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fun Live at the Outdoor Theatre Coachella

A few years back we at mxdwn enjoyed covering the non-ironic, fun-filled pop band The Format. The Format quietly broke up under amicable conditions, and Nate Ruess the lead singer started a new band with members of Steel Train and Anathallo simply titled fun. All jokes aside, Ruess’ fun. shows much of the same promise as The Format did five years back. Ruess sang his heart out, loudly demanding the crowd join their chorus of “I feel alive / alive.” The band even covered Queen. Ruess offered, “It wouldn’t be a festival without the ghost of Freddie Mercury,” before doing a spot-on rendition of “Radio Ga-Ga.”

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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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