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![Hear NAO and 6LACK Team Up for "If You Ever"]()
StreamsHear NAO and 6LACK Team Up for "If You Ever" Published Oct 23, 2018Days away from sharing her Saturn LP, NAO has shared her 6LACK-assisted album cut "If You Ever." The groovy cut follows the previously re...
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![BlocBoy JB Announces 'Don't Think That' Mixtape]()
NewsBlocBoy JB Announces 'Don't Think That' Mixtape Published Oct 23, 2018After launching himself to stardom with the Drake-assisted "Look Alive" earlier this year, BlocBoy JB has announced a new mixtape. Taking...
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![Mike Krol Unveils 'Power Chords' LP]()
NewsMike Krol Unveils 'Power Chords' LP Published Oct 23, 2018Mike Krol has announced plans for the follow-up to his 2015 LP Turkey. It's titled Power Chords, and it's set for release on January 25 via...
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![Madeleine Roger Cottonwood]()
ReviewsMadeleine Roger Cottonwood Published Oct 23, 2018A kayaker, theatre artist, and one half of the Winnipeg folk duo (and twin-ship) Roger Roger, Madeleine Roger knows how to extend herself to...
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![Andy Kim Details 2018 Christmas Shows in Toronto and Montreal]()
NewsAndy Kim Details 2018 Christmas Shows in Toronto and Montreal Published Oct 23, 2018Andy Kim is getting into the holiday spirit early by announcing his annual Christmas shows. As has become tradition, he will host events in...
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![Yoshinori Hayashi Ambivalence]()
ReviewsYoshinori Hayashi Ambivalence Published Oct 23, 2018There is a natural connection between electronic music produced for dance floors and for concert halls. Because the former is so beat-centri...
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![Ella Mai Maps Out "The Debut Tour"]()
NewsElla Mai Maps Out "The Debut Tour" Published Oct 23, 2018Ella Mai is taking her self-titled debut album out for her first full-fledged headlining tour early next year. Appropriately dubbed "The...
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![The Claypool Lennon Delirium Go 'South of Reality' on New Album]()
NewsThe Claypool Lennon Delirium Go 'South of Reality' on New Album Published Oct 23, 2018After sharing their Monolith of Phobos LP back in 2016, Sean Lennon and Primus' Les Claypool have announced a follow-up effort as the Claypo...
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![Bryan Ferry Announces New Solo Album 'Bitter-Sweet']()
NewsBryan Ferry Announces New Solo Album 'Bitter-Sweet' Published Oct 23, 2018Roxy Music legend Bryan Ferry has announced a new solo album, revealing he will release Bitter-Sweet this fall. Like 2012's The Jazz Age,...
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![Hear Cardi B's New Song "Money"]()
NewsHear Cardi B's New Song "Money" Published Oct 23, 2018Cardi B has announced plans for her first new single since the release of her debut album Invasion of Privacy. She'll debut "Money" on Thurs...
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![Listen to a New Song from Ben Stiller's Outsider Punk Band Capital Punishment]()
StreamsListen to a New Song from Ben Stiller's Outsider Punk Band Capital Punishment Published Oct 23, 2018In addition to being a comedic actor with a decidedly dark streak, Ben Stiller is also moonlighting as the drummer in a long-running weird p...
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![Destroyer / Sandro Perri / André Ethier 27 Club, Ottawa ON, October 22]()
ReviewsDestroyer / Sandro Perri / André Ethier 27 Club, Ottawa ON, October 22 Published Oct 23, 2018A full year since Dan Bejar released his 11th studio album under his Destroyer moniker — the underrated ken — the Vancouver musician abandon...
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![Mitski Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, October 22]()
ReviewsMitski Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, October 22 Published Oct 23, 2018It was halfway through Mitski Miyawaki's sold out Toronto show that it happened — during "Townie," the rousing second track from her 2014 br...
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![dvsn Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON, October 19]()
Reviewsdvsn Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON, October 19 Published Oct 20, 2018So that happened. One kind of knew what to expect when the Red Bull Music Festival Toronto announced that dvsn would collaborate with the To...
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![The Weather Station / Jennifer Castle Lucky Bar, Victoria BC, October 18]()
ReviewsThe Weather Station / Jennifer Castle Lucky Bar, Victoria BC, October 18 Published Oct 19, 2018For a brief moment, it seemed like Toronto invaded Victoria. Lucky Bar may as well have been Massey Hall, as everyone who appeared onstage t...
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![Tokyo Police Club The Good Will Social Club, Winnipeg MB, Oct 18]()
ReviewsTokyo Police Club The Good Will Social Club, Winnipeg MB, Oct 18 Published Oct 19, 2018It has been a couple years since Ontario's Tokyo Police Club rolled through town, so it seemed fitting the band would be part of the Good Wi...
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![Safia Nolin Theatre Outremont, Montreal QC, October 18]()
ReviewsSafia Nolin Theatre Outremont, Montreal QC, October 18 Published Oct 19, 2018October nights are enveloped in darkness earlier, and the cold is starting to seep into bones. Out of a deeper gloom materialized Safia Noli...
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![Cowboy Junkies Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa ON, October 11]()
ReviewsCowboy Junkies Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa ON, October 11 Published Oct 12, 2018Appearing at the city-owned Shenkman Arts Center, located within a squeaky-clean shopping district in the Ottawa community of Orleans, Cowbo...
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![Madeleine Roger Cottonwood]()
ReviewsMadeleine Roger Cottonwood Published Oct 23, 2018A kayaker, theatre artist, and one half of the Winnipeg folk duo (and twin-ship) Roger Roger, Madeleine Roger knows how to extend herself to...
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![Yoshinori Hayashi Ambivalence]()
ReviewsYoshinori Hayashi Ambivalence Published Oct 23, 2018There is a natural connection between electronic music produced for dance floors and for concert halls. Because the former is so beat-centri...
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![Unknown Mortal Orchestra HC-01 Hanoi]()
ReviewsUnknown Mortal Orchestra HC-01 Hanoi Published Oct 23, 2018Ruban Nielson has never been one for repetition. Case in point: in parallel to Unknown Mortal Orchestra's kaleidoscopic discography, the mus...
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![Julia Holter Aviary]()
ReviewsJulia Holter Aviary Published Oct 23, 2018Julia Holter isn't prone to small, easy statements. Baroque and oblique in equal measure, her music teases out obscure details and ineffable...
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![Phony Ppl Mō'zā-ik]()
ReviewsPhony Ppl Mō'zā-ik Published Oct 23, 2018It's difficult to improve on perfection which, following 2015's stellar Yesterday's Tomorrow, was the task at hand for Brooklyn's Phony Ppl....
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![Shad Tried to Be Positive but Fear Dominates 'A Short Story About a War']()
FeaturesShad Tried to Be Positive but Fear Dominates 'A Short Story About a War' Published Oct 23, 2018With a new baby, a new season of hosting duties for Netflix's Hip-Hop Evolution and his new album, A Short Story About a War, set to drop th...
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!['Sharkwater Extinction' Continues Rob Stewart's Legacy]()
Features'Sharkwater Extinction' Continues Rob Stewart's Legacy Published Oct 22, 2018When filmmaker Rob Stewart died in a tragic diving incident in 2017 while filming a sequel to Sharkwater, his friends and family knew they n...
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![Relive Halifax Pop Explosion 2018 in Photos]()
FeaturesRelive Halifax Pop Explosion 2018 in Photos Published Oct 22, 2018Halifax Pop Explosion returned to Nova Scotia's capital city this past weekend, bringing with it a typically expansive and explorative line-...
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![Julia Holter Avoids the Apocalypse and Undermines Misogyny on 'Aviary']()
FeaturesJulia Holter Avoids the Apocalypse and Undermines Misogyny on 'Aviary' Published Oct 22, 2018If her new record is any indication, Julia Holter has a lot on her mind. Aviary, the L.A.-based composer's fifth studio album, derives its t...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: October 19, 2018]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: October 19, 2018 Published Oct 19, 2018Fun and games at the IHOP, Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande will stop, a shipping charge price drop, DeAnne Smith's scream of the crop, and m...
