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Bleeker '08 Performs on Letterman

Real Estate, the acclaimed indie rock band featuring Alex Bleeker ’08 on bass, performed their song “Talking Backwards” on the April 9 episode of Late Show with David Letterman.

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Real Estate - "Talking Backwards" 09/04/14 David Letterman

Real Estate is the third Bennington-influenced band to perform on Letterman in recent years. In April 2011, Amelia Meath ’10, Molly Sarle ’12, and Alex Sauser-Monnig ’09—better known as Mountain Man—provided backup vocals for Feist. Free Energy, a Philadelphia-based pop-rock band featuring guitarist Geoff Bucknum '01, made their network television debut in March 2010.