OMG, Dehd.
OMG, Dehd.
Video directed by Angie Scarpa. All photos by Andres Herrera.

Dehd: KCRW Live from HQ

Intimate performances, fresh sounds, and candid conversations with a view.

By Marion Hodges

Dig your scuzziest Converse and comfiest flannel out from the back of your closet because Chicago indie rockers Dehd are here with a wobbly, stripped down sound that does their hometown proud. Almost a decade into their run together, the trio still tours exhaustively, both as headliners and with power-players like Julien Baker, Dry Cleaning, Vundabar, and fellow Chicagoans Twin Peaks. They've also received plenty of support from fans and media outlets alike. Case in point: Pitchfork awarded its coveted "Best New Music” tag to the band’s 2020 LP, Flower of Devotion.

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Dehd’s most recent LP Poetry, released in May of 2024, would feel at home in any underground music space between 1980 and now. And their skill at crafting jangly, pop-leaning rock 'n' roll songs will hit just right whenever it reaches your ears.



Ahead of a Nov. 1 return to Los Angeles at The Belasco, the band — Emily Kempf (bass, vocals), Jason Balla (guitar, vocals), and Eric McGrady (drums) — brings obsession-worthy jams like "Hard to Love," and "Mood Ring" along with their **ahem** dehdpan banter to KCRW's Annenberg Performance Studio. Immerse yourself via the video above. 

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Credits:
KCRW Music Director: Anne Litt
Director/Editor/Colorist: Angie Scarpa
Director of Photography: Kylie Hazzard
Camera Operators: Rachel Bickert, Kylie Hazzard, and Angie Scarpa
KCRW Recording / Mix Engineer: Katie Gilchrist
Executive Producer: Ariana Morgenstern
Producers: Anna Chang and Liv Surnow
Digital Producer: Marion Hodges
Digital Editorial Director: Andrea Domanick
Lighting Design: Jason Groman
Art Director: Evan Solano

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