Radio station: Listen to music by Dead Girls
Upcoming shows
Brendan Benson / Corey Chisel / The Dead GirlsBottleneckNov. 14, 2009, 8:00pm |
Lawrence, KS | Music |
The Republic Tigers / Cowboy Indian Bear / Stik Figa / The Dead GirlsGranadaNov. 20, 2009, 8:00pm |
Lawrence, KS | Best Bets |
Description
Current Status: Active in Lawrence
Sound description: Guitar-driven power pop with big hooks.
Influences: The Replacements, Big Star, Cheap Trick, KISS, Guided by Voices, Thin Lizzy, Pixies
Similar to: Thin Lizzy, Swervedriver, KISS, and The Replacements
Genres
Discography
| Name | Released | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
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What A Perfect Ending | 2006 | Reignition Records |
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The Hair Trigger EP | 2009 | |
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Te Quiero | 2009 |
Free MP3 Downloads
| Song | Album |
|---|---|
| Hair Trigger | Hair Trigger EP |
| Keep Your Own Score | Te Quiero |
| Never Too Late | What A Perfect Ending |
| Te Quiero | Te Quiero |
| What a Perfect Ending | What A Perfect Ending |
Musicians
| Eric Melin | Drums |
| JoJo Longbottom | Guitar, Vocals |
| Nick Colby | Bass guitar |
| Cameron Hawk | Guitar, Vocals |
Videos
More videos from Dead Girls
May 11
History
The Dead Girls (formerly Dead Girls Ruin Everything) is the white-hot super group formed from the molten ashes of Ultimate Fakebook and Podstar, two recently defunct bands that were staples of the Lawrence and Kansas City power-pop sound. Guitarists/singers JoJo Longbottom and Cameron Hawk, of Podstar, combine their dual-guitar driven attack and blissful vocal harmonies with the precise rhythmic assault of drummer Eric Melin and bassist Nick Colby, of Ultimate Fakebook, creating a raw and infectious rock sound with as much of an emphasis on melody as there is on rip-roaring guitar licks.
It all started almost a decade ago, when Podstar, then a high-school band, was rocking the scene in Manhattan, Kan. around the same time that a new incarnation of Ultimate Fakebook was just getting ready to take off. Both bands had similar musical styles and played together often, which resulted in some (at first) not-so-friendly competition between them. There are still several stories going around of after-hour shenanigans leading to fistfights, broken coffee tables, thrashed porches and "log jamming". But regardless, or perhaps because of all this, there emerged a camaraderie and musical chemistry that was apparent from the start of the first Dead Girls show.
