DAN DEACON - NYC show w/ 15 piece live ensemble (So Percussion, Ponytail), tour dates, new album, some pics

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DAN DEACON - NYC show w/ 15 piece live ensemble (So Percussion, Ponytail), tour dates, new album, some pics

Dan Deacon

On December 11th at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Dan Deacon will unveil his new live set, which features a 15 piece live ensemble performing material from his forthcoming album, Bromst, which will be released on Carpark on March 24, 2009. Deacon plans to tour with an ensemble in 2009 in support of the new record. In addition to the songs with the ensemble, Deacon will still perform a few songs solo and there will be a few other surprises at this show as well. The evening will also feature sets from the always incredible Dirty Projectors and So Percussion.

Coincedentally, four members of So Percussion are also in the ensemble which also includes members of Ponytail and the dude Adventure.

Sometimes BV-writer Andrew Frisicano saw So Percussion at Glasslands during CMJ. He said, "Headliner, So Percussion, a group that doubles as the rhythm section for Signal (who performed Steve Reich's 'Music for 18 Musicians' Sept 13 and 14 at LPR) played a set of engaging, adventurous percussion pieces. The band changed instruments with each song, showcasing a number of intriguingly applied timbres. Its opening tune was comprised of mostly metallic sounds (paint cans, metal scraps); other pieces included a snare and live-radio composition and Reich piece 'Drumming,' performed with sticks on bongos."

I took the pictures in this post at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin in November. A couple more of those, a list of who is in Dan's ensemble, and all tour dates, below...

Dan Deacon

Dan Deacon's live ensemble is made up of these musicians:

Percussion:
Eric Beach (So Percussion)
Denny Bowen (Double Dagger, Smarthgrowth)
Jeremy Hyman (Ponytail, Ultimate Reality)
Kevin O'Meara (Videohippos, Ultimate Reality)
Rich O'Meara (ko'mm)
Josh Quillen (So Percussion)
Adam Sliwinski (So Percussion)
Jason Treuting (So Percussion)

Synthesizers, Keyboards and Electronics:
Benny Boeldt (Adventure)
William Cashion (Future Islands)
Dan Deacon
Chester Gwazda (Nuclear Power Pants)
Gerrit Welmers (Future Islands)

Guitar:
Matt Papiach (Ecstatic Sunshine/White Williams)
Ken Seeno (Ponytail)

DAN DEACON - 2008 Tour Dates
Dec 11 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Masonic Temple #
Dec 13 Denver, CO Rhinoceropolis
Dec 19 Baltimore, MD Sonar +
Dec 29 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues *

# = w/ Dirty Projectors, So Percussion
* = w/ Girl Talk
+ = Baltimore Round Robin Show

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Tags: Adventure, Dan Deacon, Dirty Projectors, Double Dagger, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Future Islands, Ponytail, So Percussion, Ultimate Reality, Videohippos

Posted on December 1, 2008 5:23 PM

Comments (23)

Which do you prefer?

Danlyn Deacongan

Brookydan Vegdeacon

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 5:30 PM

The "Dan Deacon" tag brings of 70 bv posts with Dan Deacon in the title or body of the post. Yes, seventy.

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 5:34 PM

Let the bashing begin.

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 5:41 PM

this is really an amazing show.

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 5:47 PM

dan deacon - no comment.

so percussion = awesome.

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 5:49 PM

dan deacon is the montauk monster

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 5:52 PM

To the woman experiencing the rapture in the first foto -- I'm available.

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 6:09 PM

Looky at the Deac gettin felt up by ecstatik chicky in first pic!

Dan Deacon be doin some Dan DIKKIN'

Posted by PARK BENCH MASTUIRBTATOR | December 1, 2008 6:10 PM

looking forward to the ensemble

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 6:45 PM

What exactly is Ultimate Reality? Which Ponytail dude is that?

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 7:06 PM

I wonder if Jimmy Joe Roche is gonna be involved. I dig his vidddz. As for the ponytail guitarist, I think that's the white dude.

Posted by Tommy Tinsel | December 1, 2008 7:09 PM

This shit is retarded.

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 7:39 PM

Ponytail and So Percussion are excellent, so this should be really interesting.

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 7:40 PM

whats that guy waving around in that jar?

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 8:45 PM

7:06 ultimate reality was music composed by dan deacon, live drums played by kevin o'meara and jeremy hymen, and visuals by jimmy roche.

as for the new show/ensemble, it sounds like its gonna be pretty cool. i'm sure lots of people are gonna talk shit, but w/e thats always expected.. especially here. either way dan deacon live is always a fun and interesting experience

Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2008 9:04 PM

so percussion are soooo great !!
the kids that "flashed mob" the deacon set
at the winter garden marathon missed it by not arriving a bit earlier for so percussion.

i wonder howcome the masonic temple show didn't
sell out yet for such a long time?

Posted by anon | December 2, 2008 2:45 AM

how much does dan deacon pay you to plug him constantly?

Posted by Anonymous | December 2, 2008 6:37 PM

Star Spangled Banner + Immigrants + Hairspray + Colts going to Indy + Heroin + Gold Medal Swimmer + Dan Deacon =s Baltimore.

Posted by Anonymous | December 2, 2008 10:48 PM

yea... um... Dan Deacon jumped the shark long, long ago..

Posted by Anonymous | December 3, 2008 10:52 AM

"yea... um... Dan Deacon jumped the shark long, long ago.. "

Everyone take note. Anonymous 10:52 AM has spoken!

Posted by Anonymous | December 3, 2008 10:53 AM

while i hate dan deacon i always love all the pics brooklynvegan posts of his shows so therefore this one i am definitely going to.