Written by: Geoff Tischman
Deer Tick are not only one of my favorite live bands, they’re one of my favorite bands.
Period.
So when I heard that the Providence, Rhode Island outfit were set to play Rough Trade Records in Brooklyn, there was no way I wasn’t going.
And it was a good thing I did. The band played a perfect set that was filled with ragtag charm, rootsy hustle and ramshackle rock and roll.
Singer John McCauley was in cranky form and it gave each number a blistering urgency. “The Bump” was killer, “Doomed From The Start” brought to mind the old glory of The Replacements and “Card House” was a furious pleasure.
The band also played a great bunch of covers, including numbers by the Velvet Underground (“Pale Blue Eyes”), The Pogues (“White City”), and Ben Vaughn (“Too Sensitive For This World”). And when they were joined by opener Courtney Marie Andrews for a rousing take on “Up Where We Belong,” it was utterly transcendent and oddly stirring.
One hell of a night.
What did you expect?
Deer Tick Set List:
- Bluesboy
- Dream in the Ditch
- Clownin’ Around
- The Bump
- Easy
- Hey! Yeah!
- Baltimore Blues #1
- Pale Blue Eyes
- Card House
- Doomed From the Start
- These Old Shoes
- Wants/Needs
- Up Where We Belong
- Goodbye, Dear Friend
- Strange Awful Feeling
- Art Isn’t Real
- Hell On Earth
- White City
- Miss K
- Dirty Dishes
- Too Sensitive For This World
- Mange
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