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Oz loves Kane

May 4, 2006

KIERAN KANE , Kevin Welch and Fats Kaplin with Mr. Chill & The Witnesses at Hugh's Room (2261 Dundas West), tonight (Thursday, May 4), 8:30...

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AMER DIAB

May 4, 2006

Rating: NNN Diab has avoided the sophomore jinx with There/After, delivering the goods with a dozen singer/songwriter gems. Understated country two-steppers like Champ and Found...

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PILATE

April 27, 2006

Rating: NNNN Still riding high on the afterburn of 03's Caught By The Window, Pilate seem poised to be the soundtrack to your summer with...

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RAISING THE FAWN

April 27, 2006

Rating: NNNN Raising The Fawn has always been John Crossingham's beast, but The Maginot Line appears to be more a full-on group effort, and the...

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EMBER SWIFT

April 20, 2006

Rating: NNN Politicians are dirty, and politics are mud. The environment is in ruins, the rich are getting richer, corporations are evil and apathy is...

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IRVING

April 13, 2006

Rating: NNNIt's rare enough for a band to have even one member who can write and sing perfect pop melodies, but when all five members...

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STEREOPHONICS

April 13, 2006

Rating: NNN There was a time when the Stereophonics were the shit, duking it out with the likes of Blur, Oasis and Radiohead for the...

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RUN CHICO RUN

April 6, 2006

Rating: NNNN Originally a quartet that only solidified as a duo, Run Chico Run manage to sound like a group as large as Broken Social...

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JOE SATRIANI

April 6, 2006

Rating: NNN When I was growing up, Joe Satriani, Vai and Malmsteen represented everything I felt sucked about music. But now all I can say...

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THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND

March 30, 2006

Rating: NNN Nephew of Allman Brother drummer Butch Trucks, Derek is a guitar maestro who can make his instrument sing like an opera star, howl...

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LAUREL MACDONALD

March 23, 2006

Rating: NNNHaving made a name for herself with countless film and television soundtrack credits, including 2003's Gemini-winning The Year Of The Lion, Laurel MacDonald is...