QRO lights it spotlight with a candle for The Dears.
Name: The Dears
Hometown: Montreal, QC, Canada
Members: Roberto Arquilla (former), Rob Benvie (former), Jonathan Cohen (former), George Donoso II (former), Joseph Donovan (former), Yann Geoffroy (former), Valerie Jodoin Keaton (former), Jason Kent (former), Patrick Krief (former), Murray Lightburn, Jeff Luciani, Richard MacDonald (former), Brigitte Mayes (former), Christopher McCarron (former), Martin Pelland (former), Adrian Popovich (former), Jon Tod (former), Andrew White (former), Laura Wills (former), Natalia Yanchak
Albums: End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story (2000), No Cities Left (2003), Gang of Losers (2006), Missiles (2008), Degeneration Street (2011), Times Infinity Volume One (2015), Times Infinity Volume Two (2017), Lovers Rock (2020)
Related articles:
Photo gallery from Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY on May 4th, 2009
Review as part of South-by-Southwest Day One at Spill in Austin, TX on March 16th, 2011
Review as part of South-by-Southwest Day Two at PureVolume House in Austin, TX on March 17th, 2011
Photo gallery from PureVolume House
Review as part of Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013
Review of Times Infinity Volume One
Review of Times Infinity Volume Two
Interview with Murray Lightburn
Tour dates:
Sat, MAR 6 – 25 Years with The Dears livestream
Thu, NOV 18 – Rotown Rotterdam – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Fri, NOV 19 – Tivoli Vredenburg – Utrecht, Netherlands
Sun, NOV 21 – Petit Bain – Paris, France
Mon, NOV 22 – Le Botanique – Bruxelles, Belgium
Tue, NOV 23 – Exchange – Bristol, United Kingdom
Wed, NOV 24 – Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff, United Kingdom
Thu, NOV 25 – Leaf – Liverpool, United Kingdom
Fri, NOV 26 – Drygate Brewing Co – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Sat, NOV 27 – Deaf Institute – Manchester, United Kingdom
Sun, NOV 28 – The Portland Arms – Cambridge, United Kingdom
Tue, NOV 30 – The Garage – London, United Kingdom
Thu, DEC 2 – Babylon – Istanbul, Turkey
Fri, DEC 3 – Temple – Athina, Greece