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Dan Deacon, Deerhunter and No Age Bring 'No Deachunter' Tour to Indiana

The round robin tour of indie favorites Dan Deacon, Deerhunter and No Age is far from your average rock show. After the tour's three openers -- one picked by each band -- the headliners take the stage together, and the seven-man setup reimagines songs by all three acts, adding a bit of their own flavor to each. It's a sonic and, in Deacon's case, physical whirlwind.

But that's not the only unique feature of the eight-city run, dubbed the "No Deachunter" tour. After an oven-hot show last night at Rhino's, an all-age, alcohol-free community center in Bloomington, Indiana, Deacon spoke with Spinner about the importance of the live show and the reason why booze and music should be kept separate.

"A lot of venues are simply money or alcohol-driven, and that mentality reflects in how they treat the artists and the audience," Deacon said, reflecting his happiness with the tour's venues thus far, many of which have been all-age community centers. "I think the only reason alcohol-driven venues were so popular in the '70s and '80s was because mainstream, corporate rock bands couldn't play live. So people just got inebriated," he says. "But that's not what it's about. If you've got a good show, it shouldn't matter if people are wasted or not. I'd rather have a hyperaware audience than one with a dulled perception of reality."

On the No Deachunter Tour, Deacon wasn't alone in his sentiment. When Bradford Cox, frontman of Deerhunter, took the stage, his first move was to call out the club rules posted in huge white letters on Rhino's wall, which included "No Alcohol," "Be Yourself" and "Sing Along if So Moved." But Cox's favorite rule? "Number three -- no pornography and no nudity," he called from the stage, half-kidding. "That's the most important to me."

With the successful round robin tour wrapping up in Chicago this weekend -- in time for all three bands to play Lollapalooza -- the future is uncertain for the No Deachunter collective.

Fans can cross your fingers, but shouldn't hold their breath for another tour or an album. "I would never rule out recording together. I think we'd all be into it. It's just a matter of schedules," Cox said after the show. "I would vote for it. I'd be there in a minute."

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IvyMike

see my vids from the medford show here: http://www.youtube.com/user/IvyMike777

August 08 2009 at 9:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Andrew Koch

Bradford said his favorite rule was - DON'T MAKE FUN OF BRAD'S MUSICAL TASTE

August 06 2009 at 8:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sean Money

http://moneymoneymusic.wordpress.com/

Check out that blog for video and info on this dope tour!

August 06 2009 at 7:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JH

Here's a link for photos of the show:

http://pa.photoshelter.com/va-gallery/V0000k_1B7wAAuWc/G0000SY98qIL9j8k

August 06 2009 at 4:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply