Toronto

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  Stupid Time Machine / Peter n' Chris

  Theatre Centre, Toronto ON, March 4

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2016

  Peter n' Chris's imaginative stringing together of scenes was hilariously polished yet spontaneous, while Stupid Time Machine's sketches we...

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  Beach House

  Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, March 5

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2016

  Before heading out to last night's Beach House show, the first of two this weekend in Toronto, I made a list in my notebook of words to avo...

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  Julia Holter

  The Great Hall, Toronto ON, March 4

  PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2016

  "I heard you guys were cool," said Los Angeles pianist-singer-songwriter Julia Holter, after apparently receiving word backstage from her o...

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  Templeton Philharmonic / 2 Humans

  Theatre Centre, Toronto ON, March 3

  PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2016

  Sketch duos Templeton Philharmonic (pictured) and 2 Humans were both unexceptional for opposing reasons. Though each troupe provided occasi...

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  Jack Garratt

  The Garrison, Toronto ON, March 3

  PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2016

  24-year-old singer-songwriter and producer Jack Garratt is already well-known in the UK, but last night (March 3), even he seemed taken aba...

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  Jason Isbell

  Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, February 29

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2016

  Jason Isbell has been riding an unlikely, but surely welcome, wave of popular attention these past several months. A recent Grammy winner f...

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  Jackie Kashian

  Comedy Bar, Toronto ON, February 25

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2016

  Jackie Kashian's sincere, nerdy sensibility was as comical as it was captivatingly candid. With the accompaniment of three other lovely act...

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  Best Coast

  Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, February 22

  PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2016

  If you want to get pedantic about it, this Best Coast concert wasn't a Best Coast Concert: the band are currently co-headlining with Wavves...