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The Dears Live at the Under the Radar Party SXSW

The Dears’ Murray Lightburn celebrated his fortieth birthday today, and he did so in style. The good folks at Under the Radar incited the crowd to sing “Happy Birthday” to him and then provided the crowd with party hats and mini cupcakes. For their own short set, The Dears brought all of the energy they’re known for and then some. Each member had a moment to shine, blasting out either note-perfect solos, intricate keyboard melodies or in Lightburn’s case, wailing vocals. “Yesteryear,” in particular ended in a triumphant explosion of energy. In a touching moment, Lightburn dedicated their closing performance of “Twenty Two” to Under the Radar’s founder Mark and Wendy Redfern.

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Raymond Flotat: Editor-in-Chief / Founder mxdwn.com || Raymond Flotat founded mxdwn.com in 2001 while attending University of the Arts in Philadelphia while pursuing a B.F.A. in Multimedia. Over his career he has worked in variety of roles at companies such as PriceGrabber.com and Ticketmaster. He has written literally hundreds of pieces of entertainment journalism throughout his career. He has also spoken at the annual SXSW Music and Arts Festival. When not mining the Internet for the finest and most exciting art in music, movies, games and television content he dabbles in LAMP-stack programming. Originally hailing from Connecticut, he currently resides in Los Angeles. ray@mxdwn.com
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