Deer Tick Tickets

Awesome show... loved the little Deervana "Something In The Way" and every song they played was amazing. Ending with "Let's All Go To The Bar" never hurts too, with everyone on stage going bananas. Awesome.

I love this band, I love their energy and their delivery and their obvious love of rockin' out. I had very high expectations and this was the first chance I've had to see them live. They didn't disappoint ! It was a great gig. Particularly love ''Clownin' Around'' and John's Christmas song {which I've heard is titled ''Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant'' - possibly}. These fellas are the real thing playing real, new, raw music. GO SEE THEM !

PERFECTION. First time seeing each band, Deer Tick is absolutely the best live band I've ever seen, and can't wait to see the Felice Brothers again!

The Royale is a great venue, very accessible beer and alcohol stations on both sides of the stage and to the rear. That's a big plus in my book. The view was also very good for the entire show despite the fact that there was a strange raised floor right in front of the stage...why would you RAISE the floor in front of the stage? Only thing I can imagine is that it's some sort of dance floor. Anyway, the Felice Bros. came out on fire. They played cuts from I believe every single one of their albums and there was excellent separation in the sound from each instrument. They're truly a unique band and I had a chance to talk quickly with Jimmy Felice after the show and he was very genuine and appreciative of the feedback. The only downside would be that they played such a short set as the opener. Unfortunately Deer Tick was not quite the same story. I was really excited to see them as it would be the first time and I'd been enjoying McCauley's albums for a while. Instead of the organic, indie-country hop that i was expecting they launched into an alternating set of homogenized Tom Petty-esque pop rock and muddy un-original guitar riff based easy rockers. There were still glimpses of what I came for when they played "Houston, TX" and "Dirty Dishes" but I was definitely disappointed after the awesome Felice Bros. opener.

Deer tick was spot on musically. They also also sound good, loud and clear. I felt like the set was too short and rushed. They only played for 90 minutes and that included encore. I suspect this was so we could get out early and Royale could bring in the clubbers. I felt like the venue had limited Deer ticks set as it didn't delve too far into their catalog. The Felice brothers, wow, talk about alot of energy and no good way of channeling it. I wasn't too thrilled on their sound, and one guy was actually trying to rock out with an according. They lacked style and hurt my ears.

Deer Tick was awesome, the show was exactly what a good rock show should be. They played for a while with a long encore too. Dirty Dishes was awesome, they harmonized perfectly.

Great, fun venue. Unfortunately missed Felice Brothers because of the early start of the event on a Friday night, but Deer Tick was amazing as always! Love love love them. Very talented musicians, raw talent..........fun show, great music. I cant say enough!

Felice was tight, blending old school folk with psychedelic electronica flawlessly. Deertick was a huge let down following the energetic boys from catskill. The lineup should have been the other way around, and I would have said deertick was an ok opener

Deer Tick's sound is even better live than on the disc. The presence they bring to the stage gets your adrenaline going and their theatrics are fantastic. I would highly recommend seeing Deer Tick if you ever have a chance.

The show was great! Though, I would have appreciated a few more older tunes, but over all Deer Tick put on a good show. They're stage presence left a little to be desired, but all in all they moved around enough to make it interesting. Royale as a venue is pretty good, though this whole 7pm show stuff is lame. Either be a venue or be a dance, club why do bands want to play here? Stop it!

Pure Fire from start to finish... Felice burned it up starting out with "honda civic". As always classics like Frankies Gun and Run chicken run got the joint real dancy...also a sweet rendition of whiskey in my whiskey! Deer Tick as always brought the juice, tons of energy. Lots of material off of Divine Providence, my highlight was hearing the Dennis tune. Newport Folk fest was relived again when the felice bros. joined tick on stage for a few. too much to highlight for the night...solid music

I fell in Love with the lead singer after his first solo and unforgiving stamina! This band plays for the love and for the fellowship of a brotherhood. After a 10.5 hour road trip I'd say this was definitely worth the trip from our little Island, Anna Maria. Thank you DEER TICK OOXOX!!!

Lead singer was hammered and sound was very poor...

It was, hands down, the best show I can remember going to.

The lead singer was wasted when I saw him when they played with Middle Brother. The Deer Tick set was very disappointing for the money I paid. I enjoy the studio albums but this was very disappointing. I guess I tend to go to awesome shows so maybe my bar is too high. Usually the musicians are there to serve the audience, not drinks to themselves (including during the show. I understand the rockn roll lifestyle, but cmon - if you put on a good show, I am more than happy to see you messed up, but this was mediocre at best. Alot of people I know swear by them, but I don't know if I could in good faith pay to see them again.

If you like listening to them on record you should avoid their live show because it will ruin their albums for you. They play with such heart, so much amazing raw talent and energy that it cannot possibly be capture in a studio. I thought I was going to hear an acoustic set and ended up having hearing trouble for 3 days. Seriously. The band also doubled their playlist (which was visible from the front where we were) and played for OVER 2 hours. They just kept going and going and had some Amazing covers (Cheap Sunglasses and La Bamba!) as were Johns solo performances. In short: SEE THIS BAND

Absofuckinlutely fantastic! J-Roddy Walston and the Business made me feel like I was at a southern concert in a barn...I was waiting for sum moonshine to be passed around! J-Roddy is the human version of Animal from the Muppet Show...ridiculously entertaining and amazing talent/sound! Deer tick played in crazy good harmony! Love the lead singers voice...I love bands that sound better live...can be hard to come by but they did so looking effortlessly and enjoying every minute! Their time warp ending made me feel high for days! I had the good fortune to head him along with newly anointed band members (metal brothers I think was their name). It was only the second time they performed together and they lit it up. More mellow but good combo of talent. I sing the 'daydreaming' song in my head often...looking forward to their coming out! At some point everyone from every band that night came out and played together in one big lovefest which is what playins all about...loved it!

This was the third time I saw Deer Tick live and each time they get better and better. This is one of those bands that you absolutely have to experience live. Don't get me wrong, I listen to their CDs all the time, but there's nothing that can compare to a live Deer Tick performance. They're raw live and there's emotion that can't be captured with audio equipment.

I went there to see J Roddy and the Business mostly but also like Deer Tick. I felt like no one knew J Roddy's music even though it is amazing! I was upset that barely anyone seemed to be in to the music when they were playing. It's loud and fun rock music with zombie like staring bodies looking at them. Deer Tick was good but his voice gets annoying. It's whiney. So am I, I guess.

Deer Tick, that strangely named band, continues to impress this writer. Each time I see the band, this was my third time this year, they seem to get tighter and tighter and more confident. The voice of McCauley is stirring and when he lets his mates show their lungs they are impressive as well. Their music is very original cutting across the AMericana, alt-country, country and rock fields effortlessly.