In the midst of the world pandemic, the Portland, Oregon duo Dead Magic were formed in September of 2021 by Shane and Christina Barbaeu, who are no strangers to the commitments that come with partnerships. Having lived under the same roof and sharing a love for traveling, listening to music and going to live shows for more than 2 decades, you can say that the couple aren’t newbies to the concept of working together.

Dead Magic share musical Influences that range from The White Stripes to The Melvins, Sonic Youth to The Stooges, and old school blues greats like Robert Johnson & Lead Belly. Shane (guitars and vocals) and Christina (drums) take all those roots and funnel their energy into a short but energetic live show that they took on the road for their first regional tour of the western states in Spring of 2023.

Dead Magic have recently recorded several songs to be released later this year on a series of 7” records and are now planning to gear up for more road tripping later this year. Inspired by other romantically involved couples who make music together and share the same life partnership dynamics such as Fred & Toody Cole of Dead Moon, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and Les Paul & Mary Ford, Dead Magic’s unity and devotion to music and to each other proves to be a powerful force to come from a 2 piece hard rock outfit. Stay tuned for future live performances to come later this year, and even plans for international touring to come in 2024.

Booking/Contact: deadmagicband@gmail.com