Dan Deacon in midst of Ultimate Reality Tour

Synth lovers have been fervently rejoicing since duct-tape king Dan Deacon has taken his vocoder and smorgasbord of pedals on the road in support of the Ultimate Reality DVD.

Composer Deacon and visual artist Jimmy Joe Roche collaborated on the recent release, which screens prior to the shows and is accompanied by two drummers. And in case the real world wasn't enough, we took the liberty of posting a Reality tidbit for you after the dates:

January
21 - Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richards*@
24 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue*
25 - Chicago, Ill. @ Lakeshore Theater (Ultimate Reality only, no regular Dan Deacon set)
26 - Chicago, Ill. @ Metro + (early show 7:30)
26 - Chicago, Ill. @ Metro + (late show 11:00)
27 - Detroit, Mich. @ Scrummage University*
28 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Grog Shop*
29 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace*
30 - Montreal, PQ @ La Sala Rossa*
31 - Boston, Mass. @ Pozen Center*

February
3 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ First Unitarian Church*
8 - New York, N.Y. @ Whitney Museum

March
8 - Everglades National Park, Fla. @ Langerado Festival

* = w/ screening of Ultimate Reality
@ = w/ Montag
+ = w/ Girl Talk

Related links:
DanDeacon.com
Ultimate Reality Tour on YouTube
Dan Deacon on MySpace

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