Deadweight
Metal band from San Francisco, CA · formed 1994
- Shows on record
- 8
- Rooms played
- 6
- Cities
- 5
- Releases
- 4
- Last show
- Sep 3, 2025Empire Underground
About
Deadweight is a band from San Francisco, CA, formed in 1994, tagged alternative rock, death metal, deathcore by its sources. Shows on record run from 2002 to 2025, across 6 rooms in 5 cities.
- Deadweight is based in San Francisco — MusicBrainz
- Deadweight disbanded in 2005 — MusicBrainz
- Paulo Baldi: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Ben Barnes: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Sam Bass: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Deadweight has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2001–2003 — MusicBrainz
- Deadweight has 4392 listeners on Last.fm — Deadweight on Last.fm
- Deadweight has released 2 recordings between 2009 and 2009 — Deadweight on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
8 on record · Songkick, archive etreeShows per year
- 20022 shows
- 20131 show
- 20232 shows
- 20241 show
- 20252 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2025 | Empire Underground · AlbanySupportwith D.R.I., C.P.S., Paralysis | Support | D.R.I., C.P.S., Paralysis |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Empire Underground · AlbanySupportwith Sheer Terror, From Within, Confinement, +1 | Support | Sheer Terror, From Within, Confinement, +1 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Brass Mug · TampaSupportwith Makes My Blood Dance, Love pit, Crimson Dayz, +3 | Support | Makes My Blood Dance, Love pit, Crimson Dayz, +3 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Pauly's Hotel · AlbanySupportwith Makes My Blood Dance, Edwrds, Sonic Sacrifice, +3 | Support | Makes My Blood Dance, Edwrds, Sonic Sacrifice, +3 |
| Jan 15, 2023 | Empire Underground · AlbanySupportwith wisdom & war, Edict, Hard Target HC, +2 | Support | wisdom & war, Edict, Hard Target HC, +2 |
| Mar 23, 2013 | The Rave / Eagles Club · MilwaukeeSupportwith Guardians, Of Glaciers, Level the City, +3 | Support | Guardians, Of Glaciers, Level the City, +3 |
| Nov 16, 2002 | State Theater · Portland MEHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 5, 2002 | WebsterTheater · Hartford CtHeadliner | Headliner | — |
Where they play
6 rooms in 5 citiesRooms played most
- Empire Underground · Albany3 shows
- Brass Mug · Tampa1 show
- Pauly's Hotel · Albany1 show
- State Theater · Portland ME1 show
- The Rave / Eagles Club · Milwaukee1 show
Cities played
- Albany4 shows
- Hartford Ct1 show
- Milwaukee1 show
- Portland ME1 show
- Tampa1 show
Live history
8 shows on record- Shows counted
- 8
- First on record
- Nov 2002
- Latest on record
- Sep 2025
Shows per year
- 20022
- 20131
- 20232
- 20241
- 20252
Top rooms
- Empire Underground, Albany · 3
- Brass Mug, Tampa · 1
- Pauly's Hotel, Albany · 1
- The Rave / Eagles Club, Milwaukee · 1
- State Theater, Portland ME · 1
Top cities
- Albany · 4
- Portland ME · 1
- Tampa, FL · 1
- Milwaukee, WI · 1
- Hartford Ct · 1
Often on the bill with: Makes my Blood Dance, C.P.S., D.R.I., Edict, Encryptor, Erasi, Gozer, Gusto
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
4 releases, 2001–2009UGH13
2009
Stroking the Moon
2003 · Album
Half-Wit Anthems
2001 · Album
Desolace
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Former
- Paulo Baldi
- Ben Barnes
- Sam Bass
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Lineup history
3 members on record- Ben Barnes?–2005
- Paulo Baldi?–2005
- Sam Bass?–2005
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Members also play in: Les Claypool's Fancy Band (via Paulo Baldi), LOOP!STATION (via Sam Bass), The Fungi Ensemble (via Sam Bass)
Members' earlier bands: CAKE (via Paulo Baldi)
Shares members with: Alien Lovestock (via Paulo Baldi), Eric McFadden Trio (via Paulo Baldi), Liar (via Paulo Baldi), Ottmar Liebert And Luna Negra (via Paulo Baldi)
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Deadweight on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Deadweight on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| archive etree | Show history |
| website | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikipedia | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.
From Wikipedia
These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Deadweight (band). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.
- Origin
- San Francisco, California
- Years active
- 1994–2005
- Genres
- Alternative rock
- Past members
- Ben Barnes - electric violin and vocals, Sam Bass - electric cello, Paulo Baldi - drums
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