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Deadbeat Alibi

Skanking till the break of dawn!

About Me

Deadbeat Alibi are a band from Essex, England. Blending elements of ska, punk, metal and hardcore, we are currently gigging around Essex and London and are always looking to play in new places... Drop us a line if you want us to play your event! [email protected] GIG FLYERS:

These are a few clips from our first gig at the Collindale Monsters Ball... Rough around the edges, but you get the gist!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/14/2007
Band Website: You're looking at it (for the time being...)
Band Members: Sammy - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica;
Hanlon - Bass;
Steve - Tubby Tub Thumper;
Will - Trumpet;
James - Alto Sax;
Kirsten - Tenor Sax.

Influences: STYLES: Punk - old and new, ska - trad, 2-tone, 3rd wave and skacore, metal - various, rockabilly, psychobilly, reggae, indie, classic rock...
BANDS: Sammy - The JB Conspiracy, The Specials, Bad Religion, NOFX, MU330, The Trojans, The Offspring, Streetlight Manifesto, Tiger Army, System Of A Down, Donald Fagen, Capdown, AFI, Eric Clapton, Big D and the Kids Table, The Living End, Send More Paramedics, Mad Caddies, Howards Alias, Catch 22, Gangster Politics, Easy Big Fella, Steely Dan;
Hanlon - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Van Halen, Rival Schools, Walter Schreifels, Led Zep, Prodigy, computer game music, Noel Redding, Jaco Pastorius, life;
Steve - Biffy Clyro, Reuben, 100 Reasons, Mad Caddies, Thrice, Thursday, Tom Vek, 36 Crazyfists, Casey Jones, Dire Straits, Nirvana, Metallica, Incubus, Deftones;
Will - ;
James - ;
Kirsten - Ok, here goes... Bowling For Soup, Bon Jovi, Save Ferris, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Mad Caddies, Five Iron Frenzy, Allister, Ataris, Streetlight Manifesto, The Click Five, Tyler Hilton, Charlie Parker, Fall Out Boy, Madness, Matt White, Paramore, NOFX, Ray Charles, Smash Mouth, Sum 41, Zebrahead, Voodoo Glow Skulls... Think that's about it.

Sounds Like: A mouthwatering concoction of frantic ska beats and visceral punk riffs tinged with metallic hardcore...
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New gigs...

Hi one and all, a brief gig update for ya. Monday 10th March: Essex Arms, Brentwood. Thursday 20th March: Colchester Twist. Over and out. DBA
Posted by Deadbeat Alibi on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:10:00 PST

We’re playing at the Purple Turtle in Camden this Thursday (17th January)... Come and see us!!!

Yeah, well, the title gave it away really didn't it... Come and see us anyway! DBA
Posted by Deadbeat Alibi on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:45:00 PST

Demo

Hi guys, The song we have on our profile is a rough demo we recorded months ago, before we got the almighty Hanlon on Bass and the sexy sax-attack of James and Kirsten in our ranks.... So please don't...
Posted by Deadbeat Alibi on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:45:00 PST

DBA not playing at B:FEST

Sorry to anyone who was planning on seeing us at B:Fest on the 11th, but we won't be appearing! Work commitments, time constraints, people to see, places to go, blah blah blah. We'll try and arrange a...
Posted by Deadbeat Alibi on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:25:00 PST

Do you play a brass instrument or keyboards?

If so, get in contact! WE NEED YOU!
Posted by Deadbeat Alibi on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:27:00 PST

Fancy a bit of brass?

Oi oi, just to announce that James is now a full time member of the band... Gigs and a new recording soon, I promise! Sammy x
Posted by Deadbeat Alibi on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:26:00 PST

New bassist

Hi all, just letting you know the latest news. Lars has left the band and gone onto pastures new, but we have recruited 'The Don' (Hanlon) to take over bass fiddling duties. Which we are all really ch...
Posted by Deadbeat Alibi on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:12:00 PST