Dead City Dregs Bio:

Dead City Dregs are a three-piece punk rock outfit hailing from St. Louis, MO. They formed in the winter of 2006 from the remnants of several local punk bands. They began practicing and writing as a 3-piece with Bryan on guitar/vocals, Jake on bass/vocals, and Tom on drums. In March of 2007, they self-recorded a four song demo and released over a 1,000 copies. The demo received good reviews from Razorcake, Punknews.org and publications worldwide. The band garnered comparisons to punk mainstays such as The Clash, Rancid, and Stiff Little Fingers. Their songs were featured on the "Rancid Radio" show on Sirius Satellite Radio and several underground and independent stations across the country. Immediately after completing the demo the band added a second guitarist in the form of Mickey Brass. With a full lineup in place they played their first show in support of Time Again (Hellcat) in May of 2007. They continued to play a slew of shows in the midwest sharing the stage with bands Time Again, Street Dogs, The Briggs The Casualties, The Tossers, Left Alone, Far From Finished, Rat City Riot, Big D and the Kids Table and DOA to name a few. Dead City Dregs' first official release was a 7 song EP put out in June 2008. This EP, titled "Landmine", was well received on both the internet and in print publications. After the release of the EP the band set out on a three week tour of the West Coast highlighted by shows at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood and shows with both Rat City Riot and Left Alone in their respective home towns. Upon returning from tour Mickey decided to part ways with the band for personal reasons. Jake soon followed suit citing a need to concentrate on his career. While searching for replacements for their departed bandmates, Dead City Dregs put together 2 music videos. The first being a video for their song 'Black Days', which was essentially a compilation of live footage from their '08 tour. The second video shot in 2008 is for their song 'Landmine'. Both videos were produced and edited by members Bryan and Tom, reaffirming the band's hardworking DIY ethic. With the addition of Johnny Utah on bass the Dead City Dregs have resurfaced and are currently rehearsing and writing for their follow up release. Keep your eyes and ears open for new songs, releases, shows, and tours.