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Blind Pilot @ Lee’s Palace
. : : November 10th, 2011 : : . I bought my Blind Pilot ticket to Lee’s Palace a couple of months in advance — a rarity for me, as I think I’ve mentioned before. But…
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Colleen Brown @ Dakota Tavern
. : : November 5th, 2011 : : . I often start my blogs talking about how crazy early I arrive to shows, and all the hi-jinx I get up to at…
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Emm Gryner @ Dakota Tavern
. : : November 5th, 2011 : : . A few weeks ago, Emm Gryner sent out a Twitter message saying (and I might be paraphrasing), “If you don’t like laptops on stage, you’re…
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Matthew Good @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
. : : November 3rd, 2011 : : . This summer, I’ve been all about the East Coast Canadian bands. Meaghan Smith, Paper Lions, and Rebekah Higgs are just a couple of the artists who…
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Hawksley Workman @ Glenn Gould Studio
. : : November 4th, 2011 : : . I’ve written about Hawksley Workman a few times before. In these reviews I usually go on to disperse adjectives generally reserved for gross hyperbole, but…
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Hopeful Monster @ Drake Underground
. : : October 9th, 2011 : : . Hopeful Monster is a band of rotating members surrounding front man Jason Ball. As a Halifax native relocated to Toronto, his career has followed an…
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Rebekah Higgs @ Drake Underground
. : : October 30th, 2011 : : . Most Sunday evenings, I can be found at home watching The Walking Dead on television. On this particular Sunday night, I was watching the walking…
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Rebekah Higgs @ Drake Underground
. : : October 23rd, 2011 : : . Phew. After four straight weeks, the real Rebekah Higgs residency gig proper at the Drake Underground finally came to a close. This would be the last of the…
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Danielle Duval @ Rivoli and CBC Radio One
A bit over a week ago, I saw Danielle Duval open for Royal Wood at the Rivoli. I had only listened to part of one song on her MySpace page from her debut album, Of the…
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Rebekah Higgs @ Drake Underground
. : : October 16th, 2011 : : . Another Sunday, another Rebekah Higgs show at the Drake Underground. Coming straight from work, I didn’t have time to grab a bite to eat. Arriving about…