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The band Dear Lions conquered the Mercury Lounge once again last Tuesday as they played in honor of the release for their second EP. Playing to a substantial and enthusiastic crowd, the band played selections from their first EP, followed by songs off the second one, and towards the end they played a brand new song that they’d just written that day.  

Afterward they were selling their 1st EP on vinyl which came with their 2nd EP (in a disc version). Of course, I bought a copy. It looks awesome, although I don’t have a record player but that’s not really the important thing, right?

I’m not sure when they’ll be playing again, but you can follow them on twitter (@dearlions) or Facebook and stay up-to-date.

Last Thursday night I went down to the Mercury Lounge on Houston Street to see the band “Dear Lions” play.  I know one of the members from my frequent trips to The Guitar Center so I wanted to support him in his endeavors because he’d always been so helpful when I was looking for things TGC.  

The lead singer of “Dear Lions,” whose first name is Ricky, is quite awesome.  He has a great voice and lots of energy.  He’s also a fantastic song writer.  There were some awesome guitar riffs and drum solos in their songs.  One song in particular towards the end of their set had a killer drum beat at the beginning.

I bought one of their EP’s from the main vocalist after and when I asked if he’d sign it, he was really excited (he said it was first time he’d ever done that). It took forever to get home afterward, but it was a good time.  $10 to see a great band play in a tiny space and support a friend?  Totally priceless.