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  Montreal's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in November 2024

  PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2024

  So long spooky season, welcome back November, the "filler month" as the countdown towards the holidays begins to slowly defrost. However...

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  Vancouver's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in November 2024

  PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2024

  The live music scene tends to slow down a little over the holidays — so don't let November pass you buy! Vancouverites can make the most...

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  Mount Eerie Celebrates the Transformative Influence of Eric's Trip

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2024

  "I like albums that feel like compilations — that go to lots of different places," Phil Elverum tells Exclaim! from his home studio on Orcas...

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  Phil Elverum's 20 Best Songs Ranked, from Mount Eerie to the Microphones

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2024

  Phil Elverum has come full circle. In the '90s, he became fixated on making DIY recordings, writing songs mostly as a way to have something...

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  Peach Pit Rank Their 5 Best Songs

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2024

  Peach Pit have found their groove. Since making a big splash with the wry, wobbly indie pop of their debut, 2017's 'Being So Normal,' the...

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  Amidst Modern Upheaval, Edward Berger's 'Conclave' Shows That "There's a Way Forward into the Future"

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2024

  What goes on behind the Vatican's doors as Catholics around the world await a plume of white smoke to signal the successful selection of a...

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  'Seeds' Director Kaniehtiio Horn Is "Fucking Angry" — and Why Shouldn't She Be?

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2024

  "I wanted to make something that I would've loved to see when I was younger," notes actress, writer and director Kaniehtiio Horn when...

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  A Toronto Sex Worker Brought "Truthful" Insight to 'Anora'

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024

  "I wouldn't want to be degraded," writer, producer and director Sean Baker remarks. "Just treated like a human with all the flaws that we...