2013 Highlights: Deer Tick- "The Rock"

Been highlighting some tracks that meant a lot to me during 2013 that I never had a chance to post about. Providence Rhode Island band Deer Tick released their 5th album in 2013, and although I must be honest it wasn't my favorite disc of theirs, it did feature the standout track, "The Rock" which was one of 2013's finest Rock tracks.

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Deer Tick: give away MP3, add tour dates

On his debut disc War Elephant in '07, John J. McCauley III of Deer Tick essentially was a one man band. Recruiting three new members for his new album, Born on Flag Day, Andy Tobiassen, Dennis Ryan and Chris Ryan, allowed McCauley III to evolve and expand the bands sound, and to focus on his songwriting. The result of which is a great sophomore release that is led by the tracks "Easy" and "Smith Hill", the latter of which the band is offering up as a free MP3 which you can grab by clicking here.
The band added a bunch of dates to their already busy schedule below.

Deer Tick tour schedule:
Aug-07 Brooklyn, NY Prospect Park Bandshell
Sep-03 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun- The Wolf Den
Sep-06 Ithaca, NY Stewart Park
Sep-07 New York, NY Rocks Off Concert Cruise
Sep-08 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
Sep-09 Bloomington, IN Video Saloon
Sep-10 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
Sep-11 Iowa City, IA The Mill
Sep-12 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
Sep-13 Morrison, CO Monolith Festival
Sep-15 Centralia, WA Olympic Club
Sep-16 Portland, OR Kennedy School
Sep-17 Gearhart, OR Sand Trap
Sep-18 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios / MusicFest
Sep-19 McMinnville, OR Hotel Oregon
Sep-23 Bend, OR Old St. Francis School
Sep-24 Seattle, WA High Dive
Sep-25 Vancouver, BC Baltmre Cabaret
Sep-26 Forest Grove, OR Grand Lodge
Sep-27 Troutdale, OR Edgefield
Oct-03 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival
Oct-10 Joshua Tree, CA Joshua Tree Roots Music Fest
Oct-11 Joshua Tree, CA Joshua Tree Roots Music Fest
Nov-05 Wallingford, CT The Space
Nov-07 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
Nov-08 Boston, MA Church

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Deer Tick performs live

A few short weeks ago the John McCauley III led band, Deer Tick saw the release of their rootsy sophomore effort, Born on Flag Day. The gravelly voiced McCauley III and the guys recently stopped in at My Old Kentucky Blog's Laundromatinee video series, performing 5 songs. Below you can check out "Houston,TX" off of the new disc, as well as a cover of The Rolling Stone's track, "Dead Flowers."
To see the whole session click here.

Deer Tick - Houston, TX from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.

Deer Tick - Dead Flowers from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.

Deer Tick tour schedule:
Jul 23 The Space Hamden, Connecticut
Jul 24 Bowery Ballroom NYC, New York
Aug 1 Terra Bella Fest @ Bogie’s Great Barrington, Mass.
Aug 1 Terra Bella Fest @ Bogie’s Great Barrington, Mass.
Aug 2 George Wein’s Folk Festival 50 @ Fort Adams State Park Newport, RI
Aug 7 Prospect Park Bandshell Brooklyn, NY
Aug 13 Philadelphia Folk Festival Philadelphia, Penn.
Sep 6 The Positive Jam at Stewart Park Ithaca, New York
Sep 13 Monolith Festival Morrison, Colorado
Oct 3 Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas
Oct 10 Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival Joshua Tree, Ca.
Oct 11 Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival Joshua Tree, Ca.

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Deer Tick covers Mellancamp

With a new album on the way in a few short weeks, Born on Flag Day, which drops this June 23rd, Deer Tick have been in full on promotional mode lately. The John McCauley III led group recently stopped by NBC news anchor Brian Williams surprising new endeavor BriTunes to chat about the new disc, and now we see McCauley III dropping in the Fader, where he takes a go at the fitting Americana sounds of one of the genre's elder statesman's John Mellancamp, with a cover of the track, "Authority Song."
The band is currently out on tour w/ Jenny Lewis, and later in the month with Dawes thru July.

Open Bar With Deer Tick
by thefader

Easy - Deer Tick

Upcoming tour schedule:
Jun 11 9:30 Club w/ Jenny Lewis Washington DC
Jun 12 Cat’s Cradle w/ Jenny Lewis Carrboro, NC
Jun 13 Hi-Tone Memphis, Tennessee
Jun 14 The Pageant w/ Jenny Lewis St. Louis, Missou
Jun 15 Granada w/ Jenny Lewis Lawrence, Kansas
Jun 16 The Mill Iowa City, Iowa
Jun 17 Slowdown w/ Jenny Lewis Omaha, Nebraska
Jun 18 Box Awesome Lincoln, Nebraska
Jun 20 Neurolux w/ Dawes Boise, Idaho
Jun 21 The Red Room w/ Dawes Kennewick, Wa
Jun 22 Wild Buffalo w/ Dawes Bellingham, Wa
Jun 23 Media Club w/ Dawes Vancouver, BC
Jun 25 Tractor Tavern w/ Dawes Seattle, Wa
Jun 26 Mission Theater w/ Dawes Portland, Oregon
Jun 27 Gundlach Bundschu Winery w/ Dawes Sonoma, Ca
Jun 30 Marilyn’s on K w/ Dawes Sacramento, Ca
Jul 1 The Independent w/ Dawes San Francisco, Ca
Jul 2 The Crepe Place w/ Dawes Santa Cruz, Ca
Jul 3 The Cellar Door w/ Dawes Visalia, Ca
Jul 4 Spaceland w/ Dawes LA, California
Jul 5 Beauty Bar w/ Dawes Las Vegas, Nev
Jul 6 Modified Arts w/ Dawes Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 8 Bash Riprocks w/ Dawes Lubbock, Texas
Jul 9 Emo’s w/ Dawes Austin, Texas
Jul 10 Hailey’s w/ Dawes Denton, Tx
Jul 11 Sticky Fingerz w/ Dawes Little Rock, Ark
Jul 12 The Basement w/ Dawes Nashville, Tenn
Jul 13 Al’s Bar w/ Dawes Lexington, Ky
Jul 14 Locals Only w/ Dawes Indianapolis, Indiana
Jul 15 Empty Bottle w/ Dawes Chicago, Illinois
Jul 16 Beachland Tavern w/ Dawes Cleveland, Oh
Jul 17 Horseshoe Tavern w/ Dawes Toronto, Ontario
Jul 19 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa, Ontario
Jul 20 Le Divan Orange w/ Dawes Montreal, Quebec
Jul 21 Space Gallery w/ Dawes Portland, Maine
Jul 22 Iron Horse w/ Dawes Northampton, Mass
Jul 23 The Space w/ Dawes Hamden, Connecticut
Jul 24 Bowery Ballroom w/ Dawes & These United States, NYC
Aug 2 George Wein’s Folk Festival @ Fort Adams State Park Newport, RI
Aug 7 Prospect Park Bandshell Brooklyn, New York
Sep 13 Monolith Festival Morrison, Colorado
Oct 3 Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas
Oct 10 Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival Joshua Tree, California
Oct 11 Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival Joshua Tree, California

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Deer Tick: get Patriotic for next LP

Frontman, John J. McCauley III of Brooklyn's, Deer Tick got some new recruits for his new LP, Born On Flag Day. The new disc comes out this June 23, on Partisan Records, and follows up Deer Tick's critically successful '07 debut, 'War Elephant', which McCauley penned and recorded mostly himself. Looking for a more collaborative effort this time around, McCauley III recruited 3 new members, Andy Tobiassen, Dennis Ryan and Chris Ryan. Known for his distinct vocals, melancholy lyrics and alt-country sound, McCauley and Deer Tick are ready to take things to the next level on the new disc, seeing a natural evolution as a writer and a band. You can hear the first song off the new disc, "Easy' below.

Easy - Deer Tick

Born on Flag Day track listing:
Easy
Little White Lies
Smith Hill
Song About A Man
Houston, TX
Straight Into A Storm
Friday XIII
The Ghost
Hell On Earth
Stung


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