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HiFi Phantom: A Preview, Live at Rancho Tuesday Night!

Every now and then, I’ll proclaim that a certain act is going to be a big deal. Sometimes I am right; other times, it doesn’t work out that way. But some of Ontario and Quebec’s most successful bands right now … Continue reading

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Q&A with Montreal band Give Me Something Beautiful

Give Me Something Beautiful, to me, is as much a mindset as it is a band name.  The Montreal band has been hard at work for a while now — at first, playing under various names and just waiting for … Continue reading

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Monster Fever — Coming to eat you soon!

  So imagine this, will you? You start a band, filled with accomplished musicians, from projects that you know and love, with the idea of performing a few times a year around Halloween. Your gimmick: You are basically like the … Continue reading

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Stream Three Greys Tracks Off Their Ultra Sorta EP

Greys are a Toronto four-piece — featuring two ex-members of Arietta — and they’re another group I stumbled upon while lurking around Bandcamp’s #Toronto tag. Much like an earlier post from this week, I was struck by their album art … Continue reading

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NXNE Night #4: Schomberg Fair, Heartbeat Hotel, HONHEEHONHEE and more

Aside from some small stuff going on today, Saturday night was the last big outing for me this year at NXNE. Here’s what I got to see: Mode Moderne @ Supermarket – I got to Supermarket and a singer/songwriter was … Continue reading

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NXNE Artist Preview: The Jon Cohen Experimental

You may previously have known the name Jon Cohen from his work with The Dears, but he’s stretched out on his own and released some new music under his “The Jon Cohen Experimental” moniker. His record Behold was recorded with … Continue reading

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Two Way Monologues and Buying Shots Present — the Officially Unofficial NXNE Party!

Hey guys!  I wanted to take a minute and write to you about an upcoming special event that Two Way Monologues will be putting on with our brethren over at Buying Shots For Bands,  Over the years, TWM has only done … Continue reading

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Stream The New Fucked Up Single “Queen of Hearts”

Fucked Up released the fourth and final single off the new album David Comes To Life (Matador Records), which is slated to hit shelves on June 7th. Excited? You should be. Stream the song off the upcoming self-described “Rock Opera” … Continue reading

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2011 Hillside Festival Lineup Announced

Guelph, ON will always be linked with indie rock in my mind because of Hillside Festival. I have memories of my High School friends who would come back from the festival with stories about who they saw and how great … Continue reading

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CMW Night #2: AWOLNATION and more.

Wow, last night was one big fuck up. I was pretty jazzed to be venue-hopping after my first night was so relaxed, but somewhere along the line the angry CMW gods stepped in and threw a wrench into my plans. … Continue reading

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