Wire cover story

Deerhoof was The Wire magazine’s January 2011 cover story. It contributed to Polyvinyl’s benefit compilation Japan 3.11.11 , joining the relief efforts for March’s earthquake and tsunami. Over the summer of 2011, Deerhoof toured with Congotronics Vs. Rockers, an international supergroup, alongside Konono N°1 , Juana Molina , Kasai Allstars , and others. Its onstage repertoire included the Deerhoof song “Super Duper Rescue Heads” from Deerhoof Vs. Evil . In April 2012 Deerhoof collaborated with Questlove , Reggie Watts , Sasha Grey , and others in a conceptual concert event called Shuffle Culture at Brooklyn Academy of Music. In April 2012 a young adult fiction book, Rules to Rock By , by Josh Farrar was published; it is about a 12-year-old girl who is inspired by Deerhoof to form her own band. Deerhoof’s version of LiLiPUT ‘s “Hitchhike” appears on the soundtrack. In June 2012 at a Deerhoof performance in Chicago’s Millennium Park, contemporary classical music ensemble Dal Niente performed Marcos Balter ‘s arrangement of Deerhoof’s “Eaguru Guru”. The same month, Deerhoof and The Flaming Lips performed songs by King Crimson , Canned Heat , and Deerhoof onstage together.