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 "I could play and sound like Charlie Parker note for note, but I was only playing it from method. So, I needed to figure out where to go from there." […]

 Just read the terrible news that Mark Linkous (a.k.a. Sparklehorse) took his own life on Saturday near his home in Knoxville, TN. He was 47. I only saw Sparklehorse once

 The Blue Note, on 3rd Street in the Village, likes to refer to itself as the "World's Finest Jazz Club and Restaurant," allowing patrons the chance to see the top

  The mad circus that is George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, B.B. King's, 2/21/10. More pics at the Fan Page.  

 It's been nearly two years since I last saw Evangelista at Cake Shop, but the experience was so searing, so unlike anything I'd ever experienced, I can remember every detail

 The Godfather of Funk, George Clinton, has landed in town with the P-Funk All Stars, and is currently gearing up – by whatever means necessary – for one of his

  For the past ten years, Sunday night in Toronto has been synonymous with Wavelength: the independent showcase that has featured some of T.O.'s best unsigned bands, many of whom –

Owen Pallett, closing Wavelength 500, The Garrison, Toronto, 2:17am

 If you need proof that roots music knows no borders, look no further than Toronto's Dakota Tavern, which hosts a four-hour bluegrass brunch every Sunday. Today's band, Badly Bent, played