Dan Deacon is pacing back and forth across the stage of the Bowery Ballroom, hefty and nervous, his arm in a sling. (“Dislocated my shoulder, but everything’s cool,” he says later.) He’s wearing the ...

Deacon served as ringleader for an orgy of sound and a live act all about barely contained chaos. Few high-profile musicians could disappear into the SXSW crowd as seamlessly as Dan Deacon, who ...

Everyone seems to have an opinion about the National Anthem performance at the Baltimore Orioles game on Thursday. Baltimore recording artist Dan Deacon, who describes his music as “innovative ...

There’s this video of Baltimore outsider electronic composer Dan Deacon performing on WSAV, Savannah, Ga.’s NBC affiliate. On a morning news program, Deacon’s standing behind a table covered with ...

Boardroom sits down with the Task composer to unpack his path from Pitchfork’s Best New Music to shaping one of the year’s standout shows. Now, collaboration is a key part of his work. He's one of the ...

Taking Back Sunday performs a gig at the Warfield in San Francisco. The scorching weather settling over San Antonio this weekend makes a good excuse to spend time indoors, and what better way to do ...

Crowds were surprised at Thursday’s Orioles game in Camden Yards when Baltimore-based electronic musician Dan Deacon performed a modified rendition of the national anthem that quickly went viral on ...

A Savanah, Georgia NBC morning show booked a young Dan Deacon, who would eventually become known for his frenetic live performances, in 2005. (Here’s an NPR story if you don’t know who I’m talking ...