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Soundtrack Duo

I've seen The Books before (twice actually), but it was new to the large, enthusiastic crowd here last night at the Gig Theater, who ate up their infectious blend of mashed up […]

(North)west Coast Jazz

Finishing off last night was Vancouver's Hard Rubber Orchestra, which came at the audience like a speedball freight train. Together almost 20 years, these guys were as tight as an

DMB = Dull

I'd never seen the Dave Matthews Band before their sold-out show last night at Madison Square Garden, and on paper, it looked promising: electric violinist, brass section, high-energy lead singer. But, the

Late Show

Admittedly, 11pm on a Tuesday isn't the best time to catch a show, but my friend Sean spoke so highly of My Education, I just had to suck it up. I'm

Northern Lights

On their way back to Toronto from a North America tour that included eight shows at SXSW, I caught up with DD/MM/YYYY last night at Union Hall. A bunch of former art kids

In Translation

At first, I didn't know what to make of accordionist Chango Spasiuk, who played Zankel Hall on Friday night. He looked a bit like Jesus with his long hair and

SXSW 2009 – Friday Recap

Believe it or not, what you've seen so far is only a small fraction of everything Pete and I encountered this past weekend in Austin. I won't even attempt to

What’s Wrong With This Picture

(photo courtesy of Josh Haner, NY Times) Some of you may have heard about this "secret" show that Metallica played at Stubb's Friday night. Or the Kanye West show Saturday

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