Brian Banks

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Father John Misty and Har Mar Superstar at the Horseshoe, Toronto – Gig review and photos

May 17, 2012
Har Mar Superstar at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto - photo Brian Banks

…Har Mar Superstar The Gig: Father John Misty with Har Mar Superstar opening Where: The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Canada When: 14 May 2012 In One Word: Destruction...
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Tom Gabel to begin living life as a woman

May 9, 2012
Tom Gabel to begin living life as a woman

Tom Gabel performing with Against Me! in Toronto, 2008 – photo Brian Banks, Music Vice Against Me! singer Tom Gabel has revealed she is transgender and plans to begin living as a woman under...
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Shows To Go TO – Toronto concert listings May 2012

May 3, 2012
Shows To Go TO – Toronto concert listings May 2012

Gogol Bordello are set to return to the Sound Academy again this May Shows To Go TO May 2012 – Music Vice’s local monthly concert guide for our home city of “TO”, Toronto...
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The Jezabels at the Mod Club, Toronto – Concert review and photos

April 20, 2012
The Jezabels at the Mod Club, Toronto - photo Brian Banks, Music Vice

The Gig: The Jezabels Where: Virgin Mobile Mod Club, Toronto, Canada When: 18 April 2012 In One Word: Immense Tonight’s concert headlined by Sydney, Australia band The Jezabels was something of...
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The Flaming Lips to play free Yonge-Dundas Square show at NXNE 2012

April 17, 2012
The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne at Osheaga music festival 2011, Montreal - photo by Liz Keith, Music Vice

Flame on! THE FLAMING LIPS have been announced as Saturday night headliners for this year’s North By North East (NXNE) music festival in Toronto this June. Wayne Coyne and his fantastic...
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Album review: The Big Pink – Future This

April 16, 2012
The Big Pink - Future This

Title: Future This Artist: The Big Pink Label: 4AD Released: January 2012 In one word: Meek In 2009, UK electro rock noise-merchants The Big Pink arrived on the scene with a bold and swaggering debut,...
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Fantastic music mail from around the world

April 16, 2012
Music Vice Magazine mail

Music mail from around the world My favourite part of running Music Vice is all the amazing email and mail I receive from bands. Every week my inbox is flooded with hundreds of emails from record...
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Indie music writer, artist? It’s not a job, it’s a lifestyle

April 15, 2012
Indie music writer, artist? It’s not a job, it’s a lifestyle

Stop Press… after running Music Vice for nearly 10 years, I just made my first $10. Please hold your subdued applause and muted giggles. I’m totally serious. Our first donation $10 might...
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Scottish Album of the Year Award nominees announced

April 12, 2012
We Were Promised Jet Packs - photo Nic Shonfield

Edinburgh We Were Promised Jetpacks are one of 20 bands nominated for the inaugural Scottish Album of the Year Award Support for music in Scotland has been given a much needed boost with the creation...
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Shows To Go TO – Toronto concert listings April 2012

April 3, 2012
Shows To Go TO – Toronto concert listings April 2012

Shows To Go TO April 2012 – Music Vice’s local monthly concert guide for our home city of “TO”, Toronto The big show this month is Red Hot Chili Peppers at the ACC,...
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