Articles tagged "the dears"

Notes from the Road

The Dears: 13 May 2009 - Lakeshore Theater, Chicago

by Kirstie Shanley

[19.May.09] :. Words and Pictures by Kirstie Shanley

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TOUR DATES: The Dears head out on North American tour

by PopMatters Staff

[18.Mar.09] :. Armed with their acclaimed LP, Missiles (Dangerbird Records), The Dears are gearing up to launch a full-scale onslaught on North America.

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Music Review

The Dears: Missiles

by Ian Mathers

[29.Oct.08] :. Montreal's finest lose nearly the whole band, but still manage to make a satisfying transitional effort.

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Mixed Media

Buena Vista Social Club, Feist, Shugo Tokumaru…

by PopMatters Staff

[22.Oct.08] :. Buena Vista Social Club De Camino a la Vereda [MP3]       Feist Honey Honey [Video] Shugo Tokumaru Parachute [Video] The Dears Money Baby...

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Inspiration is precious commodity for Dears’ frontman

by Len Righi [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)]

[17.Jan.07] :. You can get a good idea of what Dears’ frontman Murray Lightburn is all about just by listening to him describe the evolution of the song “Ticket to Immortality.” The second track...

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Music Review

The Dears: Gang of Losers

by Edward Xia

[28.Aug.06] :. What makes the Dears a cut above, a band that deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as its Canadian indie compatriots the New Pornographers or Broken Social Scene, is the voice of Murray Lightburn.

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The Dears: No Cities Left

by Adrien Begrand

[20.Oct.04] :. Back in April of 2003, when Montreal indie stalwarts The Dears released their second album, No Cities Left, the Canadian music press fell over themselves in ecstatic rapture, whipping...

 

The Dears: End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story

by Geoff Stahl

From the get-go, the Dears’ End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story let’s you know where it gets its musical juice from. “C’Etait Pour La Passion” is Pulp all over. As...