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  Cults

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON June 17

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2011

  On their self-titled debut, New York duo Cults constructed a deceptively sophisticated sound, led by singer Madeline Follin's coquettish vo...

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  Hot Water Music

  Opera House, Toronto ON June 18

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2011

  If you got to Opera House late hoping to get in to see Hot Water Music, you were out of luck -- the place filled up with a ton of anxious f...

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  Fucked Up

  Wrongbar, Toronto ON June 16

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2011

  Local hardcore heroes Fucked Up turned in what was undoubtedly the most explosive show of the festival with an early morning expo that shoo...

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  Diamond Rings

  Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto ON June 17

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2011

  Recently, John O'Regan (aka Diamond Rings) scored a slot on the Polaris Music Prize long list, opened for Robyn, and reintroduced his post-...

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  Art Brut

  Mod Club, Toronto ON June 17

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2011

  If you thought Art Brut were has-beens, you might just be right. But here's the thing: if there's one person who knew it first, it's sharp-...

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  Crocodiles

  Silver Dollar Room, Toronto ON June 17

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2011

  Crocodiles frontman Brandon Welchez's stage moves range from bratty to downright repugnant: his holding the mic like a penis in front of hi...

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  Powers

  Silver Dollar Room, Toronto ON June 17

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2011

  One of Toronto's best-kept secrets has to be Powers. The quartet's synth-driven swirl of atmosphere evokes the '80s in a big way -- they sh...

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  No Joy

  Silver Dollar Room, Toronto ON June 17

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2011

  No Joy aren't the most exciting band to see live -- what shoegaze act is? -- but they sure as hell know how to bring their hypnotic sound t...