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The Afghan Whigs and Crocodiles at The Phoenix in Toronto
Frank YangI’m old enough to have lived through The Afghan Whigs in their heyday, but I still missed them completely. Okay, not completely – I had a copy of Gentlemen on cassette because, well, Spin and...
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Go to my co-presented CMJ show because, well, I can’t
Piper FergusonI suspect most of your inboxes aren’t reminding you of it quite as insistently as mine is, but the fact is that the CMJ Music Marathon kicks off in New York next week. Retirement or no,...
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The Walkmen and Father John Misty aim to find out exactly how often is too often
Arno FrugierUsually when a band says, “we’ll see you soon” as they walk off the stage, it’s a mostly-empty platitude that means “we’ll see you when we’ve got a new record to push”, or “we’ll see you...
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Yo La Tengo are coming to town and this photo is hilarious
TwitterYo La Tengo haven’t quite spilled the beans on their thirteenth studio album, besides to acknowledge it exists, that recent single “Stupid Things” will appear on it albeit in a different...
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Happy holidays from Yo La Tengo and also me but mostly Yo La Tengo
Carlie ArmstrongSo here’s one last housecleaning post before basically winding down for the holidays. Which isn’t to say I won’t pop back next week, but let’s not assume so. Happily, Yo La Tengo have...
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Old new Hüsker Dü for you
Mark PetersonIt’s not often you see the words “new” and “Hüsker Dü” together – unless they’re followed, perhaps, but the word “lawsuit” – but that’s what we’re getting as part of the salvo of limited...
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She & Him are playing the what and where? Mysteries abound!
Sam JonesShe & Him are not a band given to mystery. Despite the anonymous name, everyone knows it’s Matt Ward and Zooey Deschanel and their sugar-sweet old-timey country-pop sound is pretty...
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The Strokes are all, “relax you guys, we still know how to sound like The...
Justin JayThe Strokes has got themselves a nice little racket going. Most bands who’ve been at it for over a decade would be critically if not commercially pilloried for not changing up their style,...
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Eleanor Friedberger leads this week’s batch of concert announcements
Roger KisbyYou can probably blame the entire music industry’s post-SXSW hangover for this week’s roundup of concert announcements being a little late and a little lean. But there were still some. And...
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The Postal Service and Mates Of State at The Air Canada Centre in Toronto
Frank YangThough generally referred to as a reunion, the return this year of The Postal Service to active duty is unlike most others in that it’s to mark a very specific occasion – the 10th anniversary...
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Patti Smith is coming back to Toronto and this time, she wants our electricity
Angelo CricchiAfter the longest time without a proper concert – 2000, if the internet is to be believed – 2013 has turned out to be quite the boon for Toronto-area Patti Smith fans. First there was the...
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CONTEST – Riot Fest @ Garrison Commons – August 24 to 25, 2013
Daniel CorriganWhat: Riot Fest & Travelling Exposition Why: Riot Fest that started as a Chicago-based punk event but has expanded to other markets, including Toronto starting last year. But of...
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