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Lily and José @ Drake Underground
. : : October 23rd, 2011 : : . When Lily and José were announced as the opening act for Rebekah Higgs a few weeks back, I assumed they were a little-known duo act, probably from…
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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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Maria Taylor @ Drake Underground
. : : November 13th, 2011 : : . Maria Taylor has unquestionably always treated Toronto very well. I’ve been following her career intently since discovering her shortly after the release of her…
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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…