Deer Tick’s live show is something every rock music fan should see, if only once. It’s reckless yet calculated, lewd yet tender, sweaty yet … ok, just sweaty. Lead singer John McCauley’s voice is a bit polarizing, sure, but he sings with conviction and shows no signs of boredom, not even after years of road-dogging with his three Rhode Island compadres or various side projects (Middle Brother, Diamond Rugs). Tickets for Sunday’s show at the Bluebird Theater are $22 through axs.com — or you can win a free pair below.

WIN TWO TICKETS TO SEE DEER TICK AT THE BLUEBIRD THEATER ON THURSDAY:

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John Hendrickson is the managing editor of Reverb and an award-winning journalist at The Denver Post. Follow his rants on music and more on Twitter.