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Deer Tick were Sex Pistols on Halloween @ Brooklyn Bowl (pics, vid, more dates)

photos by Sayard Egan

Deer Tick’s John Joseph McCauley III as Johnny Rotten…
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At Brooklyn Bowl’s Halloween party, Deer Tick ditched their other costume ideas for a night as the Sex Pistols. The night’s semi-surprise opener was Dead Confederate, who covered Sonic Youth. Dangerous: All Metal Tribute to Michael Jackson played from that artist’s body of work. All this while down the street at a different show, an (unhappy) Titus Andronicus sped through a set of Weezer covers (while the actual Weezer played Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan).

If those tribute acts weren’t enough – you can see Rotten himself with PiL if you’re in the UK this December; Sonic Youth will play three pre-Thanksgiving shows in NYC; and Michael Jackson’s This Is It is in theaters now.

More pics, videos (including “Sid” singing “My Way”) and all upcoming Deer Tick tour dates are posted below…

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Deer Tick as The Sex Pistols at Brooklyn Bowl (“Sid” singing “My Way”)

Deer Tick as The Sex Pistols covering Jonny Corndawg at Brooklyn Bowl

Deer Tick – 2009 Tour Dates
Nov 04 Revolution Hall Troy, New York
Nov 05 The Space Hamden, Connecticut
Nov 06 Newport Blues Cafe Newport, Rhode Island
Nov 07 Iron Horse Northampton, Massachusetts
Nov 08 Church Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 18 Knight Theatre Charlotte, North Carolina #
Nov 19 The Plaza Theatre Orlando, Florida #
Nov 20 The Moon Tallahassee, Florida #
Nov 21 The Republic New Orleans, Louisiana #
Nov 22 arehouse Live Houston, Texas #
Nov 24 Scala London $
Nov 26 Paradiso Amsterdam
Nov 27 Le Guess Who? Festival Utrecht
Nov 28 Merleyn Festival Nijmegen
Nov 29 Toutpartout Festival Brussels
Dec 01 The Borderline London
Dec 02 The Musician Leicester
Dec 03 Dulcimer Manchester
Dec 04 Sneaky Pete’s Edinburgh
Dec 05 The Captain’s Rest Glasgow
Dec 06 Whelan’s Dublin
Dec 10 Nasti Madrid
Dec 11 Monasterio Barcelona
Dec 12 Bikini Barcelona
# w/ Neko Case
$ w/ Port O’Brien