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  Cousins

  The Velvet Underground, Toronto ON June 14

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012

  Anyone put off by the questionable production employed on Cousins' LP, The Palm at the End of the Mind, should check out the Halifax duo li...

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  Unknown Mortal Orchestra

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON June 14

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012

  It's hard to believe all the wonderful sounds on Unknown Mortal Orchestra's 2011 debut came from just three dudes. It's harder still to bel...

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  Bran Van 3000

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON June 14

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012

  Let's get one thing straight: reducing Bran Van 3000 to their 1998 hit "Drinking in L.A." does both the Montreal collective and you a great...

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  Young Magic

  Wrongbar, Toronto ON June 14

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012

  Young Magic's first record, Melt, suits home speakers just fine, but it suits small venues better. Their intriguing mix of Indian Bhangra,...

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  The Hundred in the Hands

  Wrongbar, Toronto ON June 14

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012

  2004 called -- it wants its sound back. That's a little snide, but the Hundred in the Hands' angular, disco rock sound, replete with shimme...

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  Purity Ring

  Wrongbar, Toronto ON June 14

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012

  In front of three hanging flags at a sardine-packed Wrongbar, Montreal electronic duo Purity Ring played an early NXNE highlight. There was...

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  Boxer the Horse

  El Mocambo, Toronto ON June 14

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012

  The Animal Farm allusion and scrappy guitars aside, PEI's Boxer the Horse aren't particularly interested in creating a proletarian sound. I...

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  The Elwins

  Dakota Tavern, Toronto ON June 14

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012

  Every 4th of July, the boys in The Sandlot get to play their only night game of the year. To them, baseball is a cause for constant joy, bu...