Deer
Tick, a band.
We formed in December, 2004 in Providence, RI.
After many lineup changes, this is what we've ended up with:
John J. McCauley III (guitar, vocals, website designer)
Ian P. O'Neil (guitar, vocals)
Christopher D. Ryan (bass, vocals)
Dennis M. Ryan (drums, vocals)
Q&A with John McCauley by
John McCauley:
What's new with Deer Tick?
We've just finished our new album called
The Black Dirt Sessions.
It should be out in May, hopefully.
What's the deal with Deer Tick?
I, John, have written the bulk of our
songs. Lately, its been more of a band effort. Ian has contributed a
few songs to our live show that we hope to record soon. Dennis is
working on some songs that we'll integrate into our catalogue, too.
We've got three albums under our belt: War Elephant
(2007), Born On Flag Day
(2009), and The Black
Dirt Sessions (2010). We also released an EP, More Fuel for the Fire,
in 2009.
Basically we play all sorts of music and
are heavily influenced by legend status songwriters and performers,
like Tom Petty and Sammy Davis, Jr. We consider ourselves a rock n roll
band. Our live shows sometimes tend to go a bit haywire. We like to put
on memorable shows, the kind of shows that you don't see very often. If
you don't want to get covered in beer or confetti at one of our shows,
I'd suggest not standing up in the front.
We also like doing cover songs. Some
songs, like "These Old Shoes", are written by friends of ours (Chris Paddock); whereas
other songs, like "La Bamba", are traditional Mexican folk songs. We've
covered a good number of songs from artists such as Hank Williams, John
Prine, Nirvana, The Beatles, Michael Hurley, The Sex Pistols, The
Replacements, Sean Kingston, The Shivers, Warren Zevon... I could go on
for awhile, but I'd like to let you know that we're working on a few
new surprise covers that we'll be pulling out this year.
I named the band Deer Tick after taking
a hike in Indiana with my good friend Brendon Massei, who you may know
as Viking Moses. I discovered a deer tick on my scalp later that
evening. Surprisingly, growing up in Rhode Island and frequently going
on camping and fishing trips as a youngster, I had managed to go 19
years of my life without ever getting a tick. Some folks have taken
offense to the name, but its not like we're advocates or parasitic
arachnids, I just thought it sounded cool. I'd also like to note that I
had never heard of Deerhoof or Deer Hunter until it was too late. Sorry
guys.
We've played our asses off since the
beginning and do not foresee slowing down anytime soon. Here's a few
folks we've had the privilege of sharing the stage with: Neko Case, The
Felice Brothers, Nas, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jenny Lewis, J.D.
Souther, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Dead Confederate, A.A. Bondy,
you get the picture. And this year we'll be touring with such
outstanding artists as Dr. Dog, Those Darlins, and Holy Sons. I'm sure
there's much more awesome stuff ahead this year than the four of us
could imagine, and we'd like to thank our fans for their continued
support. See you out on the road, Tickheads!
What's up with this website?
I'm not a fan of flashy websites.
#
with Those Darlins
$ with Holy Sons
* with Dr. Dog
WED 03/03/10: San Francisco, CA - The Independent
FRI 03/05/10: Los Angeles, CA - Natural History Museum
SAT 03/13/10: Cincinatti, OH - Fountain Square
MON 03/15/10: Columbia, MO - Mojo's
FRI 04/02/10: Providence, RI - Jerky's #
SAT 04/03/10: Providence, RI - Firehouse 13 #
SUN 04/04/10: Portland, ME - Space Gallery #
MON 04/05/10: Montreal, QC - Il Motore #
TUE 04/06/10: Toronto, ON - Horseshoe
Tavern #
WED 04/07/10: Detroit, MI - Magic Stick #
THU 04/08/10: Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge #
FRI 04/09/10: Minneapolis, MN - Triple
Rock Social Club #
SAT 04/10/10: Iowa City, IA - The Mill #
SUN 04/11/10: Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music
Hall #
MON 04/12/10: Oklahoma City, OK - Opolis
TUE 04/13/10: El Paso, TX - The Percolator
WED 04/14/10: Phoenix, AZ - The Trunkspace
FRI 04/16/10: Indio, CA - Coachella
Festival
TUE 04/20/10: Portland, OR - Crystal
Ballroom $
WED 04/21/10: Vancouver, BC - Biltmore
Cabaret $
THU 04/22/10: Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
$
SAT 04/24/10: Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place
SUN 04/25/10: San Francisco, CA - Great
American Music Hall *
TUE 04/27/10: Los Angeles, CA - Henry
Fonda Theatre *
WED 04/28/10: Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
THU 04/29/10: Santa Fe, NM - Sante Fe
Brewing Company *
FRI 04/30/10: Dallas, TX - The Loft *
SAT 05/01/10: Austin, TX - Emo's Outside *
SUN 05/02/10: Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Studio *
MON 05/03/10: Fayetteville, AR - Majestic
Lounge *
TUE 05/04/10: Little Rock, AR - Sticky
Fingerz
WED 05/05/10: Birmingham, AL - Workplay *
THU 05/06/10: Nashville, TN - Cannery
Ballroom *
FRI 05/07/10: Louisville, KY - Headliners *
SAT 05/08/10: Cleveland, OH - Beachland
Tavern
SUN 05/09/10: Ithaca, NY - Castaway's
MON 05/10/10: Albany, NY - Valentines
TUE 05/11/10: Boston, MA - Paradise *
WED 05/12/10: Boston, MA - Paradise *
THU 05/13/10: Philadelphia, PA - Electric
Factory *
FRI 05/14/10: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
SAT 05/15/10: New York, NY - Terminal 5 *