Deer Tick / Those Darlins / Tiger Saw

Deer Tick with Those Darlins, Tiger Saw

Though ostensibly an alt-country act, no amount of Telecaster bends or fiddle breaks are going to disguise Deer Tick's indie-rock core: John McCauley, in both composition and performance, owes more to the Shins, Modest Mouse, and early Bright Eyes than he does even to alt-country acts like Uncle Tupelo. More accurately, McCauley is reviving the REAL country of Hank Williams and company, louder and dirtier for a new generation looking for honest music. Informed by Nashville and its intersecting indie, pop, and country scenes—and aware of the twisted tradition of Appalachian roots music that stretches back beyond the Carter Family, Those Darlins are, nevertheless, not of Nashville. These three rowdy ladies write their own songs, record in New York City with producer Jeff Curtin (whose credits include Vampire Weekend's debut), and talk convincingly about female empowerment, music history, and egalitarian ideals of performance and business. And they ROCK HARD. Opening the night is oft-local collective Tiger Saw, led by Dylan Metrano, whose latest record features members of Dirty Projectors, White Hinterland and John McCauley himself. We're looking forward to the reunion.