The Lost Fingers

I’m still not sure how it happened but this band was definitely robbed.  They were nominated for the 2009 Juno Album of the Year award and they lost.  I refuse to say the name of the winning band. They will never be mentioned here.
The Lost Fingers are a fantastic trio from Quebec who are definitely [...]

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Present Tense

Thom Yorke performed solo this week at the Latitude Festival.  I wish I had been there. 
Check out his haunting performance of a new tune, “Present Tense”:

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Neko Case

I’ve been listening to Neko Case for a few years now and I have wanted to see her live from the first moment I heard her sing.  Her powerful voice and incredible range tell stories so captivatingly.   Thanks to some dear friends I was able to catch her latest show at Trinity St. Paul’s church in Toronto [...]

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If you haven’t heard…

Bon Iver is amazing.
Can’t help but love his performance on the Jools Holland show:

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The Soirée

Saturday night… the best night of the week!  Your previous week is a memory, most of us still have one more day before the next work week begins.   My friends were reluctant to head back out into the cold weather but with the bribe of some Vietnamese food before heading to the show I got them out to [...]

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Snailhouse

Friday night we bundled up in our warmest winter gear, hopped in the car, and headed out to Wakefield, Quebec.  We were heading to the Black Sheep Inn which would be host to The Olympic Symphonium and Snailhouse for the evening.
The Olympic Symphonium of Frederickton, New Brunswick started off the evening and they were a [...]

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Acorn & Ohbijou

The Acorn & Ohbijou are playing Barrymore’s Music Hall on Friday, December 12th!  If you are in Ottawa that day you should definitely check it out!
They are touring to support the release of a 12″ EP that they worked together on!  It’s a great album… you can stream it live over on the Kelp Records [...]

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Radiohead LIVE right NOW!!!

Colin announced that the show in Santa Barbara tonight would be broadcast live.  Started at about 10:40pm Eastern time (7:40 on the West coast) so the crowd is still waiting for the band to hit the stage.
Check it out on Radiohead.tv!
UPDATE: 10:53pm (Eastern Time) Radiohead just hit the stage!  Happy concert watching!  AtEase should have [...]

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And they’re off!

Radiohead started their tour in Florida last night!
Check out “The Gloaming” for a preview of some cool lights and some serious Dancing Thom!

Some “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi”…

And definitely some “Faust Arp” up close and personal…

Thanks to Stereogum for the link and to jenn1742 and edyoufinrule [...]

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Radiohead in Toronto

The show should be announced officially tomorrow but word from AtEase indicates that Radiohead will be playing in Toronto on Friday, August 15th at the Molson Amphitheater.
Hopefully they will be hitting Montreal the Saturday night!  Fingers crossed!!

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