Category Archives: Music

Splendour 2009

  It is hands down my favourite festival of the year, and now the first lineup for the 9th edition of the Splendour Bender Weekender is up. It’s good. Not great. (Two of the headliners have already visited our shores … Continue reading

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Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno is Luminous

In an announcement that is sure to get your little cochlea and oculi all in a flutter, musician, singer, producer, composer and knitter (probably, he can do everything else) extraordinaire Brian Eno, is to curate the innaugural Luminous Festival. A total … Continue reading

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Totally Michael | Busted Lips and Balloon Animals

Music these days can sometimes be all too serious. I get it, it’s a great outlet for one’s political or social voice, and I love that. But sometimes I just want music to be fun. Enter Totally Michael. The Bloomington … Continue reading

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XOXO, Her Space Holiday

I’ve watched Afterbang, oh I don’t know, at least 357 times. And I’ve watched Travis Parker’s part in Afterbang twice as many times. I’ve thought about why this is, and it pretty much comes down to two things: 1) Travis’s … Continue reading

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Born Ruffians

  Canada. Maple Syrup. Mounties. Funny French accents. Tim Horton’s.  Awesome music. Case in point: Born Ruffians. Three cute indie boys from small town Ontario form a band, move to Toronto, head to Texas, take on South by Southwest (rather … Continue reading

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Bon Iver. I Will Love You.

After years of being my little sister’s ticket bitch, she finally came good. And when I say good, I mean “Holy Crap! That’s the best gig I’ve been to in my life. Ever. Full stop.” The Oxford Dictionary’s definition of talented … Continue reading

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