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INTERVIEW: IAN O’NEIL OF DEER TICK

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“I don’t think it’s possible to be as tame as you are in the studio when you’re playing in front of an audience.” Continue reading

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NEWPORT FOLK FEST, DAY 2: O HAI MATT VASQUEZ, PATTY GRIFFIN UNPLUGGED (LOL), ETC.

Despite the fact that My Morning Jacket conjured up one hell of a downpour with some kind of melodic dark magic, the second day of the Newport Folk Festival doled out hearty portions of impromptu musical pairings, guitar O-faces and squashed rumors. This is the rundown of who we caught throughout our second day at Fort Adams. BOOM. Like a thunderclap.

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SXSW 2012: THE SHOWS WE LOVED (AND ACTUALLY REMEMBER)

A few days late and more than a few hours of sleep short, we’re back from SXSW after a raucous four days in which we left a Boston-shaped crater on 6th Street post-#BOS2AUS and followed Bad Rabbits around like feverish fan girls. Below, the rest of our SXSW 2012 coverage. Continue reading

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THE OTHER HALF: HOT STOVE, COOL MUSIC

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The show itself – the sprawling five-hour epic of money slinging, beer drinking, and sound checking – was a good show for a better cause. Continue reading

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FOTOBOM: DEER TICK AT ROYALE

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Reigning from our small, dirty little brother of a city, Providence, you’d never know that Deer Tick were actually rock stars.

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DEER TICK: DIVINE PROVIDENCE

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Hilary explains why Deer Tick’s show tomorrow at Royale is SOLD OUT: “they completely and totally decimate any expectations put forth before them by the limitations of a recording.” Continue reading

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EXIT POLLS: SHANNON, CHRIS AND PATRICK

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AFTER THE DEER TICK CONCERT, THURSDAY 7.7.11 Continue reading

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FOTOBOM: DEER TICK ON A BOAT

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I almost put money on John McCauley leaping overboard and doing a swan dive into the harbor after his set on the Rock On! Concert Cruise vessel just for the sake of causing a ruckus, but the Deer Tick frontman stayed dry for the duration of the voyage (to our knowledge). Amanda Barry has photographic evidence, and Jillian D’Onfro’s got a full review for you here. FOTOBOM! Continue reading

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SXSW DAY 4: KINGSLEY FLOOD LIGHTS BAR ON FIRE; DEER TICK BREAKS EVERYTHING EVER; BODEGA GIRLS DESTROY PEREZ HILTON PARTY

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Did YOU get to light shots on fire with some of your best friends/favorite musicians, watch Deer Tick smash their gear to blithereens shortly after belting out “Lithium” and almost get motor-boated by Carmen of Bodega Girls? Because somebody did. And that somebody was ME. Continue reading