Articles By Brandon Choghri
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The Black Keys / Modest Mouse Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, October 9 Published Oct 10, 2019The Black Keys serve up meat and potatoes rock n' roll with an arena-sized helping of swagger on their first tour in 5 years. Indie rockers...
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John Mayer Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, July 30 Published Jul 31, 2019"I like a song that sends some people to the bathroom, and for other people, it's the only reason why they're here," John Mayer said halfway...
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The Black Keys "Let's Rock" Published Jul 17, 2019The Black Keys return with their first album in five years, "Let's Rock", featuring 40 minutes of slick and simple tunes, and plenty of the...
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Gary Clark Jr. This Land Published Feb 27, 2019Gary Clark Jr.'s new album lives up to the furious energy of his live shows, dragging a notoriously traditionalist genre into the new millen...
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Father John Misty God's Favorite Customer Published May 29, 2018Josh Tillman returns as Father John Misty on God's Favorite Customer, blurring the lines between artist and alter-ego and trading humour for...
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Margo Price Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, April 18 Published Apr 19, 2018After her first Toronto show in three years immediately sold out and was moved to a stage with triple the capacity, Margo Price proved that...
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Margo Price Takes Her Country to Task on 'All American Made' Published Nov 07, 2017Margo Price is cruising around the west side of Nashville in her pickup truck when she answers my call. Her new album, All American Made, wa...
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Margo Price Discusses Getting High with Heroes and Writing Political Country Songs on 'All American Made' Published Oct 23, 2017When Margo Price's debut album, Midwest Farmer's Daughter, finally saw its release on Third Man Records last year, she was hailed as revival...
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Margo Price All American Made Published Oct 17, 2017Margo Price throws her hat into the ring as one of the best Southern songwriters of the modern age with All American Made. Price's sophomore...
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Black Pistol Fire Deadbeat Graffiti Published Oct 02, 2017Black Pistol Fire's fifth record comprises 12 tracks of face-melting, dirty blues that know when to change it up. Deadbeat Graffiti is t...
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Gary Clark Jr. / Black Pistol Fire Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, June 12 Published Jun 13, 2017After releasing his second live album earlier this year, Gary Clark Jr. returned to Toronto last night (June 12) for his first of two sold o...
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Dan Auerbach Waiting on a Song Published May 31, 2017Dan Auerbach channels his newfound Nashville residency into a joyously organic album that's got soul from start to finish. Eight years a...
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Bob Dylan Triplicate Published Apr 07, 2017Bob Dylan's sprawling new album of standards reaffirms his mastery as an arranger and vocalist. Triplicate is a 30-song album split even...
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The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer Apocalipstick Published Mar 22, 2017The first time audiences lay eyes on Vancouver duo the Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer's live setup can be jarring, with just two people taske...
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Joey Landreth Whiskey Published Jan 25, 2017Joey Landreth's first solo album may only be a half-hour long, but it's full of folk charm and charismatic blues. For those familiar wit...
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Monkeyjunk Time to Roll Published Nov 02, 2016Monkeyjunk's fifth record is a consistent offering of straight-ahead blues with a couple new additions to the trio's sound. The band don't s...
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BROS Vol. 1 Published Oct 13, 2016Despite being touted as a side-project for the Sheepdogs' Currie brothers, frontman Ewan and keyboardist Shamus, Vol. 1 is an infectious rec...
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Luke Winslow-King I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always Published Sep 28, 2016Luke Winslow-King's fifth record turns the devastation and heartbreak of divorce into a raw and inspiring exploration of moving on. Open...
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Philip Sayce Scorched Earth Volume 1 Published Sep 28, 2016Philip Sayce's new release is a powerful and dynamic live album that never overstays its welcome. Scorched Earth Volume 1 comes 20 years aft...
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Nels Cline Lovers Published Aug 03, 2016Journeyman virtuoso and Wilco guitarist Nels Cline shines on Lovers, a carefully orchestrated jazz opus 25 years in the making. Cline's new...