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CASKET SALESMEN will be hitting the road for the next month prior to entering the studio to record their sophomore record for Longhair Illuminati Records. The dates are as follows:

08/31/07

Bunkhouse – Las Vegas, NV

W/ Mythmaker

09/01/07

Rude Dogs – Covina, CA

W/ Blood and Headlines, MoD, Mythmaker

09/29/07

Jillian’s – Las Vegas, NV

W/ Dredg, As Cities Burn

09/30/07

The Alley – Fullerton, CA

W/ Yesterday’s Rising, Cosmonaut

10/02/07

Outlaw’s – Portland, OR

10/03/07

Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

10/05/07

Burt’s Tiki Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT

W/ The Sound of Urchin

10/08/07

Off Broadway – St Louis, MO

10/09/07

Warehouse Live – La Crosse, WI

10/10/07

The Picador – Iowa City, IA

10/11/07

House Cafe – Dekalb, IL

10/13/07

Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH

W/ Bang Bang Bang

10/14/07

Knit. Factory – New York, NY

W/ Happy Anarchy, Here

10/16/07

Café Metropolis РWilkes Barre, PA

10/19/07

The Silo – Reading, PA

W/ Inner Party System

10/20/07

Rex’s – West Chester, PA

10/22/07

Lenny’s Bar – Atlanta, GA

FREE SHOW

10/24/07

TBA – Mobile, AL

11/05/07

Knitting Factory – Los Angeles, CA

W/ Auditory Aphasia, Mongoloid, Mythmaker, Cosmonaut, MoD

So it’s like 1:30am at this point. I’m ridiculously tired after a long evening, yet here I am, standing in some circus/cabaret-inspired rotunda at the South Street Seaport in NYC. O’DEATH are losing their minds on stage, while banging out their Appalachia jug-band punk. Everyone in the small crowd is jumping around, slamming into each other and screaming along. Some crazy dude with dreads is doing the robot. The banjo player takes another huge swig of Makers Mark and descends into the crowd, banjo in hand. Such is O’DEATH live; a mix of shirtless, drunken playing, improvised percussion, and pure, unadultered absurdity. Sleep? I couldn’t think of any better way to spend my early morning.

Photos from the show, including shots of opening act DEATH VESSEL, can be found

The group also recently filmed a video for the track “Down to Rest”, off their debut Head Home, which you can watch here.

Tour dates w/ Rock Central Plaza:

Sep 5 2007 – Black Cat Washington DC, Washington DC

Sep 6 2007- Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio

Sep 7 2007 – Void Room Champaign, Illinois

Sep 8 2007 – Hideout Block Party Chicago, Illinois w/ Andrew Bird, The Frames, Art Brut, and more!

Sep 8 2007 – Open End Gallery Chicago, Illinois w/ Dan Deacon

Sep 9 2007 – 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sep 12 2007 – Neumos Seattle, Washington

Sep 13 2007 РDante’s Portland, Oregon

Sep 14 2007 РPat’s Pub Vancouver, British Columbia

Sep 15 2007 РJohn Henry’s Eugene, Oregon

Sep 16 2007 – Jambalya Arcata, California

Sep 18 2007 – Lobot Gallery Oakland, California

Sep 19 2007 – Rickshaw Shop San Francisco, California

Sep 20 2007 – The Echo Los Angeles, California

Sep 22 2007 – Pomona College Claremont, California

Sep 23 2007 – Rhythm Room Phoenix, Arizona

Sep 24 2007 – Plush Tucson, Arizona

Sep 26 2007 – The Mohawk Austin, Texas

Sep 27 2007 – Cavern Dallas, Texas

Sep 28 2007 – One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, Louisiana

Sep 29 2007 – The Nick Birmingham, Alabama

Sep 30 2007 – The Earl Atlanta, Georgia

Oct 1 2007 – Tasty World Athens, Georgia

Oct 2 2007 – Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina

- There are some nights where all I really want to do is listen to a great song over and over again and not think about updating Pastepunk. Tonight is one of them. See y’all tomorrow.

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