The Dead of Winter Fest

07/03/2024

Lookie what the cat dragged in!

Our great friend Yoda donated this professional xylophone set that needed a new home.

Know what's even cooler? We literally had a school earlier this year that requested this exact kit!

We weren't able to get it for them at the time, but now we can 🤘

Give yourselves a pat on the back for helping keep youth music education alive.

And while we are here...who do YOU want to see headline our 10th anniversary show next year? Tag them!

05/21/2024

DONATION UPDATE!
Galveston Elementary needed a new, better, portable speaker so their class could listen and play along in class. They also needed a handful of instrument books for various instruments.

This donation should keep children rockin for years to come!

Go tell everyone you know about the amazing work YOU did to help keep music education alive 🎶

05/01/2024

Donation Update!
Thanks to your hard work the students at San Marcos Elementary have more equipment to learn about music, including a bunch of colorful scarves their programs needed.

Fun Fact: This is the 3rd year we have been able to support their music programs.

Spread the word and tell everyone 🎶

04/16/2024

DONATION UPDATE!

They needed two student guitars so we got them two student guitars 🤘

Give yourselves a round of applause 🥳

Stay tuned for more donation updates right around the corner 😎

🎸 We are thrilled to share that Paul Sokol, co-founder of Keep Children Rocking charity, reached out to us a couple of weeks ago with an incredible offer. Every year, they host a big heavy metal concert and donate the proceeds to schools. This year, they gifted our school with two classical guitars! Our students are going to have a ton of fun with these new instruments. Thank you, Paul, for helping keep our school rocking! 🎶

Learn more about the charity - https://keepchildrenrockin.org

04/03/2024

Donation Updates!!!!
We have already made a donation to San Marcos Elementary of some finger cymbals, hand drums, music bags and scarves. Photos coming soon 📸

Also, we are actively in conversations with a handful of other schools and getting their needs gathered.

Looks like we will be doing some repairs and as well as getting instruments and accessories 🤘

YOU DID THIS PHOENIX!

Great job, now go tell all your friends 📰

03/07/2024

Remember ? That gem of the desert that brought you all sorts of national and international acts to town AND gave countless local bands their start (including DOWF)?

If you didn't know, Paul Benson owned and ran the venue. In addition to being a world-class leader, he is a fan, artist, promoter, DOWF founder, and husband.

Now he needs your help! If you can, please donate "one last show ticket" for $25 to help him on a speedy recovery. Really, anything you can contribute will help him out.

Thank you 🤘

Hi all! I am Shalyse and I am fundraising for my husband, Paul Benson. Fo… Shalyse Faust needs your support for Paul's continued medical expenses and bills

02/07/2024

Thank you SO MUCH, everybody, for making Dead of Winter Fest 2024 an amazing event!

To all the fans, thanks for coming out and supporting the cause to keep youth music programs alive!

To all the bands, thanks for your generous donation of a live performance!

Special thanks to Tempe Tavern for letting us take over for two days and for Savage Photographix showing up and documenting how awesome the show was.

If you don't already like, follow, and support the bands, take a moment right now to do so:
Crank Lab 2.0
Dumpster Feast
Throat Check
Hell Throne
Gasping
Stiorra
Ends Embrace
Sadomasochist
INVIRULANT
Su***de Forest
Shores of Ithaka
Ocelot
Among Wolves

Stay tuned for the final tallies on all the donations and updates on how YOUR participation is making an impact 🤘

01/28/2024

Rounding out are Among Wolves visiting us all the way from Utah with their fierce melodeath.

01/28/2024

Making their hyperviolent DOWF debut, Ocelot way opens up the pit 💪

01/28/2024

Returning for another onslaught are DOWF veterans Shores of Ithaka

01/28/2024

Visiting us from Tucson, DOWF veterans Su***de Forest are true masters of their art and we are grateful to have them again.

01/28/2024

Harbingers of the indomitable worldwide slamdemic, INVIRULANT are the winners of this year's award. Great work dudes, keep it up 🤘

01/28/2024

You can always count on Sadomasochist to bring the brutality!

01/28/2024

Bringing back spiked gauntlets are Ends Embrace

01/28/2024

Tearing open day 2 is the black metal force known as Stiorra

01/28/2024

Gearing up for day 2

01/27/2024

Remember there is a parking garage across the street from the venue!

01/27/2024

Not only do we accept monetary donations, we are also super happy to re-home unwanted or spare gear.

Everybody tell Matthew Miller of Sagtikos thank you!

01/27/2024

Rounding out day 1 of is the local supergroup Gasping

01/27/2024

Returning again to DOWF are black metal aggressors Hell Throne 🤘

01/27/2024

Also making their DOWF debut, filling in at the last minute no less, Throat Check is bringing the hardcore beatdown 🤘

01/27/2024

Making their DOWF debut we have south phx ghetto metal Dumpster Feast

01/27/2024

Kicking off this year's festivities are DOWF veterans Crank Lab 2.0

01/23/2024

In light of Bloodsaw having to drop out on Friday, we filled in their spot with Throat Check 🤘

01/22/2024

This weekend is going to sound soooo good!

01/22/2024

Free shows @ Tempe Tavern on Jan 26th & 27th!

01/13/2024

For the first time EVER we are going to have Keep Children Rockin merch so not only can you donate but you can actually get something for your contribution!

01/13/2024

to ‘22

DIrk was/is a full ass madman

📷 Mike Olivas

01/13/2024

The 9th annual Dead of Winter Fest returns as a FREE two day festival featuring...
-𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵-
Dumpster Feast
Crank Lab 2.0
Cutthroat Gorgeous
Bloodsaw
Hell Throne
Gasping
-𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵-
Stiorra
Ends Embrace
Sadomasochist
INVIRULANT
Su***de Forest
Shores of Ithaka
Ocelot
Among Wolves

TWO FREE SHOWS!

PLEASE DONATE $20 TO KEEP CHILDREN ROCKIN
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DeadOfWinterFest.com