Dead To Me cancels FEST appearance

Confirming rumors, Dead To Me have cancelled their appearance at this year's FEST. The band posted a MySpace bulletin addressing it:

I can't tell you how sad it makes​ us to inform you that we are not able to play THE FEST 7 later​ this month​.​ Jack is about​ to be a father and needs​ to be around for his soon to be born son. I tried​ convincing​ him that Floyd​ kinda​ looks​ like a baby and maybe​ Jack could​ practice chang​ing diapers and holding Floyd​ like a baby in a gigantic baby bjorn​ in Gainesville.​.​.​ but he insisted on staying home for, "The real deal"​.​ Can't say I blame​ him really.

No word yet on who'll take their place.
All of this comes as the band is prepared to drop the Little Brother EP and follow it up with their sophomore LP African Elephants next year.​