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Witches of the Week #13: The Dead End Kids


1-Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there?

We´re spread across Dresden and Leipzig, which are two of the largest cities in Saxony, Germany. From a cultural perspective, both have historical city centers, many parks and lakes as well. Leipzig Connewitz and Dresden-Neustadt would be our favourite districts where most of our local clubs and concert venues are. And obviously, like anywhere else in Germany, we’ve got several breweries and lots of different beers to enjoy. Cheers!

2-What does your name stand for and what was the runner up?

It might sound like a lot of street cred, but kidding aside: We do not take ourselves too seriously. Actually, there is one famous band with the same name, which already led to funny incidents in our comment section.

3-Describe your sound using a movie title.

Maybe “Catch me if you can”. On the one hand, the title could be a description for our upbeat tempo, on the other hand the story itself fits very well. The movie is about Frank Abagnale, who is a real-life imposter able to slip many different identities. He was so convincing that no one noticed it until he was finally arrested. Maybe this could be kind of a description for our various musically influences, but I´m not entirely sure about that.



4-Describe each band member using a meal.

That’s a tough one …

Charlie (guitar) would be a cheese fondue, because who doesn´t like some cheesy melodies, right? For Aaron, our bassist and only straight vegan member, the choice is perfectly easy: a bass-ic vegan burger! Caro, our vocalist, could be a piece of licorice, both saline and sweet, because she is a very polarizing person. As our ultimate rhythmic foundation, Fatima would be a punchy chili con carne.

5-Name 3 bands who would headline your dream fest?

A fest with The Baboon Show, The Hellacopters, The Dead Kennedys and The Distillers would be so awesome! Well that's a lot of “The”.

6-For or not being described as "female fronted"?

Our band was temporarily described as such because it's technically true. In the meantime, we got rid of the term though we support any bands that are labelled “female fronted”. However, we are four equal persons who don´t want to get any “wrong” advantages and we’re against gender stereotypes.

7-Are you signed on a label and why?

Yes, we are recently signed to RilRec Records. They supported our latest vinyl production and distribution. Besides, our dear friends Matze from Tape Or Die and especially Herz from FucktheMainstreamRecords are responsible for all our tape releases. And they did a lot more for the band, too.

8-What's the most punk thing you've seen on tour/in a show?

Alcoholic drinks at a concert with alcohol prohibition in the backstage area.

9-Best lockdown activities?

Collecting toilet paper and canned food is unfortunately not that interesting, so we used the newly won time to promote our current album “Kommando Glitzer”, designed some merch, and enjoyed listening to our first vinyl finally. But don’t worry, rehearsing fell short as always…

10-What's the best way to support your band?

As easy as it may sound, come to our concerts and buy some merch if you like our music.


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