Articles by Chris Boutet

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  The Thermals

  The Body, The Blood, The Machine

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2006

  Three years after they first burst onto the Portland rock scene with their snarly debut, More Parts Per Million, post-punk threesome the Th...

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  Sloan

  Never Hear the End of It

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2006

  Like most people, I figured last year’s release of their double-disc greatest hits collection A Sides Win was a sure sign that Sloan were d...

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  Mates Of State / Starlight Mints

  Lee’s Palace, Toronto ON - September 16, 2006

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  Opening for Barsuk Records comrades Mates of State, Oklahoma-based five-piece the Starlight Mints, led by vocalist/guitarist Allen Vest, ha...

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  I'm From Barcelona

  Let Me Introduce My Friends

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  Full disclosure: despite their name, I’m From Barcelona are not, in fact, from the sun-drenched beaches of Barcelona. Rather, this 29-piece...

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  The Futureheads / Tapes n' Tapes

  The Phoenix, Toronto, ON - July 26, 2006

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Touring in support of their sophomore effort, News and Tributes, it’s clear the Futureheads have had a lot more experience working a crowd...

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  The Manvils

  Buried Love

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Considering the wealth of under-produced and occasionally underwhelming indie pop emerging from Canada these days, it’s almost a relief to...

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  Gosling

  Here Is…

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Formerly performing under the name Loudermilk — a hard rock/nu-metal act that attained middling success with 2002’s The Red Record and a fe...

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  Camera Obscura / The Diableros

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON - July 4, 2006

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Jetlag has the power to suck the wind out of the sails of even the loudest and most energetic rock’n'roll bands, so you can imagine what he...