The Mercy Now – MV file photo, March 2011 The Gig: The Mercy Now Where: The Silver Dollar, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 19 November 2011 In One Word: Unity Having +1 on the guest list to a concert is cool, but +7? Now that’s rock and roll. Saturday night at the The Mercy Now...
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The Gig: Zoë Keating Where: Cabaret du Mile-End, Montréal, QC When: 8 November 2011 In One Word: Captivating Walking into Zoë Keating’s show at Cabaret du Mile-End at first brought back anxious memories of the first gig I ever shot, which was also a sit-down, classical affair.  A total greenhorn, I broke every rule...
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The Gig: Coeur De Pirate Where: The Mod Club, Toronto When: 11 November 2011 In One Word: Radiant Last Friday night Coeur De Pirate played to a sold-out audience at the Mod Club at the release party for the band’s second studio album Blonde. Montrealaise singer Beatrice was radiant as she performed songs from...
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The Gig: Ludovico Einaudi Where: St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 9 November 2011 In One Word: Tense For the second time in less than a week I found myself attending a concert which was entirely instrumental: tonight, however, was a very different experience to seeing the rock band Dub...
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A fan immersed in Dub Trio’s set at The Garrison The Gig: Dub Trio Where: The Garrison, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 4 November 2011 In One Word: Absorbing “Imagine if Queens Of The Stone Age made a dub record…” That is the quickest way I could think about beginning to attempt to describe Dub...
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Title: Consider This Severance (2011)/ Times Are Changing (2010) Artist: CB6 (Carried By 6) Label: Independent Released: 1 June 2011 In one word: Snarling A few months ago I received a very impressive looking promotional package from Southend-on-Sea, UK band Carried By 6. Tucked inside a red plastic folder was the band’s four CD...
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Slyde, our favourite band from Indie Week 2011… bloody incredible. Party on, Wayne! The Gig: Indie Week Where: The Peacok and Hard Luck Bar, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 14 October 2011 In One Word: Mega Indie Week 2011 came and went with a blur for me. I saw a couple of dozen bands during...
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Liz Keith next to her winning image of Flaming Lips flaming lead singer Wayne Coyne On Thursday night, 2...
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The Machine Room Happy Robbie Burns day! In celebration of Scotland’s national literary hero, here are five new bands...
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RHCP… by an Oshawa backyard? The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced new dates to their forthcoming I’m With...
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