Midtown Dickens celebrated the release of their second LP, Lanterns, Friday at the Duke Coffeehouse. The band--augmented by a quartet of horns and Megafaun's Brad and Phil Cook--spent the time between songs thanking all their friends and those who enabled the album--it was like a bearable Oscars acceptance speech with great metaphors about babies. But a grateful Midtown Dickens was matched by an audience even more grateful for the energetic, joyful performance. Check out the three videos below of Midtown Dickens performing some of the tracks from Lanterns. (And if you are wondering about the head that occasionally pops on screen--that's Kym Registers mom standing front row-center.)
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