Sunflower Dead: Exclusive Summer 2014 Video Tour Journal with Lead Singer Michael Del Pizzo (Part 7 – Patchogue, NY)

Long Beach, CA hard rockers, Sunflower Dead, recently announced their tour with headliners Powerman 5000 and (Hed) PE. The tour visits 27 U.S. cities throughout the month of August, coming to a close in Grand Rapids, MI on August 30th. The tour also features a stop at DirtFest in Birch Run, MI on August 9th. From Patchogue, NY, while preparing to play at the The Emporium, Sunflower Dead front man, Michael Del Pizzo, told us why not to “knock out a big drunk guy” by yourself.

Sunflower Dead released their self-titled album in 2012 to great reviews. Track two on the album, entitled “Wasted,” was recently remixed by producer Eddie Wohl (Fuel, Anthrax, Ill Nino) and boasts the new new music found below. Three-fifths of this band rise from the ashes of former nationally recognized touring acts Droid and Two Hit Creeper. They are rounded out by additional band members who have toured internationally with Buckethead, In This Moment and Memento.

Tour Dates (w/ Powerman 5000, Hed PE):

08/01 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
08/02 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
08/03 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
08/04 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
08/05 – Ringle, WI @ Q&Z Expo Center
08/06 – Turtle Lake, WI @ St Croix Casino
08/07 – Found Du Lac, WI @ The Shack Event Center
08/08 – Kokomo, IN @ Centerstage
08/09 – Birch Run, MI @ Dirt Fest @ Birch Run Expo Center
08/10 – Mishawka, IN @ Smith’s Downtown
08/12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
08/13 – Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armoury
08/14 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
08/15 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
08/16 – Worcester, MA @ Paladium
08/17 – Portland, ME @ Asylum
08/19 – South Burlington, VT @ Venue
08/20 – Patchogue, NY @ The Emporium
08/21 – New York, NY @ BB Kings
08/22 – Hagerstown, MD @ Hard Times Cafe
08/23 – Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa
08/24 – Geneva On The Lake, OH @ Cove Nite Club
08/26 – Hardeeville, SC @ Music Vault
08/27 – Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan’s
08/28 – Hickory, NC @ The Wizard Saloon
08/29 – Newport, KY @ Thompson House
08/30 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache @ The Intersection

Check out the song “Wasted”