Rugged folk rockers Deer Tick, from Providence, Rhode Island, are productive songwriters—they've released five original albums in less than a decade—but they really love covers.The band's sets as Nirvana tribute act Deervana, for example, have been fan favorites. As such, it makes sense that their 10th-anniversary residency at (December 26–31; tickets ) will see John McCauley and company play classic albums like Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True and Devo's Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! in their entirety, along with original songs.In advance of the band's six-night run, McCauley talked with us about his time living in the City, his strange shopping ambition and his favorite NYC albums of all time.
