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Jamie Cullum at Massey Hall, Toronto – Exclusive Live Review and Concert Photos

March 10, 2010
By Brian Banks
Jamie Cullum at Massey Hall, Toronto – Exclusive Live Review and Concert Photos

Gig/Concert: Jamie Cullum Venue: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada Date: 9 March 2010 Headliners: Jamie Cullum In one word: Charming Massey Hall is a venue with an illustrious music history having hosted many legendary performances, one of the most famous of all being the 1953 concert with jazz influentials Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and the rest of The Quintet....
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Tinariwen at the Phoenix, Toronto – Concert Review, Photos and Setlist

March 5, 2010
By Brian Banks
Tinariwen at the Phoenix, Toronto – Concert Review, Photos and Setlist

Gig/Concert: Tinariwen Venue: Phoenix Concert Theatre, Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON, Canada Date: 4 March 2010 Headliners: Tinariwen In one word: Radiant Tonight in Toronto “one of the most superb bands” in world music performed to a packed-out Phoenix Concert Theatre. That’s a paraphrase of the introduction given by Small World Music’s Executive Director Alan Davis as Tinariwen took...
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Soundwave Festival Perth 2010, Steel Blue Oval – Festival Review and Photos

March 3, 2010
By Steve Pass
Soundwave Festival Perth 2010, Steel Blue Oval – Festival Review and Photos

Gig/Concert: Soundwave Festival Venue: Steel Blue Oval, Perth Date: 1 March 2010 Headliners: Faith No More, Jimmy Eat World In one word: Sweltering With positive memories of the swift organisation of the 2009 Soundwave Festival it was with disappointment that several of the opening bands for this year’s show played to empty fields due to a bottlenecked, one-gate...
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Soundwave Melbourne 2010, Royal Ascot Showgrounds – Festival Review

March 1, 2010
By Danny Crombie
Soundwave Melbourne 2010, Royal Ascot Showgrounds – Festival Review

Gig/Concert: Soundwave Festival Melbourne Venue: Royal Ascot Showgrounds Date: 26 February 2010 Headliners: Faith No More, Jane’s Addiction In one word: Belter Whereas Big Day Out contained a grand mix of what can only be described as bogans in Australian flags, Soundwave contained a much wider array of people such as emo bogans, metal bogans, ska bogans and punk...
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John Waters: This Filthy World, at Hamer Hall, Melbourne, 27 February 2010 – Review

March 1, 2010
By Danny Crombie
John Waters: This Filthy World, at Hamer Hall, Melbourne, 27 February 2010 – Review

Gig/Concert: John Waters (actor, filmmaker and all-round influential pop cult icon) Venue: Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Date: 27 February 2010 Headliners: John Waters In one word: Dapper Now I know we’re a music website and all that but you just can’t escape the filthy influence of Baltimore’s own John Waters on popular culture; his work on the musical...
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Fucked Up at the Opera House, Toronto with Kurt Vile, The D’Urbervilles and GIVE – Live Review and Photos

February 28, 2010
By Brian Banks
Fucked Up at the Opera House, Toronto with Kurt Vile, The D’Urbervilles and GIVE – Live Review and Photos

Gig/Concert: Fucked Up with Kurt Vile, The D’Urbervilles, GIVE Venue: Opera House, Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada Date: 26 February 2010 Headliners: Fucked Up In one word: Vigourous On a wintry Friday night at the Opera House in Toronto’s east end two of the area’s best local bands took to the stage. Established hardcore hero’s Fucked...
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Volcano Playground at Crown and Tiger, Toronto – Live Review, Photos, and Setlist

February 26, 2010
By Brian Banks
Volcano Playground at Crown and Tiger, Toronto – Live Review, Photos, and Setlist

Gig/Concert: Volcano Playground w/ Bitter City, Charge of the Light Brigade Venue: Crown and Tiger, College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada Date: 25 February 2010 Headliners: Volcano Playground In one word: Molten There was a veritable snowpocalypse tonight in Toronto but that did not stop a crowd of gig goers from braving the elements to turn out at a dingy...
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El Perro Del Mar with Taken By Trees at the Mod Club, Toronto, 21 February 2010 – Gig Review and Setlist

February 23, 2010
By Brian Banks
El Perro Del Mar with Taken By Trees at the Mod Club, Toronto, 21 February 2010 – Gig Review and Setlist

Gig/Concert: El Perro Del Mar with Taken By Trees Venue: Mod Club, Toronto, ON, Canada Date: 21 February 2010 Headliners: El Perro Del Mar In one word: Transfixing “Hello. Can you turn down the lights please?” were the opening words of Victoria Bergsman as Taken By Trees took to the stage. The Mod Club was dimly lit tonight, with  ...
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Shockwaves NME Awards Tour featuring The Maccabees, The Big Pink, Bombay Bicycle Club and The Drums, Manchester Academy, 6 February 2010 – Live Review

February 8, 2010
By Francesca Howell

Gig/Concert: Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2010 Venue: Manchester Academy, Manchester, England Date: 6 February 2010 Headliners: Maccabees In one word: Pulsating The annual NME Awards Tour is renowned for showcasing acts that are set to be big in the coming year; in 2005, it was The Killers, in 2006, it was Arctic Monkeys and most recently, last year, was...
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Daniel Johnston at Prince Bandroom, Melbourne, 3 February 2010 – Live Review and Show Photos

February 6, 2010
By Danny Crombie
Daniel Johnston at Prince Bandroom, Melbourne, 3 February 2010 – Live Review and Show Photos

Gig/Concert: Daniel Johnston with Old Man River and Kid Sam Venue: Prince Bandroom, St Kilda, Melbourne Date: 3 February 2010 Headliners: Daniel Johnston In one word: Religious Kid Sam started the night off with a fantastically weird and wonderful set that melded together melodic and experimental elements that was a bit reminiscent of My Morning Jacket with an art...
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