Video: Deer Tick-- "Art Isn't Real" at AS220

"Deer Tick are a great Providence band" I don't get to relish in those words too often. When I can, it needs to be announced. So even when Deer Tick play a sold-out Madison Square Garden some day, I'll still be advertising the fact that they're from the biggest little state in the union. With that being said...damn. Why haven't I seen these guys around? Probably because the best music in Providence is not advertised. Most of the music, for [...]

John McCauley's Deer Tick just wrapped up a US tour with Castanets a few nights ago and over the next two months they'll be bouncing back and forth between New York and their hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. The New York Times took notice of Deer Tick's recent performance at our CMJ day party at the Cake Shop, noting that his lyrics "can approach classic country songwriting" DEER TICK on Tour 11/23 Providence, RI AS220 11/29 New York, NY NYU w/ Mountain Goats 12/01 Providence, RI Firehouse 13 12/07 Brooklyn, NY [...]

What does Deer Tick make you ? In addition to the previously announced shows at NYU & Union Pool, Deer Tick is also playing Mercury Lounge on November 13th...THAT'S TONIGHT! Drug Rug was supposed to play , but they cancelled. If you go tonight, stick around for Tulsa - the one time I saw them was pretty good. All tour dates, and some nifty live videos, below.... Deer Tick-- "Art Isn't Real" at AS220, 3/31/07. [...]

I'm having a hard time listening to anything but Deer Tick and Animal Collective these days, so forgive the repetition...but if listening to "Art Isn't Real" isn't enough for you, maybe watching Deer Tick belt it out to a crowd of 20 or so will do the trick: Also, on the topic of Animal Collective, make sure to head over to Pitchfork today to read Mark Richardson's interview with AC's Panda [...]