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  Laufey Relishes Her Role as Jazz Ambassador

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024

  As a child, Laufey always assumed that, if she ever decided to pursue music professionally, she'd play cello in an orchestra. Growing up in...

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  Five Must-See Acts at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2024

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2024

  Surely one of the world's most gorgeously situated music festivals in a major city, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival is back for its 47th...

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  Kittie Return to Set the Record Straight: "Fuck You, We Were Right"

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2024

  "We're burning shit!" laughs Kittie vocalist and guitarist Morgan Lander, before adding, "Sorry — I guess I'm in a mood today." The retort...

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  Nick Thorburn Picks His Five Best Songs, Including Islands and the Unicorns

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2024

  When Nick Thorburn was 23, he worried that his best days were behind him. His beloved first band the Unicorns had just broken up in 2004...

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  Corridor Push Through Self-Doubt and Sonic Chaos to Take a Massive Leap Forward

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2024

  Corridor have bad news for neurotic musicians plagued with self-doubt: despite what one might expect, pre-release jitters don't get any bet...

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  Five Must-See Acts at Ontario's Highlands Music Festival 2024

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2024

  Highlands Music Festival is a four-day camping festival that offers a slightly different format from the typical folk festival. The event...

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  Five Must-See Acts at Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks 2024

  PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2024

  There is a light that never goes out — and it's the midnight sun, shining bright on Yellowknife's glorious summer celebration. Folk on the...

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  As Tokyo Police Club Take One Last Victory Lap, They Get to Be Their Own Band’s Biggest Fans

  PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2024

  On January 23 of this year, Tokyo Police Club announced that they were breaking up — news that was met with both nostalgia and a renewed...