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  Teen Anger

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009

  Toronto group Teen Anger throw down old school punk riffs with a bit of twang on the side. The quartet played a solid set in the horribly l...

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  Woodpigeon

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009

  Woodpigeon front-man, Mark Hamilton's pristine vocals and storytelling acumen evoked a number of twee acts, but without any cloying earnest...

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  You Say Party! We Say Die!

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009

  Not many bands can get away with a Fame-inspired 80s mop perm, a tendency to look somewhat moody when they think no one's looking, and a so...

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  Zeroes

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009

  "The drummer is fucked," remarked a punter. By "fucked," he meant fantastic (it's such a dynamic word). Whether stewarding a screech-out ja...

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  Zoobombs

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009

  Despite initial bombast, Zoobombs' Velvet Underground gig got mired in a laissez faire crowd and the inherent problems of extended jams. Li...

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  Melissa Auf der Maur

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2009

  For the small roomful of fans who came out to see ex-Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur preview some tracks from her supposedly-upcoming alb...

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  The Black Lips

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2009

  The Black Lips live reputation precedes the band wherever they go. After all, how many bands are banned from India? So it was a little disc...

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  Blood Ceremony

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2009

  Saying that Blood Ceremony sound like Black Sabbath is like saying Ozzy was fucked up on drugs for most of the 70s. Led by Alia O'Brien on...