Capsule Review: DOLDRUMS @ The Drake Underground (NXNE 2012)
DOLDRUMS has us scratching our heads as we try to figure out what we just watched.
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Capsule Review: HIFI PHANTOM @ The Painted Lady (NXNE 2012)
Toronto’s HIFI PHANTOM is a lot of fun with their energetic synth-fuzz
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Capsule Review: IL ABANICO @ The Painted Lady (NXNE 2012)
IL ABANICO blows our minds on the first day of NXNE – easily one of the best acts of the festival!
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Capsule Review: MAC DEMARCO @ The Drake Underground (NXNE 2012)
MAC DEMARCO kept us laughing while he delivered a sugary set of lo-fi goodness.
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Capsule Review: ETERNAL SUMMERS @ The Drake Underground (NXNE 2012)
ETERNAL SUMMERS opened Shawn Burgess’ NXNE to a packed Drake Underground
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Capsule Review: STELLA ELLA OLA (2012-05-26 @ Cinecycle)
HOLLERADO side-project STELLA ELLA OLA’s debut show had us clapping our hands and singing along like the 12-year-olds we really are.
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Concert Review: THE SWEET MACK, BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER, THE DIRTY NIL (2012-05-12 @ The Silver Dollar Room)
THE SWEET MACK and THE DIRTY NIL alternatively destroy us with scuzz-rock power and rebuild us with sunny infectious melodies
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Concert Review: WILDLIFE, TOPANGA, PKEW PKEW PKEW (2012-05-11 @ The Horseshoe Tavern)
A wicked night of Torontonian bro-tunes followed by a serious rising act hits The Horseshoe Tavern.
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Concert Review: GRAHAM WRIGHT, THE FABULOUS YAWN (2012-05-11 @ The Placebo Space)
Spencer MacEachern and friends close out one of Toronto’s most peculiar venues with an artistically performed (and lit) near-acoustic set of music.
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Concert Review: NEON INDIAN, LEMONADE, SILENT DIANE (2012-05-08 @ The Phoenix)
SHAWN BURGESS and LIZ GARERI hit The Phoenix for a trio of US synth-pop acts… apparently live sound doesn’t always help improve concert enjoyment.
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Capsule Review: THE DRUMS (2012-04-26 @ The Phoenix)
iM’s TARAH FEDER heads to The Phoenix for the Brooklyn, NY indie-pop quintet’s recent Toronto stopover. She was already a fan; now maybe more-so.
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Concert Review: SAID THE WHALE, CHAINS OF LOVE, BOXER THE HORSE (2012-04-13 @ The Great Hall)
The iM’s ALEXA PAVLIUC hits The Great Hall for the Vancouver indie-rock quintet’s first headlining tour.
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