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THE DEAD SOUTH ANNOUNCE MUSIC VENUE BINGO FUNDRAISER FOR LIVE MUSIC RELIEF CAMPAIGNS

The Dead South announce Served Live Venue Bingo, a creative fundraiser that shines the light on venues around the world to promote and support the work being done to stabilize the live music industry during the pandemic - and beyond - by three organizations: NIVA (#SaveOurStages, USA), Music Venue Trust (#SaveOurVenues, UK) and CIVC (#SupportCanadianVenues, Canada).

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THE DEAD SOUTH SHARE NEW FAN-FILMED VIDEO FOR “THE RECAP,” FROM FORTHCOMING DOUBLE LP SERVED LIVE.

The Dead South always planned to document the Served Cold World Tour, which would take the band from their hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan through 200 shows in over 20 countries. Now, with show postponements into 2022, the band offers fans a snapshot of their lauded live show with Served Live, a double live album and complete set list collection recorded at venues across North America, UK and Ireland in 2019-2020.

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ARE YOU BEING SERVED LIVE?

Our first release of 2021 is The Dead South's Served Live, their first double live album, a true rite of passage for any band. Remember the olden days when The Dead South could actually serve us live? That seems like so long ago that it could have been when The Dead South’s old timey outfits were still the current fashion of the day! Served Live will be out later this month

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THE DEAD SOUTH WIN THEIR SECOND JUNO AWARD AND PERFORM ON VIRTUAL AWARDS BROADCAST

The Dead South celebrated their second JUNO Award win for Traditional Roots Album of the Year last night, announced in a virtual awards show that also featured the bluegrass quartet performing at an empty venue in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the intended host city. As displayed on the marquee at the start of the clip (JUNOS 2020 CANCELLED), this year’s event took a much different form.

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THE DEAD SOUTH SHARE NEW VIDEO FOR “FAT LITTLE KILLER BOY”

There aren’t many bluegrass songs with pierogies and cabbage rolls on the menu, but there aren’t many bluegrass bands like The Dead South. This string band from the Canadian prairies, currently on a world tour that includes sold out stops in over 20 countries, is known for – and is comfortable with – their left field approach to the genre.A fan favourite, “Fat Little Killer Boy,” is the lyrical origin for the title of their most recent album Sugar & Joy

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THE DEAD SOUTH RELEASE OURVINYL LIVE VERSION OF “BLACK LUNG.”

The Dead South share the first new live single from their Nashville’s OurVinyl TV session. “Black Lung,” a song from new album Sugar & Joy that puts grit and stomp on a story about workers exploitation – ostensibly about coal mining, but certainly more universally applicable – features multiple lead vocalists and a sinister, nowhere-to-run undercurrent.

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OUT NOW: THE DEAD SOUTH’S SUGAR & JOY CHARGES (AND CHARTS) OUT OF THE GATE.

The Dead South have made a statement with Sugar & Joy, their first Billboard Bluegrass #1, out now via Six Shooter Records. For their third full-length record, the four-piece string band from Saskatchewan, Canada, traveled out of their hometown and comfort zone to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where they convened with Grammy-winning producer Jimmy Nutt to make what has been lauded as their most compelling, complex and impressive work yet.

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THE DEAD SOUTH UNLEASH "SUGAR & JOY" TODAY!

The Dead South release their third full length album, Sugar & Joy, today. The album is available on all streaming platforms, on CD, and on a half black & half white 180 gram vinyl. Head over to The Dead South’s official store to order yours.

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THE DEAD SOUTH SHARE NEW SONG “BLUE TRASH,” A FRIENDLY WINK AT BLUEGRASS TRADITIONALISM.

Tangy banjo and back chop beats drive “Blue Trash,” the third song from The Dead South’s forthcoming Sugar & Joy. Out today, “Blue Trash” is a playful acknowledgement that along their road from unsigned Canadian string set to Gold Certified, JUNO Award winning, Billboard charting band, some have taken issue with the prairie pickers’ progressive style.

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