"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 5/17/24)
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Real Live Certified
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Critic Consensus
Based on 37 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Dears is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. The Dears concert reviews describe live shows and performances as stylish, impassioned, symphonic, expansive, glorious, operatic, and compelling.
ON TOUR
Islington Assembly Hall, London, United Kingdom (December 7);
The Dears is an indie rock band which formed in 1995 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band currently consists of Murray Lightburn (vocals, guitar, bass), Natalia Yanchak (keyboards, vocals) and Jeff Luciani (drums).
Has Performed With
Plants and Animals
Critic Concert Reviews
Exclaim (Canada)
March 10, 2018
80
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From acoustic guitar to harmonica to shaker, Lightburn utilized his full range as a performer, leaving audience members exhilarated with his impassioned vocals and tambourine banging.
Montreal, Canada’s The Dears, despite a two-decade history of writing compelling, intelligent songs, have remained one of indie rock’s best kept secrets. They seemed set to break out with 2003’s No Cities Left and again with 2006’s Gang of Losers , but ended up with more of a cult following, a st
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