TURF

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  John Moreland

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 16

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2016

  One of the most consistently impressive songwriters in Americana, Oklahoma's John Moreland has been quietly building a following among fans...

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  Drive-By Truckers

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 16

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2016

  Emerging to the strains of the Clash's "Know Your Rights" — "This is a public service announcement with guitars!" — there could be little d...

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  The Pixies

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 20

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  The Pixies and Toronto have had an interesting relationship this summer. Back in June, the band was meant to open a big outdoor show for Ro...

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  Neko Case

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 20

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  Neko Case set out her mandate for her TURF appearance right away. "We're on tour for our box set [Truckdriver, Gladiator, Mule, out Novembe...

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  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 20

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2015

  After an afternoon dominated by mellow and rootsy acts (Ron Sexsmith, Punch Brothers, Lord Huron), TURF-goers craving some rock'n'roll were...

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  Lucinda Williams

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 19

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2015

  Somewhere around 3 p.m. the sky opened up over the little snatch of grass down at Toronto's Fort York and it looked like the rest of the da...

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  Cake

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 19

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2015

  Like most people, I haven't paid any attention to Cake since the early 2000s. But since for a while there in the mid-to-late 1990s they wer...

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  Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

  Fort York, Toronto ON, September 19

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2015

  I just don't get Edward Sharpe and his Whole Shtick.   The headliner, Alex Ebert's psychedelic big band took the stage at 9:30 p.m. to rapt...