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3/4 of Luna reunited for Shine a Light Festival; The War on Drugs and Wormburner played it too (pics, audio recordings)

photos by Kurt Christensen

Dean & Britta

Dean & Britta, The War on Drugs and Wormburner played the Shine a Light Music Festival at Mulcahy’s in Wantaugh, NY on July 21. Presented by The Tommy Brull Foundation the festival supports Camp Anchor, a year-round recreation program dedicated to children and adults with special needs who reside within the Town of Hempstead. (More info about it is in this Newsday article.) The show was notable as a mini Luna reunion with guitarist Sean Eden joining Dean & Britta on-stage. (That band played their last show at Bowery Ballroom in 2005.) Their set included such Luna favorites as “Tiger Lily,” “23 Minutes over Brussels,” and “Moon Palace.” A video of the band playing “Tiger Lily” is below. NYC Taper was there too and you can download the entire Dean & Britta (and Sean) set over his way.

Dean says he’s done with doing Galaxie 500 shows (at least in NYC)… is it too soon for a real Luna reunion? More pictures of all three bands and the video of “Tiger Lily” are below.

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Dean and Britta with Sean Eden of Luna

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“Tiger Lily”