Toronto

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  Loma / Jess Williamson / JoJo Worthington

  Garrison, Toronto ON, May 9

  PUBLISHED May 10, 2018

  Loma's self-titled debut is the kind of wholly original work that already feels familiar. Between its lived-in ambient sounds and Shearwate...

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  The Dirty Nil

  Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, May 8

  PUBLISHED May 10, 2018

  Shimmying on stage to the sweet pulse of Usher's "Yeah," the Dirty Nil wasted no time letting the crowd know the kind of set they were in f...

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  Slow

  Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, May 8

  PUBLISHED May 10, 2018

  Slow are a band more tied to myth than music. Their meagre output — just eight songs, all out of print for decades — has been eclipsed by t...

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  HAIM / Lizzo

  Massey Hall, Toronto ON, May 7

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2018

  On record, HAIM are a slick pop machine. This isn't a knock against the glossy production values of last year's Something to Tell You — and...

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  The Breeders

  Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, May 6

  PUBLISHED May 7, 2018

  The Breeders, arguably, are more influential now than they've ever been. More than a quarter century into their intermittent career, the ba...

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  Frankie Cosmos

  The Rec Room, Toronto ON, May 5

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2018

  What started out as the lo-fi, bedroom recordings of Greta Kline, Frankie Cosmos have bloomed into a fully realized and cohesive live act....

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  Panda Bear / Geologist

  Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, May 2

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2018

  Panda doesn't pander. His 2007 solo album, Person Pitch, was an instant blog classic thanks to its Brian Wilson harmonies and summery proto...

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  Soccer Mommy

  Longboat Hall, Toronto ON, April 28

  PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2018

  Sophie Allison almost missed her soldout Toronto show. The face of indie pop project Soccer Mommy told the crowd at Longboat Hall Saturday...