Biography:
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 in the Saint Louis area. 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 "Rancid Radio", a radio show on Sirius, hosted by Lars and Tim members of the iconic punk band Rancid. They have also received airplay on 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 band mates, 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. In March of 2009, Johnny Utah joined the band on bass and the band has since continued playing show in and out of town. In July 2009, Dead City Dregs signed with Warbird Entertainment and will be releasing a split 7" with the Swedish punk band Subwaste and will release a full-length on Warbird in 2010.
