After their great 2010 album release, Deer Tick is washing their hands clean. How, you ask? By selling something close to their hearts, their 2009 tour bus that was used while supporting their album, Born on a Flag Day.
A large portion of the proceeds will be donated to Oxfam for Pakistan Flood Victims. Oxfam works with music artists to inspire and provide change internationally. The organization provides relief to those affected by natural disasters and poverty.
The band’s upcoming tour will be featuring a merch booth that will be accepting donations towards Oxfam. What good guys to help out after 17 million people have been affected by the flooding!
The bus will be up for auction for three weeks on eBay. You can check out some pics of the bus and bid on it (remember it’s for a good cause) here: http://tiny.cc/deertickbusauction. You can also elect to “buy it now” for the low price of $2000. And who wouldn’t want to rock out in a band’s tour bus? There will be more than enough room for all of your friends to fit.
These guys are very inspiring and are setting quite an example for other artists to follow. The band will be on tour through November, trekking all across the States. Hopefully this will be just the start to a trend of fellow musicians and music lovers supporting the efforts of Oxfam. Cheers!
To donate to Oxfam, you can go to: http://oxfamamerica.org
Tour Dates:
10/06 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
10/07 Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club *#
10/08 Greenville, SC – Fall For Greenville *
10/09 Auburn, AL – Bourbon Street *
10/10 Birmingham, AL – Zydeco +
10/11 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks +
10/12 Houston, TX – The Bronze Peacock Room @ House of Blues +
10/13 Austin, TX – Emo’s +
10/14 Laredo, TX – Old No. 2 +
10/16 Tempe, AZ – Sail Inn +
10/17 San Diego, CA – The Loft / UCSD +
10/19 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey +
10/20 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom +
10/21 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom +
10/22 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret %+
10/23 Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo +
10/24 Seattle, WA – Neumos +
10/26 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
10/27 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
10/28 Omaha, NE – Bourbon Theatre
10/29 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
10/30 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
10/31 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway !
11/02 Washington, DC – Black Cat
11/03 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
11/05 Providence, RI – AS220
11/06 Providence, RI – AS220 (matinee show)
11/06 Providence, RI – AS220 (late show)
11/10 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/11 Boston, MA – Royale
11/12 Newport, RI – Newport Blues Café
11/13 Newport, RI – Newport Blues Café* = w/ Jason Isbell
+ = w/ J. Roddy Walston and the Business
# = w/ Blitzen Trapper & Malcomb Holcolmbe
% = w/ Phosphorescent
! = w/ Band of Heathens
