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Andrew James O’Brien @ Rivoli

Andrew James O'Brien

. : : November 8th, 2012 : : .

Newfoundland is a province drenched in a deep-rooted tradition of folk music.

So (although I've never been) when I think of Newfoundland, I imagine great big ocean waves crashing on rocky beaches, fishing boats out in the rain, gulls circling overhead in grey skies, and pubs filled with patrons talking over proudly strummed acoustic guitars.

Guitars strummed to songs performed like those of Andrew James O'Brien, who I saw open for Amelia Curran back in 2012. He was promoting his debut album, Through My Days, and an initial Google search to see what he's been up since then had me a bit disappointed.

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Amelia Curran @ Rivoli

. : : November 8th, 2012 : : . Wow. By complete coincidence, I’m posting this recording on the one year anniversary of its original performance. It’s been a busy, exhausting, mind-boggling…
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Paper Lions @ Rivoli

. : : November 3rd, 2012 : : . The problem with seeing a perfect show from a band is that every performance afterwards will suffer from comparison. That was a bit…
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Meaghan Smith @ Rivoli

. : : December 7th, 2011 : : . Time for the seasonable blog updates to come in, folks! First, I started off with my “re-gift” of a CBC Radio-sourced Colleen Brown recording, which…
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The Danks @ Rivoli

. : : September 15th, 2011 : : . After the positioning debacle that was the Boxer The Horse set, my view-antagonists proceeded to the bar. I was hoping this would mean a better…
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Boxer The Horse @ Rivoli

. : : September 15th, 2011 : : . I’ve got a backlog of recordings that haven’t been posted right away for the last two months or so that I’m struggling to…
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Rebekah Higgs @ Rivoli

. : : September 15th, 2011 : : . At the opening of Rebekah Higgs‘ CD release party for Odd Fellowships at The Rivoli in Toronto, she introduced herself to the audience for anyone “dragged out by…
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Ian Kelly @ Rivoli

      . : : July 2nd, 2011 : : . Ian Kelly is primarily based out of the largely french-speaking province of Quebec. As an anglophone performer, that has to be…