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HOLY GRAIL
MAKING US ALL SEEM INEPT If you’re a fan of soaring vocals, rampant kick drums and technical shred guitar, then it’s highly recommended that you run right out and get the sophomore Holy Grail record,...
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SHIV SHANKS
WHEREVER THE WIND TAKES YOU “I try to live in a way where I can walk wherever I need to. If you let your life fall to chance and you just let the wind blow you along, you can wind up in some...
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BAHAMAS
FINDING INSPIRATION IN A CUP OF COFFEE Canadians find paradise in Toronto-based folk rock band, Bahamas. Backed by an enthusiastic fanbase, Afie Jurvanen, under the solo moniker Bahamas, joins the...
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SEQUENTIAL CIRCUS
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MIKE SCHMIDT Sequential Circus is a Vancouver legend. Known and loved by the electronic music community, this unique event bends the boundaries of performance art and music,...
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HARPOONIST & THE AXE MURDERER
SHAWN HALL AND MATTHEW ROGERS HAVE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer have been rolling with the punches since they met in 2006. The blues duo have stripped it down to the...
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COLD SPECKS
LIVING OFF HER MUSIC Drifting on a raspy sea, burning a fire of passion-filled drive beneath the coals of lyrics, Cold Specks takes listeners on a journey through the pale, weary thoughts of a thirsty...
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PEARL JAM
BUDWEISER GARDENS, LONDON, ONTARIO – JULY 16, 2013 Though nearly 23 years into their career, Pearl Jam remains as one of the more misunderstood rock acts on the globe. Perhaps it’s the nature of the...
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HORROR-CON
HERE TO SATISFY THE LUST FOR FEAR OF THOSE MOST DARING Horror fans unite, for this is your time to shine! The third annual Calgary Horror-Con is the only convention in Canada based solely on the love...
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GOLDEN WEST MUSIC FEST
CHASE AWAY THE SUMMERTIME BLUES One of my favourite ways to indulge in the great outdoors during Alberta’s limited summer months involves camping with my closest friends while enjoying musical acts....
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JEREMY CLARKSON
24-HOUR MARATHON OF ROCK AND ROLL What is cooler than interviewing British anchor/funnyman Jeremy Clarkson from the hit television show Top Gear? Well, nothing really, except a fantastically scrappy...
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KISS
ROGERS ARENA, JULY 6, 2013 When going to see KISS live, it should be known you are not simply attending a live show, but rather you are getting an immersive experience. Upon entering Rogers Arena, one...
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BY DIVINE RIGHT
ORGANIZED CHAOS A decade is a milestone for many groups, two decades is a rare if not Herculean feat. Psychedelic rockers By Divine Right is one of a small minority of Canadian bands to reach and pass...
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M. WARD
Solitary song aficionado M. Ward has, for eight albums now (including his most recent release, A Wasteland Companion, via Merge Records), has managed to preserve a scope of attention that most can...
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FOLK FEST 2013: THURSDAY RECAP
PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK – JULY 26, 2013 Danny Michel with Garifuna Collective Main Stage Under a “will it or won’t it?” pink and hazy sky, Danny Michel with Garifuna Collective took to the stage, giving...
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FOLK FEST 2013: FRIDAY RECAP
PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK – JULY 26, 2013 Fables of Reconstruction Hoo boy, was it ever hot with the sun suspended directly behind the Local 510 stage. Calling their showcase “Fables of Reconstruction,” it...
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ELECTRICK CHILDREN
If you replaced Patrick Fugit in Almost Famous with a sheltered Mormon girl that gets impregnated by the sound of a tape recorder, you’d have Electrick Children. Writer/director Rebecca Thomas delivers...
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FOLK FEST 2013: SATURDAY RECAP
PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK – JULY 27, 2013 Cat Empire The Cat Empire and their music, boasting a many-membered band and a large setup (necessary to produce a sound as big as theirs), is simply catered to the...
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YASIIN BEY
VOGUE THEATRE, JULY 14, 2013 Yasiin Bey’s charisma is what carried this whole show. His dancing skills were part James Brown, part Chuck Berry, and they lit up the whole room. He came ready to...
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BLUE JASMINE
Blue Jasmine tells the story of pill-popping, vodka-swigging, nervous wreck Jasmine (Cate Blanchett), whose fabulously wealthy lifestyle and marriage to a financial guru (Alec Baldwin) have imploded...
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RANCID, THE TRANSPLANTS, THE INTERRUPTERS
MACEWAN HALL, JULY 17, 2013 Rancid and The Transplants. Are you fucking kidding me? That should sum up the whole review, but alas… The Interrupters started the show off with a swift kick to the face,...
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