The Truth About Being Dead

In the fall of 2016, the daughter of a founding member of the B-52s and the son of a founding member of Belle and Sebastian met at the University of Texas. She was a guitar virtuoso with a rhythm problem. He played drums and didn’t know much about the guitar. After they were both kicked out of the UT marching band for acts of churlish insubordination, they went on a surf vacation together to French Polynesia, taught each other their respective instruments, and formed their experimental rock and roll band. Their names were Falcon Bitch and Shmoofy.I made all that up, but it’s as plausible an origin story as you’re likely to hear from the members of Being Dead, one of the most unique bands…

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