Well it’s been quite a hectic week for me, but now that I finally have some time to sit down and relax I’d like to take this time to talk about what an amazing weekend I had last weekend. Yes, as depicted above it was the Montreal date of the Yellow Bird Project Indie Rock Coloring Book launch tour.
Posts Tagged ‘The Dears’
Colour Me Yellow!
Posted in Other Randomness, tagged Andrew Bird, Andy J. Miller, Devendra Banhart, Elvis Perkins, Indie Rock Coloring Book, Little Books, Murray Lightburn, Outside Lands Festival, Ra Ra Riot, Sam Roberts, The Dears, White Blank Page, YBP, Yellow Bird Project on September 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Dears Design Shirt for Charity
Posted in Other Randomness, tagged The Dears, Yellow Bird Project on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So The Dears decided to design a T-shirt for my favourite local charity, The Yellow Bird Project. But listen to this! Instead of designing the shirt themselves they enlisted the help of a very talented artist…their 3 year old daughter Neptune.
Patrick Watson Has Wooden Arms
Posted in New Music!, tagged Mew, Midlake, Patrick Watson, The Dears, Wooden Arms on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well I think the good news of the day is that Patrick Watson has released some information regarding his forthcoming album release.
Top 20 Albums of 2008
Posted in Album Reviews, Best of 2008, tagged Alaska In Winter, Blitzen Trapper, Bon Iver, Born Ruffians, Department of Eagles, Dr. Dog, Fleet Foxes, Girl Talk, Horse Feathers, Laura Marling, Man Man, Noah and the Whale, Pete & The Pirates, Pinback, Plants & Animals, Radiohead, Ratatat, Santogold, The Dears, The Dodos, The Hush Sound, The Tallest Man On Earth, The Welcome Wagon, TV On The Radio, Tyler Ramsey, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer, Yellow Bird Project on December 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Written for The Yellow Bird Project:
Top 20 Albums of 2008
December 26th, 2008 by themiddledistancerunner
Seasons Greetings My Merry Music Lovers,
The time is here, for my albums of the year. Sorry, Christmas makes me feel like rhyming. Anyways, I have finished my schooling and can once again indulge in the things I love (music, books other [...]
Top 20 Songs of 2008
Posted in Best of 2008, tagged Bon Iver, Born Ruffians, Chairlift, Dr. Dog, Fleet Foxes, Horse Feathers, Hot Chip, Islands, Laura Marling, Man Man, Miniature Tigers, Pete & The Pirates, Pinback, Plants & Animals, Stars, The Dears, The Dodos, The Hush Sound, The Yellow Bird Project, Tokyo Police Club, Vampire Weekend on December 7, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Written For the Yellow Bird Project:
December 6th, 2008 by themiddledistancerunner
In the second installment of my “Best of 2008″ series, I will be unveiling my top songs of the year. Just to warn you, this is a list of my most listened to songs. It’s not a list of what I think were my favourites [...]
Meet The New Dears
Posted in New Music!, tagged Kill The Lights, Land of Talk, Money Babies, Murray Lightburn, Natalia Yanchak, Pony Up, The Crystal Lake, The Dears on November 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It turns out the Dears haven’t broken up after all. The core of Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak have kept the spirit of the Dears alive when times were tough. Upon the departure of literally everybody else in the band, the duo recruited a new team of extremely talented musicians, who now make up the [...]
The Dears Calling it Quits?
Posted in Hometown Heroes, tagged Meltdown in A Major, MISSILES, Murray Lightburn, Natalia Yanchak, The Dears on August 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is truly sad news! The beloved Dears are no more. I have been a huge Dears fan for a long time and have salivated at the mouth in anticipation of new music from them. Unfortunately those days are over. According to a message posted on the bands Myspace page by Murray and Natalia, the [...]
