On March 8, 2007, Deerhoof will hit the Gypsy Tea Room stage. On March 9, 2007, Deerhoof will hit the stage at Emo’s in Austin.

All one has to do is venture out into the music blogosphere and one will find that folks either love Deerhoof or hate ‘em good. Me? I dig ‘em. I dig ‘em good. I likey-da horns and the sweet as sugar vocals of Satomi Matsuzaki. Plus, the quirkier the better in my musical book…

Deerhoof is truly turning out to be one of the most unlikely success stories in contemporary pop music. An improbable group with nothing apparently in common starts a band, makes some of the most difficult and unclassifiable noise of the mid-nineties, and unexpectedly rises to international prominence as one of indie rock’s most renowned and influential groups. How could this have happened?

The story begins in 1991, as classically trained Greg Saunier, directly after graduating from conservatory, moves to San Francisco and joins goth/metal band Nitre Pit as drummer. When the two guitarists of this short-lived project depart suddenly, Saunier and bassist Rob Fisk find themselves with several booked shows and no idea what to do. Out of necessity they quickly concoct an elastic, hyper-expressive style that makes up for their stark instrumentation, and Deerhoof is born.

Deerhoof have their antenna up, receiving frequencies from all over, and with their penchant for breaking new and previously unrecognized taboos with each release, we present you with Friend Opportunity. Following the successes of Milk Man and The Runners Four, Friend Opportunity is a feat of reinvention that could only come from artists willing to rethink everything, proof that their outrageous musical vision consistently turns out to be wider than anticipated. With Deerhoof, the labels don’t stick.

Further evidence: They’ve toured with The Flaming Lips and with Radiohead, love hip hop, The Shins, and Of Montreal, their music is featured in Dedication, the directorial debut of actor Justin Theroux, due out in 2007 and starring Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore. And in another surreal twist their album Milk Man was performed as an elementary school ballet at the North Haven Community School in Maine. Look for the performance to be out on DVD, yes it will be on DVD. As Mike Watt once said of his band the Minutemen, Deerhoof don’t write songs, they write rivers.

The new album drops on January 23rd and can be found at your favorite local music store…and now for something really special…

“+81″ by Deerhoof