r/TheDearHunter

The Dear Hunter has been my favorite band and special interest ever since I heard them for the first time in middle school.

A friend from school showed me "Whisper" and I was hooked. Went through my parent's iTunes library and discovered Act III - my dad's friend loves prog and shared the CD with him. I proceeded to buy their *whole discography* and dig in.

I got into the band right before Act IV came out and experienced the joy of hearing it for the first time, and a million times more. Like, I listened to Act IV on repeat for the entirety of the first month it came out and nothing else... Days after its release, they played at RiotFest, which was my first time seeing them live.

At one point, I shared the collection with my best friend who fell in love with the band, too. It was right around that time that TDH went on tour and I was able to see them at The House Cafe in DeKalb, Illinois with that friend. The first two pictures are from that show. Our little teenage selves pushed ourselves to the front row and experienced one of the most impactful shows of our lives. I cried. A lot. Annoying kids we were, my best friend got Casey to wear her little cat-ear bowler hat on stage. After the show we waited around to get a picture with Casey and say hello. Out front, as we were waiting for our ride, the band was packing up their gear. I made an awkward comment to Rob about how he didn't sweat at all during the show. Nick C. lit a cigarette and told us "Never start smoking." Looking back I cringe, but I just appreciate how incredibly nice and friendly the band is, tolerating us like that.

Over the years I have listened to the music, anticipated and celebrated releases, and went to as many shows as I could. I cry at every show, it's just an inevitability.

Last Friday, I saw them at House of Blues in Chicago. I had no idea it was the last show of the tour until the openers mentioned it. It felt like such an honor and a privilege to be at this closing show. 10 years after seeing them for the first (real) time. The last two pictures are from that show.

TDH has truly been so impactful on my life in a way I can't even begin to put into words. My baseball shirt has been my favorite shirt since I got it with my copy of Act IV. It makes me so happy looking back on that picture of myself at 14 wearing it, not knowing how much the band would stay as a throughline of my life - that I'd still be wearing it at the House of Blues 10 years later. It's crazy to see how much we've all grown and changed.

P.S.: shootout to the band for always picking the best openers. If I was able to get my hands on their CDs at a show, they've been on regular rotation in my car ever since. CiM is in the CD player right now. (K. Sera was sold out before I could buy theirs, rip.)

I’ve never found any dear hunter merch that really calls to me even though they’re my favorite band (especially now that they’ve moved away from the Acts which are my favorite albums) - so I made my own!

Recorded this today after my brother suggested I should try and play some Porcupine Tree. This is definitely one of the easiest ones by Gavin Harrison.

Always happy to answer any questions about kit, setup, recording etc. Cheers!

I finished arranging this, figured I'd post it now. All credit goes to Casey and the band for such an amazing piece of music. Still hoping they see this. 👀

I hope I can get a recording of my kids playing it, but we are DEEP into learning our show so it may have to wait a year depending on how fast they can learn it. Might flesh it out a bit to give something for my rack and synth players to do, but I'm happy with it the way it is as well.

Pic taken at the Chicago show - show was sick! Thanks for coming out!

didnt know how to do a photo in a reply So here’s my pedalboard.

signal chain is:

real McCoy wah

walrus high point compressor

longsword distortion

j rockett archer select overdrive

hx one just for digital delay (marauders)

hologram chroma console

walrus fable granular delay

boss rv 5 for room verb

UAfx heavenly for longer verb

Shout outs to Momo and Dodo. first vinyl on my first record player. also copped the cd at the show in Lakewood. if you believe in something, it better be yourself.

They had only listened to a couple of their songs before the concert, and their music tastes are all over the place. I was a little nervous they wouldn't enjoy the show (because it was an hour drive there for a Monday night show).

As we were leaving, one of my friends just looked at me with their jaw dropped and could only say "holy fucking shit," to which the other two agreed. Praises about Casey's voice, crazy bass lines, ethereal guitars on the Sunya tracks, and "pretty guitars" (and were blown away when I told them they're the band's own models).