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Dead City Rejects

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Record Labels:

Ear X-Tacy Records

Years Active:

2002 - 2008
2011, 2014

Started By:

Jeremy King

Based In:

Louisville

Largest show:

2,500+ people

First show:

February 22 2002 at TekWorld

Last show:

September 13 2008 at Headliners

Reunion show:

2011 at Third Street Dive
2014 at a private event

Number of Members:

3

Punk rock formed from the ashes of Blitzkrieg Sucker Punch. Active initially from 2002 - 2008 and managed to tour around the United States on several occasions. They would perform their final set at Headliners on September 13, 2008. Starkey would go on to other bands such as Pink Vultures and The Feedback while King would form The Parlor Tricks which would be renamed to Vice Tricks.

The Rejects would reunite in 2011 for two shows at Third Street Dive including a memorial for the space's original owner and the final show at TSD's original location. The Rejects would reunite again in 2014 for a wedding party.

Members

Final and Reunion Lineups

Jeremy King - Vocals / Guitar
Brent Starkey - Bass / Vocals
Bobby Olliges - Guitar
Chico - Drums

Past Members

Jason Ott - guitar/vocals
Graham Goff - drums
Mike Foreman - bass

Summary

Dead City Rejects is Punk Rock & Roll. Our sound interlaces Rock, Punk, Ska & Blues and twists them around into high tempo, loud assault. With complex stops, catchy background vocals and running guitar solos; the music is vibrant and attention grabbing.

DCR in Louisville - 2003. Photo:?

Releases

2000 Rogue Album (Recorded as B.S.P.)
2002 Dead City Rejects - s/t
2002 Ghetto Box Sessions (Demos and Outtakes)
2003 Live at CBGB's - Recorded in New York City
2005 Cisco Nights - Online Single
2005 Live Lunch - Radio Broadcast
2006 T.B.A.

Compilations

Cheap Thrills III - Better Days Records Comp.

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+|Years Active: || 2002 - 2008<br>2011, 2014
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+|First show: || February 22 2002 at [[TekWorld]]
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+|Last show: || September 13 2008 at [[Headliners]]
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-|Reunion show: || N/A
+|Reunion show: || 2011 at [[Third Street Dive]]<br>2014 at a private event
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-Punk rock formed from the ashes of [[Blitzkrieg Sucker Punch]].
+Punk rock formed from the ashes of [[Blitzkrieg Sucker Punch]]. Active initially from 2002 - 2008 and managed to tour around the United States on several occasions. They would perform their final set at [[Headliners]] on September 13, 2008. Starkey would go on to other bands such as [[Pink Vultures]] and [[The Feedback]] while King would form The Parlor Tricks which would be renamed to [[Vice Tricks]].
-http://www.deadcityrejects.com/
+The Rejects would reunite in 2011 for two shows at [[Third Street Dive]] including a memorial for the space's original owner and the final show at TSD's original location. The Rejects would reunite again in 2014 for a wedding party.
-'''Members:'''
+==Members==
-*[[Jeremy King]] - Vocals/guitar
+===Final and Reunion Lineups===
+*[[Jeremy King]] - Vocals / Guitar
+*[[Brent Starkey]] - Bass / Vocals
+*[[Bobby Olliges]] - Guitar
+*[[Chico]] - Drums
-*[[Brent Starkey]] - bass/vocals
+===Past Members===
 *[[Jason Ott]] - guitar/vocals
 *[[Graham Goff]] - drums
+*[[Mike Foreman]] - bass
+==Summary==
+Dead City Rejects is Punk Rock & Roll.  Our sound interlaces Rock, Punk, Ska & Blues and twists them around into high tempo, loud assault.  With complex stops, catchy background vocals and running guitar solos; the music is vibrant and attention grabbing.
+[[Image:Dcr_promo.jpg|frame|right|DCR in Louisville - 2003. Photo:?]]
-ex-members
+==Releases==
-*[[Mike Foreman]] - bass
+*2000 [[Dead City Rejects:Rogue Album|Rogue Album]] (Recorded as B.S.P.)
-[[Image:Dcr_promo.jpg|frame|right|DCR in Louisville - 2003]]
+*2002 [[Dead City Rejects:Dead City Rejects|Dead City Rejects]] - s/t
-'''Releases:'''
+*2002 [[Dead City Rejects:Ghetto Box Sessions|Ghetto Box Sessions]] (Demos and Outtakes)
-*2000 [[Rogue Album]] (Recorded as B.S.P.)
+*2003 [[Dead City Rejects:Live at CBGB's|Live at CBGB's]] - Recorded in New York City
-*2002 [[Dead City Rejects]] - s/t
+*2005 [[Dead City Rejects:Cisco Nights|Cisco Nights]] - Online Single
-*2002 [[Ghetto Box Sessions]] (Demos and Outtakes)
+*2005 [[Dead City Rejects:"Live Lunch"|Live Lunch]] - Radio Broadcast
-*2003 [[Live at CBGB's]] - Recorded at the famous New York Club
+*2006 T.B.A.
-*2005 T.B.A.
-'''Compilations:'''
+==Compilations==
 *Cheap Thrills III - Better Days Records Comp.
-'''Shirts/Merch:'''
+==Links==
-*Available at http://www.deadcityrejects.com/
+*[http://www.deadcityrejects.com/ Official Page]
+*[https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/dead-city-rejects-33e35c69.html/ Setlist.fm]
+*[https://www.louisvillemusicnews.net/webmanager/index.php?WEB_CAT_ID=49&storyid=4238/ Louisville Music News Article]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031215094359/http://www.deadcityrejects.com/ Archived Official Page]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040603155201/http://deadcityrejects.com/shows.html/ Archived List of Shows from 2002 - 2004]
+==Video==
+*<youtube>https://youtu.be/-AzgGGWI6IY?si=vnJ4DWAIsqOUORPE</youtube>
+*<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiKW-Y0VNOs</youtube>