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Favorites-of ’12:: Julie Doiron So Many Days

Nov 5, 2012 By ack in 2012, Canada, Reviews 1 Comment Tags: Favorites-12, Julie Doiron

To a casual Canadian music fan, it might be tempting to cast Julie Doiron as the battered and bruised fighter that can’t stop taking punches. You look at her life – one mostly spent traveling in vans and singing songs, documenting her most intimate moments in sonic boombast and gentle picks – and wonder how(…)

Great Lake Swimmers – Easy Come Easy Go

Aug 22, 2012 By naedoo in 2012, Halifax, Live, Video 1 Comment Tags: Great Lake Swimmers, Julie Doiron

Heeeeey, did you know Great Lake Swimmers are playing Halifax next month? Well they are, and you like them, so you should go. They are playing the Spatz/Kevin Smith Memorial Theatre with Julie Doiron, who you also like, A LOT, so why wouldn’t you go? They are also playing many other places in the next(…)

Video Hits:: Dusted, Mike Feuerstack, Jim Guthrie and Leif Vollebekk

Yesterday Shane bogarted my Listen Up style post, so it’s time to issue a little James Brown style big payback. These video hits posts have fallen off our radar as of late, but a few great efforts have landed in the inbox and it’s only right we share them with you. All of these artists(…)
Listen Up:: Reversing Falls

These “Listen Up” posts are usually the Ack’s domain, and truthfully I’m not sure what his main goal is for them, but I’m co-opting his style today because I really want you to listen to the self-titled debut from Montreal’s Reversing Falls. Put on your hyperbole pants for this bit if you must, but I(…)
Contest:: Win 2tix to see Hayden @ The Marquee

Talk about a trip down memory lane. I have such fond memories of seeing Hayden play shows in Halifax that this tour announcement melted my frozen heart instantly. Being a longtime fan, I would happily listen to one of Canada’s greatest song writers play hits from the past, but Mr. Desser’s latest record, Us Alone,(…)
Reviews:: David Myles In the Nighttime

I’m not naïve. With the commercial success that resulted from David Myles and Classified’s last collaboration, the easy sell for Myles will be the companion EP that comes with his latest LP. The duo went back to the lab and Myles let Class create the beats and shape the tone of After the Party. Their(…)
Pick a Piper – Cinders and Dust

Is it possible your Tuesday could use an extra dose of whimsy and wonder? Well you can get both of those from this rather lovely video from Toronto’s Pick A Piper. Animated & illustrated by brothers Graeme and Kyle Reed respectively, the video tells a mesmerizing story of an industrous monk and his mysterious forrest(…)
Navy Skies – Cut My Teeth

Mondays, ugh, etc. A long weekend is coming, but it is not coming near fast enough. This calls for something to assist the rest of this day in going on it’s merry way. For me, nothing does that trick quite like cranked guitars and a good sing along chorus or two. Toronto’s Navy Skies offers(…)
Listen Up:: Shawn Mrazek Lives! Love is Bursting Through the Walls

Has anyone ever been giddy with anticipation when it comes to the solo work of a drummer? (EDITOR NOTE: This doesn’t extend to Phil Collins, as he is awesome, and that shall not be be questioned on our site). Drummer jokes aside, it’s not surprising the release of Shawn Mrazek‘s debut solo record was met(…)