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Watch Deer Tick Perform 'Card House' Live At Pickathon

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Favorite Sessions

Watch Deer Tick Perform 'Card House' Live At Pickathon

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February 20, 2018 • Watch this band that ping pongs between hard rock and soft folk take a turn towards the latter for a standout performance of their song 'Card House.'

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World Cafe

Deer Tick On World Cafe

WXPN

October 17, 2017 • This is a band that can go from in-your-face to introspective on a dime — and they do just that in this session.

Deer Tick On World Cafe

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World Cafe

World Cafe Nashville: Poly

WXPN

September 28, 2017 • Classically trained cellist and musical theater nerd Larissa Maestro brings her ensemble to Sound Stage Studios in this session.

World Cafe Nashville: Poly

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Newport Folk Festival

Deer Tick, Live In Concert

July 29, 2014 • Think of Newport Folk staples Deer Tick as a turbo-charged bar band, free-wheeling and versatile. The group performed at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival on Saturday, July 26.

Deer Tick In Concert

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Mountain Stage

Deer Tick On Mountain Stage

March 24, 2014 • In the past, the band's genre-bending sound has won it comparisons to Uncle Tupelo. But recent albums have veered closer to straightforwardly energetic rock. Hear Deer Tick on stage in West Virginia.

Deer Tick On Mountain Stage

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World Cafe

Deer Tick On World Cafe

WXPN

December 12, 2013 • The Rhode Island rock band visits WXPN to perform songs from its latest album, Negativity. Lead singer and songwriter John McCauley reflects on how the tumult in his personal life affected the new record.

Deer Tick On World Cafe

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Field Recordings

Deer Tick Among The Honey Buckets

KEXP

July 18, 2012 • Deer Tick frontman John McCauley performs "Main Street" among the portable toilets at the 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival. Appropriately, the song is a morning-after number.

Deer Tick: Finding 'Divine Providence' Along The Way

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Music Reviews

Deer Tick: Finding 'Divine Providence' Along The Way

Fresh Air

October 27, 2011 • Deer Tick has just released its fourth album, Divine Providence. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the album takes the Rhode Island band in a more raw-sounding direction.

Deer Tick: Finding 'Divine Providence' Along The Way

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Concerts

Deer Tick In Concert

WXPN

September 2, 2011 • Hear the alt-country rockers perform live at WXPN's World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

Deer Tick In Concert

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Deer Tick At The 2009 Philadelphia Folk Festival

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Deer Tick At The 2009 Philadelphia Folk Festival

WXPN

August 28, 2009 • With energy and dark humor, Deer Tick makes edgy, sparse Americana. After beginning as a duo, the group has evolved into a self-described rock-rock-rock outfit with a little something more: a twist of alt-country and gritty blues. Hear highlights from the Philadelphia Folk Festival.

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Newport Folk Festival

Deer Tick: Newport Folk 2009

August 2, 2009 • Weathered and shot through with bursts of noise, Deer Tick's tunes can be endearingly sloppy, but the band's arrangements remain thoughtful.

Deer Tick: Newport Folk 2009

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An Interview With Newport Folk Producer Jay Sweet

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Newport Folk Festival

An Interview With Newport Folk Producer Jay Sweet

July 30, 2009 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen recently spoke with festival producer Jay Sweet about what's in store for the Newport Folk Festival.

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Song Of The Day

Alone and 'Ashamed,' a Golden Boy Falls

September 17, 2007 • Deer Tick understands that modern American folk is a diverse and rich genre that branches into rock, country and blues. Rich, haunting imagery of death, violence and angels lends an almost apocalyptic nature to "Ashamed," an otherwise tranquil song that recalls the work of Bob Dylan.

'Ashamed' by Deer Tick

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