What a beautiful night in Columbia! We were so honored to be the last band to play the Merriweather District summer concert series at Color Burst Park! A sea of tie-dyes, smiles and sweet dead tunes! What and awesome way to end this magical summer! Thank you to WMAR for the recap of this special […]
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Ready your weekday endurance packs, Dead Fans! You train for this, and Better Off Dead is going to bring you a huge event on Tuesday, April 3rd at DC’s The Hamilton Live! The Dark Star Orchestra will be playing a special acoustic show beginning at 8:00PM in the Hamilton main room, and Better Off Dead […]
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The past two weeks, the first of 2017, have been technicolor for Better Off Dead. The year ahead, musically, feels like it will be the best ever. Why? On New Year’s Eve we were shot through with love to welcome scores of VIP guests to the 8×10 and the Hotel RL for our (annual!) celebration. […]
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The first really cold weather of the winter was met with the first ice of the season: a cold and slippery proposition for a Saturday. But Better Off Dead paid these obstacles no mind. We loaded up Andy’s newly logo-ed bass drum and Rex’s silky new speaker cab with its twin Dead lightening bolts and […]
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From the tin ceiling to the Art Deco sconce lights, from the old-fashioned movie theater popcorn machine to the sound booth just in front of the window through which films are still projected, the Shepherdstown Opera House is the coolest venue we know. It was built in 1909 and started showing movies the next year—and […]
Read moreDancing Bears!!!Just your everyday normal Dancing Bears... nothing to see here.... move along.... :PAnd by "move along" I mean dance!!!!Video courtesy of the my totally awesome partner, the most excellent Nick P Jamilla!!!
Posted by Brian Willis on Monday, October 17, 2016
By: Will Layman There’s nothing like coming into a new town and feeling welcomed with open arms! As we rolled into beautiful Salisbury, Maryland on Saturday afternoon, the sky was a perfect shade of royal blue and a breeze gently helped us load our amplifiers onto the stage at Headquarters Live. The crowd popped with […]
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We are still glowing and dancing a little from an amazing night at Falls Church’s State Theater—thanks to the enthusiastic fans and talented fellow musicians who made Jam Band Fan Night 6 so fulfilling. For Better Off Dead, the night will stay with us forever mainly because we got to share the bandstand with tenor […]
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We felt so much love at our 50th show at Gypsy Sally’s!!! Thank you all for coming out and showering us with roses, cupcakes, dancing bears and champagne! We can’t wait to hit 100!!!
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We are so excited to be the band chosen for Gypsy Sally’s 420 Jam on April 20th! We think this should be a national holiday and it surely will be a high time had by all! We hope to have representatives from local cannabis groups like Weed Be Better Off and DC Norml to set […]
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We are so excited to be a featured act at The Sleepy Creek Spring Dig on May 7th!! We are honored to be part of a lineup that includes Consider The Source, Larry Keel Experience, and The Hackensaw Boys! Check out their facebook event page for more details!! See you all at Sleepy Creek!!
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