Christine Owman plays the saw during her showcase at Nocturne The Gig: Indie Week 2011 Where: Nocturne, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 13 October 2011 In One Word: Sincere The best thing about festivals is that they give you the chance to check out things and people you might not normally get the opportunity to...
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Members of the Barenaked Ladies perform in the rain at Foodstock The Gig: Foodstock Where: Honeywood, Ontario, Canada When: 16 October 2011 In One Word: Inspiring On a chilly autumn Sunday afternoon in Ontario, Canada while thousands of people continued their peaceful protests at the Occupy Bay Street rallies in downtown Toronto, an altogether...
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Ostrich Tuning provided a sublime 10 minutes of music that made another night running around to shows seem worthwhile The Gig: Volcano Playground, Ostrich Tuning, Mausoleum (presented by The New Noise Live) Where: The Garrison, Toronto, ON, Canada When: 13 October 2011 In One Word: Trenchcoats On a Thursday night in October in Toronto...
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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 from a couple of the opening acts. Things really get going from tonight until Sunday with indie showcases across the downtown core – check the full schedule at IndieWeek.com...
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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 Sound Academy, Toronto, Ontario In One Word: Obliterating Montreal: It’s a four-day weekend, the weather seems to think it’s summer again and...
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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 and grow, edging one step closer to becoming the finished article. It can be debated about whether or not a group can...
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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 from the bedroom to the stage with music to light up faces and hearts as she...
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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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