Reviews

Photo gallery – Indie Week 2011 launch night in Toronto with Jarrod Dickenson and I Saw The Deep

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October 13, 2011
I Saw The Deep at The Hideout, Toronto, 12 October 2011 - photo by Nathan Blagdon

Indie Week, Toronto’s last proper music festival of the year, kicked off last night. MV contributor Nathan Luke braved the rain to catch the action...
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Portishead Canadian tour coverage – Montreal and Toronto review and photos

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October 11, 2011
Portishead at Sound Academy, Toronto, 2011 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

Embracing, thinking, praying… Portishead fans at Sound Academy, Toronto drenched in blue light, moods & music The Gig: Portishead at When: 7 and 9 October 2011 Where: Quai Jaques-Cartier, Montréal, QC and...
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Bella Clava at The Horseshoe Tavern – Concert review and photos

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October 10, 2011
Bella Clava at The Horseshoe Tavern – Concert review and photos

The Gig: Bella Clava album release show for Holy Crow When: 8 October 2011 Where: The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto In One Word: Exuberant It’s an exciting thing to see a band develop...
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Album review: Lights – Siberia

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October 4, 2011
Lights - Siberia album artwork

Title: Siberia Artist: Lights Label: Universal Music Canada Released: 4 October 2011 In one word: Crunchy The second album from Lights sees Canada’s synth pop superstar venture into new directions. The girl who I saw bring her synth-pop...
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Album review: Mastodon – The Hunter

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September 30, 2011
Mastodon - The Hunter

Title: The Hunter Artist: Mastodon Label: Reprise/Warner Music Canada Released: 27 September 2011 In one word: Visceral Just when I thought metal was dead, along comes Mastodon - an eight-legged rock monster from Atlanta – with a...
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Album review: Stark Naked and the Fleshtones

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September 29, 2011
Stark Naked and the Fleshtones

Title: Stark Naked and the Fleshtones Artist: Stark Naked and the Fleshtones Label: Soul Surfer Media(self-released) Released: 1 October 2011 In one word: Twistin’ Stark Naked and the Fleshtones are a punk rock band that gigged...
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Bring Me The Horizon at The Phoenix, Toronto – Concert review and photo gallery

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September 19, 2011
BMTH at The Phoenix, Toronto on Friday 16 September 2011 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice.

BMTH singer Olly Sykes on stage at The Phoenix in Toronto The Gig: Bring Me The Horizon w/ Parkway Drive and Architects When: 16 September Where: The Phoenix, Toronto...
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Album review: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud

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September 16, 2011
Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud (2011) album artwork

Title: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud Artist: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud Label: Projekt Released: May 2011 In one word: Understated In every classroom there is always one or two loudmouth kids who...
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Album review: Stone Mary – Hell Bound Gypsy Train

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September 16, 2011
Stone Mary - Hell Bound Gypsy Train album artwork

Title: Hell Bound Gypsy Train Artist: Stone Mary Label: Independent Released: July 2011 In one word: Mind-numbing There are some really great artists around right but the trouble is that they are often obscured...
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Strawberry Fields Festival 2011 – Review and photos

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September 6, 2011
Scottish band Modern Faces on stage at Strawberry Fields Festival 2011 - photo by Farid Singh

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER? – Modern Faces on stage as SFF11 photo Farid Singh/iSnap by Farid It is often said that music festivals take around 5 years to cement themselves on a National level… but this...
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