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Two Way Monologues Presents at Canadian Music Week Profile #1: The Unquiet Dead
Over the next few weeks I’ll be introducing you to some bands, reminding you about others, and elaborating on what you already know about still more of the acts that will be gracing the Rancho Relaxo stage over the course … Continue reading
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Introducing: Moderation — Ain’t Got Nuthin’ On My Lord
A week from today, on Feb 21st, Moderation takes the stage at Rancho Relaxo. Who is Moderation? Well, there isn’t much known about the band yet. A little over a year ago I met band member Joe MacMillan performing in … Continue reading
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Come March 1st — Our Music Just Became a Little More Lo-Fi
Disclosure: Dean Marino is a friend of mine, and I work with his band Papermaps — many of you know this. I do not, however, have any secret information behind this article. It’s just an opinion, a theory, and a … Continue reading
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Dave Whitty — Bringing the “rock” to Toronto a few sets of ears at a time
Let me introduce you to Dave Whitty. Dave’s story isn’t all that different from that of the many other Newfoundlanders who spend large portions of the year away from home, but Dave does it for a very different reason: to … Continue reading
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Backburner Crew Launches “Heatwave” and “Rhyme O’Clock” Videos on Feb 2nd
Much of what I could say here, you’ve probably heard me say before, so I’ll keep it short and sweet. Next week, on Thursday Febuary 2nd, The $5 Rap Show puts on their first show of 2012 celebrating the release … Continue reading
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Free Download: “Midnight Orion” by Toronto’s Decommunication
If you read my year-end list that went up before the Christmas break, you probably noticed that I put Tycho‘s album Dive on there. I loved that album a lot, and now I’ve just stumbled upon a Toronto artist that … Continue reading
How Different Skeletons Defied Expectations
Some people play music just as a hobby. Some people play it to make a career out of it. Some do it because they feel they have to, that life isn’t complete without it. Others just do it because they … Continue reading
You Wanna Kiss About It? Bulletproof Tiger suggest that you might…
Bulletproof Tiger are a ferocious beast of insanely tight instrumental post-rock. Their passion brought them from Windsor to Toronto to continue to chase their musical goals. Bulletproof Tiger isn’t (yet) a household name here in the Toronto music scene, … Continue reading
Hue & The Indie Machine Present: The Hue-Liday Show
This Thursday night, my friends with the Indie Machine team up with excellent Toronto-by-way-of-London indie-rockers Hue to put on a “Hue-liday” spectacular. I like a good pun, but the real reason I am eager to write about this is because I believe Hue is … Continue reading
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Everyone wants a free lunch, but do the bands?
I’ve often written, tweeted, and spoken about how bands might be able to get more compensation for their performances. Sometimes a paltry payout stems from a lack of promotion on part of the promoter, venue, or bands. Sometimes it’s thanks … Continue reading
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