John McCauley and Deer Tick have long walked a tightwire between total despair and fractured resilience, but Negativity represents a heroic leap forward on virtually all fronts for the Providence, Rhode Island-based band. Recorded earlier this year in Portland, Oregon with legendary producer/musician Steve Berlin (The Blasters, Los Lobos, and last year’s McCauley side project, Diamond Rugs), the album – Deer Tick’s fifth full-length studio release, and follow-up to 2011’s acclaimed Divine Providence – is McCauley’s most personal work thus far as well as the band’s most undeniable and universal, their famously freewheeling musical approach refined here into a gloriously cohesive whole.
In support of Negativity, the band has announced an extensive fall tour in support of the new release, kicking off September 14th in the band’s home state of Rhode Island and wrapping up November 7th at Webster Hall in NYC.
Tour Dates:
Sat-Sep-14 – Pawtucket, RI – Dudesmash II @ The Met
Sun-Sep-15 – Springfield, MA – The John Boyle O’Reilly Club
Tue-Sep-17 – York, PA – Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center
Wed-Sep-18 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Fri-Sep-20 – Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant Street
Sat-Sep-21 – Bristol, TN – Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival
Thu-Sep-26 – Los Angeles, CA – UCLA – Bruin Plaza
Thu-Oct-10 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
Fri-Oct-11 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
Sat-Oct-12 – Dekalb, IL – Otto’s Nightclub
Sun-Oct-13 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
Tue-Oct-15 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
Wed-Oct-16 – Winnepeg, MB – West End Cultural Centre
Fri-Oct-18 – Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room
Sat-Oct-19 – Calgary, AB – The Republik
Mon-Oct-21 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
Tue-Oct-22 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Wed-Oct-23 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Fri-Oct-25 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
Sat-Oct-26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
Sun-Oct-27 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
Tue-Oct-29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Wed-Oct-30 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
Fri-Nov-01 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
Sat-Nov-02 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
Sun-Nov-03 – St Louis, MO – Firebird
Mon-Nov-04 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
Wed-Nov-06 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Thu-Nov-07 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
