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Photos: Drive-By Truckers and Deer Tick Bring the Charm & Decadence Tour to the Ogden

Americana rock was on full display at the Ogden Theatre, with Drive-By Truckers and Deer Tick coheadlining the venue.
Image: Deer Tick on stage
Deer Tick's energetic stage antics got the crowd going Photography by Ross Jones

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Drive-By Truckers and Deer Tick brought their co-billed Charm and Decadence Tour to the Ogden Theatre on June 20 for a packed show. Deer Tick's set was highlighted by crowd-favorite throwbacks like "These Old Shoes" and a rocking cover of Warren Zevon's "Play It All Night Long." Drive-By Truckers finished the night off with a classic set from its earlier catalog and included a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "State Trooper."

See photos from the show below:
click to enlarge John McCauley on stage dancing
John McCauley started Deer Tick in 2004 as an act with revolving musicians.
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge John McCauley singing
Deer Tick started in Providence, Rhode Island
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click to enlarge John McCauley singing on his knees
Deer Tick's first studio album, War Elephant, was released in 2007
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge John McCauley playing guitar on his knees
Deer Tick has also performed as Deervana, a Nirvana tribute band.
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge John McCauley playing guitar
McCauley came up with the name for the band after finding a deer tick on his scalp after a hike.
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge John McCauley playing guitar
McCauley came up with the name for the band after finding a deer tick on his scalp after a hike.
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge John McCauley letting a fan play his guitar
McCauley jumped down into the pit to let a fan strum his guitar.
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge Ian O'Neil playing guitar
Ian O'Neil joined the band in 2009
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge Ian O'Neil playing guitar
Deer Tick's most recent studio effort is titled Contractual Obligations, which released in 2024.
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge John McCauley singing
John McCauley is also in a band called Diamond Rugs with T. Hardy Morris.
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge Drive By Truckers on stage
Drive-By Truckers is fronted by Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge Mike Cooley singing
The band is based out of Athens, GA but Hood and Cooley both share roots in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
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click to enlarge Patterson Hood signing
Patterson Hood is the son of David Hood, bassist for the famous Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge Patterson Hood singing
Drive By Truckers are also known as "The Dance Band of the Resistance"
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge Mike Cooley playing guitar
Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood share songwriting and singing responsibilities
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge Mike Cooley playing guitar
The band's first studio album, "Gangstabilly" was released in 2008
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge Patterson Hood playing guitar
Patterson Hood has four solo studio albums
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click to enlarge Mike Cooley playing guitar
Cooley and Hood occasionally perform as an acoustic duo under the moniker Dimmer Twins.
Photography by Ross Jones
click to enlarge Patterson Hood singing
The Charm and Decadence Tour continues at the Boulder Theater on June 21 and the Mishawaka Amphitheater on June 22.
Photography by Ross Jones
Find more concerts on our Denver concert calendar.