The Dear Hunter is the primary vehicle for Rhode Island musician Casey Crescenzo — a progressive rock project built around an elaborate series of concept albums (the Act series) that follows an unnamed protagonist through a sprawling narrative spanning multiple eras. Albums like Act III: Life and Death (2009) and Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional Clothes (2016) have established The Dear Hunter as one of the most ambitious and consistently executed concept projects in contemporary rock.
Crescenzo's music draws on progressive rock, post-hardcore, art pop, and classical influences in a way that sounds unlike anyone else operating in the same territory. His live sets function as condensed passages from the larger narrative — demanding for audiences willing to engage at that level, genuinely rewarding for those who are. The Masquerade on July 31.
