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Dead Bars to release first full-length

Posted by Loren on February 18, 2017

Dead Bars to release first full-length
Dead Bars - Dream Gig

Seattle's Dead Bars will release their debut full-length later this spring on No Idea Records. Titled Dream Gig, it will release digitally on March 10 with a vinyl offering coming soon after.

The band, formed in 2013 with the intention to play a single Seattle show and a short tour of Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, has now released five EPs and the upcoming LP.

In addition to the new record, they have a short Pacific Northwest tour scheduled in March and will be a featured Studio Session on KEXP on Saturday March 18th at 10pm on the radio at 90.3 FM / KEXP.ORG worldwide. They released a split 7" last year with Tampa's The Tim Version.

 

Track listing:


1. Overture

2. Earplug Girl

3. Always Bet On Clark

4. Emergency

5. D Line to the Streamline

6. Face the Music

7. Tear Shaped Bruise

8. Dream Gig

TOUR DATES:


March 16th - Bellingham, WA @ The Swillery

March 17th - Vancouver, BC @ Astoria

March 18th - Victoria, BC @ Logan's Pub

March 19th - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project **All Ages**

Dead Bars to release first full-length
Dead Bars - Dream Gig

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