Last Friday, Red Scare released a 17-song compilation titled 20 Years of Dreaming and Scheming, which of course commemorates the record label’s 20th anniversary. In addition to the compilation, they’re also marking the event with release shows this month in Chicago, Wisconsin, Portland, Seattle and Las Vegas. We recently spoke with label cofounder Toby Jeg about reaching this impressive milestone. We discussed how he went about putting this compilation together, what he’s looking forward to about the upcoming release parties, the future of Red Scare and more.
Continue Reading…Last month, Dead To Me played Double Door and we caught up with the band at a nearby coffee shop before the show. We spoke with singer/bassist Tyson “Chicken” Annicharico, guitarist/singer Jack Dalyrmple and drummer Ian Anderson. Guitarist Ken Yamazaki was also present, but did not take part in the interview. We talked about the band’s latest 7” for Fat Wreck Chords, I Wanna Die in Los Angeles, including how it was written and the motivation behind its title. We also discussed Annicharico’s newfound sobriety, Dalyrmple’s return to the band, where they’re at with recording their next full-length and more. Continue Reading…
Dead To Me formed in 2003 and has since released two full-lengths, an EP and a seven-inch. They’ve also toured extensively, continuously advanced their sound and gone through several lineup changes, all without ever missing a beat. They recently finished recording a new album in Chicago at Atlas Studios and we talked with singer/bassist Tyson “Chicken” Annicharico before their show at Subterranean. We discussed the upcoming record in detail, as well as touring, substance abuse, the band’s hometown of San Francisco and more. Continue Reading…
Last fall, Dead To Me played a show at the now-defunct Ronny’s in Chicago, Illinois. The set was punctuated by two of their finest songs, “Ran That Scam” and “Day Without a War”, off their Little Brother EP and African Elephants album respectively. Special thanks to Jason Thompson from The Sky We Scrape for being kind enough to film this for us. Be sure to check out Dead To Me’s latest seven-inch, Wait For It…Wait For It!, which was released via Brick Gun Records.