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  Toronto's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in November 2024

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

  Despite that Clairo cancellation, October was a huge month for live music in Toronto. As the the temperatures finally start dropping to...

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  Montreal's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in November 2024

  PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2024

  So long spooky season, welcome back November, the "filler month" as the countdown towards the holidays begins to slowly defrost. However...

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  Vancouver's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in November 2024

  PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2024

  The live music scene tends to slow down a little over the holidays — so don't let November pass you buy! Vancouverites can make the most...

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  Mount Eerie Celebrates the Transformative Influence of Eric's Trip

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2024

  "I like albums that feel like compilations — that go to lots of different places," Phil Elverum tells Exclaim! from his home studio on Orcas...

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  Phil Elverum's 20 Best Songs Ranked, from Mount Eerie to the Microphones

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2024

  Phil Elverum has come full circle. In the '90s, he became fixated on making DIY recordings, writing songs mostly as a way to have something...

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  Peach Pit Rank Their 5 Best Songs

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2024

  Peach Pit have found their groove. Since making a big splash with the wry, wobbly indie pop of their debut, 2018's 'Being So Normal,' the...

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  The 20 Best Canadian Albums of the 2020s So Far

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2024

  Starting in the aughts and continuing into the 2010s, Canada was known for its indie rock boom. Now, as we arrive at the halfway point of...

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  Japandroids Rank Their 5 Best Songs

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2024

  Japandroids were never supposed to make it out of the aughts. Having formed in 2006, the garage duo of singer-guitarist Brian King and...