Dope Body, Baltimore, MD’s four-headed beast, fire their second salvo, Natural History, on May 22nd. Borne in 2008 from the dance-friendly confines of the city’s Wham City scene, this unclassifiable heavy ventured out into the night to find more like-minds, but came back empty-handed – i.e., they stand alone. Evolving from blasting three-piece to blistering four-piece, they enjoy writing their own songs, touring endlessly, having fun and pummeling basement parties with a gleeful, wide-eyed fanaticism that the more reasonable among us mightmistake for insanity (it ain’t entirely so).
Dope Body writhe under their own influences and experiments, swinging from gutterish sludge-punk to snake charmer-on-fire within the confines of a single tune. Rather than compare theirferocity to another contender, just know that Dope Body is punk spelled other-wards and standing on its hands.
Dope Body released their LP debut Nupping [Hit Dat/Hoss] in 2011. Natural History is their first release on Drag City.
Dope Body “Leather Head” from Drag City on Vimeo.
| Date | City | Venue |
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| 18/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Athens (GR) | Plissken Festival |
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| 20/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in London (UK) | The Lexington |
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| 21/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Manchester (UK) | The Bay Horse |
| 22/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Cardiff (UK) | Undertone |
| 24/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Barcelona (ES) | Primavera Sound Festival |
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| 25/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Paris (FR) | Villette Sonique |
| 26/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Lausanne (CH) | Le Romandie |
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| 27/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Padova (IT) | Summer Student Festival |
| 28/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Vienna (AT) | Arena |
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| 29/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Muenchen (DE) | Kafe Kult |
| 30/05/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Berlin (DE) | Marie Antoinette |
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| 01/06/13 http://www.paperandironbooking.com/dates/ | Dope Body in Prague (CZ) | Pilot Klub |
| w/ COME | ||