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February 4, 2025

Proud Parents' C Nelson-Lifson plays telecaster and speaks into a microphone at the band's farewell show at High Noon Saloon. Nelson-Lifson is in bridal attire and playing a seagreen telecaster in the left of the image. In the bottom right, Tyler Fassnacht is visible in soft focus, holding a C chord on his guitar.

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Tone Madison’s Music Editor from 2020-2025. Writer. Photographer. Musician. Steven created the blog Heartbreaking Bravery in 2013 and his work as a multimedia journalist has appeared in Rolling Stone, Consequence, NPR, Etsy, Maximumrocknroll, and countless other publications.

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