HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR LIVE @ THE MOD CLUB 26.07.10

If you don't know Hercules and Love Affair it's probably because you're new. Or it could be because they are only one album deep and it was released in 2008 which leaves a lot of room for newcomers to overlook this interesting formation. I call it interesting because Hercules and Love Affair, as the name sorta suggests, is an ensemble of various queens and queers...

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AU REVOIR SIMONE LIVE @ THE GREAT HALL (15.07.10)

Straight outta Brooklyn, Au Revoir Simone hit up The Great Hall in Toronto last Thursday. Firstly, I must point out what a pleasure it is to see shows at the historic venue that is The Great Hall. It's mysterious...

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DELOREAN LIVE @ WRONGBAR (14.07.10)

Spanish electro foursome Delorean were in town on Wednesday to play infamous Parkdale dancehall Wrongbar. Delorean has been receiving praise all across the globe since there very recent release Subiza which scored an abnormally high 8.4 on the Pitchfork rating scale as well as the label of...

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NXNE SNOOTY EDITION: ZEUS LIVE @ THE RIVOLI

After seeing The Besnard Lakes at Mod I hopped on my bicyclette and furiously rode over to The Rivoli on Queen to make the 10:00pm performance of Toronto-bred band ZEUS. If you didn't already know...

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NXNE SNOOTY EDITION: THE BESNARD LAKES LIVE @ THE MOD CLUB

There are a whole bunch of shows I checked out during NXNE that I still haven't had the chance to cover on SNOOTY. I blame the sun and the...

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NXNE SNOOTY EDITION: THE EAGLES OF DEATH METAL LIVE @ THE PHOENIX

Eagles Of Death Metal were live at The Phoenix last night courtesy of Virgin Mobile. I'm not the biggest "death metal" supporter so I was pleased to find out that there was more to the bands name than meets the eye. The name is actually...

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NXNE SNOOTY EDITION: STILL LIFE STLL LIVE @ THE MOD CLUB

Toronto-based Still Life Still closed off the night at Mod Club on Wednesday. After seeing performances from rapper KO and Dannish hard-rock band The Blue Van, Still Life Still was the third and final addition to the eclectic...

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NXNE SNOOTY EDITION: THE BLUE VAN LIVE @ THE MOD CLUB

Photos: Kyle Kaminsky

The Blue Van is an indie rock outfit from Coppenhagen, Denmark. When I say outfit, I literally mean "outfit". With all band members sporting heavy duty cowboy boots and skin-tight jeans, you can understand why I refer to this high-energy Dannish band as an...

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NXNE SNOOTY EDITION: KO LIVE @ THE MOD CLUB

To kick off the madness that is NXNE we headed over to the Mod Club to catch KO, The Blue Van, and Still Life Still. I didn't really know what to expect from Toronto-born rapper KO...

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ARCADE FIRE LIVE @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL 11.06.09

As you all now know, The Arcade Fire surprised Toronto with two short notice pop-up concerts at The Danforth Music Hall. The shows, scheduled for Friday and Saturday of this week...

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