Articles By Ava Muir
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![Los Campesinos! / Adult Mom Opera House, Toronto ON, November 11]()
ReviewsLos Campesinos! / Adult Mom Opera House, Toronto ON, November 11 Published Nov 12, 2018British indie-poppers Los Campesinos! touched down in Toronto last night for one of the only Canadian dates on their ten-year anniversary ru...
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![Watch Blankscreen's Trippy Video for New Single "Passing Over"]()
StreamsWatch Blankscreen's Trippy Video for New Single "Passing Over" Published Oct 05, 2018Formed in August 2017, Toronto post-punk trio Blankscreen have made some impressive waves in the city's underground scene over the past year...
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![IDLES Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, September 17]()
ReviewsIDLES Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, September 17 Published Sep 18, 2018A mere six months ago, IDLES presented their incredibly potent brand of punk music for the first time at Toronto's Hard Luck Bar. On Monday...
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![FIDLAR / Dilly Dally Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, September 12]()
ReviewsFIDLAR / Dilly Dally Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, September 12 Published Sep 13, 2018FIDLAR and Dilly Dally were paired by the punk gods and on Wednesday night, Toronto came out to worship. Selling out the Phoenix Concert The...
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![Dilly Dally Weather the Storm to Reach 'Heaven']()
FeaturesDilly Dally Weather the Storm to Reach 'Heaven' Published Sep 12, 2018Katie Monks felt lost. Gruellingly extensive tours in support of Dilly Dally's debut full-length, 2015's Sore, garnered international pr...
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ReviewsDilly Dally Heaven Published Sep 10, 2018To reach Heaven, Dilly Dally's sophomore record, the Toronto-based four-piece first had to make it back from hell. The monstrous success of...
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![IDLES Transcend Tragedy, Champion Love and Vulnerability on 'Joy As an Act of Resistance']()
FeaturesIDLES Transcend Tragedy, Champion Love and Vulnerability on 'Joy As an Act of Resistance' Published Aug 30, 2018"I think people don't talk about death enough," Joe Talbot, frontman of British post-punk quintet IDLES, tells Exclaim! over a phone call —...
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ReviewsIDLES Joy As an Act of Resistance Published Aug 27, 2018Quashing any fears of a sophomore slump, Bristol punks IDLES have delivered what will ultimately be hailed as one of 2018's most vital recor...
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![Taylor Janzen Reshapes Faith and Finds Strength in Vulnerability on 'Interpersonal']()
FeaturesTaylor Janzen Reshapes Faith and Finds Strength in Vulnerability on 'Interpersonal' Published Aug 10, 2018With a mere half-dozen released songs to her name, Taylor Janzen will up that number to eight with the release of her Interpersonal EP. Thro...
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ReviewsTaylor Janzen Interpersonal Published Aug 08, 2018Prior to the release of Interpersonal, Taylor Janzen's debut EP, the 19-year-old from Winnipeg had garnered notable buzz from The New York T...
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![Jeff Rosenstock The Opera House, Toronto ON, July 28]()
ReviewsJeff Rosenstock The Opera House, Toronto ON, July 28 Published Jul 29, 2018Jeff Rosenstock, one of the most beloved figures in punk, descended upon "the 6" (which he cheekily referred to Toronto as on multiple occas...
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![Shame Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, July 9]()
ReviewsShame Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, July 9 Published Jul 10, 2018While Shame may have dropped their debut record, the exceptional Songs of Praise, a mere six months ago, the South Londoners exude a level o...
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![Shame Fight to Be Heard on 'Songs of Praise']()
FeaturesShame Fight to Be Heard on 'Songs of Praise' Published Jul 04, 2018"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Apart from polio." If there's one thing that Charlie Steen and his bandmates in Shame have le...
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![Arctic Monkeys' Career So Far: From Rubble to the Ritz]()
FeaturesArctic Monkeys' Career So Far: From Rubble to the Ritz Published Jun 21, 2018"You can't go experimenting with the colours from different rainbows if you haven't got that base there in the first place to support it all...
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![Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Arctic Monkeys]()
FeaturesFive Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Arctic Monkeys Published Jun 08, 2018Thrust into the spotlight at the tender age of 20, Arctic Monkeys had the potential to seize the opportunity or let it fall through their fi...
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![Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Enters a New Dimension on 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino' and Reveals the Secret to Their Success]()
FeaturesArctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Enters a New Dimension on 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino' and Reveals the Secret to Their Success Published May 29, 2018Arctic Monkeys needed a breather. AM, the British rockers' fifth full-length, was a massive, commercial hit that took them around the world...
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![Frankie Cosmos The Rec Room, Toronto ON, May 5]()
ReviewsFrankie Cosmos The Rec Room, Toronto ON, May 5 Published May 06, 2018What started out as the lo-fi, bedroom recordings of Greta Kline, Frankie Cosmos have bloomed into a fully realized and cohesive live act. T...
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![Kevin Devine Mills Hardware, Hamilton ON, April 11]()
ReviewsKevin Devine Mills Hardware, Hamilton ON, April 11 Published Apr 12, 2018While a room full of Hamiltonians may not take kindly to their city being called "Toronto's Brooklyn," they made Brooklyn's own Kevin Devine...
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![Frankie Cosmos Vessel]()
ReviewsFrankie Cosmos Vessel Published Mar 27, 2018On Vessel, Frankie Cosmos's third studio album (and 52nd release overall, if you include the project's bountiful Bandcamp discography), Gret...
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![Rich Aucoin Mills Hardware, Hamilton ON, February 23]()
ReviewsRich Aucoin Mills Hardware, Hamilton ON, February 23 Published Feb 24, 2018When Rich Aucoin announced his forthcoming Hold EP last month, the news came as a welcome relief. Back in January 2017, the singer/producer,...
