Monthly Archives: June 2012

Audible Hoots: WAND

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Grand Prairie, AB seems to have the unique ability to churn out very interesting musicians. Goose Lake were a favourite from last year, and this year we’re seeing new music from WAND, formerly called First Nations. The track we’re sharing … Continue reading →

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Review – “Seesaw” – The Rest

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

reviewed by Jeff McAllister Last November I was sent an EP to review by a band from Hamilton, Ontario called The Rest. The group had recorded an album in honor of their recently deceased friend, lost it in a computer … Continue reading →

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Review- “Let it Go”- Jon and Roy

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

reviewed by Michael Thomas It looks like getting a release from the Jon and Roy camp once a year is becoming a tradition, now in its third year, and I’ve still yet to be unsatisfied with what I’ve heard. 2010 … Continue reading →

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Audible Hoots: Chris Ho

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

I stumbled across Chris Ho last week when his latest song “No Connection” was playing on CBC Radio 3. As one of the winners of CBC’s Tracks on Tracks cross-Canada trip and music showcase, maybe you saw Chris’ appearance at his … Continue reading →

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Review- “Vitamins EP”- Air Marshal Landing

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

reviewed by Michael Thomas This EP from Uxbridge, Ont.-based Air Marshal Landing may not make you stronger or healthier, but it may well complete your day. They keyword for this band is subtlety. The aim of the music isn’t to … Continue reading →

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Ottawa’s Dragonboating Festival Day Two – Said the Whale

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

by Erin Red Day two of the Dragonboat festival brought even more fantastic weather and even more fantastic music. Today’s fare? Said the Whale. With my first Said the Whale making my “best concerts of the year“ and the second not … Continue reading →

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Review- “Perpetual Motion of the Modern Man”- Reform Party

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

reviewed by Michael Thomas This EP has grown a lot on me since I first started listening to it, and the more I listen the more this begins to feel like a concept album. Reform Party are not a political … Continue reading →

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Ottawa’s Dragonboat Festival Day One – Paper Lions and Spirit of the West

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

by Erin Red Ah summer, the season of outdoor festivals, warm breezy nights, and sweaty pits. Mosh pits I mean (though to be fair I suppose there are many types of sweaty summer pits… but I digress). Summer festivals have … Continue reading →

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Review- “Manchester Blue”- Dream Jefferson

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

reviewed by Michael Thomas The word “blue” in the EP title is a good way of describing the latest effort from Dream Jefferson, a Toronto-based hip-hop/electro/new wave band. If that genre description makes no sense, I will try and help … Continue reading →

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Wavelength #545C: Coca Cola and Not the Wind, Not the Flag

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

by Elena Gritzan It is officially summer and, for me at least, the season is pretty synonymous with gorging on live music.  Wavelength seems to agree, hosting a mini-series of shows over the past weekend at Double Double Land that … Continue reading →

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