ORLEANS – Twas just before Christmas on outer Cape Cod, and The Ticks were performing to the love of the crowd. Yes, the whole crowd was stirring – the entire house.
“One year we did ‘The Christmas Tick’,” said Sue LaVallee, guitarist in The Ticks. “The basic plot was that when the tick bites you, it makes you into a happy, generous person.”
Here is a VIDEO of The Ticks performing an original song, “All I Want For Christmas Is A Selfie Of Youie And Meie”
In recent years, at the annual Cape Cod Christmas Cavalcade for the Homeless organized by Chandler Travis, one band in particular, The Ticks, has caught Cape Cod Wave’s attention for their theatrics, catchy songs, and pure love of the holiday season.
Asked about The Ticks at the Cavalcade, Travis said, “They’re totally holiday chicks, you know.”
“One year we did ‘The Christmas Tick’,” said Sue LaVallee, guitarist in The Ticks. “The basic plot was that when the tick bites you, it makes you into a happy, generous person.”
In fact, The Ticks performances at the Cavalcade usually include many of the other magnificent musicians who play at the annual benefit held at the Old Jailhouse Tavern every December. Money raised each year goes to the NOAH Homeless Shelter in Hyannis.
As The Ticks often dress up in costumes for the Christmas show, drummer Julia Randall said, “There’s been a lot of hot glue burned over the years.”
A Ticks performance, Christmas Cavalcade 2014
Travis described The Ticks – Emma Dubner on bass, Randall on drums, and LaVallee on guitar – as “charming and delightful” and said that their performance has become a highlight of the Cavalcade.
This is an understatement, and not nearly descriptive enough of this all-female punk/pop band that defies actual description. But we’ll try.
The Ticks are bouncy, exuberant, darkly humorous, while also light and joyful – and they write very catchy songs. Think of The Bangles, or The Go-Go’s – only way cooler.
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