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Ben Folds @ Kool Haus

February 19th, 2009

A ridiculously rhetorical review of the Ben Folds concert at Kool Haus in Toronto on Tuesday night: How much do people love Ben Folds? For an artist who rarely does Canadian tours, the pop pianist sure has a loyal fan base, eh? And with a two-hour set that ran the gamut of new and old [...]

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Jeremy Fisher @ Mod Club Theatre

February 9th, 2009

Whoever said nice guys finish last has obviously never met Jeremy Fisher. The light-hearted folk singer took the stage Saturday night at the Mod Club for a solo acoustic performance, endearing a seated sold-out crowd. Fisher is a former Juno nominee with a loyal fanbase; he supports War Child Canada, and clearly enjoys what he [...]

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Arkells & The Waking Eyes @ The Horseshoe Tavern

February 9th, 2009

Oh, to be a ‘rock star’ in Canada. For Hamilton’s Arkells and Winnipeg’s The Waking Eyes, it wouldn’t be enough to travel far and wide in the dead of winter; anyone can handle that, right? Then how about their shared misfortune Friday night in Toronto – the Eyes’ luxury tour bus (read: van and trailer) [...]

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The Trews Acoustic Set @ Glenn Gould Studio

February 2nd, 2009

Photos By Dan Carruthers Here’s a recipe for disaster – take a Nova Scotia rock band rooted in loud guitars and drinking songs and have them perform in a seated theatre with only acoustic instruments. Fortunately, things went surprisingly well for The Trews, who scaled down Friday night at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. [...]

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The Killers & M83 @ Air Canada Centre

January 26th, 2009

The Killers owe Chevy Chase big time. The Vegas group (whose music is heavily influenced by Europeans) took the stage Friday night at the Air Canada Centre under the glow of enough twinkling lights to make a Griswold Christmas look dim. A strut in his step, front man Brandon Flowers commanded the attention of the [...]

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