Dead Words (Dallas, TX) play East Bay styled pop punk inspired by the likes of Green Day and The Descendants. They’ve been touring heavily for the last few years, fine tuning their guitars to carve their sugar coated hooks into your skull. This young and diverse band enjoys pizza and video games. If you give Dead Words pizza they will give you hugs. If you let Dead Words play your video games they will not sleep. I know this from experience. They served as the backing band on the first Pac-Away Dots tour and this mixtape would not be complete without them. They will be contributing their song “3 for 3” to the kickstarter mixtape. For more info visit: facebook.com/deadwordstx Hey Rockers! EP by Dead Words Dead Words will be touring again in November. Catch them at a show and tell them Nate Allen says, “Hello.” The Rocking Dead tour 11/7 – Broken Arrow, OK @ Rudy’s House 11/8 – Joplin, MO @ Solace Music Venue 11/9 – Des Moines, IA @ Underground Rock Shop 11/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ 1082 16th Ave SE 11/12 – Fargo, ND @ The New Direction 11/13 – Sioux Falls, SD @ TBA 11/14 – …
5 Things I Love About Kansas City
I moved to Kansas City, Missouri from Portland, Oregon with some hesitancy. I’d never lived in the Midwest before, we didn’t know many people and our shows here over the years had rarely been amazing. But a chance to have our own apartment and enjoy a change of pace helped motivate us to pack our vans and head east. After about 10 months Kansas City has grown on me in surprising ways. Here is my list of 5 Things I Love About Kansas City. 1. This is sports town. I get to go to Kansas City Royals games for a reasonable price. I can’t think of a better way to relax after a long day than watching a baseball game. I hope I can make opening day 2014. 2. The art scene is very vibrant here, more than I ever imagined. There is a lot of fine art (world class ceramics, free museums – the Nelson Atkins Museum) and the music scene is small enough that is easy to get to know people. 3. Our friends in Bent Left said this is a town you can make things happen in and I agree. If you want to build something in …