The New Deal will return to the United States for a few more of its increasingly rare performances in December. The band will appear in Cambridge, MA at the Middle East (December 14), at New York Citys Bowery Ballroom (December 15) and the TLA in Philadelphia (December 16). In addition, keyboardist Jamie Shields and drummer Darren Shearer will cross the border to join two members of Umphreys McGee for a pair of performances at Martyr’s in Chicago on Dec 8th and 9th. UM bassist Ryan Stasik and guitarist Brendan Bayliss have signed on for the new collective which has dubbed itself The Omega Moos.