i just scanned a couple of posters from the two dan deacon shows i caught this year and though i'd share since they're sitting on the computer right in front of me and all...

as mentioned yesterday, deerhunter, dan deacon & no age are gonna be here (union terrace) tomorrow and that up there's gonna be kinda what it's gonna be like, which is to say it should be really good.

cancel your thursday plans. the Deerhunter/Dan Deacon/No Age Round Robin tour makes a stop here in madison at the terrace this week. it should be kinda incredible.

i've seen dan deacon three times now, and each time i say to myself that it was so great but that i really don't think i'll go see him again cause the performance experience was so unique that i don't think i'll wanna go again. first time was in a small little gallery in greensboro, north carolina. hard to top seeing dude with like 60 other people. then i ended up in atlanta, georgia to see the whole ultimate reality thing live, which was truly incredible. next time, i was pretty sure that i was gonna pass until i heard he was touring with a huge band that was designed to explode minds. finally, the round robin concept is getting me pretty excited. whatever the round robin thing is, it should be ironed out by the time they get to the terrace for this the next-to-last show of the tour.

deerhunter: never stops (kranky, 2008)


off of last year's microcastle.

dan deacon: surprise stefani (carpark, 2009)


off of bromst, which is the shit. for real.

no age: loosen this job (fat cat, 2007)


from the weirdo rippers comp from 2007 that collected a handful of 12s they had put out before getting a shit-ton of press.

bringing his layers upon layers of whimsy to madison's own majestic theater this very evening!

this is what he sounds like these days, touring with a full band:



and



the new album is a huge step onwards and upwards from the last album which was, itself, balls-out sweet. i've seen DD twice, both times in somewhat smallish art galleries, and those have been really great experiences, especially seeing ultimate reality live and in person with two drummers going toe to toe.



i mean, if you have the cash, the time, or the vegetable oil, you should get on this.

Dan Deacon: Woof Woof (Car Park, 2009)


buy the record direct from the label, if you're not gonna snag it at the show.