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  Future Islands

  VICE Island, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  Between a biggie record deal, adored album and viral late-night television appearance, it's been a banner year for Future Islands, rightly...

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  Tobacco

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  Tom Fec, the man behind Black Moth Super Rainbow, has always dabbled in the grotesquely beautiful and the beautifully grotesque. His Tobacc...

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  tUnE-yArDs

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  With a black light shining down and the band sporting day-glo face paint, tUnE-yArDs dove straight into "Hey Life," which was quickly follo...

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  Speedy Ortiz

  Virgin Mobile Mod Club, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  Speedy Ortiz went through some turmoil recently when guitarist Matt Robidoux announced his "indefinite hiatus" from the band (Devin McKnigh...

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  PS I Love You

  Virgin Mobile Mod Club, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  With the release of their highly anticipated third album just weeks away, the no-longer-quite-Kingston duo P.S. I Love You (guitarist/vocal...

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  Fuck Buttons

  Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  With a name like Fuck Buttons, few expect lilting acoustic folk. But even the Bristol duo's adventurous albums can't prepare the uninitiate...

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  HSY

  Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  Like their peers Odonis Odonis and Soupcans, local quartet HSY play a brand of stripped-down sludgy rock that brings to mind the heroes of...

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  Omar Souleyman

  VICE Island, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014

  Offering up everything from party punk to G.O.O.D. rap to interpretive dance-loaded electro-pop, VICE Island was diverse to say the least,...