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September 7th, 2006
Schubas in Chicago

There are so many things both exquisite and painful in this world. From the first word we say and our first time on a swing to the best love we’ve ever had (and the best love we’ve never had) our lives are full of experiences that change the way we remember and keep information and hopefully help us cope. There is a band, a very special band, that takes all of these beautiful and painful experiences and makes them into the most delicate and passionate songs the world has ever witnessed. And that band, is The Dears

This was the best show I’ve seen all year long. Simply put: phenomenal. The Dears, a six piece from Montréal, Canada are one of my favorite bands of all time and seeing them was a life changing experience. I’ve seen them twice before, once at The Double Door and another time at The Metro and this was by far the best time of the three. Playing as if they were the voice for millions of revolutionaries bound to start feeling something, The Dears literally felt like they were making the ground beneath our feet shake.

The Dears played both some old songs and some new tracks off of their upcoming album (to be released in early October) Gang of Losers which is finally growing on me to become another favorite after I became so close to the songs off of their brilliant 2004 release No Cities Left. Murray Lightburn played with a passion no one has yet to match and the backing vocals provided by Valérie Jodoin and Natalia Yanchak provided a beautiful sense of balance to the maelstrom of emotion building up. The intensity with the way my favorite song of theirs, “22: The Death Of All The Romance” was perfect. I may have fallen to my knees and wept if I hadn’t been trying so hard to capture it all with my camera.

If the Dears are coming to your city or town, do whatever you have to do to see them. Set everything aside for them because they are worth it. The Dears matter.

Visit The Dears on myspace

Watch a utube performance of this show recorded by my friend José

Click to see more pictures, a setlist, and tour dates.

SETLIST:

TOUR DATES:

Sep 27 2006 8:00P
The Mod Club Toronto
Oct 4 2006 8:00P
Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
Oct 5 2006 8:00P
Pop Scene San Francisco , CA
Oct 14 2006 8:00P
Village Dublin
Oct 15 2006 8:00P
Limelight Belfast
Oct 20 2006 8:00P
Oran Mor Glasgow
Oct 21 2006 8:00P
Northumbria University Newcastle
Oct 23 2006 8:00P
Academy 2 Manchester
Oct 24 2006 8:00P
Cockpit Leeds
Oct 25 2006 8:00P
Bierkeller Bristol
Oct 26 2006 8:00P
KOKO London
Oct 28 2006 8:00P
Vera Groningen
Oct 29 2006 8:00P
Botanique Brussels
Oct 30 2006 8:00P
Maroquinerie Paris
Oct 31 2006 8:00P
Milky Way Amsterdam
Nov 2 2006 8:00P
Molotow Hamburg
Nov 3 2006 8:00P
Mudd Club Berlin
Nov 4 2006 8:00P
Gleis 22 Muenster
Nov 5 2006 8:00P
Gebaude 9 Koeln
Nov 6 2006 8:00P
Ampere Munich
Nov 8 2006 8:00P
Circolo degli Artisti Rome
Nov 9 2006 8:00P
Transilvania Milan
Nov 10 2006 8:00P
La Romandie Lausanne
Nov 11 2006 8:00P
10 Street Club Rimini

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