Live From Guitar World HQ: The Dear Hunter

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Recently, we invited the Dear Hunter's Casey Crescenzo up to the Guitar World studio for unplugged takes on two tracks from his sprawling new project, The Color Spectrum. Check out video of Casey performing "Things That Hide Away " and "We've Got a Score to Settle" below.

November 1 will mark the first time all nine EPs of The Color Spectrum will be available in CD format, and you can pre-order the 36-track collection right here. The Color Spectrum Complete Collection on CD comes as a three-disc set along with a DVD featuring two hours of new material and a 52-page booklet.

The Dear Hunter is on tour with Manchester Orchestra and White Denim, and you can find a full list of the tour dates below the videos.

"Things That Hide Away"

"We've Got a Score to Settle"

The Dear Hunter Tour Dates with Manchester Orchestra and White Denim:

  • 10/27/11 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
  • 10/28/11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
  • 10/29/11 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
  • 10/30/11 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market
  • 11/01/11 - *Magna, UT @ Saltair
  • 11/02/11 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hal
  • 11/04/11 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
  • 11/05/11 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
  • 11/07/11 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
  • 11/08/11 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
  • 11/11/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
  • 11/12/11 - Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
  • 11/13/11 - Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theatre
  • 11/14/11 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
  • 11/16/11 - Richmond, VA @ The National
  • 11/17/11 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
  • 11/18/11 - Charlotte, NC @ Amo's Southend Music Hall
  • 11/19/11 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
  • 11/21/11 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
  • 11/22/11 - Orlando, DL @ House Of Blues
  • * also with Thrice, La Dispute, O'Brother, and Moving Mountains
Josh Hart
Josh Hart

Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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