valentine's day Dead Confederate 2008 tour dates, EXCLUSIVE video of their SXSW show with R.E.M.

valentine's day Dead Confederate opened for R.E.M. at Stubb's Bar-B-Q on the first day of SXSW and EAR FARM was lucky enough to spend the entire day with the band. We got all kinds of exclusive video as a result, including hanging out backstage with Michael Stipe and their entire kick-ass set from that night. What follows is a snippet of documentary footage of the band being interviewed before the show as well as their final song from their set at Stubb's, "Tortured Artist Saint". In addition to this video footage, we're very excited to share with you some 2008 tour dates for the band - that's right, Dead Confederate is coming to your neck of the woods very soon and they're going to blow you away. So do yourself a favor and click through for the tour dates and this EXCLUSIVE video...



Dead Confederate have lined up a summer tour that begins on the 23rd of May with a KEXP session in Seattle. The rest of the dates are listed below, including seven West Coast stops with Drive by Truckers and performances at the Bonnaroo, Sasquatch!, and Rothbury festivals.

The band spent January and February in Austin, TX recording a full length follow-up to their acclaimed debut EP. The album was produced by Mike McCarthy (Spoon, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead), and includes many of the tracks they played at the amazing shows we saw them play in Austin. Frankly, we can't wait for the album.

Be on the lookout for more EXCLUSIVE video from our time with Dead Confederate at SXSW in the future. And if I might offer a viewing suggestion, watch the QuickTime that's posted below instead of that ugly YouTube stuff.

Watch:
"Tortured Artist Saint" live @ Stubb's - 12 March 2008 (QuickTime, higher quality than YouTube)

Listen:
"Tortured Artist Saint" (live @ Stubb's - 12 March 2008)
Dead Confederate live @ Stubb's - 12 March 2008 (entire show stream, via NPR)

Buy: Dead Confederate [EP]

See Dead Confederate live:
23 May - Seattle, WA @ KEXP
24 May - Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
28 May - Washington D.C. @ DC9
29 May - New York, NY @ Piano's
30 May - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
31 May - Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber
1 June - Boston, MA @ TT the Bears
4 June - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
5 June - Asheville, NC @ The Rocket Club
6 June - Knoxville, TN @ Barley's
7 June - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
14 June - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
17 June - Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Company*
18 June - Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre Flagstaff*
19 June - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre*
20 June - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern*
24 June - Sacramento, CA @ Empire Room*
25 June - Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom*
26 June - Spokane, WA @ Big Easy - Spokane*
5 July - Rothbury, MI @ Rothbury Festival

* with Drive by Truckers

See also:
- R.E.M. @ Stubb's BBQ - 12 March 2008 (SXSW Day 1, pics, live video/mp3)
- EF Band of the Week: Dead Confederate

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