The Gay Nineties party like it’s 1899
The band celebrates the 1890s, a decade touched by new art, literature, and optimism Between the 7 a.m.…
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The Glorious Sons revive rock n’ roll
The band writes songs that cite their experience growing-up in middle class families Eleven short months ago, The…
Rock warriors ready for battle
What began as an inside joke about a character in a high school play has now become the…
Quickspins + Retroview
Little Chords – Afterlife (Lefse Records; 2012) When B.C.-based singer-songwriter Jamison is not producing records under his other…
Witness the rebirth of real southern rock ‘n’ roll
Honest-to-God rock ‘n’ roll is long gone, kaput, defunct; it crumbled alongside Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison, dried…
Mixtape: Music to strike to
Does the proposed tuition hike piss you off? Does Charest’s silence unnerve you? Are you worried about the…
A gothic birthday party, UNzipped
With the band’s biggest festival appearance yet just days away, UN’s Kara Keith was fretting over footwear before…
Not yet The End of That for Plants and Animals
Plants and Animals play and sound like a band that has lived through decades together. But there is…
Quickspins + Retroview
Band of Skulls – Sweet Sour (Electric Blues Records; 2012) Sweet Sour is the second studio album from…
The Box rocks for the young and old
An impromptu snowstorm certainly didn’t scare The Box junkies away from Montréal en Lumière’s downtown festival site Friday…
Mark Bragg ignites Your Kiss on stage
Mark Bragg either has a multiple personality disorder, is one heck of a storyteller, or has some serious…
Belgian band serves up its ‘best burger’ yet
Belgium is often associated with praline chocolates, waffles, beer and the unassuming cartoon hero recently rejuvenated in 3D,…