Christine Owman and Kou Chou Ching at Nocturne, Toronto – Gig review and photos (Indie Week 2011)

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October 20, 2011
Christine Owman at Nocturne, Toronto, 23 October 2011 - photo Renee Saviour, Music Vice

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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Photos from Foodstock

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October 18, 2011
Foodstock -photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

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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Volcano Playground and Ostrich Tuning at The Garrison, Toronto – Gig review and photos

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October 15, 2011
Ostrich Tuning at the Garrison, Toronto 13 October 2011 - photo Brian Banks, Music Vice

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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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 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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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 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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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 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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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 from the bedroom to the stage with music to light up faces and hearts as she...
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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 game-changer… There are always at least two sides to any possessed beast and with The Hunter the...
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Music Vice photojournalist Liz Keith takes prize at Sound Image photo exhibition in Toronto

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February 4, 2012

Liz Keith next to her winning image of Flaming Lips flaming lead singer Wayne Coyne On Thursday night, 2...
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Happy Burns Night – Five new Scottish bands you need to hear

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January 25, 2012

The Machine Room Happy Robbie Burns day! In celebration of Scotland’s national literary hero, here are five new bands...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers add 2012 tour dates – RHCP coming to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal… not Oshawa

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January 20, 2012

RHCP… by an Oshawa backyard? The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced new dates to their forthcoming I’m With...
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New ‘Industry Insider’ interview series starts this weekend

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January 20, 2012

Want to work in The Music Industry as a Promoter, Producer, Publicist, Executive, DJ, or Tour Manager? Music Vice...
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Interviews

Mark Rheume

Industry Insider: CBC Radio Head of Music Resources Mark Rheaume

Mark Rheaume is head of CBC Radio’s Music Resources department. CBC Radio refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Operation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches; these channels are CBC Radio One, CBC Radio 2, and CBC Radio 3*. Mark...

Steve Stumble with The Lucky Ones

Industry Insider: Founder of SCENE Music Festival and Stumble Records, Steve Stumble

Want to work in The Music Industry as a Promoter, Producer, Publicist, Executive, DJ, or Tour Manager? Industry Insider gives Music Vice readers an exclusive insight from inside the industry as we talk to music professionals. We find out the specifics of their position and how you can grab their attention. In the latest...

Tim Atherton

Industry Insider: Want to work in radio? Radio Account Executive Tim Atherton of Astral Media gives advice

Want to work in The Music Industry as a Promoter, Producer, Publicist, Executive, DJ, or Tour Manager? Industry Insider gives Music Vice readers an exclusive insight from inside the industry as we talk to music professionals. We find out the specifics of their position and how you can grab their attention. In the latest...

Podcasts

Aereogramme - photo Brian Banks, Music Vice

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Radio Wunderbar

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