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Waiting For The Next Music Format
Artists mentioned:Billy Bragg @ HMV [Yonge & Bloor] (June 17, 2008)Prior to his proper gig at Harbourfront, Billy Bragg performed a brief solo acoustic instore at the grand reopening of HMV's Yonge and Bloor location this past Tuesday. I missed a bit of it but did catch full performances of 'Waiting...(read full post)
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NXNE 2008 - Day 3
Artists mentioned:concert review: NXNE @ various venues (Toronto, Ontario), June 14, 2008Jeff McDonald (Redd Kross) @ Lee's Palace (June 14, 2008)Julie Doiron [MySpace] / Calm Down It's Monday @ Sonic Boom (6 pm)It was serendipitous that Sonic Boom added Sackville's Julie Doiron for an early evening instore set which I was...(read full post)
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NXNE 2008 - Day 2
Artists mentioned:concert review: NXNE @ various venues (Toronto, Ontario), June 13, 2008The Pack A.D. @ Sneaky Dee's (June 13, 2008)Ted Leo and The Pharmacists [MySpace] @ Yonge Dundas Square (9 pm)It was a dream come true for me that NXNE got Ted Leo and The Pharmacists to play a free set...(read full post)
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NXNE 2008 - Day 1
Artists mentioned:concert review: NXNE @ various venues (Toronto, Ontario), June 12, 2008Olenka and The Autumn Lovers @ C'est What (June 12, 2008)Let's get right to it.Two Hours Traffic [MySpace] @ Sonic Boom (7 pm)After a little snafu with getting my media pass at NXNE headquarters at the Holiday Inn on King...(read full post)
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Number One
Artists mentioned:concert review: Lightspeed Champion, Flowers Forever @ Lee's Palace (Toronto, Ontario), June 11, 2008I can't speak firsthand about first openers Charleston, North Carolina's The Explorers Club, although I heard they were all sorts of Brian Wilson-esque goodness, but second openers Omaha, Nebraska's Flowers Forever and headliners UK's Lightspeed Champion were...(read full post)
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NXNE Picks
Artists mentioned:A lot to still catch up on including the Lightspeed Champion show at Lee's Palace this past Wednesday, and my NXNE experiences yesterday evening[best act I caught yesterday evening was Olenka and The Autumn Lovers at C'est What - look out for them]. Don't count on me posting any NXNE...(read full post)
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Hey Darlin' Don't You Look Fine
Artists mentioned:concert review: Grand Archives, Sera Cahoone @ El Mocambo (Toronto, Ontario), June 6, 2008The much recently balleyhooed Seattles' Grand Archives apparently played a mere five songs at its debut show which got them a contract with Sub Pop who released recently their self-titled debut album. Of course, there's the Band...(read full post)
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These Days
Artists mentioned:The National @ Molson Ampitheatre (June 8, 2008)Modest Mouse @ Molson Ampitheatre (June 8, 2008)R.E.M. @ Molson Ampitheatre (June 8, 2008)Review to come.My photos from the show are up at my Flickr....(read full post)
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Made Of Stone
Artists mentioned:Eye Weekly's Sarah Liss spoke with Spiral Beach about getting busted recently for illegal postering. (NOW also reports on the incident.) I do feel sorry for them though I do find the fine was overly high. Indie bands be careful where you poster. Sarah mentions that Spiral Beach have some...(read full post)
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Parks and Rec
Artists mentioned:In my last post I mentioned that the planned shows for NXNE that are suppose to take place in various parks/street locations around the city weren't listed(except for a few shows) in the NXNE schedule. However, over the last few days I see that has changed. Actually, one of those...(read full post)
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Senses Working Overtime
Artists mentioned:News and a little housekeeping for the weekend:FYI, The Raconteurs show on June 5 which was originally supposed to be at Ricoh Coliseum has been moved to Kool Haus. Tickets already purchased will be honoured at the new venue.Just a reminder(although many of you are probably already aware) that the...(read full post)
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Here Comes The Serious Bit
Artists mentioned:concert review: The Long Blondes, Drug Rug @ Lee's Palace (Toronto, Ontario), May 22, 2008I didn't make it for first opener local artist Hunter Valentine but made it to Lee's Palace soonafter second openers Cambridge, Massachusetts' Drug Rug began their set. The four-piece had an exhuberance that was totally admirable....(read full post)
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Sweet Talk
Artists mentioned:On one hand it does make perfect sense that Spiritualized could be playing Toronto Islands on August 6(as Pitchfork reports and the band's own MySpace indicate) since they're playing dates in Montreal, QC and Buffalo, NY in the days preceding that. But then August 6 is a Wednesday night and...(read full post)
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Do You Like Rock Music?!
Artists mentioned:concert review: British Sea Power, The Rosebuds @ Lee's Palace (Toronto, Ontario), May 16, 2008I started off my evening with Raleigh, NC's indie pop-rock trio The Rosebuds. (For an account on first opener Jeffrey Lewis, check out It's Not The Band I Hate ...). Not much has changed musically since...(read full post)
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Victoria, Victoria
Artists mentioned:I got my weekend off to a good start with the British Sea Power show at Lee's Palace on Friday. It was one my favourite shows of the year so far. It's Not The Band I Hate... already has his review/photos up - mine should be up hopefully by Tuesday....(read full post)
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Do It
Artists mentioned:concert review: Clinic, Shearwater @ Lee's Palace (Toronto, Ontario), May 11, 2008Given Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg doing double duty in that band and Okkervil River at least until recently(as he's now officially left Okkervil River to concentrate on Shearwater), the easy path to describing Shearwater, by a newbie like me, is...(read full post)
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Wizard of Ahhs
Artists mentioned:concert review: Cut Copy, Black Kids, Mobius Band @ Phoenix (Toronto, Ontario), May 9, 2008What differences there may have been between the three bands that played the Phoenix last Friday, the one thing they did have in common was that they all got our booty shaking, and as the night...(read full post)
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The Otherside
Artists mentioned:Hope everything went well at the Ohbijou show in New York City last night. Ohbijou's also playing a show in NYC tonight. I bring this up because it seems they aren't getting much love from New Yorkers, if the comment section over at Brooklyn Vegan is any indication. I must...(read full post)
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Soon
Artists mentioned:If the blooming cherry blossom trees in High Park didn't get you in the mood to throw onto your iPod the "Lost In Translation" soundstrack and listen to My Bloody Valentine well then why not the real thing? The big news this week(via Pitchfork) is that My Bloody Valentine have...(read full post)
