain about how loud bands are normally but these dudes are loud and it sounds damn good! they played a killer set and then i met up with them to smoke weed and hang out. the next day we got up early and drove down to san diego and ate at my favorite restaurant Pokez. its in downtown....and not only is the cheapest food ever: its incredible! vegan and vege friendly. i suggest you all try it. the show was at The Music Trader which is a super cool record store in SD. our friends in Demonora played too which was cool and seeing Elitist one more time was amazing. again, that band is incredible. this was a lot to write in a post about nothing really. thanks to ryan for the blvd show and to the dudes at music trader who fucking rule!

-DEADHEAD

TOUCHE AMORE SUMMER TOUR 2009

2009-08-05T15:53:00.000-07:00

Touche Amore Summer Tour 2009

Aug. 6- Las Vegas, NV

Aug. 7- Madera, CA

Aug. 8- Half Moon Bay, CA (Kinda Like A Fest 5)

Aug. 9- Reno, NV

Aug. 10- Salt Lake City, UT

Aug. 11- Boise, ID

Aug. 12- ???

Aug. 13- Bellingham, WA

Aug. 14- Tacoma, WA

Aug. 15- Seattle, WA

Aug. 16- Portland, OR

Aug. 17- Redding, CA

Aug. 18- Olivehurst, CA

Aug. 19- Belmont, CA

Aug. 20- Sacramento, CA

Aug. 21- Santa Cruz, CA

Aug. 22- Santa Barbara, CA

go here for more information.

3 of us are on this tour. come watch us play.

when we get back:

August 28th @ The Global Cafe in LA

August 29th @ The Music Trader in San Diego

both shows with Elitist from Portland, OR.

band is brutal, prepare to have your ears shit kicked.

then September 5th with Cathedrals on a roof. yes.

Cathedrals/Deadhead split soon.

Deadhead 10" after that.

have i reminded you enough?

shirts & patches sooner than later.

plus our 7" is on itunes.

DEADHEAD SHOW #15

2009-07-19T11:50:00.000-07:00

last night we played at the spread. thriller, regret the informer, canyons, us, and bleeding kansas all played. it was a rad night. bk was super on point (when jakes drums weren't getting fucked) and i was super pleased to hear thrillers new jams. good luck to regret the informer and canyons on their journey back home. glad they could stop through california.

this is our last show for over a month. most of us will be gone on tour with touche amore. if you're on the west coast you should go watch them. also if you are at sound and fury catch touche on sunday.

-deadhead

show cancelled last night

2009-07-12T15:44:00.000-07:00

yeah show got shut down. shit sucked. as we finished setting up cops came. dudes were douches too. oh well. at least i snapped a couple pics.

DEADHEAD SHOW #14 FULL VIDEO

2009-07-03T11:25:00.001-07:00

thanks to chris for these....

DEADHEAD SHOW #14

2009-07-01T11:49:00.000-07:00

last night we played at the nomad art gallery in los angeles. first off i just want to say that this is probably the best place to play in LA. a ton of kids came out, the vibe was pure and good the entire time, and a ton of awesome bands played, and a ton of amazing artwork was up as well! i couldn't have asked for anything better. we played first and the set went super well, anyone who was there saw easily one of our best performances. (i think there might be a video...we'll see) after we played badmouth did a killer set as usual. then comadre blew the fucking ceiling off that place. their reaction was out of control and sooo pure and honest. what an amazing band....then 3/5 of us played in touche amore and i can easily say it was the best reaction we'd ever gotten, truly a special night. then rotting out came and fucking destroyed faces. band is so fast.

it was one of those rare inspiring nights that makes you believe in punk rock, in doing things for the right reasons, and gives you a little hope that the kids coming up now arent all just douchebags. i cant thank anyone enough for last night. what a tuesday.

reminders: we have a show july 11th in long beach, and a show july 18th at the spread. then a break for touche amore tour. then we'll be back to record for our 10" and play more shows. make sure if you have money and time to go to Kinda Like A Fest in half moon bay, CA. vegan food, punk rock, and the bay area (how can you ask for more??)

-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD SHOW #13 + RESTRAINED breaks up

2009-06-14T01:22:00.000-07:00

this show was at the echo. punk/hardcore record swap. thanks to ryan who set this up, really rad! we played without bass, just some extra amps. was still fine. our boy chris took some photos, so i'll post them later.

heres the important news. RESTRAINED (eric's now defunct band) broke up tonight, at the basement of Back To The Grind in Riverside. it was truly incredible for me to watch it. i have loved that band since i first saw them. eric always blew me away, and the rest of those guys are not only amazing musicians, but stand up fucking dudes. it was a great farewell to a great band. i am not going to be mad about this, in the end we must be happy that they did exist. this was a time to celebrate all that they accomplished since 2004. i love all you guys, and im so excited to seee what the future holds for everyone in that band. r.i.p. to one of the best so cal punks bands around. and big ups to moldar, rogue state, and time for change, you all played really great tonight, and said some way cool stuff! thanks RESTRAINED.

-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD RECORDING NEW 7" SPLIT

2009-05-16T12:03:00.000-07:00

We recorded 2 songs for our split with Cathedrals and Life Tyrant yesterday. The songs are posted on our myspace page. (www.myspace.com/deadheadpunks).

here's some photo documentation:

DEADHEAD SHOW #12

2009-04-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

we played our 12th show last week (forgot to update..) in a very hot and sweaty garage in west covina. the line up was with badmouth and moldar. the show ended up having way more people than we expected and we played a super sweaty set that we were pretty happy with. then just as moldar finished setting up the cops came and busted down the music. lame. fuck cops blah blah...

were recording for the 3 way split on may 15th so watch out.

-DEADHEAD

update

2009-03-30T13:37:00.000-07:00

so half of us just got back from the touche amore tour...which was the greatest experience ever.....but now we can focus on getting some more shit done. we are lining up some new shows and writing new material for a couple new releases and hopefully getting some new merch printed up soon. we unfortunately had to cancel our spot on an april 4th house show. but we have a few shows in may getting lined up so we'll see.

agenda:

1. record cathedrals/restrained 3 way split

2. get some shirts/patches made

3. record 10"

4. play more shows

-DEADHEAD

2009 TOUCHE AMORE WEST COAST TOUR

2009-03-20T09:34:00.001-07:00

DEADHEAD SHOW #11 [RECORD RELEASE]

2009-03-17T10:29:00.000-07:00

so we played our record release show last night at the pharaohs den in riverside. it was a super good lineup: abandon, royal monsters, from the depths, and seven generations. we played right after royal monsters (who put on an incredible set!) and to be totally honest it was proabably our worst set yet. the drums kept getting fucked up, and we were just off for half the set. but we worked through and it, and these kinds of things happen so its okay, we're still learning as a band... big shout out to the dudes in from the depths who were the nicest people ever. thanks to kevan, who put this on. and thanks to whoever bought a 7"...it means a lot.

-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD SHOW #10

2009-03-07T17:56:00.001-08:00

free garage show with Dangers, Cathedrals, Charged, Tension, and Poweraxe. tension started off the night with a great old school punk sounding set, and then we played next. shit went off right away! thanks to all the kids who went wild during the set, i even notcied a few kids knew some words! amazing....our mic broke, but fuck thats what happens. charged played an awesome set, and of course kids went compltely nuts for it. its their 2nd to last show (RIP). dangers played a great set, to a lot less kids (oddly), and then cathedrals played to even less (yet a packed garage still). both bands were amazing. cathedrals was so heavy i almost couldnt breathe. hahah.anyways thanks to melanie from Melotov Records for this one. shes a sweetheart and 19 as of yesterday.

7" release show is march 16th at the pharaohs den in riverside with From The Depths (ex- catharsis and requiem), Seven Generations, Royal Monsters, Abandon, Repress, blah blah. great lineup. so make sure to come check it out if you're around.

-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD SHOW #9 + RECORD PICS

2009-02-26T23:28:00.000-08:00

first pictures of the 7" on its way to california so you guys can buy them!

so tonight was our show with ceremony and cruel hand. shit was out of hand. a more than sold out crowd, everyone could barely move. it was great though, and we played to a ton of kids who had never seen us, so that was great. i honestly dont know what else to say about this show, except that i am personally in love with badmouth.

-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD SHOW #8

2009-02-22T01:46:00.000-08:00

tonites show was an incredible nite.
it started off way out in whittier, in a backyard. apparently, 11 bands were supposed to play.. (instant suspicion) and of course on cue right before we go on, the cops come. so the show is

totally bootlegged in a garage in west covina. we played in the hottest, most sweaty pile of kids, and everyone went pretty nuts for us and it was a really good time. then a bunch of bands shared equipment and did small sets after ours that was really good and kids went off for everyone! thanks to andy for coming through on the show in time of need, and his mom who for some reason allowed it. and badmouth and that family of bands for ruling as dudes and for brutal tunes.

-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD SHOW #7 [new bass player]

2009-02-15T23:06:00.000-08:00

last night was our first show with our new bass player Eric Goodman [see above photo to check out this handsome devil]. Eric is more known to shred guitar in the band Restrained or play bass in Bad Lovers, but we're super excited to have him as the newest member of DEADHEAD. everthing has worked out great and he killed it last night. we're glad that tyler can now focus on just being the best singer he can now too. oddly though we only played as a 4 piece as jeremy was unable to make the show.

this was by far the coldest show any of us had ever played. it ended up being outside, in some kids driveway in Baldwin Park. it was literally in the 30 degree range outside [for us Californians thats like -100 degrees]. we got through it and the show was great. thanks to angel for this one. next show is next saturday, another house show, this time in whittier.

-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD SHOW #6

2009-02-01T23:22:00.000-08:00

another show at motion la. this time with a ton of amazing bands. Calculator, Civilian, Restrained, Juarez, and Moldar. What a show.... Its rare that only really good bands play a show, but this was for sure the case. i think this show pretty much speaks for itself. extra special shout out to Blues who were so tight on their shit, it was unreal. thanks to richard for this one. end.
-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD SHOW #5

2009-01-10T10:33:00.000-08:00

so last night we had our 5th show. it was thrown together in only a couple days because of a Touche Amore cancelled house show. so it ended up being Sohns (tx), La Dispute (mi), Rotting Out, and us. it was the first byob show at the spread, and it ended up being way fun and smooth. nothing bad happened, everything was perfect. Sohns killed it first, then La Dispute, who honestly were absolutely incredible, a cut above what most bands will ever become, and then Rotting Out who are so full of fast, hardcore energy that they are undeniably great.

we all agreed that this was our best show so far. we played better, and the enviornment was just so happy and fun. thanks to everybody who came and it made it a literal overnight success.

-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD SHOW #4

2009-01-06T10:36:00.000-08:00

played our 4th show last night. weird situation for sure. a couple weeks ago Arctic Choke (a band from LA) got money stolen from them after a Motion LA show was shut down. sooo they cancelled last week. then yesterday before the show Rotting Out and Badmouth (mind you both LA bands) cancelled. so the show ended up becoming us and a touring band from Texas called Branch Dividian. literally when we showed up it was just us, the bands. so we called up our friends in Demonora (jake plays drums in it) and Veil Era (jake used to play drums in it) and they showed up to do an impromptu set. a few friends ended up showing up and the show got underway.

first Demonora played and they were super solid. if you havent heard them check them out. then we played. thought we did alright, starting to feel a lot better about things. then Branch Dividian played and they were great, good 80's punk/american nightmare feeel. then Veil Era played and russ (their drummer) got horribly drunk off cognac and vomitted during the set, only to continue playing.....punk as fuck. i wrote all that just to mention that story.

thanks again to the few friends who showed up, i could personally care less about people showing up, but i know it meant a lot to the touring band who just wanted to make a few bucks to get home.

-DEADHEAD

7" Labels/Show #3/+blah

2008-12-22T09:22:00.000-08:00

Here is the first preview of "A State of Punk". These labels we're done by Nick Steinhardt [bass player in Touche Amore and graphic design master]. Check his website over at www.23in.com . We think they look amazing. The vinyl will be grey with random splatter colors, so each will have a nice individual look. When the rest of the artwork is finished i'll post it up here.

So we played Saturday night at The Cocaine. It was a good show, I thought we played the best that we have so far and we got to see some friends we don't normally see come out which was super cool! Thanks to everyone who came out, all the old friends, and our friends at The Cocaine who let this all go down. We played first and then our friends Sheeep came on and played. I don't think there is much else to say about the show, other than I only heard of like 1 person taking pictures, so if I find some i'll probably post them on our myspace.

I'd also like to mention real quick the anarchy that is happening in Greece. After a cop killed a teenage anarchist, young rebels have been destroying buildings and killing cops and the government has had no control over it. I am not happy about people dying, nor do I ever condone this kind of violence because of the innocent lives it kills. But what I do think is important about all of this is that fact that they are questioning the authority of the police state and trying to topple the oppression of the system. I hope that everything works out in Greece, I hope that the government collapses and the people start what they believe will be best for them. I hope there will be a peaceful resolve to this, and I hope that no more innocent lives are destroyed.

-DEADHEAD

DEADHEAD SHOW #2

2008-12-20T10:09:00.000-08:00

Last night we had our second show. Shit was wild! It was the Charged 6 year anniversary show and Catch Your Breath's last show, so all the Santa Clarita Valley oi! punx made it out. It was inside of a garage in Saugus. We played second after lagging on setting up for a while. Instantly from the first song, kids starting going ape shit. Jumping on top of us, getting hit by our guitars, moshing out of control, and just generally being drunk 16 year old punks. It was super fun. After our set, we all stayed to watch Charged where kids got even more insane, and then watched Catch Your Breath lay their band to rest. Kids went crazy for every song, and they put on an amazingly fun little performance. Apparently the drummer is now in Dangers, congrats on that. The other kids will be starting new bands too I guess so be on the lookout for that! At the end of their set the bass player (who's in both Charged and CYB) destroyed his bass which caused kids to start destroying drums and break the fuck out of that bass. Awesome shit. I dont know if anybody took pictures but I do know there is video of Charged and CYB so that will be cool to see.

We have another show tonite at The Cocaine in Los Angeles with our friends in Sheeep. Should be rager. check our myspace for details.

-DEADHEAD

SHOW #1

2008-12-14T23:47:00.001-08:00

So last night was our first show at The Spread in Sun Valley, CA. A great first show filled with friends and great music. First shout out goes out to all the bands who played last night: Black Sheep Wall, Thriller, Heavy Heavy Low Low, and Bleeding Kansas. Everyone played great, especially Bleeding Kansas who played some of our personal favorite songs from their EP 1859...shit was insane. There are some pictures floating around but I honestly haven't seen too many from our set yet. If I find some more i'll post them here or something. Second thanks goes to everyone who came out last night and it made it the most successful spread night so far. Make sure if you didn't go to check out the spread at www.myspace.com/the_spread_out and if you can please donate to help save the house!

In other news the 7" is on its way to the pressing plant and the artwork is getting done now. The 7" will be called "A State of Punk" and it will be available through Mayfly Records in the coming weeks. We also have some great shows lined up, including one in February with the great Ceremony at Motion La, so watch out for that. We're still looking to book more shows, so let us know about anything that we can jump on. i'll end this with our contact e-mail: deadheadpunks@gmail.com

-DEADHEADEADHEADEADHEAD.

DEADHEAD BLOG #1

2008-11-21T10:44:00.000-08:00

So I guess this will be our "website" on the "world wide web". This will be a place for us to post pictures of our shows, talk about releases, and whatever the fuck else we feel like. Lets start with some news:

Our debut 7" currently titled "A State of Punk" is currently in the works. The songs have been recorded and we are almost happy enough with it to release. We're going back into Earth Capital Studios in Downtown LA to clean up a couple vocal parts and do a final mix and master really soon. The 7" will be released by Mayfly Records out of Ohio. A solid dude named Bob is the puppet master behind it all and he has been more than supportive of whatever we want to do, which is rad. When we get the artwork/layout/vinyl colors for it we'll post it up here for sure. We also have a split coming out through another friend, but we won't talk about that until it's a little more official.

Our first show is December 13th at The Spread in Sun Valley with Thriller, Black Sheep Wall, and Bleeding Kansas (yeah, its gonna be that good). If you haven't heard of "The Spread" its a wonderful house that throws amazing shows with (good) kegs and a whiskey fountain once a month (to find out more or to book the house for a show visit www.myspace.com/the_spread_out). We're definitely looking to book more shows through the new year so hit us up at deadheadpunks@gmail.com if you wanna have us play or something.

-DEADHEAD