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Summer in the City Concert featuring Deer Tick

Summer in the City Concert Series Brought to you by:
Ohio Natural Gas
Wednesday, August 11: 7 p.m.

Deer Tick may be called indie rock, but are best known for their infusion of sounds rooted in folk, blues and alt-country music. Nevertheless, in part due to singer John McCauley's voice, which has been likened to a hybrid of Kurt Cobain and Gary Louris from the Jayhawks, the influence of grunge in the band’s sound is undeniable. In 2004, McCauley began what would later become Deer Tick at the age of 19 and released the debut album War Elephant in 2007.In May 2009, the band was the first band profiled on BriTunes, the web-only music interview program hosted by NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. The band's third album, the Black Dirt Sessions, will be released on June 8, 2010.

Local support: The Modern Electric

The Modern Electric are a Cleveland-based four piece with a passion for their city and an unapologetic enthusiasm for pop music.  Equal parts dark and orchestral as it is warm and melodic, they have coined the term “cinematic pop” to define their sound.  Considered to be the aural counterpart to 8mm film, cinematic pop is organic, honest, and dramatic.  Their self-titled debut album is a soundtrack to real-life heartache, but could just as easily accompany the latest Zach Braff-inspired romantic comedy.  Influences include Patsy Cline, Clem Snide, Arcade Fire, and David Bowie—the latter having been immortalized in the band’s unforgettable homage, “David Bowie (Save Us All).”

Summer in the City is sponsored by Ohio Natural Gas, Kia Motors, Time Warner Cable, KeyBank, Jim Beam and Twisted Tea.

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This event is part of:

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Summer in the City, a FREE live concert series featuring the most buzzed-about bands on the rise, returns this summer at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on the Museum plaza (weather permitting, if necessary it will be moved inside to the Main Stage). Summer in the City is sponsored by Ohio Natural Gas, Magic Hat Brewing Company, Amtrak, KeyBank and Jim Beam.

Some of the country and region’s most popular up-and-coming bands and artists will perform for the first time at the Rock Hall. Each Summer the City artist or band has been invited to blog on rockhall.com/blog to share their experiences with fans: how they got started, their inspirations, their aspirations for the future and what their thoughts are on performing in Cleveland at the Museum.

Summer in the City 2011 Line-up included:

Wednesday, July 6th from 7-9 p.m.: Fitz and the Tantrums with Clovers
Wednesday, July 13th from 7-9 p.m.: Das Racist with Smoke Screen and Muamin Collective
Wednesday, August 3rd from 7-9 p.m.: The Joy Formidable with HotChaCha
Wednesday, August 17th from 7-9 p.m.: Murder by Death with the Buried Wires

 

Thanks to all of the bands that performed and thank you all who attended this year's concert series! Check out photo galleries from each show below. See you again next year!

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