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Bombay Bicycle Club
Lee's Palace, Toronto ON March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2011
Ostensibly, Bombay Bicycle Club should fall into the UK's nouveau folk/Americana movement with outfits like Noah and the Whale, Mumford and...
Gentlemen Husbands
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2011
In "El Scorcho," Rivers Cuomo admitted, "god damn you half-Japanese girls, you do it to me every time." I have a similar relationship with...
Humans
Rivoli, Toronto ON March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2011
Technical glitches and sound problems seriously hampered Vancouver duo Humans from living up to their party-starting rep. Not that the pair...
Carey Ott
Neutral, Toronto ON March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2011
Singer-songwriter Carey Ott rarely makes it up north from his home-base in Nashville, TN so any appearance is a treat. Making his debut wit...
Winter Gloves
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2011
Montreal's Winter Gloves managed to score a coveted 11 p.m. slot at the always-packed Horseshoe and the quartet took full advantage. Tearin...
Olenka & the Autumn Lovers
The Toronto Institute for the Enjoyment of Music, Toronto, ON March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2011
To a room of infatuated early birds sitting cross-legged on the floor and latecomers squished contently into a hallway, Olenka & the Autumn...
Pick a Piper
Rancho Relaxo, Toronto ON March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2011
Having four sets of hands play drums at once with only five musicians on stage may sound complicated, and it is. But Pick a Piper are a ban...
Hooded Fang
The Toronto Institute for the Enjoyment of Music, Toronto ON March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2011
Like a quirky collection of B-sides, the mostly fantastic Live Near Bellwoods afternoon sessions have given bands an off-the-beaten-path ch...