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Concert review – Haydamaky

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Concert review – We Are Scientists

At the Biltmore July 27, review + pics read more

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Concert review – Dan Mangan

‘Mangan proved the biggest draw… winning the audience over with his charming stage presence, witty repartee and carefully crafted original songs…’ read more

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Concert review – Ridley Bent and Chris Dunn

Ridley Bent has been called ‘the Quentin Tarantino of country music’… read more

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Concert review – NQ Arbuckle at Times Change(d), Winnipeg, July 22 2010

‘They end with the Rheostatics’ Record Body Count…’ read more

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Concert review – Sweethead w/ Nico Vega

‘And then Serrina dumped glitter over her head…’ read more

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Concert review – Forest City Lovers w/ Leif Vollebekk

Toronto folk-pop band with Leif Vollebekk, review and photos. read more

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Preview – The New Pornographers Tonight

The “classic” lineup, tonight and tomorrow at the Vogue… read more

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Concert review – Hole

Courtney Love ‘was charming and largely coherent’, writes the Riverfront Times’ Annie Zaleski. You can’t ask for much read more

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Yeasayer at the Commodore, April 21 2010

‘… even the sound guy blissfully sang along…’ read more

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La Roux at the Commodore, April 18 2010

‘… I had fallen into the hot tub time machine…’ read more

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The xx at the Commodore, April 13 2010

The XX? More like the zzzzzzz…. read more

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Spoon at the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, April 11 2010

Austin-ites put on a great show on its Transference tour… read more

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Jonsi at the Vogue Theatre, April 6 20010

‘… (in my notes: “omg omg omg”)…’ read more

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Review – Nightwood at The Boat, Toronto, April 1 2010

‘In 35 minutes and eight songs Nightwood destroyed me…’ read more

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Serena-Maneesh at the Drake Hotel, Toronto, April 2 2010

Oslo’s Serena-Maneesh blows another Canadian audience away… read more

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You Say Party! We Say Die! at the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, April 2 2010

Everyone’s in love with the West Coast’s dancing queen… read more

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Muse at the Pacific Coliseum, April 1 2010

The greatest live band in the world, or a bunch of English ponces? read more

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Nada Surf at Lee’s Palace, Toronto, March 29 2010

‘… a beautiful dessert strawberry raspberry honeydew cantaloupe over ice cream…’
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Review – Seabear at the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, March 31 2010

‘the buzz is too much really… it’s really a roar. it’s deafening.’ read more

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Review – Thrush Hermit at Lee’s Palace, Toronto March 28 2010

‘nothing compares/to the ferocity/sincerity/passion and fullness/of their guitars, their/bass, their booming drums…’
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Review – Serena-Maneesh at the Media Club, March 27 2010

The last great band you saw was years ago… until tonight. read more

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Kinnie Starr and Jay Malinowski at the Biltmore Cabaret, March 18, 2010

‘She [Starr] laid down some carnal rhymes… that had the women hooting and hollering, and their male companions squirming…’ read more

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Martha Wainwright at the Commodore Ballroom, March 18, 2010

The straight-talking, acerbic folkie does her thing… read more

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The Big Pink at the Venue, March 13 2010

‘Pretend-shoes’ is how reviewer Cass Grant characterizes The Big Pink’s Vancouver show. We think it’s Aussie for maximum pretension. read more

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Jeremy Hotz at the Vogue Theatre, March 13, 2010

“Some of the crowd interaction drew the biggest laughs,” writes our reviewer, quoting Hotz. “‘You two, lawyers, married? How do you have a truthful conversation?’” read more

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The Appleseed Cast at the Biltmore, March 9 2010

“Nothing spectacular happened on stage, and this lack of showmanship emphasized the Appleseed Cast’s outstanding musicality and poetic lyrics,” writes Catherine Carmichael. read more

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Review – Bell Orchestre at Great Northern Way Campus, Feb 18 2010

‘A unique and extremely Canadian experience’ is how Kristina Mameli describes her immersion in the Montreal instrumental act’s Cultural Olympiad show. read more

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Review – High On Fire at the Biltmore Cabaret, Feb 10 2010

The Oakland band cements its reputation as THE metal band to see, writes reviewer Kyle Harcott. read more

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Review – Anvil at the Venue, Vancouver, Feb 13 2010

Rachel Fox gives as good as she gets amidst a frottage-happy crowd of middle-age sausage owners on ‘Anviltine’s Day’. read more

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Motley Crue review and photos

At GM Place, Vancouver, Jan 24 2010 Rachel Fox review, Jordana Meilleur photos. read more

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Review – Switchfoot at the Commodore Ballroom, Jan 13 2010

Watch out, it’s Christian rock with a Mandy Moore connection. Alicia-Rae guides us into the light. read more

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Review – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Orpheum Theatre, Jan 9, 2010

Mozart goes to the heart, writes our reviewer. The VSO repeats the program tonight at the Orpheum Theatre. read more

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Concert Review – Tegan and Sara at SoFMA, Victoria, Dec 21 2009

‘… It’s like, “Merry Christmas, we’re getting a divorce”…’ read more

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Concert Review – Sloan at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Dec 15 2009

‘The undeniable lure of boys-with-guitars was a constant for the rest of the night; while I must confess I appreciated Sloan’s sex appeal, I myself did not get any Rock Star Boyfriend vibes…’ read more

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Concert review – Harper Simon w/the Chapin Sisters at the Media Club, Dec 12 2009 Vancouver, Dec 12 2009

‘Simon led a six-, sometimes eight-piece (when openers the Chapin Sisters joined in on harmonies) band that includes the Blues Explosion’s Russell Simins, Beastie Boys keyboardist Money Mark, and Rilo Kiley guitarist Mike Bloom…’ read more

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Concert Review – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at the Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Dec 8

‘“I don’t mean to ignore you…but the floor’s just so beautiful,” mumbles lead singer Alex Ebert, a man with a mystical rock star presence about him…’ read more

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Concert Review – The Pixies w/ Rain Machine at the Wang Theatre, Boston, Nov 28

‘Side 2 (as it were) was just as thrilling with the band offering a psychedelic tinge to “Mr. Grieves” and tearing into “Crackity Jones”, sounding like the 25-year-old upstarts they were when it was first recorded…’ read more

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Concert Review – Die Mannequin at the Park Theatre, Winnipeg, Nov 30 2009

‘… she’s giving them a lesson/in letting go/in being punk…’ read more

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Concert Review – Devendra Banhart at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Nov 27 2009

‘Quirky lyrics about animals and love, accompanied by his flirty yet sloppy hand gestures, made him that much more endearing. He even wrapped up the acoustic set with a rough cover of an obscure Simon and Garfunkel song, “Punky’s Dilemma”…’ read more

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