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Luke Doucet and the White Falcon @ Great Hall
. : : November 2nd, 2012 : : . Being a fan of Luke Doucet‘s latest musical venture, Whitehorse, I was elated to go back and fix a major mistake of my youth: not…
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Dwayne Gretzky @ Great Hall
. : : April 16th, 2013 : : . It is a familiar trope so ingrained in North American culture that it has become a caricature of itself: basement bars across the…
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Sloan, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ohbijou and Bonjay @ The Great Hall
. : : December 21st, 2011 : : . Between moving, Christmas, and an up-coming destination wedding (of which I am in the wedding party), I really don’t have the time to…
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Olenka and the Autumn Lovers @ Great Hall
. : : July 29th, 2011 : : . I must admit, I was tempted to flee The Great Hall after The Rest‘s set at the Out of the Box Festival. I was expecting greatness out…
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The Rest @ Great Hall
. : : July 29th, 2011 : : . I can’t say I knew much of anything about the Out of the Box Festival a week before it started. I’m not as in touch…
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Polynesian Bride @ Great Hall
. : : July 29th, 2011 : : . The first thing I noticed about Polynesian Bride is that the front man didn’t look like he knew what he was doing. He…
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Junofest 2011 @ [Various Venues]
Around this time last year, I was mostly ambivalent about Canadian music. That’s not to say there weren’t Canadian bands I enjoyed, but it extended only so far. Most of…
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Crash Test Dummies @ Great Hall
. : : October 14th, 2010 : : . I had no intention to see the Crash Test Dummies. After all, their biggest hits were all on the Adult Alternative charts when I…
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Colleen Brown @ Great Hall
. : : October 14th, 2010 : : . Sorry for the long weeks of silence, musical friends. As outlined in other blog posts, I sent my recorder out for repairs it…