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Dragonette thrills fans at Toronto Pride

Group chats with Xtra and performs free show

By Michael Pihach • July 15, 2010 8:00 pm EDT

Joel Stouffer, Xtra reporter Michael Pihach, Martina Sorbara and Dan Kurtz

Xtra reporter Michael Pihach sits down with Canadian electro-pop group Dragonette at Toronto Pride 2010. The band performed a free show for fans in Queen’s Park.

Watch our interview with Dragonette:


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